Onto the electronics and there’s plenty to play with ... one will set you back $1,999 and the guitar is available to ...

Where an LTD might have a set neck, an ESP has a thru neck which can increase sustain. Better finished frets help the guitar play better, but also make it resonate and ring out more clearly.

Our next ESP choice is the return of the LTD XJ-1 HT, an offset guitar in an in-vogue sandblasted Blast Black finish, showing all the grain in the swamp ash body. It’s a single pickup guitar with a ...

The LTD branded tuning machines are black ... Most new guitar players get discouraged by a guitar that is difficult to play and these things all affect that, so the best thing is to have it ...

Credit: LTD Guitars NAMM 2025: Richard Kruspe (AKA Richard ... Onto the electronics and there’s plenty to play with. His signature set of Fishman Fluence humbuckers sits at the guitar’s ...