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ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 - Snow White

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Jatoba Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Snow White
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Unbeatable Value from ESP LTD

Grab the ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 solidbody electric guitar for a huge value in a rock-ready instrument. You'll find the fast playability, flexible tone, and quality construction of the Eclipse EC-256 far surpasses most guitars in this price range. You'll get rich, snappy tone from the mahogany body. And the set-neck design gives you sustain for days. A pair of ESP humbucking pickups onboard the ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 solidbody electric guitar gives you a great foundation for a wide variety of styles, plus the extra versatility of push-pull coil tapping.

Classic looks with modern performance

Nothing screams hard rock like ESP's timeless Eclipse body style. The extra mass of this single-cutaway design gives the Eclipse EC-256 truly epic sustain; whereas its slightly arched top provides you with comfortable hand positioning, no matter your picking style. Add to that a super-sharp cutaway, which gives you open access to the EC-256's upper frets, and you're ready for unobstructed playing freedom.

Set-neck construction

The set-in mahogany neck on the ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 provides a more solid connection to the body than you get with a bolt-on neck design. That means better vibrational transfer from the neck to the body, which results in faster attack and longer-lasting sustain. Plug in the Eclipse EC-256, turn your amplifier up, and you'll see exactly what we mean.

ESP LTD - a huge value with ESP quality

ESP LTD guitars were created to bring a more affordable version of the classic designs and quality of ESP guitars to a new market. The entire ESP LTD line of instruments features premium tonewoods, quality pickups, and solid hardware for a lifetime of use. An exacting eye for detail and quality means that every instrument is ready to rock when it leaves the factory. An impressive list of signature guitars by some of today's biggest guitar heroes shows the popularity and respect held by ESP LTD. If you're looking for the perfect rock or metal guitar, then you need to check out ESP LTD guitars.

ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Classic-looking electric guitar with exceptional sustain and aggressive tone
  • Dual ESP humbucking pickups give you wide-ranging tone
  • Push-pull coil tap gives you access to both single-coil and humbucking tones
  • TOM bridge/tailpiece give you dependable tuning stability and intonation
  • Set-neck construction gives you long-lasting sustain and excellent articulation

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Eclipse
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Snow White
  • Neck
  • Neck Material 3-piece Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Thin U
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 13.7"
  • Fingerboard Material Roasted Jatoba
  • Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid Flags
  • Number of Frets 22, Extra Jumbo
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.653"
  • Nut Material Molded
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stoppbar Tailpiece
  • Tuners LTD
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup ESP LH-150N Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup ESP LH-150B Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 1 x tone (push/pull coil-tap)
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: LEC256SW

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Rated 5/5

Great playability, great sound

This guitar is great. If you want to play hard rock, it'll do that. If you want to play mellow blues, it'll do that. If you want to play smooth jazz, it'll do that. It's also a fantastic rhythm guitar in general if you are looking for that.

It's playable, well-finished, and has (IMO) a thinner and faster neck than traditional single cuts. It also coil splits, which will give you a bit of twang if you want it (but not too much).

This guitar cannot do everything, however. If you are looking to play super twang-y blues or country, this is probably not the right guitar for you. If you are after a traditional strat or tele single-coil sound, this guitar is not for you. It complements those sounds nicely, but this guitar is made for lots of legato play, it's smooth, not choppy.

Things that sound great on this guitar
- Crazy Train
- Sum 41
- Green Day
- Chet Baker (jazz)
- AC/DC
- Guns and Roses
- Bobby Charles (blues)

Things I would use a different guitar for
- Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Chic
Rated 5/5

Perfect

First of all great service Sweetwater.
About the guitar, I'm impress, its a great guitar, and the best part is that you can switch between Humbuckers and singles very easy, it gives you a lot of versatility to play what you want. So if you want to play metal, you got it, you want to play jazz, blues, you got it too, incredible quality, and it looks so good, I'm in love, I'm so glad.
Rated 5/5

amazing

absolutely amazing customer service, guitar came in perfect condition, packaged great. definitely ordering from here again.
Rated 5/5

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

I got this guitar for christmas, and plays very well. And is a lot lighter than my Epiphone Les Paul, which is a good thing. The reason I got this one is because Keith Wallen from Breaking Benjamin uses an ESP version of this from time to time. The snow white looks perfect, and it's about as white as you can get, which is what I was looking for. I put this instrument all the way down to drop A#, or Bb, and it still sounds good. The coil splitting is an amazing feature, in which I didn't even know was included when I ordered it, so a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Music background: I've been playing guitar for about ten years or so.
Rated 5/5

Very Happy!

Ordered this guitar, a Marshall Code 50 amp and various accessories. Upon placing the order I received an email from a rep letting me know what was going to happen shipping wise and heard back from them several times all the way through the process.

I received everything in perfect condition and couldn't be happier.
Music background: Beginner
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