LTD TE-200 Black Cherry 2022
LTD TE-200, Black Cherry, made in Indonesia 2022. ESP's protege brand LTD always make solid offerings: this is heaps of guitar for the cashola. It's a T-style body, but with an easy-access heel join, belly and elbow carves, tall frets, a flat radius and a pair of humbuckers. It's clean and mean to play, and at 3.3kg its nice and light. The tone is geared at the more pissed-off end of the spectrum, so it's great to rock, punk, hardcore, grunge, metal etc, although you could cover sissy stuff too if you were so inclined. The neck has been sanded and finished in satin: feels good, looks a bit kooko around the headstock and heel. But hey: the riffs won't mind.
Model: LTD TE-200 (LTE-200MNSTBC)
Made: Inodnesia, 2022
Serial: IS22027462
Finish: "See Thru Black Cherry", gloss polyurethane
Body: mahogany, solid body
Neck: 3 piece maple, maple board, bolt-on; 24 XJ frets, 25.5" scale, 350mm radius, thin U profile, 42mm nut width
Weight: 3.335kg
Mods: finish removed from back of neck, 4 out of 6 string ferrules replaced
Pickups: ESP designed LH-150B & LH-150N humbucker pair
Accessories: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has scuffs on the front around the logo and the back around the tect and neck join. The neck has been stripped and refinished in satin, the job is a little rough at the headstock and heel ends but otherwise feels good and presents pretty well. The back has very minor scuffs around the whole body, most notably along the back edge; no major marks though. The sides have minor dimples around the whole body, no major marks. The front has minor scuffs around the controls and elbow area and some play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: good condition (7/10)
Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 9/42 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 8/10, minor wear only