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LTD M-200 FM Review

manufacturer: esp date: 10/15/2009 category: electric guitars
LTD M-200 FM
 Features:8.9
 Sound:8.3
 Action:8.4
 Reliability:9.2
 Impression:9
 Overall rating:
 8.8 
 Users rating:
 8.3 
 Comments:
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new faith godz :
this is the sickest metal guitar i own and im proud to shag it at night
POSTED: 07/07/2006 - 08:53 am / quote |
ESPM200 :
This guitar is awsome the only bad thing is it dont have active emgs but for the price you cant beat it.
POSTED: 07/12/2006 - 12:56 am / quote |
pierce34celtic :
agathis, licensed floyd rose, and EMG HZ's for 420.00, versus a used RG 5xx, edge pro, basswood, wizard neck, HSH for $300-400. I think that definitely beats it.
POSTED: 09/17/2006 - 04:07 pm / quote |
kill em´all :
ESP forever!
POSTED: 10/05/2006 - 08:26 am / quote |
MESAexplorer :
pierce34celtic wrote:

agathis, licensed floyd rose, and EMG HZ's for 420.00, versus a used RG 5xx, edge pro, basswood, wizard neck, HSH for $300-400. I think that definitely beats it.


Ehh, the Ibanez that are the 5xx series are $500+, and more for shredding, they have a different tone and better tremolo. Depends on what floats your boat, I prefer Ibanez, but I'd take an MH-400 any day : )

POSTED: 10/05/2006 - 04:11 pm / quote |
dertjoe :
get an old m200, way better
POSTED: 10/05/2006 - 04:26 pm / quote |
Jawbreaker1492 :
decent
POSTED: 10/05/2006 - 07:36 pm / quote |
U.P :
MESAexplorer wrote:

pierce34celtic wrote:

agathis, licensed floyd rose, and EMG HZ's for 420.00, versus a used RG 5xx, edge pro, basswood, wizard neck, HSH for $300-400. I think that definitely beats it.


Ehh, the Ibanez that are the 5xx series are $500+, and more for shredding, they have a different tone and better tremolo. Depends on what floats your boat, I prefer Ibanez, but I'd take an MH-400 any day : )


Yep, you should save up and get an mh400 with active electronics.

POSTED: 10/06/2006 - 01:13 am / quote |
american-psycho :
that first guy said they're EMG pickups, thats what the catalogue says too but when i saw one in the shop it had ESP pickups that sorta look like EMG's and are licenced but they're nothing special they're pretty *****y next to real emg's
POSTED: 10/06/2006 - 03:05 am / quote |
 
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checked
POSTED: 10/06/2006 - 04:06 am / quote |
nirvanarox :
Hey...if u were 14 and had no income...and has been playing guitar for 2 years...and wants a M-200 or 400...what one..would u pick?
And when some guy said...went out of tune quickly....how often did u have to tune it?

POSTED: 11/07/2006 - 02:56 am / quote |
BeastBoy4 :
About the pickups, the website says ESP-EMG LH#))'s, which are infact licensed, and I don't htink it sounds half bad. BUT, next to the passiv EMG's they're modeled on, American-Psycho was right, they sound pretty shitty.
POSTED: 11/21/2006 - 11:24 pm / quote |
BeastBoy4 :
ESP-EMG LH300's... sorry about that
POSTED: 11/21/2006 - 11:24 pm / quote |
d_v_a_tor :
I bought the M-200 FM a few months ago. It goes out of tune so much it is incredible. I find myself needing to retune it almost constantly, and I leave whammy bar off most of the time. I have switched into EMG 85-81s and can say that I sometimes think I preferred the passive HZs. One other problem I have with this is that the sustain is pretty poor IMO for a neckthrough.
POSTED: 12/05/2006 - 10:41 am / quote |
SOUPerman432321 :
everyone says the floyd rose on theirs is cheap and the guitar goes out of tune. I guess I got lucky I haven't tuned mine in like 2 weeks its still perfect. But i guess it could be I use heavier gauge strings.
POSTED: 03/11/2007 - 11:28 pm / quote |
SOUPerman432321 :
BeastBoy4 wrote:

About the pickups, the website says ESP-EMG LH#))'s, which are infact licensed, and I don't htink it sounds half bad. BUT, next to the passiv EMG's they're modeled on, American-Psycho was right, they sound pretty shitty.


i hav an old one so they arent LH-300's mine are HZ's which are better the newer model isnt as good

POSTED: 03/12/2007 - 04:41 pm / quote |
Matt.Chavie :
He said the EMG's are muddy clean. I have a Jackson with an 81 and 85, and it's really glassy,unless muddy and glassy are the same which IMO would make no sense.
POSTED: 03/27/2007 - 02:43 pm / quote |
The_Man_IV :
the durability with this guitar aint all that great

lost the tone knob after a month use no gigging with it and the tuners are very loose (on the head)

POSTED: 03/27/2007 - 03:36 pm / quote |
Insane Esp :
Dude the kirk hammet model owns this one, its got the same shape but a lot better and a bit more expensive only like 30 bucks tho

POSTED: 03/27/2007 - 05:28 pm / quote |
l)ragonForce :
because it goes out of tune is becuase of the tuning nobs not the guitar...
POSTED: 03/27/2007 - 07:05 pm / quote |
will-loves-zep :
did anyone have problems with tuning when they first brought this guitar? if so did they clear up?
POSTED: 04/03/2007 - 04:50 pm / quote |
will-loves-zep :
also does anyone know that if i wanted to install a floyd rose original rather than the liscensed 1 you get with this guitar would it fit in the hole?
POSTED: 04/05/2007 - 10:55 am / quote |
Hanger 17 :
Get a string through and install a Kahler :P
POSTED: 05/16/2007 - 12:09 pm / quote |
perkristian876 :
Any of you dudes know that Kirk Hamett has the same michrophones in some of his guitars?

in some of his LTD signature models there are a set of EMG-ESP LH-300

POSTED: 05/20/2007 - 12:43 pm / quote |
dale-banez :
it looks like an original would fit, idk maybe you would have to chisel a little out I'll check once I get mine
POSTED: 05/28/2007 - 08:48 pm / quote |
ldnovelo2 :
they are called pickups, not microphones(well thats they're true name, and he uses EMG 81s in neck and bridge
POSTED: 06/26/2007 - 12:40 am / quote |
ricthesic :
microphones? lol

well hopefully im getting this one soon

POSTED: 10/06/2007 - 04:48 pm / quote |
will-loves-zep :
sorry, i paid around 400, im sure i put that at first anyway
POSTED: 10/21/2007 - 02:47 pm / quote |
espltdplayer93 :
I'm getting one of these for sure and putting zakk wylde Emg 81-85s in it and was wondering if u have to replace the stock electronics when u swap passive pickups with actives because of the coil tap
POSTED: 01/31/2008 - 02:25 am / quote |
Realturka :
A lot of people say that the hardware (especially the FR)is PAINTED black. Paint. It comes off as you play. Real fast.

Source:
music123.com
musiciansfriend.com

POSTED: 03/15/2008 - 11:14 am / quote |
Eddie's'Waitor :
Is this guitar good for doing solos and impro ? How does it compare on all aspects to a Ibanez RG 350 say ?
POSTED: 06/04/2008 - 07:43 am / quote |
jyomama33 :
i just got this guita for $530.00 and i luv it! the only problem is that when i whammy, the locks dont hold the tning to well =( its also in urban camo, which is sic! =) i find it better then my friends B.C "bich" but that cant go clean it sounds bad. i got a M-11 Metal cpre distortion pedal and it sounds so good! greatest guitar ever!
POSTED: 01/09/2009 - 10:33 pm / quote |
sewoo55 :
THEY ARE NOT EMGs!!! just becuz its active doesn't mean they're EMG pickups... they are ESP LH-301
POSTED: 05/06/2009 - 05:10 am / quote |
A.D.E(666) :
I just bought this guitar and get it tuesday (had to order), and i expect great things from it. In my decision it was a ibanez mtm2 or this and there are two main reasons why i bought this.

1) With the extra money i can buy actives next week. (blackouts)!!!!!

2) i played the KH-202 at my shop for about two weeks (same guitar). And it was godly, i sat there and dive bombed for hours and never once went out of tune. And true, the pick ups suck (WAY TO MUCH FEEDBACK), but again i get actives. The next is The heel and depth you can get on the m-200, that alone kicks the crap out of ibanez) i get to 18 and still play unbelivable smooth. And i like the thinner neck

POSTED: 05/24/2009 - 06:46 pm / quote |
SGstriker :
sewoo55 wrote:

THEY ARE NOT EMGs!!! just becuz its active doesn't mean they're EMG pickups... they are ESP LH-301


Mine aren't even active. And I have the exact same guitar.

POSTED: 07/08/2009 - 02:32 pm / quote |
shredder408 :
with every1 whining about the floyd going out of tune id love to know what strings theyre using..?

good reviews tho people, im realy considering getting this guitar for my budget

POSTED: 08/21/2009 - 10:04 am / quote |
Iusevs :
one thing that's gonna affect tuning is if your strings are broken in yet. i mean seriously, if you put new strings on it and it goes out of tune, that is completely normal, even with a string-thru bridge. Just because it goes out of tune does not mean the trem is junk.
POSTED: 09/20/2009 - 07:53 pm / quote |
Addzam :
I tried active emg's for the first time... I was really disappointed =/ they didn't sound half as good as I thought they would so thats why i bought this guitar. The quality is VERY high and the pickups are actually good as well. But i might change them for sum SD's later on. Don't let the "cheap" pickups fool you if you are planning on getting this and the trem DOES keep it in tune, don't worry 'bout that.
POSTED: 10/30/2009 - 08:44 am / quote |
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