Comments on: REVIEW: ESP’s LTD EC-400AT Archtop

By: That (insert guitar model here) sound? - Tube Freaks Guitar Forum

That (insert guitar model here) sound? - Tube Freaks Guitar Forum — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:05:20 +0000

[...] no longer in production, so you can get it for a song and a dance at most online retailers. I wrote a review of it here. I’d buy an ESP LP clone over something like an Epiphone any day of the week. The quality is just [...]

By: New Member - Tube Freaks Guitar Forum

New Member - Tube Freaks Guitar Forum — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:02:53 +0000

[...] assembled in South Korea so they are incredibly cheap. I bought ESP’s archtop EC-400 Arch Top (read my full review here,) and it is a truly phenomenal guitar––great neck, great action, real Seymour Duncan [...]

By: Cary

Cary — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:51:23 +0000

Marko, I couldn’t agree with you moreâ€“â€“the ‘59 & JB are what ultimately sold me on the EC 400 AT. I’m actually quite sorry to see the guitar missing from ESP’s 2007 lineup, cuz’ it just plain rocks.

As far as the controls go, I’ll admit I hadn’t thought of the “killswitch” effect, but I suppose that’s because its something I would seldom ever make use of… I’d personally rather have dual tone controls for better tweaking of my sound.

But that’s just me : )

By: Marko

Marko — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:24:45 +0000

Hey Cary,

a nice review and I agree that the EC-400 AT is mighty fine axe. Mine is a black, with pick-up rings changed to chrome.

One thing for your information though: the pickup control you criticized allows the cool “killswitch” stutter-effect. Turn the other volume to zero and off you go with the switch!

And yes, the EC line for 2007 looks wonderful (flametops!white!). I’m not so sure about the extensive use of the EMG’s though. For me the ‘59/JB combo is the way to go.