LTD Guitars By ESP

LTD Guitars is a subsidiary brand established under ESP guitars in 1996. This new brand of guitars were created for the purpose of providing players with limited budgets to try, enjoy, and own ESP’s famous instruments at a much more affordable price. For decades, ESP LTD Series electric guitars and basses have been providing rock-ready, metal-approved instruments to beginning players and working musicians around the world. Tom Lee Music is proud to carry a wide variety of LTD electric, acoustic and bass guitars like the ES-1000, EC-256, EC-401 and more! Shop online or through our retail stores in Vancouver, Richmond, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Langley and Victoria.

history of ltd guitars

In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products (ESP) in Tokyo, Japan, which provided custom replacement parts for guitars. ESP expanded its Signature Series and standard product line between 1990 and 1992. However, in order to focus exclusively on the guitar and bass lines, and the Custom Shop collection, the company discontinued its US replacement parts business. The LTD guitar series was then later created to produce ESP’s high-quality products at a more affordable price.

The target demographic of LTD basses is mainly aimed at beginner guitarists/instrumentalists. A number of locations have been used to manufacture the goods, including Vietnam, China, and Indonesia over the years. However, in the early 2000s, Korea manufactured intermediate models and continued to maintain the high ESP standards. Explore our website and visit a Tom Lee Music location near you today to try out an LTD ESP EC-1000, EC-256, KH-202 and more!