The LTD EC-256 takes many of the coolest aspects of our higher-end EC Series models, and offers them to you in a super-affordable guitar that's ready to rock. A classic shape that's excellent for all musical styles and genres, the EC-256 looks amazing with multiple binding on the body and headstock like you expect from high-quality guitars. Playing the EC-256 is also a dream come true, with set-neck construction for fast and easy access to the highest frets. The EC-256 also features a mahogany body, a comfortable and fast three-piece thin U-shaped mahogany neck, and a roasted jatoba fingerboard with flag inlays and 22 extra-jumbo frets. This guitar features our acclaimed ESP Designed LH-150 humbucking pickups that offer great tone for all genres of music, and the tone flexibility of coil-splitting controlled by a push-pull switch on the tone knob.
A highly affordable variant of the EC-401 and the higher-end EC-1000 models, LTD’s EC-256 FM is a budget guitar built with the beginner in mind. Highly playable, the EC-256 FM comes with a set-neck construction, the EC series’ ergonomic body shape, and a roasted Jatoba fingerboard in a “U”-shaped profile. The ESP LH-150 humbucker pickups provide the power for this attractive guitar, which comes in a variety of colors that showcase the body’s wood grain.