The ESP Guitar Company

After much debate over LTD and E-II series, i went with the LTD Natural Blue Fade (MIK).   I honestly don't know what the extra $$$ for the E-II would bring.  The fit and finish are flawless.  Setup out of the box had a little too high action for my liking but a few adjustments and perfect.  i really wouldn't call it an all metal guitar, just lower the volume on the guitar and the pups clean up extremely well (SD Sentient and Pegasus).  I've had many "high end" made in US guitars and man this holds its own.  

I feel like once i got past the cork sniffing stage and realized a guitar made by a human is the same no matter where it's made, it opened up so many more options.  Obviously said guitar needs to be done well.  And in the case of ESP, their LTD line is extremely well made.  Well done ESP!