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Hey Guys i want to order a guitar from ESP LTD but I can't choose between the two guitars, Ltd Snakebyte and ex 401 please someone guide me with the reason thanks!

will this ever be available with floyd rose as the old 401dx? that was an awsome axe

Anyone experiencing a quite significant unbalance toward the neck? I love this guitar in general…sound shape etc, but I found it quite difficult to keep balanced and while playing it requires effort to keep it up, hand and arm somehow hurt after a while.

the neck itself is quite thick rather than thin…is it typical of the LTDs? 

Bought it two weeks ago as i like the Explorer shape and love this one.

Great guitar, great sound, good assembling and gorgeous look. But two big issues.

Balance. really unbalanced towards the neck so uncomfortable while playing at it always tends to slip down especially while moving through the fretboard I need to pull it up. shoulder, arm and fingers feel the fatigue of having to keep it up. Partially solved using a strap with good grip.

Neck: definitely a thick-U rather than a thin-U. It is the biggest of any of the 8 guitars I own (Dean ML, Grass roots Explorer, Jackson, Epiphone flying V etc) and it makes it uncomfortable to play the guitar in mid-low position. Maybe a thinner (and lighter) neck would have helped getting a better balance as well.

is this model still manufactured in black? and will I be able to purchase through here or other dealers?