EC-257

BLACK SATIN

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    EC-257
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    Extended range guitars don’t have to cost an arm and a leg to be great. The LTD EC-257 (seven-string) and EC-258 (eight-string) guitars are affordable for just about any musician, and allow you to explore the depths of lower pitches for today’s modern sounds in metal, progressive rock and more. The EC-257 features a set of acclaimed ESP Designed LH-150 pickups, with a push-pull coil tap on the tone knob, and a TOM bridge and tailpiece. The EC-258, outfitted with a hardtail LTD fixed bridge, includes ESP Designed LH-308 pickups for this 8-string guitar that goes all the way down to F# in standard tuning. Both guitars offer comfortable mahogany bodies, three-piece mahogany necks, and roasted jatoba fingerboards with 22 extra-jumbo frets. Both are available in Black Satin finish.

    Construction Set-Neck
    Scale 25.5"
    Body Mahogany
    Neck 3Pc Mahogany
    Fingerboard Roasted Jatoba
    Fingerboard Radius 400mm
    Finish BLACK SATIN
    Nut Width 48mm
    Nut Type Molded
    Neck Contour Thin U
    Frets/Type 22 XJ
    Hardware Color Black
    Strap Button Standard
    Tuners LTD
    Bridge TOM & Tailpiece
    Neck PU ESP LH-150N
    Bridge PU ESP LH-150B
    Electronics Passive
    Electronics Layout Volume/Volume/Tone(Push/Pull)/Toggle Switch
    Strings D'Addario XL110-7 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046/.059)
    Case
    Case Included N
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    Scott S.
    Scott S. wrote

    Hello, I just purchased an EC-257 and I want to upgrade the bridge. How do I tell what size the posts are?

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      Todd B. ESP
      Todd B. ESP wrote

      Hi the posts are standard metric large size. You will find Tonepros and Gotoh have the same large post sizes. Here is a link: https://tonepros.com/t3bt-tonepros-metric-tuneomatic-large-posts-notched-saddles/

      If you have any questions not answered on our product page or need help with your instrument, please contact ESP Customer Service at customerservice@espguitars.com

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        Gjergj M.
        Gjergj M. wrote

        Hello everyone, I cannot find specs for the pickups (height etc). Can anyone please help with specs, and/or if it's possible to change the bridge pickup let's say with any Fishman Fluence?
        Love and Light
        Gjergj

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          Todd B. ESP
          Todd B. ESP wrote

          There is no spec for pickup height. Any standard replacement humbucker can be swapped out. For more help or general tech questions please contact our customer service team at customerservice@espguitars.com

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            kyle s.
            kyle s. wrote

            Im trying to upgrade the TOM bridge on my 257 but I'm having trouble finding a 7 string TOM bridge. Do you know of any aftermarket bridges that'll work? 

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              Todd B. ESP
              Todd B. ESP wrote

              Hi Kyle, I would suggest the Tonepros TOM, we use them on a lot of our higher end guitars. Here is a link: https://tonepros.com/tp7-tonepros-7-string-metric-tuneomatic-large-posts/

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                Cole W.
                Cole W. wrote

                I know that the weight of the guitar may vary based on the piece of wood the guitar was made of, but is this guitar generally lighter or heavier than the MH-17? It seems like it would be heavier since it's made of mahogany and has the eclipse body. Also is neck drop a problem with this guitar? If so what kind of strap could I use to avoid that?

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                  Carl N.
                  Carl N. wrote

                  Should be a bit heavier.  Haven't heard of any neck dive issues with this or any straps that alleviate this issue, typically the problem of neck dive comes from an imbalanced instrument or the positioning of the strap buttons.

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