ESP’s LTD Eclipse EC-256 delivers value in a rock-ready instrument. The fast playability, flexible tone, and quality construction of the EC-256 far surpass most guitars in its class. You’ll get rich, snappy tone from the mahogany body topped with flamed maple, and the set-neck design gives you sustain for days. A pair of ESP humbucking pickups gives you a great foundation for a wide variety of styles, along with the the added versatility of push-pull coil splits for classic single-coil tones.
Nothing screams hard rock like ESP’s timeless Eclipse body style. The added mass of this single-cutaway design gives the Eclipse EC-256 truly epic sustain, whereas its slightly arched top provides you with comfortable hand positioning, no matter your picking style. Add to that a super-sharp cutaway, which gives you open access to the Eclipse EC-256’s upper frets, and you’re ready for unobstructed playing freedom.
The set-in mahogany neck on the ESP LTD Eclipse EC-256 provides a more solid connection to the body than you get with a bolt-on neck design. That means better vibrational transfer from the neck to the body, which results in faster attack and longer-lasting sustain. Plug in the Eclipse EC-256, turn your amplifier up, and you’ll see exactly what we mean.
The EC-256’s well-rounded LH-150 humbuckers can be used to dial up anything from straight-up rock to blues to metal. Pull up on the LTD EC-256’s tone switch, and you instantly go from humbucker to single-coil mode, opening up a whole new range of sounds.

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