I bought this as a basic ESP (ESP LTD EX-50 Electric Guitar) and had this bad boy totally hot rodded and it still sounds like absolute shit! Would you believe it after a genuine German made Floyd Rose Pro floating tremolo system (seriously the best one I've ever played) but it didn;t help this piece of shit. STAINLESS STEEL frets, Gibson Mother-Of-Pearl inlays, EMG pickups (not sure exactly which, but they are supposed to increase sustain and have a more fender sound to them), and, of course, a custom paint job which includes the infamous B Ruck logo on the headstock. All in all I spent another two grand on this guitar,. These upgrades were supposed to make it sound like a boutique guitar worth thousands more. Well, it didn't, it sucks even worse now. I can't stand looking at. You can have it for way less than my dumb ass put in it.