• Great All-Around Guitar

  
  As reviewed by Jay on 1/24/2011

  What you want to know- It sounds fantastic. Great clean sound and disgustingly awesome distortion. I can't get over how great this thing can sound. (I use a Peavey Vypyr.) Neck is nice and thin and this thing is EASY to play- just very smooth, weight is perfect, looks are killer. My only two complaints- sustain is short-lived-it goes for a few then just dies, tapping is not so hot-with both pick-ups on it's somewhat better, but forget it with one. Overall, worth every cent and then some. Great all around sound. If you are considering it, STOP now and BUY it. What you might not care to know- First, I'm a research fanatic. I spent months trying to decide what kind of guitar I wanted. Second, I'm 37 and a second time beginner who used to play around on the guitar in high school. I like a broad range- Hendrix, Zeppelin, Cream, Boston, Kansas, Ratt, Poison, Skid Row, Metallica, Alice in Chains, STP, Godsmack, etc etc etc. I've played quite a bit on a late 70s Les Paul and was 90% decided on an Epiphone Les Paul after lots of reading and one Guitar Center visit. On my second trip, I decided to play everything I was remotely interested in- 3 Les Pauls, 3 Ibanezes, a couple of BC Riches, some other stuff and then I saw the F-50 and remembered it got good reviews. I was impressed and started taking turns with this and the Les Pauls. Les Paul wins on richness and sustain, especially when played cleanly, but the F-50 wins 10 times over with crunch and distortion and the clean is very acceptable. After playing all night when I got it home, I know I made the right choice.

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• damn good guitar

  
  As reviewed by w.e.h. on 8/19/2010

  this is a great guitar there aare good things about it and a couple bad ones but mostley good. i had the guitar for almost a year and its never failed me once its great for drop tuning and alot of cool stuff .some bad things about it is that i find it just a tad bit harder to finger tap on it than on my ibanez but its not impossible and when im playing at a high volume the humbukers make alot of noice i dont really need but apart form that this is a great guitar i would recomend to anyone especially beginers.(i know i misspeled some words)

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• wow : )

  
  As reviewed by Guitarist on 4/25/2011

  As my first electric, I was in awe while playing this. I still am when I play it everyday. I got this a year and a half ago and it still serves its purpose, even though I am much better at guitar than I was when I got the guitar. If looks could kill, everyone who saw this guitar would be dead. The performance is epic. I wanted to put EMGs on it cause the body is amazing and withstanding to tough handling. Instead of buying a new guitar with EMGs, I thought this would be a great idea. The price was unbeatable. Thanks guitar center. Thanks ESP for making this guitar!

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