Managed to try LTD's M-53 @ Davis today...Sometimes, we look too hard for something affordable & impressive. LTD's M-53 is a guitar which doesn't break your piggy & sounds + plays above average. Upon handling, I was greeted by the instrument's unyielding QC. It's no hiding the fact that this one's in the lower price bracket range & constructional compromise is expected but none was detected here.
The tone of this guitar is wonderful, the in-house LTD pickups are simply attractive for driven settings but for cleans, the single coils did better. These remind me too much of my SMASH S2 pickups- very anonymous but fantastic for the money.
LTD M-53
List: $299
Available @ Davis GMC
PS: My darling is thinking of getting me this one instead... hmm...
2 comments:
Hello Subversion,
Do you think the ash body of the Smash S2 lite gives it an edge over the LTD M-53?
it doesn't gain an upper hand in anything, just made the guitar sound different, sounds superb with lots of distortion, of course...
Post a Comment