Full Description

Pair of Powerful ESP Designed Pickups

Loaded with a pair of ESP Soapbar pickups in the bridge and neck position, the LTD B-208SM bass can achieve versatile and powerful tones, while the ABQ-3 3-Band EQ allows you to find your perfect bass sound.

5-Piece Maple/Jatoba Neck & Jatoba Fingerboard

The 5-piece neck is strong, sturdy and can cope with excellent amounts of fast and aggressive shredding. The 5-piece neck is also more resistant to warping than a classic 1-piece, which ensures a long lasting neck. The maple and jatoba together, offer bright and clear tones with excellent definiton. The neck is paired with a jatoba fingerboard which offers good levels of projection with a ringing tone.

Ash Body With Spalt Maple Top

The ash body delivers bright tones with good resonance. It also offers a light and comfortable playing experience, and a sound that has plenty of twang. The ash tones are both crisp and articulate, with firm lows and snappy highs. The ash body is topped with a visually beautiful spalt maple top, which provides excellent sustain with a great dynamic range.

Spalt Maple Finished in Natural Satin

The spalt maple top offers a beautifully textured appearance, and it is finished with a natural satin to allow the wood grain to be visible through. Spalt Maple provides incredibly unique aesthetics, as the contrast between the grains adds another dimension to the appearance.

Reliable LTD Hardware

The B-208SM is loaded with quality LTD hardware, including LTD Tuners and a LTD BB-605 String Thru Bridge. They work together to reliably keep your tune stable, no matter how hard your playing style is.

About ESP LTD Guitars

ESP is quite possibly the most revered manufacturer of heavy metal electric guitars and basses. ESP and its LTD brand are the first stop for many heavy metal icons, including James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Jeff Hanneman of Slayer, Stephen Carpenter of the Deftones. As well as being the choice of metal artists the world over, some of Rock's most beloved characters like Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and The Rolling Stones' Ron Wood are ESP users. In addition to these renowned artists, ESP is set to continue its dominance over the metal scene as the choice of some of today's most brutal acts, Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom and Ozzy Osbourne's latest guitarist Gus G. ESP guitars are renowned for the quality of their construction and it's a well-earned distinction, as this quality is present in all their guitars and basses, from their top end signature models through to the more affordable LTD models. ESP and LTD Guitars and Basses feature high quality hardware and design features that are indicative of a company that has spent 35 years designing some of music's most brutal, hard wearing and road worthy instruments.

Specifications

Body

• Series: B
• Body Material: Ash
• Body Top: Spalt Maple
• Body Shape: Double Cutaway
• Body Finish: Natural Satin

Neck

• Neck Material: 5-Piece Maple/Jatoba
• Neck Shape:Thin U
• Scale Length: 34"
• Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
• Fingerboard: Roasted Jatoba
• Number of Frets: 24
• Fret Size: Extra Jumbo
• Nut: Molded
• Nut Width: 45mm

Hardware & Electronics

• Neck Pickup: ESP Designed SB-5N
• Bridge Pickup: ESP Designed SB-5B
• Controls: Volume, Balance, ABQ-3 3-Band EQ
• Bridge: TOM & Tailpiece
• Tuning Machines: LTD
• Control Knobs: Black Nickel