ESP LTD EC-1000 Piezo QM STBLK LH

Initially, this guitar seemed worth every cent, due to its versatility. You get 2 humbucking pickups from Seymour Duncan, with a 3-way switch, plus a coil splitting function on the tone knob, which gives you access to single coil sound. And, on top of that, there is a piezo pickup on the bridge, and a 3-way switch that allows you to select piezo only, pickups only, or piezo+pickups, which you can blend by tuning the volume knobs. Sounds perfect. Overall, the guitar sounds great. My complaints are: the piezo switch doesn't feel solid, and sometimes it makes noise and is stubborn. Seems like an electrical problem. The tone pot feels too light and doesn't give you a linear response. These are technical/quality problems that I don't like and don't want to see on a guitar that costs 1 k€. The rest is about personal preference. Above all, I learned that I don't like these XJ frets. They are very tall and harsh/uncomfortable on my fingers, especially for sliding. I feel all the bumps. I don't feel at home playing this guitar. It is a beautiful guitar and it sounds great, but playability for me is a problem. The string tension is also a bit too much for me. The guitar is probably built taking lower tuning into account, i.e. Eb or lower. It sounds great in drop D, by the way. Intonation is decent, and tuning stability also, but could be better. The B and G strings tend to bite into the nut. Tuning stability became worse after I top-wrapped the strings over the bridge (Joe Bonamassa style). Yes, you get the benefit of a slinkier (softer feel), but at the expense of tuning stability. I will revert it back to normal. Overall, I think if I would have played this guitar for a while before buying, I wouldn't have bought it, just because of the playability for me. Sound-wise, no regrets. I hoped for something closer to a Les Paul, though. If you are looking for a classic Les Paul sound, buy something else.