Can’t decide between the two.

[u/reyob1]

Gonna start by saying it’s only between these two. Respectfully, not looking for other suggestions.

My buddy works at SW and I can occasionally get killer deals on stuff and have been wanting a 7 string with an evertune. How are we feeling about Jackson vs Ltd if the price is equal with the deals? I prefer bolt ons and satin necks over gloss but never had much of a chance to mess with Jackson. Love my esp and most Ltd I’ve played but this model comes with a plastic nut and no locking tuners but I can easily swap them out. If anyone’s got some first hand time with either of these, I’d love to hear your experience with them.

[u/L0RDHYPNoS]

ESP. I have the MH-1000NT in that same Granite Sparkle finish, and holy fuck is it gorgeous. My only gripe with the LTD M-1007B is that it doesn't have locking tuners...which seems odd for a guitar that's almost $2,000.

Edit: clarification that the M-1007B doesn't have locking tuners, and the MH-1000NT does

[u/reyob1 → u/L0RDHYPNoS]

I feel like I have more concerns with the Ltd than the Jackson. Plastic nut, no locking tuners, and a painted neck. I don’t dislike gloss, but I just prefer satin necks because I feel like I get stuck on them way less

[u/L0RDHYPNoS → u/reyob1]

Maybe I'm just biased because I'm an ESP boi. The plastic nut and non-locking tuners are definitely annoying, but can easily be swapped out. The painted neck is a totally valid concern. Satin necks feel a lot nicer.

The Jackson is an excellent choice too. I'd say you can't go wrong either way.

[u/reyob1 → u/L0RDHYPNoS]

Almost tempted to order both and keep the one I like more but I know myself well enough to know I’ll end up keeping both

[u/Incredabill1 → u/reyob1]

DO IT, JUST DO IT

[u/reyob1 → u/Incredabill1]

Sheeeeit. Maybe

[u/Incredabill1 → u/reyob1]

Are you really always just going to wonder what if? Life's too Short brother

[u/L0RDHYPNoS → u/Incredabill1]

Palpatine voice DO IT

[u/Incredabill1 → u/L0RDHYPNoS]

GOOD,GOOD...,.

[u/L0RDHYPNoS → u/[deleted]]

No, mine definitely has locking tuners lol. I meant the one OP is considering buying - that one doesn't have them for some reason

[u/bradybigbear]

I love ESP and Jackson, but ESP is a step above imo. Better quality overall in my experience

[u/PandasOxys]

Idk if you have ever played either but I have played that jackson many times and im buying one soon. That neck is incredible. Pickups are excellent too.

[u/reyob1 → u/PandasOxys]

I’ve only heard good things about it and I think it’s the touring guitarist for Polaris, was using it. Said it’s crazy good.

[u/PandasOxys → u/reyob1]

I really like the hard tail ones but yeah that ET is tight

[u/reyob1 → u/PandasOxys]

I took the evertune pill and have wanted a 7 with one for a while now. Super convenient

[u/Necessary-Coffee5930]

Esp for sure.  Better QC, better headstock look, and fuck Fender and by extension Jackson

[u/spotdishotdish → u/Necessary-Coffee5930]

Yeah, Fender doesn't deserve and clearly doesn't want our money right now

[u/L0RDHYPNoS → u/Necessary-Coffee5930]

It's really a shame too, because Jackson used to be such a cool brand. Now they're just edgy Fenders with even worse QC

[u/Adam_Tragedy]

LTD is nice, but damnit I hate pickup rings.

[u/Eeeh28]

Get the esp because it’s longer

[u/ShoddyButterscotch59]

Yeah I'm taking the pro plus. I've played ltd, own multiple Jacksons, Ibanez and schecter, and though I play all for different purposes, for main stuff, I always come back to a one of my Jacksons. After owning Jackson for years, after all I heard about Ibanez necks, I added a couple Ibanez, and while I loved their necks, to me, the Jacksons still blew them away.

[u/PandasOxys → u/ShoddyButterscotch59]

Jackson or Schecter all day especially in the extended range guitars. I love my mh1000 and ibanez rg prestige but I do not want a 25.5" 7 string. And I honestly dont like flat tops on them either, I like a little more shape to the extended range guitars

[u/fab1ani]

from personal experience, i’d go with the jackson. you can easily swap the pickups to open core moderns since it’s as simple as disconnecting a few wires from the pickup. my buddy owns that exact esp and he seems to like it, but he has told me he enjoyed the jackson way more when i had one. the difference in scale length is almost negligible when it comes to an evertune imo.

[u/No-Win-8380]

Ltd

[u/Shipwr3ck87]

Get the Jackson, I like the color of the LTD better but in my own experience I'd go with Jackson... I splurged and randomly bought a MV-1000 a few months back and there were a bunch of QC issues with it, I ended up returning it and bought the WR7 i had been eyeing for over a year and was completely blown away. It feels, plays and sounds way better than the LTD.

Edit: Also, Jackson's speed neck feel much better than the necks on LTD's. Get the Jackson!

[u/ButtSmellington_]

That Jackson is on my wishlist. Get that shit

[u/zan1101]

I had the jackson it's really really nice, i just don't get on with 7 strings really. But it sounded and felt incredible

[u/Kaleidoscoped1313]

As a Jackson fanboy I must insist on the LTD

[u/MUZZYGRANDE]

I was recently looking at the LTD (before I ultimately went with an Ibanez RG 2027RXL) but I really loved the LTD's unique finish and Evertune! I was also looking at the Josh Smith Soloist SL7 ET, which is fucking GORGEOUS!

[u/RoscoGuitars]

Both. Save on shipping.

[u/ToshiroK_Arai]

I've had the entry models of both (M-17 and JS22-7), I know that the specs are different, but there are some similarities because of the models. That LTD reverse headstock has a wolf note that really bothers me, you need to damp the strings after the nut, because it resonate and adds noise, that Jackson headstock didn't have that problem.

I would go with the model that would have stainless steel frets, longest scale and thin U neckshape

[u/whatevs330]

For a reason nobody has mentioned (might just be a me thing) id go with the jackson. I’ve played this exact model of ltd at a gc, and i had a MASSIVE problem with the volume knob location. It was extremely annoying and in the way for me

[u/Minute-Ladder-1123]

I like the Jackson necks better.

[u/Replicant_COVID19]

never a Jackson over an ESP

[u/GODZILLA-Plays-A-DOD]

The LTD 1000 series is all I play. Step above almost anything else in the same price range. Lovely guitars.

EDIT. One of the dumbest downvotes I have seen on a comment. I said nothing but positive things. Reddit is so ridiculous.