The ESP LTD M-400 is an electric guitar, the current top model of the Ltd Standard M series produced by ESP Guitars.
Notable users are Jay Reynolds of Metal Church, Dirk Sauer of Edguy s, Rob Arnold of Chimaira and Andy Hemp of SkilterSkult/Virus Of Life. The guitar is set-thru and has a scale length of 25.5". The M-400 has an alder body and is only available in a black finish. The neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard containing 24 extra jumbo frets and arrowhead inlays. It has a Licensed Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo as the bridge. An EMG 81 active set of pickups. The nut at the top of the neck is a locking type, meaning that the 6 strings pass by 3 locks. The hardware is black nickel and has a Volume, Tone, and a 3 way toggle switch. This guitar's list price is $859.00, but retail is around $599.00.