IYV- ILP-400FR Solid Body Electric Guitar, Satin Black

This is my 2nd guitar. I bought a esp ltd kh202,and modded it out. The quality was exceptional on that guitar, paint fretwork,and playability. I added all the mods and it wouldn't tune above e flat.,so im buying this setup for higher tune playing, and classic rock,and leaving my metal shred guitar drop tuned for that metal. I got a perfect guitar, had 2 tiny scuffs on the back side near the strap button. Unnoticeable at even 5 ft away.the frets are smooth,and the edges are also smooth w a binding thats is clean and smooth as well. This is a great feeling guitar. It had a warm sound very vintage. All my upgraded parts will be here this week to assemble the final product. The factory sound was great ,and I prefer the bite of active pickups, so i opted to hot rod this model,and unlock the potential tonality of this awsome guitar.

Overall perfection!!! Great sound quality and build of an electric guitar! This will not let you down for what the price is, which I got at 209. Floyd Rose makes it even better with this guitar, also. Easy to play, it is a bit on the heavy side, but the sound makes up for it.

The guitar is just ok. If you plan to upgrade parts then it is an alright starting point. The finish is a matte black, however the majority of the top has significant orange peel that was not properly finished. The Floyd Rose has a lot of stuff built up in front of the saddles. Not sure if this was an old part or possibly my guitar was a return from someone else. The trem holds tune ok unless you use it. It will not return to zero pitch and will be sharp. The pickups do have a nice sound. However the bridge model seems to have tarnish on the cover as opposed to the neck pickup. Again makes me consider this item was returned. The bridge pickup ring has significant warpage. The controls seem to be for Neck volume, Bridge volume and master Tone. However, the middle control knob, for the bridge pickup does Not function at all. The bridge pickup is always on full. It will not reduce in volume or hit zero. The pot is bad and will need to be replaced. The tuning pegs feel relatively smooth. There are much better, but the point is moot once you lock the nut. I was excited to get this and did not have high hopes. But I didn't expect the instrument to be in such bad shape for new. If you don't mind putting in the elbow grease and throwing some money at it for parts and repairs then it could be a nice playing guitar when finished. Again, possibly mine was a return or overlooked. There was not any quality control in this model if it truly was a new shipment.

There was a lot of fret buzzing especially at the first and 10th fret. The frets have sharp ends and bumpy unfinished. Needs polishing and removal of bumps. The electronics is not like a regular LP with 4 controls. It has 3. At clean amp it works fine as is. At distortion, it hums at lower volumes and need lowering of treble. At center position is quieter but needs to be at full volume when set to treble or rhythm position. 2 strings came broken and intonation was slightly off. Tuners work fine but not the smoothest. One has some rough turn but the rest are okay. Paint and bindings have flaws but overall ok. I put in about two days of work to get it to work ok but it’s not flawless after fixing. It’s got a sitar sound at first fret still and action is still a little high but it’s playable now. I like the design of the body in it ergonomic design. high frets are reachable and body contour is comfortable. It’s fun to play as the Floyd doesn’t go out of tune as much as the Wilkinson bridge on another IYV guitar. I like this guitar but it took a lot of work. Definitely not for beginners but good for seasoned guitarist who know how to repair guitars. Definitely a fixer-upper new guitar. Cannot play this out of the box. Many IYV guitars are that way; they need TLC to get them to work ok. If you like to tinker this is the make to go with but if you need it to play out of the box then go with something else. Good luck.

Love the guitar and I used it to lay tracks. I love whammy bar. I am 69 And I've owned a lot of Guitars in my days. There were more flaws in my Gibsons and Fenders. Than I ever found in any of the IYVs I bought. And this satin black LP with a Floyd Rose whammy bridge. is no exception. I paid less for my 69 Les Paul than I did for this one. It was under 200 with case. I had to do a lot of work to make it a bad ass guitar. The IYV came bad ass out of the box. All I did was drop the action on it. To fit a old mans playing style. This guitar did not slow this old man hands down a bit. Gibson and Fender use to make guitars for musicians now they make them for rich collectors. They are a greed driven market. And it don't make sense to play a 200 dollar gig with a 5000 dollar guitar. That is a true definition of stupid. Buy IYV

I haven't even restrung it yet, I just tuned it up and verified no fret work needs done. Obviously the string are awful and the paint is imperfect but that is what flat black is for. Outside of that the tuners are shockingly good and it's a legit licensed FR that I can sell for 60$ and replace with an OG Floyd from my parts bin. The intonation was set correctly on arrival and really the only other comment is it is insanely light 6.6lbs almost making me question if it's mahogany.

The guitar was double boxed and packed well, and came in great shape. However, I noticed the locking screws and the pickup height screws had mismatching colors, dirty old strings, and the springs at the back are REALLY old and discolored, made me initially think that this was a returned guitar (hence the 4 stars), but for the price and this will be a modding platform it's okay, although for others this might be disappointing for a first guitar with a locking trem. Nonetheless, what changed my mind was that after cleaning the fretboard and changing the strings, setting up the intonation and leveling the Floyd Rose Special (yes, it's a legit one), I was mighty surprised how well this guitar was made and it STAYED in tune even with the aggressive Slayer divebombing (IYKYK). The stock pickups are actually decent, reminded me of ESP's LTD EC-256 line. So my tl:dr version of this is: If you're looking to have your first locking trem guitar, with a legit Floyd Rose Special, that is a set neck, matted finish, this is for you. Highly recommended for modders as well. I have to give the folks at Amazon a shout out. The driver didn't bother to check the front door at work (which they mostly drop off deliveries during the day) and marked initially that they attempted to drop off my guitar because it was after business hours and the warehouse was closed BUT the lights were open at the front, and my car was still there. Called Amazon, explained my frustration, and they fixed it and the driver came back.

Guitar arrived with a giant (kind of deliberate looking) hole in the box. Thankfully the instrument was undamaged. Overall, it's a good guitar, and you really can't beat the price especially considering the features on offer which include a locking nut and a floyd rose. The pickups are decent and the setup was fine outside of tuning. The stock strings will get the job done until you have to change them out. This is now my third IYV guitar and I haven't been let down yet. The packaging and shipping still need improvement.

Once again IYV put out an Excellent quality instrument at a reasonable price. This is my 5th IYV guitar and I don't know if it's just me or not but in my opinion they keep getting better and better! This time it's an amazing Les Paul style guitar with a Floyd Rose bridge! A really sharp expensive high end looking guitar that intonates very well! I minor set up out of the box and that's it. It stays in tune very well. The overall sound and playability of this instrument 🎸 is amazing, what can I say! I don't normally write reviews but this is an exception! This is definitely my go to guitar right now and I can't put it down I Love it so much!! IYV you've never let me down! Keep up the good work!!👍🙂

Léelo completo, creo que te ayudará. El producto es bueno, la guitarra me encantó, el problema ha Sido que me llegó dañada, de una de las pastillas, no afecta el sonido ni tampoco me molesta, pero si me dejó que desear el control de calidad. Fuera de eso la estética es bellísima, la construcción se siente bastante bien, los afinadores funcionan de maravilla y el sonido es excelente. Sin duda compraría otro modelo de IYV. Vengo a hacer actualización de la guitarra: Llevo más o menos 6 meses con la guitarra sigue siendo espetacular, solo he hecho un cambio de pastillas (micrófonos) por unos de más salida, en concreto el del mástil original es de 8k, reemplacé ambos por unos sin covers. Recomiendo que sí no tienes experiencia con puentes flotantes seas delicado con este, el Floyd Rose special es muy bueno, no se desafina fácilmente, se siente bien hecho, yo al ser mi primer Floyd le di fuerza demás y terminé partiendo unos de los saddles, son fáciles de reemplazar pero algo delicados. Lo digo y lo mantengo, volvería a comprar IYV en cualquier modelo, es una muy buena marca, en especial si sacaran este mismo pero en otro color.

Great guitar. Plays great, looks fantastic, neck is very good. Love the look of the fret board. Nice light weight. Two reasons It is not a 5, are the pickups are a bit dark sounding , and the tuners have a bit of a dead spot in them. What I mean is, when going from loosen to tighten it has a delay. Same as going from tighten to loosen. Not a game changer, does seem to stay in tune, non the less. Seems like more of a negative review than a positive, but I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this guitar.

Bought this knowing it would likely need work, and that it wasn't going to be the best. Still shocked just how rough it was. Out of the box, was unplayable. Floyd Rose wasn't set up correctly, many dead frets. The nut slot was cut too low, so first fret was literally unusable. After about 3 hours of work, it plays and sounds great, but to pay someone to do the work you're doubling the price of the guitar. The good: solid build and feel. Neck is a nice shape. Real Floyd Rise special. Wiring is good, using Korean made mini pots. Pickups sound good. The bad: many, MANY finish flaws. Including scratches, bumps under the surface, and major gouges in the fretboard. Frets themselves are extremely rough feeling and fairly inconsistent. Nut slot cut too low (fixable, but requires work) Tuning keys are rough, and one was missing the nylon o-ring. Glue on fretboard. Inconsistent binding. Unplayable without hours of work. Even after putting in hours of work, I may return it. It plays fast and sounds good, but the many flaws make it tough to recommend.