i guess the 22 fretter might be better for guys like me that pick kinda high on the guitar anyways, i often find myself picking on the fretboard :P but i think that's just bad habit. I guess most guitar in the ESP LTD range are 24 fretters, and a lot of metal guitars are 24ers 2 cause it gives people the impression that they betta for soloin - that's probly why i didn't see any 22ers amongst the range i was choosing from.