It's going to depend on the intrument and you. The ESP has a somewhat narrow neck by the headstock, but ESP's can jam some metal. I must say though.. years ago I had an ESP MH100 and it had a bad neck. So depends on the particular guitar. I personally went with an Ibanez RG. Has a Wizard 2 neck, is a metal machine, is cheap (got mine on ebay for $143.00 - steal of a deal -), though doesn't have a tremelo, could put one in if you must have. As always for metal I put in EMG actives, and you should hear how heavy it sounds.