Late post, but I have an ESP LTD Viper and it's awesome. Always loved the Les Paul, and assumed I'd be a LP guy, but found myself fighting it (after learning on an Ibanez RGA). Looked at both Schecter and ESP Single cuts, but really liked the look of the Viper. I found it to be much more user-friendly than my Epi LP, the neck is just about perfect for me, and it has just the right amount of heft without being a boat anchor.