The ESP Guitar Company

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got the following from esp but not much info.

"Possibly mid 90's.
I do not have production records for older ESP's. Definitely a custom."

To me it looks most like a george lynch haji........with a custom paint job.

Really wanted to discover what it was constructed from (woods) and pickups installed.

It's a cool guitar. Definitely 90s. I'd guess earlier in the decade than later. I have no idea of the wood. Is there any wood showing in the control cavity?

As for the pickups, next time you go to change strings, just pull them out and see if they have any markings on the back.

How long until you sell it?

Im not looking to sell it although it would be cool to know what it would be worth.
I havent seen any guitar like it in terms of graphic. Thats what attracted me to it when I first saw it. To be honest I would love to find out if anyone has seen one the same or similar before.
Trying to guess the wood I think will be difficult, to me anyway. I will check the pups but again hoped someone might recognise them. I figure seymour duncans.

Do you think it is basically a haji with a custom finish?

By the way thanks so much for replying. I posted in the sig section originally but had over 100 views and no replies.

Its annoying that guitar companies kept such bad records but I suppose computers werent in use like today.

Who ever commissioned the guitar had great taste........I will try and post some better pictures in the future........Its in mint condition except for slight scratching on the back of the neck.

It appears to have an OFR with "original" etched on the top, so I'd guess somewhere around 1992 or 1993. I've got an M-II Deluxe that also has the "original" etching and a person on another forum was telling me that Floyds were etched like that roughly from 1988 to 1992. They could have been using parts past that time.

As far as the wood, on bolt-on neck guitars it's usually possible to tell the body wood by pulling the neck and having a look at the neck pocket. Also, sometimes wood is visible in the pickup routs.

Compare the wood grain to pics on the Warmoth site or elsewhere. If you are still stumped, then you might try taking pics and posting them on this forum or another and somebody can probably help out. I'm gonna guess it's alder, but considering it appears to be a custom shop guitar......it could be anything. How heavy is the guitar?

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If it is based on the Lynch (which it appears to be in many ways!) Then it's very possible that the body wood is Maple. Beautiful looking guitar anyway, in great condition for it's age!! Thanks for posting :)