What year was my ESP made, etc?

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    What year was my ESP made, etc?

    I'm trying to find out more about my ESP 'the eclipse', dark blue telecaster body, numbered 11538. Any info appreciated. Love this guitar!

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    91horizon
    91horizon wrote

    If you cant find out check under the neck. Theres a code there that helps

     

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      Steve W.
      Steve W. wrote

      Hi, thanks for your input. Yes, I believe they didn't make them for very long. Can't find a code anywhere under the neck. Where would you expect this to be - near the machine heads, along the neck or nearer the guitar body?

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        91horizon
        91horizon wrote

        They only made them for a few years like this BTW. Im sure you know that.

         

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          Pushead
          Pushead wrote

          The closest answer I can find is mid 80s. The 83 catalog is the only one where a painted/finished neck face (on a bass) and the 87 catalog was the only one that showed the Tele body labeled Eclipse.

          https://espguitars.co.jp/customer/download/catalog/index.html?fbclid=IwAR18FvWP7-NpnBddQvgC1edAEVqIpR51sJXi93_7PoJ70O6m_w7b_4_rGMo

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            Steve W.
            Steve W. wrote

            Thanks. Interesting. I've had mine since 1991, second or third hand or more at that time. It felt like it had been around for a while at that point.

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              Steve W.
              Steve W. wrote

              Would you know whether this might be a Custom ESP Mirage 1 from Japan (one internet search suggested this, not that I am allowed to post the link to this forum it would seem, unfortunately)? Does anyone have any ESP contacts in Japan that might know?

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