Hi I need help about this guitar
Hi I need help about this guitar
ok one guy want to sell me this used guitar He says the guitar is real custom, I'm not pretty sure about because the serial number doesn't appears in the back top of the fretboard like the pictures I seen in internet and the logo is little bit different please is this a real ESP Ron Wood custom?how much is the value of the guitar?can somebody help with this doubt thanks you very much, I appreciate your help guys.
The custom shop one would have the serial number on the headstock instead of the neck plate. If it had the circle like this one on the back of the headstock it would say custom shop. The model you are looking at is the production line model it is equivalent to the Standard Series. In the mid 90's this guitar would have listed retail for $1400. That is time period appropriate for the circle that says custom guitars inside it. All of the standard series at this point had the circle that said custom guitars inside it. I think a custom shop one would have been about $1000 more. Custom shop will be better wood selection, better attention to the fine details and better soldering. However the Standard series are top notch, especially the ones made in the 90's. In my opinion the difference between the two is best described as a 95% perfect guitar vs 99% perfect guitar. The difference visually will be noticeble on very close inspection and the audible difference would probably only be noticable using a very high end amp in a very quite room. You might noice better sustain from the custom shop, due to a better initial setup, and carefully selected woods. Hope thats helps
Looks like the regular esp signiture one to me. $900-$1200 in good to excellent condition used. nice guitar. Usually see used ones pop up on the online market 4 or 5 times a year