The ESP Guitar Company

Thanks! Jeez

I'm spending more than three grands on this guitar unseen (anyone that has a second opionion?), And my gut says it's fake. I will travel, see the guitar and call him if there is anything wrong about it.  

I've never seen a fake with the plastic ESP logo on it. Any fake I've seen has a sticker decal.

Hey guys just wanted to check before i buy this discontinued Ltd Mv-300

cant be too careful ya’know

really appreciate the help!

Looks good to me.

Unusual black satin Eclipse w/ floyd rose. This thing legit? Thanks in advance.

Looks good to me. A 2013 model.

Hey guys, any chance you could help with the possible year on this guitar??

I was told it’s an ESP 48th Street Guitar. This is one that has a square neck plate but no other markings are on the body. 

The previous owner (I’m guessing) bought the guitar for its neck, which sold for over $1k last year. I picked up the body for a good price and am just trying to get more info.

Here’s the neck that was originally on the guitar

Thanks in advance!

Not a whole lot to go on, man. I've never seen that control layout on an ESP before, nor that control cavity, but I don't have tons of experience with the early days of the 48th St. shop.

At this point, with paint and the neck removed, does it really matter how old the body is, or who made it?

Is this thread still active?

wondering if this looks real or fake? Don't have much info on it

Fake. A rule of thumb: if the seller isn't asking at least $15k for an "eet fuk", it's a fake. If the seller is asking over $15k, then come ask about it.

Looking for someone to confirm the authenticity of this Custom Shop Japan HSS currently up for sale on Reverb. I I sent an inquiry to the customer support but figured I'd try here as well. Any help is appreciated. 

Seller included this in the item description:

The guitar does not include the original case or any COA. I reached out to ESP Customer Service when I acquired the guitar to see if they could provide any additional info. They said it was the genuine article, but admitted that their record keeping is somewhat lackluster and guessed it was built some time in the early 2000s and sold outside the US market.

The guitar is legit. I've never seen a serial number stamped so large on the neck plate before.

I'd guess somewhere in the early to mid 90s. They didn't start using the circle logo on the back of the neck until around 1990, and only on guitars released outside the Japanese domestic market. By 2000-2001 they started using serial numbers on the back of the headstock.