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Luna Sea and X Japan guitarist Sugizo's signature ESP Eclipse S-VIII Brilliant MixedMedia guitar

This is a list of guitars manufactured by ESP Guitars.

ESP Original Series (Japan)

Guitars

Basses

ESP Standard Series (United States)

Guitars

Basses

Including ESP's budget line, LTD

LTD Deluxe Series (U.S. and Europe)

The Deluxe Series includes models based on the popular ESP product lines of Eclipse, MH, Horizon, M, and Viper guitars. They include many high-end features. The Deluxe Series began with only four models in 2003.

ESP Custom Series

LTD Standard Series

ESP Grass Roots Series

The ESP Grass Roots brand is solely for the Japanese market. Grass Roots guitars are aimed at the low cost market. Like the other Japan-only line of ESP, Edwards, there are online dealerships for such guitars. When production first started in the early 1990s, Grassroots Guitars were produced in Japan, but they are now produced in Korea.

ESP Navigator Series

(Japanese-market only guitars)

Noted musicians and users of ESP Navigator guitars are: Sugizo (Japan), Ramon Goose (UK), Ken Yokoyama (Japan) also Mick Taylor used Arlen Roths Navigator N-LP for the hotlicks video.

ESP Edwards Series

Edwards guitar series consist of very high quality copies of legendary guitars like the Les Paul, Telecaster, and Stratocaster, and also original ESP designs. The Edwards Les Paul, Tele, and Strat guitars are built specifically for the Japanese market, and are not sold in the US as they contravene Gibson and Fender patents; they can however be imported by individual buyers. Many prominent Japanese artists have Edwards series signature models along with a few International artists, such as Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom, Anchang of Sex Machineguns, and Aiji of LM.C.

ESP Signature Series


Comparison chart

Model Period Construction Woods Hardware Colors
Body Neck Body Neck Fretboard Bridge Pickup
Alexi Laiho Arrow Head 2005/07 Solid Neck-thru Alder Maple Ebony with Arrow Head Inlays Floyd Rose Original EMG HZ H-4 White, black
Alexi Laiho Saw Tooth 2005/07 Solid Neck-thru Alder Maple Ebony with Sawtooth Inlays Floyd Rose Original EMG HZ H-4 Black
Alexi Laiho Signature Model 2005/07 Solid Neck-thru Alder Maple Ebony with Sawtooth Inlays Floyd Rose Original EMG HZ H-4 White, black
Alexi Laiho Scythe 2005/07 Solid Neck-thru Alder Maple Ebony with Scythe Inlays Floyd Rose Original EMG HZ H-4 White
AX-50 Bolt-on Basswood Maple Rosewood Tune-O-Matic 2 ESP LH-150 Silver, black
AX-260 Neck-thru Agathis Mahogany Rosewood Tune-O-Matic 2 EMG-ESP LH-300 Black
AX-400 Set-in Mahogany Mahogany Rosewood Tune-O-Matic 2 EMG 81 active pickups See-through black, see-through red
Dan Jacobs EX
(ESP LTD DJ-600) 		Solid Set-thru Mahogany Maple Rosewood Floyd Rose Original Bridge EMG 81 & EMG 85 White with blood graphics
Eclipse (Custom series) Neck-thru Mahogany Maple Maple TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece EMG 81 & EMG 60 Black, black cherry
EX-50 Solid Bolt-on Basswood Maple Rosewood Tune-O-Matic 2 ESP LH-100 Titanium, black
Kirk Hammett KH-2 Solid Bolt-on Alder Maple Rosewood Floyd Rose Original Bridge EMG 81 & EMG 60 Black
Kirk Hammett KH-2 Vintage Solid Neck-thru Alder Maple Rosewood Floyd Rose Original Bridge EMG 81 & EMG 60 Black
Horizon 3 Custom Neck-thru Mahogany Maple Ebony TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 See-through aqua, amber sunburst, transparent green
Horizon (Custom series) Neck-thru Mahogany Maple Ebony TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 See-through aqua, amber sunburst
LTD EC-1000 Set-in Mahogany Mahogany Rosewood TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 or EMG 81 & EMG 60 Amber sunburst, black, black cherry, white
LTD EC-1000VB Set-in Mahogany Maple Ebony TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece EMG 81 & EMG 60 Vintage black, headstock
LTD EC-1000VHB Set-in Mahogany Mahogany Rosewood TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 Honey burst
ESP LTD H-1000 Set-thru Mahogany Maple Rosewood TonePros Locking Bridge with string-thru body Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 or EMG 81 & EMG 85 Amber cherry sunburst, black, white
ESP LTD M-1000 Neck-thru Alder Maple Rosewood Floyd Rose Original Bridge 2 EMG 81 See-through black, white
ESP LTD MH-1000 Set-thru Mahogany Maple Rosewood TonePros Locking Bridge with string-thru body or Floyd Rose Original Tremolo Seymour Duncan JB & Seymour Duncan 59 or EMG 81 & EMG 85 Black, dark brown sunburst
LTD VIPER-1000 Set-in Mahogany Mahogany Rosewood TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece Seymour Duncan Custom 5 & Seymour Duncan Jazz or EMG 81 & EMG 85 Black, black cherry, vintage sunburst, white
VIPER (Custom series) Neck-thru Mahogany Maple Ebony TonePros Locking Bridge with Stop Tailpiece EMG 81 & EMG 85 Black, black cherry

See also

References

  1. ^ ESP BW-1 Evertune[dead link]
  2. ^ 2012 ESP Catalog

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