2015 PRODUCT PREVIEW 2015 PRODUCT PREVIEW INNOVATION ESP CUSTOM SHOP . 2 ESP E-II SERIES ESP EXHIBITION SERIES . 4 E-II ECLIPSE . 28 E-II HORIZON . 28 40 YEARS ESP ORIGINAL SERIES . 6-9 E-II HORIZON-III . 29 ECLIPSE CTM . 6 E-II FRX . 29 INSPIRATION HORIZON CTM . 6 E-II HRF . 29 FRX . 7 E-II MYSTIQUE . 30 FRX CTM . 7 E-II ST-1 . 30 MYSTIQUE CTM . 8 E-II ST-2 . 30 MYSTIQUE FR . 8 E-II ARROW . 31 STREAM . 9 E-II M-I . 31 STREAM CTM . 9 E-II M-II . 31 E-II TE-7 . 32 ESP USA SERIES . 10-13 E-II VINTAGE PLUS . 32 E-II VINTAGE-4 . 32 USA ECLIPSE . 11 E-II J-4/J-5 . 33 USA HORIZON-II . 12 E-II AP-4/AP-5 . 33 USA M-III . 13 E-II STREAM . 33 40TH ANNIV. SERIES . 14-15 LTD SERIES SIGNATURE SERIES ARROW . 34 JAMES HETFIELD . 16 AX . 34 KIRK HAMMETT . 16 EC . 34 GARY HOLT . 17 EX . 35 ALEX SKOLNICK . 17 F . 35 ALEXI LAIHO . 18 FRX . 35 STEPHEN CARPENTER . 18 H . 36 RON WOOD . 18 M . 36 GEORGE LYNCH . 19 MH . 36 JEFF HANNEMAN . 19 ST . 37 WILL ADLER . 19 TE . 37 NERGAL . 20 TL . 37 JAVIER REYES . 20 V . 38 MAX CAVALERA . 20 VIPER . 38 RICHARD Z . KRUSPE . 21 XTONE . 38 ANDY JAMES . 21 AX . 39 MICHAEL WILTON . 21 B . 39 ROB CAGGIANO . 22 D . 39 KEN SUSI . 22 EC . 40 BUZ MCGRATH . 22 F . 40 BEN WEINMAN . 23 J . 40 MICHAEL PAGET . 23 RB . 41 GUS G . 23 STREAM . 41 BEN SAVAGE . 24 VINTAGE . 41 ALEX WADE . 24 ZACH HOUSEHOLDER . 24 TOMBSTONE ACOUSTICS GABE CRISP . 24 ELIAS VILJANEN . 25 A-300E . 42 JESSE LIU . 25 A-430E . 42 DORIS YEH . 25 D-320E . 42 BUNNY BRUNEL . 26 D-430E . 42 TOM ARAYA . 26 GL-J2E . 43 FRANK BELLO . 26 J-310E . 43 FRED LECLERCQ . 27 J-430E . 43 TOMMY STINSON . 27 JB-320E . 43 PANCHO TOMASELLI . 27 1975 |2015 Photo by Jeff Yeager EXHIBITION LIMITED The 2015 Exhibition Limited Anniversary project consists of approximately 80 unique custom guitars & basses, each one both a work of art and a high performance instrument . Incorporating the world’s finest materials, intricate inlays, hand carving and custom finishes, each model is hand crafted by master luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo . While custom shop designs are usually specified by the people who order them, these special exhibition models have been designed by the master luthiers themselves in commemoration of ESP’s 40 years of guitar craftmanship . SEE MORE AT ESPGUITARS .COM ESP 2015 PREVIEW 3 Custom It’s your vision,Shop from the body shape, to the feel of the neck, the graphics, the inlays, the hardware, the materials, and more, limited only by your creativity . It can be as simple as making subtle changes to one of our existing ESP models, or as complex as creating a brand new design that exists only in your imagination . With access to the world’s most respected and experienced luthiers, ESP can literally turn your dreams into reality . The ESP Guitar Company wants to give you everything you need to make personalizing a custom guitar fast and easy . Just visit espguitars .com and go to the Custom Shop page . You can download the custom order form and choose from every imaginable combination of guitar design options . Then submit the order form to any authorized ESP dealer for a price quote . RINNE “TRANSMIGRATION” 4 ESP 2015 PREVIEW »Visit espguitars.com to view the making of Rinne/Transmigration The ESP Original series are handmade guitars and basses in some of our most popular styles, produced in ESP’s world-famous custom shop and created with the same care and attention to detail as our custom order instruments . See Thru Black Cherry Sunburst Reindeer Blue ECLIPSE CTM GUITARS FRX CTM GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS u Set-Neck Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u 24 75”. Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u Mahogany Body u Schaller Strap Locks SPECIFICATIONS u u Quilted Maple Top TonePros T O. .M Bridge & Tailpiece u Set-Thru Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u u Maple Neck EMG 81 (B) & 60 (N) Active p .u . u 25 .5” Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u u Ebony Fingerboard Finish: Reindeer Blue, u Mahogany Body u Schaller Strap Locks See-Thru Black Sunburst u 42mm Graphite Nut See-Thru Black Sunburst u Quilted Maple Top u Floyd Rose Original Bridge u Maple Neck u Seymour Duncan TB-6 (B) & SH-1 (N) p .u . See Thru Black Sunburst u Glow In The Dark Side Dots u Finish: See Thru Black Sunburst, u Ebony Fingerboard See Thru Black Cherry Sunburst u 42mm Locking Nut HORIZON CTM FR GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS u Set-Thru Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u 25 .5” Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u Mahogany Body u Schaller Strap Locks Black u Quilted Maple Top u Floyd Rose Original Bridge u Maple Neck u Seymour Duncan TB-14 (B) & SH-2 (N) p .u . u Mother of Pearl Side Dots u Finish: Faded Sky Blue FRX GUITARS u Ebony Fingerboard u 42mm Locking Nut HORIZON CTM NT GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS u Set-Thru Construction u Thin U Neck Contour SPECIFICATIONS u 25 .5” Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u Set-Thru Construction u 42mm Bone Nut u Alder Body u Schaller Strap Locks u 25 .5” Scale u Thin U Neck Contour u Maple Neck u Floyd Rose Original Bridge u Mahogany Body u Gotoh Locking Tuners u Glow In The Dark Side Dots u Seymour Duncan TB-6 (B) & SH-1 (N) p .u . u Flamed Maple Top u Schaller Strap Locks Liquid Metal Silver u Ebony Fingerboard u Finish: Black, Liquid Metal Silver u Maple Neck u Gotoh T O. .M . Bridge & Tailpiece u 42mm Locking Nut u Mother of Pearl Side Dots u Seymour Duncan SH-16 (B) & SH-2 (N) p .u . u Ebony Fingerboard u Finish: Antique Brown Sunburst ESPORIGINAL SERIES GUITARS & BASSES 6 ESP 2015 PREVIEW ESP 2015 PREVIEW 7 Marine Blue See Thru Black Cherry STREAM CTM BASSES See Thru Black Cherry SPECIFICATIONS u Bolt-On Neck Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u 34” Scale u Hipshot Tuners u White Ash Body u Schaller Strap Locks u Flamed Maple Top u Hipshot Bridge u Maple/Walnut/Padauk 7-piece Neck u EMG 35J (B) & 35P4 (N) Active p .u . Marine Blue u Glow In The Dark Side Dots u BTC 2-Band EQ w/ On-Off Mini Switch u Rosewood Fingerboard u Finish: Marine Blue, u 38mm Bone Nut See Thru Black Cherry MYSTIQUE CTM GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS u Set-Neck Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u 25 .5” Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u Mahogany Body u Schaller Strap Locks Tea Sunburst u Flamed Maple Top u Gotoh T O. .M Bridge & Tailpiece u Mahogany Neck u Seymour Duncan SH-4 (B) & APH-1 (N) p .u . u Mother of Pearl Side Dots u Finish: Marine Blue, See Thru Black Cherry, u Rosewood Fingerboard Tea Sunburst Black u 42mm Bone Nut STREAM BASSES MYSTIQUE FR GUITARS SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS u Bolt-On Neck Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u Set-Neck Construction u Thin U Neck Contour u 34” Scale u Hipshot Tuners u 25 .5” Scale u Gotoh Locking Tuners u White Ash Body u Schaller Strap Locks u Mahogany Body u Schaller Strap Locks u Maple/Walnut/Padauk 7-piece Neck u Hipshot Bridge u Maple Top u Floyd Rose Original Bridge u Glow In The Dark Side Dots u EMG 35J (B) & 35P4 (N) Active p .u . u Maple Neck u Seymour Duncan TB-14 (B) & SH-1 (N) p .u . 2 Tone Burst u Rosewood Fingerboard u BTC 2-Band EQ w/ On-Off Mini Switch u Ebony Fingerboard u Finish: Black u 38mm Bone Nut u Finish: Black, 2 Tone Burst u 42mm Locking Nut ESPORIGINAL SERIES GUITARS & BASSES 8 ESP 2015 PREVIEW ESP 2015 PREVIEW 9 ESP’s first and only USA based guitar manufacturing Sapphire Black Metallic Tea Sunburst Vintage Natural facility enters its second year in 2015 . Located in North Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan Hollywood CA, the ESP USA shop allows us to create instruments that continue ESP’s tradition of excellence Sapphire Black Metallic Tea Sunburst Vintage Natural in guitar building . The premier quality and craftmanship EMG EMG EMG that ESP is known for will now be available as 100% made in the USA . Production is extremely limited, and ESP USA Series instruments will be available through a select group of ESP dealers . Every ESP USA guitar comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Build Specification Sheet . Available in EMG or Available in EMG or Available in EMG or Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan Seymour Duncan pickup configurations pickup configurations pickup configurations INCLUDES CUSTOM FORM-FIT HARDSHELL CASE Hand made in California using materials sourced in the USA, each case is 100% hand stitched and features a padded leather handle . SPECIAL FEATURES USA ECLIPSE USA ECLIPSE FM SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Set-thru smooth heel EMG MetalWorks pickups Quartersawn maple necks Wheel Truss Rod Adjustment construction u Set-Thru Construction u Set-Thru Construction u 24 75”. Scale u 24 75”. Scale u Chambered Mahogany Body u Chambered Mahogany Body u Maple Top u Flamed Maple Top u Mahogany Neck u Mahogany Neck u Ebony Fingerboard u Ebony Fingerboard u 42mm Bone Nut u 42mm Bone Nut u Thin U Neck Contour u Thin U Neck Contour u Sperzel Locking Tuners u Sperzel Locking Tuners u Schaller Strap Locks u Schaller Strap Locks u TonePros Locking T O.