List of guitars manufactured by ESP

This is a list of guitars manufactured by ESP Guitars.

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ESP Original Series (Japan)

Guitars

ESP 400 Series - the first production line produced by ESP.
- ESP S454
- ESP S465
- ESP T453
- ESP T463
- ESP P457
- ESP P464
- ESP J464
ESP Forest
ESP XJ
ESP Horizon
ESP Mirage
ESP Maverick
ESP Potbelly
ESP Random Star
ESP Snapper
ESP SV
ESP UltraTone
ESP VIPER
ESP Antelope
ESP Throbber
ESP Arrow
ESP Aero

Basses

ESP AP
ESP Bottom Bump
ESP Bottom Line
ESP Forest
ESP XJ
ESP Halibut
ESP Amaze
ESP Viper

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ESP Standard Series (United States)

Guitars

ESP Eclipse
ESP FX
ESP Horizon
ESP M Series
ESP NV
ESP Vintage Plus
ESP Viper
ESP EX - The Explorer features a 24.75" scale. It has 22 XJ frets. It comes in a variety of colors, including see-through black, black, and white. Usually includes EMG 81/60 pickups.
ESP Phoenix-II
ESP SV-II
ESP V-II

Basses

Including ESP's budget line, LTD

ESP AX Series - produced in the United States and Europe. The design of the guitars in the AX Series is similar to that of the B.C. Rich Warlock. All of the AX guitars feature a string-thru body with a Tune-O-Matic Bridge. All of them also feature one volume and one tone control knob with a 3-way toggle with a pickup formation of H-H. The series began in 2003 with only the AX-350. In 2005, the AX-350 was discontinued and was replaced with the AX-400, AX-250, and the AX-50. The AX-250 is very similar to the AX-350 except that it is made with bolt-on neck construction instead of neck-thru like its predecessor and the pickups are not EMG HZs but instead are EMG-ESP LH-300's. Notable users of models in the AX Series include Makro, Peter Scheithauer, and Robb Flynn.
- ESP LTD AX-50 - The AX-50 features bolt-on neck construction in a 25.5" scale. The fingerboard features dot inlays with the model name on the 12th fret. It has 24 extra jumbo frets. It comes in silver satin and black satin with black hardware.
- ESP LTD AX-250
- ESP LTD AX-260 - features neck-thru construction in a 25.5" scale. The fingerboard features a custom tribal inlay. It has 24 extra jumbo frets. It comes in black with black hardware.
- ESP LTD AX-350
- ESP LTD AX-400 - features set-in neck construction in a 25.5" scale. The fingerboard features a custom tribal inlay. It has 24 extra jumbo frets and an Earvana compensated nut. It comes in see-through black or see-through red with black hardware and white binding on the neck.
ESP Bottom Line
ESP D
ESP Eclipse
ESP EX Series
- ESP EX-50 - comes in black or silver. It's the cheapest in the ESP/LTD EX range.
ESP Forest
ESP Surveyor
ESP Vintage
ESP VIPER

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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 LTD EC-1000 BLK
ESP LTD EC-1000 MGO
ESP LTD EC-1000 SSB
ESP LTD EC-1000 VB
ESP LTD EC-1000FM
ESP LTD EC-1000FR
ESP LTD EC-1000QM
ESP LTD H-1001
ESP LTD H-1001FM
ESP LTD H-1001FR
ESP LTD M-1000
ESP LTD MH-1000FR
ESP LTD MH-1000NT
ESP LTD VIPER-1000
ESP LTD VIPER-1000FM

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ESP Custom Series

ESP 901 - available in the German market only. Exclusively sold through the ESP Custom Shop in Düsseldorf between 1990 and 1995.
ESP Alexi Laiho Series
- ESP Alexi Laiho Arrow Head "Custom Shop" - available in the Japanese market only.
- ESP Alexi Laiho Pink Saw Tooth "Custom Shop"
- ESP Alexi Laiho Saw Tooth "Custom Shop"
- ESP Alexi Laiho Signature Model - based on the guitar that Laiho plays, but with a longer lower section. It come in white with black pinstripes or black with yellow pinstripes.
- ESP Alexi Laiho Scythe "Custom Shop"
- ESP Alexi Laiho Scythe "Standard" - features an ebony fingerboard with scythe inlays.
- ESP Edwards E-AL-128 Arrow Head
- ESP Edwards E-AL-120 Saw Tooth
- ESP Edwards E-AL-120 Scythe
- ESP LTD Alexi - 200
- ESP LTD Alexi - 600
- ESP LTD Alexi - 600 SE
- ESP USA Alexi Laiho "Custom Shop"
- ESP USA Alexi Laiho "Standard"
ESP Dan Jacobs EX - distributed as the ESP LTD DJ-600 - the same model as the guitars in the EX series, with several changes: the headstock is reversed, it uses an EMG 85 pickup in the neck rather than an EMG 60, it has Grover tuners, and it has a Floyd Rose bridge. The tone knob has been replaced by an EMG Afterburner.
ESP Dave Mustaine - ESP produced several guitars based on the custom models of Dave Mustaine until 2007, when he left the brand for Dean Guitars. The DV models lack a 24th fret inlay.
- ESP Axxion - fretboard is ebony with XX inlays and available in black.
- ESP DV8 - fretboard is ebony with 8-Ball Inlay on first fret. It is available in black, snow white and metallic silver.
- ESP LTD DV-200 - fretboard is rosewood with 8-Ball Inlay on first fret and available in black.
- ESP LTD DV8-R - fretboard is rosewood with 8-Ball inlay on first fret. It is available in black, metallic silver and snow white, and a SE Flame Burst.
- ESP LTD V-200
- ESP LTD V-500
ESP Kirk Hammett
- ESP KH-1 - Flying V Model, 22 frets
- ESP KH-2 - Black finished, Bolt-on construction, Skull-Crossbones inlays, EMG-81(B) EMG-60(N) pickups, 24 frets
- ESP KH-2 Vintage - Black finished, Neck-thru-body construction, Skull-Crossbones inlays, EMG-81(B) EMG-60(N) pickups, 24 frets
- ESP KH-3 - Black finished, Spider & Skull-Crossbones inlays, EMG-81(B) pickups, 24 frets
- ESP KH-4 - Base on ESP M-II model, Black finished with White pearl pickguard, 24 frets
- ESP KH-DC - STBC (See Thru Black Cherry) finished, EMG-81(B) EMG-60(N) pickups, 22 frets, launched 2012.

ESP Stephen Carpenter Series
- ESP Stef Carpenter
- ESP Stef-B7
- ESP Stef-B8
- ESP LTD SC-607
- ESP LTD SC-607B
- ESP LTD SC-608B
- ESP LTD SC-600
- ESP LTD SC-200
ESP RZK-1 - A guitar specially for Richard Kruspe, lead guitarist of Rammstein. It has a platinum silver painting and the Rammstein logo on it.
ESP Eclipse - features neck-thru construction in a 24.75" scale. The fingerboard features flag inlays with ESP at the 12th fret. It has 22 extra jumbo frets and a graphite nut. It comes in black and black cherry with black hardware. The binding is natural on the body and white on the neck and headstock. The tuning pegs are Sperzel locking tuners.
ESP Horizon - features one volume and one tone control knob with a 3-way toggle, high-end pickups, and other high-end features. The Horizon features neck-thru construction in a 25.5" scale. The fingerboard features pearl offset block inlays with ESP at the 12th fret. It has 24 extra jumbo frets. It comes in see-through aqua and amber sunburst with black hardware. The binding is natural on the body and white on the neck and headstock. The tuning pegs are Sperzel locking tuners.
ESP Horizon 3 Custom - features neck-thru construction in a 25.5" scale. The fingerboard features dot inlays with ESP at the 12th fret. It has 24 extra jumbo frets. It comes in see-through aqua and amber sunburst with black hardware and white binding on the neck and headstock. The tuning pegs are Sperzel locking tuners. It was discontinued after 2004. It varied from that Horizon in that it was more rounded, with a longer upper claw.
ESP Michael Paget Signature Series - the successor to the Dave Mustaine/DV series. Its feature new pickups, an EMG-81 in the bridge, and an EMG-85 in the neck. Unlike its predecessor, it no longer has a pickguard.
ESP VIPER - features one volume and one tone control knob with a 3-way toggle, high-end pickups, and other high-end features. The VIPER features neck-thru construction in a 24.75" scale. The fingerboard features flag inlays with ESP at the 12th fret. It has 24 extra jumbo frets and a graphite nut. It comes in black and black cherry with black hardware and white binding on the neck and headstock. The tuning pegs are Sperzel locking tuners.

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LTD Standard Series

ESP LTD V-50
ESP LTD V-100
ESP LTD V-300
ESP LTD V-401DX
ESP LTD AX-360
ESP LTD AX-50
ESP LTD AX-2E
ESP LTD B-204SM 4 string
ESP LTD B-204SMFL 4 string fretless
ESP LTD BW-1^[1]
ESP LTD EC-401
ESP LTD EC-401 B
ESP LTD EC-401 FM
ESP LTD EC-401 VF
ESP LTD EC-256 AHB
ESP LTD EC-256 AVG
ESP LTD EC-200 QM
ESP LTD EC-100 QM
ESP LTD EC-50
ESP LTD EC-10
ESP LTD EX-401DX
ESP LTD EX-360
ESP LTD EX-50
ESP LTD F-10
ESP LTD F-50
ESP LTD F-100FM
ESP LTD F-200
ESP LTD F-200B
ESP LTD F-2005
ESP LTD F-207
ESP LTD F-350
ESP LTD F-400FM
ESP LTD F-2E
ESP LTD FX-260SM
ESP LTD FX-360
ESP LTD FX-360SM
ESP LTD FX-401
ESP LTD FX-401SM
ESP LTD H-351R
ESP LTD H-351NT
ESP LTD H-101FM
ESP LTD H-51
ESP LTD M-300FM
ESP LTD M-200FM
ESP LTD M-302FM
ESP LTD M-103FM
ESP LTD M-100FM
ESP LTD M-155
ESP LTD M-10
ESP LTD M-53
ESP LTD M-50
ESP LTD M-250
ESP LTD MH-250
ESP LTD MH-350FR
ESP LTD MH-327 27 FRET
ESP LTD MH-103QM
ESP LTD MH-100QM
ESP LTD MH-53
ESP LTD MH-50
ESP LTD MH-417
ESP LTD MH-350NT
ESP LTD MH-100QMNT
ESP LTD MH-50NT
ESP LTD PB-401
ESP LTD PB-500
ESP LTD ST-203
ESP LTD ST-203FR
ESP LTD VIPER-417
ESP LTD VIPER-300FM
ESP LTD VIPER-300M
ESP LTD VIPER-256^[2]
ESP LTD VIPER-100FM
ESP LTD VIPER-50
ESP LTD VIPER-10

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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.

Grass Roots G-LS-53
Grass Roots G-LP-45S/QM
Grass Roots G-SG-44L
Grass Roots G-FR-52G
Grass Roots G-HR-43QM
Grass Roots G-SE-45SC/R
Grass Roots G-SE-38R
Grass Roots G-SE-38M
Grass Roots G-LP-45S
Grass Roots G-LP-45C
Grass Roots G-FR-58GT
Grass Roots G-SE-39R/H
Grass Roots G-HR-49S
Grass Roots G-HR-49QM
Grass Roots G-MA-49S
Grass Roots G-7-53HR
Grass Roots G-7-56MR
Grass Roots G-FR-48B
Grass Roots G-JB-44R
Grass Roots G-PB-45PM
Grass Roots G-JB-45PM
Grass Roots G-LB-48CC
Grass Roots G-PB-42R
Grass Roots G-UT-43B
Grass Roots G-VP-43B
Grass Roots G-FR-58B
Grass Roots G-PB-45PM Limited Edition

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ESP Navigator Series

(Japanese-market only guitars)

Navigator N-LP-580LTD
Navigator N-LP-380LTD
Navigator N-LP-350LTD
Navigator N-LP-400CTM
Navigator N-LP-380CTM
Navigator N-SG-320LTD
Navigator N-FV-300LTD
Navigator N-EX-300LTD
Navigator N-ST-300/R
Navigator N-ST-300/M
Navigator N-TE-300LTD
Navigator N-TE-300CTM
Navigator N-JB-280LTD
Navigator N-JB-300LTD
Navigator N-PB-280LTD

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.

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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 Edwards Thru-neck Series
- Edwards E-CY-165CTM
- Edwards E-CY-130D
- Edwards E-HR-135QM
- Edwards E-HR-130
- Edwards E-HR-135
- Edwards E-FR-130GT
- Edwards E-FR-145GT/QM
- Edwards E-RV-148
- Edwards E-BT-110B
- Edwards E-FR-110B
ESP Edwards Original Series
- E-EX-92D
- E-EX-110D
- E-EC-150E
- E-FV-85D
- E-LP-112CE
- E-LP-85SD(Discontinued)
- E-LP-85CD(Discontinued)
- E-LP-92SD/QM
- E-LP-92SD<
- E-LP-92CD
- E-LP-92SD/P
- E-LP-92CD/P
- E-PO-96D
- E-PO-108P
- E-PO-128FR
- E-PA-125D
- E-SN-145FR
- E-SN-150FR
- E-AM-120M
- E-AM-120R
- E-AM-128QM
- E-AM-138QM
- E-FV-103B

ESP Edwards Lacquer Taste Series
- Edwards E-LP-130LTS/RE
- Edwards E-LP-98LTS
- Edwards E-LP-98LTC
- Edwards E-LS-90LT
- Edwards E-ML-85LT
- Edwards E-MM-85LT
- Edwards E-SA-118LTS
- Edwards E-SA-130LTC
- Edwards E-SE-93M/LT
- Edwards E-SE-93R/LT
- Edwards E-SG-90LT2
- Edwards E-SG-110LT2/VT
- Edwards E-TE-92M/LT
- Edwards E-TE-92CTM/LT
- Edwards E-JB-93R/LT
- Edwards E-PB-83M/LT
- Edwards E-PB-83R/LT

ESP Edwards Mini Guitar Series
- Edwards E-LP-45S/M
- Edwards E-LP-43C/M
Artist Models
- E-7-90HR
- E-7-90JG
- E-CY-108D7
- E-AL-166 Blacky
- E-C-98V
- E-CY-115D
- E-CY-128DT
- E-CY-130D
- E-CY-165CTM NAT
- E-EX-80D
- E-EX-85LT
- E-EX-100STD
- E-EX-125E
- E-EX-138E
- E-FR-120B N,SR,SB
- E-FR-120GT N
- E-FR-130GT MBK
- E-FR-145GT
- E-FV-100STD
- E-FV-103B DMB
- E-HR-115D
- E-HR-120D
- E-HR-125E
- E-HR-135FM
- E-HR-145QM
- E-JR-85LT
- E-LP-50S/M
- E-LP-50C/M
- E-LP-85SD TSB,BLUE
- E-LP-85CD Orange
- E-LP-90LT EVOLUTION Z
- E-LP-90LTC EVOLUTION Z
- E-LP-90SD
- E-LP-90SD/SH
- E-LP-100LTC
- E-LP-105CE WHT,BK
- E-LP-110CTM VHB
- E-LP-112CE DPS
- E-LP-117CTM
- E-LS-90LT BK
- E-ML-90LT
- E-PV-143
- E-RA-110HR
- E-RV-148
- E-SA-135LT
- E-SA-138LTC VW
- E-SE-93M/LT SOB,TR,3TS
- E-SE-93R/LT TR,SG
- E-SG-80D
- E-SG-90LT2 WN
- E-US-85D
- E-SG3-95LTC
- E-VP-90D
- E-VP-105D/SL
- E-VP-98G
- E-BT-110B
- E-FR-140B
- E-JB-110PM
- E-JB-110JM
- E-LB-135SD
- E-LB-135CD
- E-UT-90B
- E-UT-93B

ESP Signature Series

ESP Akira Takasaki
ESP Jesper Stromblad
ESP James Hetfield
ESP Kirk Hammett
ESP Jake E. Lee
ESP Dave Mustaine
ESP George Lynch
ESP Alexi Laiho
ESP Stephen Carpenter
ESP Jeff Hanneman
ESP Michael Amott
ESP Richard Z
ESP Page Hamilton
ESP Ron Wood
ESP Max Cavalera
ESP Michael Wilton
ESP Dan Jacobs
ESP Travis Miguel
ESP Ahrue Luster
ESP Jardel Paisante
ESP Tom Araya
ESP Wayne Static
ESP Gus G
ESP Emppu Vuorinen
ESP Metin Türkcan
ESP Mark Helymun
ESP Gabe Crisp
ESP Dan Kenny
ESP Ronni Le Tekrø

Comparison chart

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Model	Period	Construction		Woods			Hardware		Colors
Model	Period	Body	Neck	Body	Neck	Fretboard	Bridge	Pickup	Colors
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

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References

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

External links

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[2] [2]
2012 ESP Catalog

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List of guitars manufactured by ESP

ESP Original Series (Japan)

Guitars

Basses

ESP Standard Series (United States)

Guitars

Basses

LTD Deluxe Series (U.S. and Europe)

ESP Custom Series

LTD Standard Series

ESP Grass Roots Series

ESP Navigator Series

ESP Edwards Series

ESP Signature Series

Comparison chart

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