Player's Perspective

We're stoked to get in another totally rad ESP Kamikaze-4 guitar built to the discerning specs of Mr. George Lynch himself!

There's not too much that needs to be said about this beast. It looks, plays, and sounds LOUD, but it's all done with an extremely high level of refinement that you can expect from the amazing Japanese luthiers at ESP. When you need to shred, you need good fretwork and overall construction. This has that in spades! The action is shredder-low out of the box, and the notes just jump right off the fretboard. Bends are effortless, and the Floyd Rose locking system keeps your intonation on point throughout all those kamikaze dive bombs.

The ESP neck pickup pairs beautifully with the Duncan in the bridge, and you can easily coax truly powerful and searing tones. This is a no-fuss shredder's axe. There isn't even a a pickup selector on there - all you need is the push-pull volume knobs for the options that suit Lynch's personal needs. Keep everything running at full blast for an incindiary tone that will hit your pedals and your amp hard and can handle any amount of heavy gain and distortion you want to throw at it.

Carry this axe into even the most unsuspecting of battles and slay any who stand in your path. This guitar is the bomb!

Manufacturer's Description

Being made available for the first time, the George Lynch Signature Series ESP Kamikaze-4 takes one of the most distinctive and iconic guitar designs ever made and adds a unique neon color scheme and design elements that make it a classic of its own. Created by our master luthiers at the famous ESP Custom Shop in Japan, made one at a time by hand, the Kamikaze-4’s most noticeable element is its aggressive sawtooth-shaped headstock. This guitar is built precisely to George’s exacting specifications, all the way down to the U-shaped neck profile that is unique to George’s design. It’s the same guitar that we’d build for George himself should he require a new one, and should be considered as an instant guitar collector’s dream come true. The Kamikaze-4 has a maple body with a bolt-on maple neck and maple fretboard, and premier hardware features including Gotoh tuners, a Floyd Rose Original bridge, an ESP SS-120 single-coil pickup in the neck position, and a Seymour Duncan George Lynch “Hunter” signature pickup in the bridge, with a single volume control that also allows for push-pull pickup selection. This pickup was specifically designed to George’s specification for a powerful and dynamic response, providing the harmonics, dimension, and firepower that George’s style demands. It's a high-output pickup with ceramic magnets and custom wind, with all the muscle for power chords and easy access to harmonic squeals, while remaining transparent enough for the “not quite clean but not exactly dirty” tones that George employs. The Kamikaze-4 comes with a high-quality hard shell case and a Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.

Specifications

Body

• Body Wood: Maple
• Finish: Gloss, Kamikaze-4 Graphics

Neck

• Neck Wood: Maple
• Neck Shape: GL Original U
• Neck Joint: Bolt-On
• Radius: 12"
• Fretboard Wood: Maple
• Fretboard Inlays: Abalone Offset Dots
• Frets: 22 Extra Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1.653"
• Nut: Locking

Hardware

• Bridge: Floyd Rose Double Locking Tremolo
• Tuners: Gotoh
• Hardware Finish: Black

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: ESP SS-120 Single-Coil
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan George Lunch "The Hunter" Humbucker
• Controls: Volume (Push-Pull)

Misc.

• Strings: Elixir Nanoweb .009-.042
• Case: Hardshell
• Instrument Weight: 9.7 lbs
• Serial #: E9190232

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for ESP. This George Lynch Kamikaze-4 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.