*Please note - I have declined 7 excellent offers, however all from outside the US lower 48. I am not accepting offers that do not have a confirmed US address, and will not ship to a friends address in the US.
My Mid/Late 80's ESP M-1 Custom.
Tone Pot is dated to 1984, (FN8446) but that does not guarantee the build date, just a rough range.
There are no other codes or dates to clearly define the date of manufacture.
However, there are some subtle hints:
Obviously the lawsuit headstock
The Sinclair is the oldest body style - note the fine tuner slots vs allen key
No code stamped on last fret
No code in pick-up cavities, and obviously I can't remove the neck to look there... :)
The added neck pick-up combined with the fact the rear plate has never been drilled for the screws, say's this is a custom, custom. I do not believe this was a "production" custom, as it would need to be ordered this way. I repeat - there is no back plate, since it was never drilled out for one, The tone/volume plate is drilled out and included. I had it off for the photos.
The Sinclair is complete with the tremolo bar.
The Headstock is very nice, neck smooth, Excellent binding, body is great, considering it's 35+ years old.
There are a few nicks here n there, and a decent paint chunk gone on the bottom, right where it sit's on the guitar stand. Previous owner was a studio musician in Japan.
It comes in a very nice ESP form fitting hard shell case, with zero odors of smoking or weed.
Ask any questions, but I am not looking for trades.
Ships only to the lower 48.
My Mid/Late 80's ESP M-1 Custom.
Tone Pot is dated to 1984, (FN8446) but that does not guarantee the build date, just a rough range.
There are no other codes or dates to clearly define the date of manufacture.
However, there are some subtle hints:
Obviously the lawsuit headstock
The Sinclair is the oldest body style - note the fine tuner slots vs allen key
No code stamped on last fret
No code in pick-up cavities, and obviously I can't remove the neck to look there... :)
The added neck pick-up combined with the fact the rear plate has never been drilled for the screws, say's this is a custom, custom. I do not believe this was a "production" custom, as it would need to be ordered this way. I repeat - there is no back plate, since it was never drilled out for one, The tone/volume plate is drilled out and included. I had it off for the photos.
The Sinclair is complete with the tremolo bar.
The Headstock is very nice, neck smooth, Excellent binding, body is great, considering it's 35+ years old.
There are a few nicks here n there, and a decent paint chunk gone on the bottom, right where it sit's on the guitar stand. Previous owner was a studio musician in Japan.
It comes in a very nice ESP form fitting hard shell case, with zero odors of smoking or weed.
Ask any questions, but I am not looking for trades.
Ships only to the lower 48.
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