Vintage ESP George Lynch Kamikaze 1 in Kamikaze 1 finish made in 1986 with Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a solid maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard with a reverse/color-matched headstock. Equipped with its original ESP SS-120 Single Coil in the neck position and an upgraded Seymour Duncan SH-6 Duncan Distortion in the bridge position, controlled by one master volume pot with push/pull pickup selector. The 25.5" scale length neck has mother of pearl dot inlays and white side markers with 22 medium jumbo frets on a 305mm radius with a GL Original "U" profile. The hardware is comprised of black Gotoh Sealed Die-Cast tuning machines with cloche heads, a Floyd Rose Locking nut, a surface-mounted Floyd Rose Original Double Locking Tremolo bridge and a black knurled dome knob.

The earliest pre-production examples of George Lynch's famous Kamikaze were built in 1986-1987 have no serial numbers.

This guitar is in overall very good condition. There are light surface marks throughout. The back of the neck has some grooves and dings. (See Pics)

Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 9-42 strings. Includes Hard Shell Case.

Specs

• Brand: ESP
• Model: George Lynch Kamikaze 1
• Year: 1986
• Finish: Kamikaze 1
• Country: Japan
• Serial: NSV
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 8lbs 14oz
• Body Type: Solid
• Body Wood: Maple
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Neck Joint: Bolt On
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Neck Finish: Gloss Natural
• Finger Board: Ebony
• Headstock: Reverse, Color Matched
• Neck Radius: 305mm
• Neck Profile: GL Original "U"
• Neck Thickness@ 1st Fret: .782"
• Neck Thickness@ 12th Fret: .857"
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dot
• Side Markers: White
• Nut: Floyd Rose Locking
• Nut Width: 1.625"
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Pickup Config: HS
• Neck Pickup: ESP SS-120 Single Coil (DCR: 6.23k)
• Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-6 Duncan Distortion (DCR: 15.96k)
• Switch Arrangement: Push/Pull Volume Pickup Selector
• Pot Arrangement: One Master Volume
• Hardware: Black
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Sealed Die-Cast with Cloche heads
• Strap Buttons: Standard
• Bridge: Surface-Mounted Floyd Rose Original Double Locking Tremolo
• Knobs: Black Knurled Dome
• Mod: Upgraded bridge pickup
• String Gauge: 9-42
• Case: Hard Shell Case
  

Condition
Overall Condition: ★★★★✯
Body Front: ★★★★✯
Body Back: ★★★★ ·
Body Sides: ★★★★ ·
Fret Board: ★★★★★
Frets: ★★★★ ·
Neck Back: ★★★★ ·
Neck Pocket: ★★★★✯
Headstock Front: ★★★★✯
Headstock Back: ★★★★✯
Headstock Sides: ★★★★✯
Hardware: ★★★★✯
Pickups: ★★★★✯
Bridge: ★★★★✯
Knobs: ★★★★✯