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That white one should be illegal
That white one should be illegal
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I mean 20% off in this case is $3,200 off the bat.
I don't have actuals, but I'm assuming the margin for guitars is probably 40% in general. The dealers that get the exhibition models aren't necessarily waiting for them to sell as much as probably using the exhibition models as a means of showing they have a good relationship with ESP and probably attracting some more custom shop orders.
I'm totally making a guess on that, but while no one is necessarily saying the numbers they are actually paying for exhibition models, it seems like a few years ago the actual amount being paid was typically around $6-7k, so more like decently spec'ed custom order than a showcase price. The room for budging is exceptional here just cause the price tag is so high. Otherwise, it's likely they'll have these guitars just sitting around for years.
If there's a trend that I can see, it's that dealers don't seem to mind having these guitars sit on display for a couple years and then they're willing to make big deals to move them along. There was someone on here a few years ago that went to buy one exhibition guitar and I think ended up getting two because of some crazy deal.
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That white one should be illegal
I think it's a resin top. hardware is made in house by esp japan for their custom buildsWhat even is that type of top? I've never seen anything like it unless it's just some super specific piece of burl that they dyed with black/purple/blues; and same for the bridge? Never seen ESP use anything like that, but it's vaguely Gibraltar-ish.
New ESP CTMs.Sick! What are those?
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Since you live in Tokyo I hafta ask - have you ever been to the shop in Shibuya where they make the exhibition limiteds? Is that even a place you can get a tour of without having a dealer with you for a custom order? Also correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the "other" ESP custom shop also somewhere in Tokyo? Would be awesome to tour both and A/B the build processes!Nice - probably the only one from this whole batch that was genuinely tempting!
Since you live in Tokyo I hafta ask - have you ever been to the shop in Shibuya where they make the exhibition limiteds? Is that even a place you can get a tour of without having a dealer with you for a custom order? Also correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the "other" ESP custom shop also somewhere in Tokyo? Would be awesome to tour both and A/B the build processes!
plenty of raw guitar bodies and parts, and a couple guys setting up finished guitars, but I didn't see anything that looked like what I would call building.
Any idea where the workshop is that you see in the older exhibition limited videos? There's a bunch of start->finish build videos that show a bigger shop just for the guys making one-ish guitar a year. That's what I want to see in person, especially if they have some crazy "wood library" like PRS does.I've been to the "other" custom shop and to the crafthouse -store- in Shibuya. It's probably the same building, and as far as I know, there's no secret handshake or anything, but it's not like I walked by guys sanding guitar bodies, etc. Same for the other place -- plenty of raw guitar bodies and parts, and a couple guys setting up finished guitars, but I didn't see anything that looked like what I would call building.
That's cool you saw the finest CS in the world with your own eyes. I imagined it to be a huge, maybe 5,000+ sq ft "factory" with like 10 master luthiers and then a bunch of shop workers and apprentices - it sounds like its more like the small little luthier shops that are run out of executive business office lots thoI've been to the "other" custom shop and to the crafthouse -store- in Shibuya. It's probably the same building, and as far as I know, there's no secret handshake or anything, but it's not like I walked by guys sanding guitar bodies, etc. Same for the other place -- plenty of raw guitar bodies and parts, and a couple guys setting up finished guitars, but I didn't see anything that looked like what I would call building.
That's cool you saw the finest CS in the world with your own eyes. I imagined it to be a huge, maybe 5,000+ sq ft "factory" with like 10 master luthiers and then a bunch of shop workers and apprentices - it sounds like its more like the small little luthier shops that are run out of executive business office lots tho
That's cool you saw the finest CS in the world with your own eyes. I imagined it to be a huge, maybe 5,000+ sq ft "factory" with like 10 master luthiers and then a bunch of shop workers and apprentices - it sounds like its more like the small little luthier shops that are run out of executive business office lots tho
Its a long thread, so maybe I missed it, but what did you mean by "other" custom shop? There is Tokyo and the new US shop right? anyway, you must have such great guitar stories and experiences - and you have an Essi 8 so, you're a lucky, lucky guitarist!
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Would buy if it had a floyd. Does it have SS frets?