1b4n3z
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It was a lp ctm with the actual gibson ripoff diamond headstock inlay so im guessing 90s??? Anyway i didnt see any dings or breaks and it was the equivalent of $1400 on ishibashi. Somebody scooped it while I was emailing my shipping address to the international sales dude.
Ah bummer!
Those older ESP's are somewhat mysterious - even to ESP staff themselves! I think the one with a diamond inlay might go back to 80's or even earlier, from what little I've heard. The specs wary until late 90's/early 00's and they might not be quite as 'vintage inspired' as these new ones.
For example there is a 3-pickup N-LP-CTM at Kurosawa Ochanomizu (found on Digimart) for about $1270, which looks mighty nice. Pics suggest it hasn't got a long neck tenon, but the fretboard is ebony and it's bound over frets Gibson-style. Looks cool, but who knows what it really is