ESP Original Series Guitars and BassesESP Original Series Guitars and BassesUp till now the ESP Original Series Guitars and Basses have only been available in Japan. They are hand crafted in the ESP Japan Custom Shops but are still production models. The ESP Original Series is the highest level of quality ESP has to offer as a production model. They are incredibly high quality built guitars with the best choice of tone woods and thick Quilted and Flamed Maple caps, they are not thin veneers. These are all beautiful AAAAA tops.The models available now are the Eclipse, FRX, Horizon, Mystique and Stream Bass. They represent the best ESP has to offer other than custom one off built guitars.Other ESP Original Series electric guitar models that are still reserved for Japan are the Antelope, Forest, Snapper, Throbber, Aero, Aero, Potbelly, M-II, MV, M-Seven, VP and Ultratone. The ESP Original Series Bass guitars that have not yet made their way to the USA are the Amaze, AP, Forest, VP, Bottom Line, Halibut and the Bottom Bump although the Bottom Bump is now available in a LTD Version. Although they are not approved for the American Market we have been able to bring in some of these models like the M-Seven. I am curious if we will be seeing more of these models arriving in the US next year.When ESP announced the ESP Original Series at Winter NAMM 2014 in Anaheim CA they had a number of the models built as one off custom shop versions to display. We were ale to bring in a few of them including a 5-String Stream Bass built with the most beautiful birds eye maple and other exotic woods, a Koa Top Mystique, a See Thru Green Mystique and a See Thru Green Horizon. These one off NAMM guitars are also referred to Exhibition Models and have a special Gold Stamp on the back and include a COA (Certificate of Authenticity) While the ESP Original Series has the new Gold ESP Original Series on the back of the headstock the older models that were not built with the intention of shipping them to the US do not.Although not cheap, the non Exhibition Original Series are priced between $3699 and $4999, they are designed for the serious player who will accept no compromise from the quality, tone woods, parts, and looks.Click here For more information on the ESP Original Series.Video Demo by Prashant Aswani
