ESP Kamikaze 1 - 7 String Custom Shop on order

eelblack2 · 05-21-2007, 01:23 PM

***Update 13 months later - the poignant melodrama is almost at an end... the guitar was shipped from ESP Japan to Matt's in MA, and is now on the way to me in FL due July, 2nd, 2008.***

Ive been wanting to try other 7's than Ibanez for a while now. Almost pulled the trigger on a MMJP7 or Carvin747 at different times but something always stopped me. I think more than anything I just wanted a 7 not-off-the-shelf, yet still made by a major manufacturer. A single coil in the neck was a MUST also. I was reading those George Lynch appreciation threads then the idea came to me. As a goof I contacted Matt at Matt's Music who was recommended to me at Jemsite as good ESP vendor. (I considered DCGL, but I was gonna ask a stoopid question, and I didnt want to get laughed at by someone I have been buying from already.) Would ESP consider making me a Kamikaze 1, but in a 7 string version. Identical specs, but obviously wider neck (48MM nut), OFR7, SD 7 p.u.'s, etc. As I was asking Matt, he pretty much said Ill ask for you, but I seriously doubt it because Lynch is not a 7 guy and this is a sig guitar. A week goes by and no reply then out of the blue I get a VM thats says ESP will do it for 6k list. I got excited, but then wary, what if they think they are gonna just mutate a horizon7 or M series etc with a Kamikaze paintjob? Also while I was at it, I figured I'd push my luck and ask for GL-20 inlays, why not - shoot the moon. A week and a half goes by and nothing. Great, I guess they realized I was asking to mutate someone's signature guitar into something totally unintended by the artist. Then out of the blue I get this response:

Matt:

YES ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT NO GL-20 INLAYS. STRAIGHT BOMB INLAYS OK.

Matt Masciandaro

President & CEO, The ESP Guitar Co.

The ESP Guitar Company :: 2007 USA Website

Needless to say credit card was whipped out this morning. They told me roughly 6 months (as if - ed. June 2008), but I could see 8-10 as a possibility (keep dreaming biotch - ed. June 2008), based on what I have been reading at the ESP forum. Here is what the guitar will look like roughly. Add a 7th string and replace the plane inlay with a bombs like the rest of the fingerboard.

velocity · 05-21-2007, 01:26 PM

nikt · 05-21-2007, 01:37 PM

WOW. this will be a nice custom

technomancer · 05-21-2007, 01:43 PM

Awesome on everything but the price

yevetz · 05-21-2007, 01:44 PM

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rev2010 · 05-21-2007, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eelblack2

Ive been wanting to try other 7's than Ibanez for a while now. Almost pulled the trigger on a MMJP7 or Carvin747 at different times but something always stopped me.

Whoa, so you decided the best route to try other 7's was to drop 6K on a custom!? LOL. Congrats on the purchase man, I'm sure you're gonna love it. Wow, 6K on a custom, I'd probably be nervous playing it hehehe. More power to ya

Rev.

eelblack2 · 05-21-2007, 01:48 PM

Its 6k list, retail is quite a bit lower. Ill ask Matt if its ok to post the street price.

skinhead · 05-21-2007, 01:52 PM

I don't like it, IMHO that headstock it's very ugly.

Sebastian · 05-21-2007, 01:57 PM

Well.. I alson dont like the headstock.. but the custon shure will be great !

Rev2010 · 05-21-2007, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eelblack2

Its 6k list, retail is quite a bit lower. Ill ask Matt if its ok to post the street price.

Ah, you're right, forgot it was list price.

Rev.

05-21-2007, 01:23 PM	#1
eelblack2 H8ing Non Shermans Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 1,336 Real Name: Lee Main Seven: Shermans Main ERG: Sherman 8 and 9 Rig: JMP1>Triaxis>9100 Thanked: 8	ESP Kamikaze 1 - 7 String Custom Shop on order *Update 13 months later - the poignant melodrama is almost at an end... the guitar was shipped from ESP Japan to Matt's in MA, and is now on the way to me in FL due July, 2nd, 2008.* Ive been wanting to try other 7's than Ibanez for a while now. Almost pulled the trigger on a MMJP7 or Carvin747 at different times but something always stopped me. I think more than anything I just wanted a 7 not-off-the-shelf, yet still made by a major manufacturer. A single coil in the neck was a MUST also. I was reading those George Lynch appreciation threads then the idea came to me. As a goof I contacted Matt at Matt's Music who was recommended to me at Jemsite as good ESP vendor. (I considered DCGL, but I was gonna ask a stoopid question, and I didnt want to get laughed at by someone I have been buying from already.) Would ESP consider making me a Kamikaze 1, but in a 7 string version. Identical specs, but obviously wider neck (48MM nut), OFR7, SD 7 p.u.'s, etc. As I was asking Matt, he pretty much said Ill ask for you, but I seriously doubt it because Lynch is not a 7 guy and this is a sig guitar. A week goes by and no reply then out of the blue I get a VM thats says ESP will do it for 6k list. I got excited, but then wary, what if they think they are gonna just mutate a horizon7 or M series etc with a Kamikaze paintjob? Also while I was at it, I figured I'd push my luck and ask for GL-20 inlays, why not - shoot the moon. A week and a half goes by and nothing. Great, I guess they realized I was asking to mutate someone's signature guitar into something totally unintended by the artist. Then out of the blue I get this response: Matt: YES ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT NO GL-20 INLAYS. STRAIGHT BOMB INLAYS OK. Matt Masciandaro President & CEO, The ESP Guitar Co. The ESP Guitar Company :: 2007 USA Website Needless to say credit card was whipped out this morning. They told me roughly 6 months (as if - ed. June 2008), but I could see 8-10 as a possibility (keep dreaming biotch - ed. June 2008), based on what I have been reading at the ESP forum. Here is what the guitar will look like roughly. Add a 7th string and replace the plane inlay with a bombs like the rest of the fingerboard. Last edited by eelblack2; 06-30-2008 at 10:27 AM.

05-21-2007, 01:43 PM	#4
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