ESP ANGEL SWORD custom guitar
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1993
This guitar was custom made by ESP for Takamizawa, the guitar player from Japanese rock band The Alfee. It has a Steinberger style bridge with tuners. Single humbucking pickup, marked Takamizawa custom. Carved bird/angel shaped body. Headless bolt-on neck is shaped to look like a sword, and has a locking nut. An inscription in the sword handle reads "20th Anniversary. The Alfee. Since 1972 - '93". This suggests it was made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the band formed by Takamizawa and 3 friends.
One was offered for sale on e-Bay in 2007 for $4,500, another was offered for $4999 in 2010.
Specifications
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $4500 | excellent | Offered for sale at this price in online auction. | |
| 2010 | $4999 | excellent | Offered for sale at this price in online auction. | |
| 2003 | $1250 | excellent | jacob |
2 Comments
ESP SWORD ANGEL on ebay
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I found ESP SWORD ANGEL is for sale on ebay!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160405910422&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Thanks for spotting this one!
Submitted by guitar-list on
Brilliant,
These hardly ever come up for sale. there's some great pictures there as well.
I'll have to grab a copy of the photos before they are gone forever,
Nathan