ESP M-1 Custom
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1987 to 1994
The ESP M-1 Custom was a neck-through-body superstrat made from 1987 until 1994. The M-1 Custom had a single humbucking pickuo, double locking vibrato and pointy headstock. The pickup was an ultra high output ESP humbucker, with +10 dB preamp cirtcuitry. A wide range of finish options were available (including metallic and sunburst) - although some colors were only available for certain years of manufacture.
Specifications (19)
Controls
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
| Pickup selector controls | 1 coil tap switch |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | ESP pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 1 humbucker pickup |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, red finish, white finish |
| Made in | Japan |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body material | alder body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
Hardware
| Bridge | double locking tremolo |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | offset block fingerboard position markers |
| Inlay at 12th fret | block logo inlay at 12th fret |
Neck
| Neck joint | neck through body |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 24 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $900 | good | ||
| 1988 | 4990 FIM | excellent | Jphuovinen | |
| 1986 | kr10900 | excellent | Øyvind Lurås | Left handed version. Original case. |
