ESP MIRAGE CUSTOM (1986-1990)

  • ESP Mirage Custom (1988) Fiesta Red

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1986 to 1990

ESP produced the MIRAGE CUSTOM between 1986 and 1990. It was an 80s superstrat like the ESP Mirage Standard but with a full sized humbucker at the bridge and 2 single coil sized balde humbuckers in the middle and neck positions. The Mirage came in a wide variety of colors including Baby Blue, Bubblegum Pink, Candy Apple Blue, Metallic Blue, Metallic Red, Mint Green, Snow White, Transparent Cherry Red, Transparent Blue, Brite Red, Gunmetal Blue, Magenta, Mediterranean Blue, and Pearl Silver

Specifications (21)

Body

Body materialmahogany body
Body shape featuresdouble cutaway
Body styleStratocaster style

Hardware

Bridgedouble locking tremolo
Hardware colorblack hardware

Fretboard

Fingerboard materialebony fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersoffset block fingerboard position markers
Inlay at 12th fretblock logo inlay at 12th fret

General

Finish colorsblack finish, blue finish, green finish, pink finish, red finish, white finish
Finish effectsmetallic finish, transparent finish
Made inJapan
Number of strings6 strings

Neck

Neck jointneck through body
Neck materialmaple neck
Number of frets24 fret
Peghead (headstock)bound headstock
Tuner layoutsix-in-a-row tuners

Controls

Pickup selector controls3-way selector switch, 5-way selector switch
Tone controls1 tone control
Volume controls1 volume control

Electronics

Pickups configuration2 humbucker pickups, 3 humbucker pickups

Prices (6)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
1990kr8000newLars
1987$1500new
2016$1300excellent
1988$550excellent
1986$1200new
1988$1200newNorman

Reviews (1)

ESP MIRAGE CUSTOM (1986-1990) reviewed by Anonymous

5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
great guitar that is easy to shred on.

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