ESP USA CUSTOM SERIES

In the late 1990s ESP had a custom shop in Los Angeles and this is where I believe these USA Custom Series guitars were made. Only limited numbers of USA Custom Series instruments were made up until around 2001. The Custom Series used top quality components, materials and craftsmanship (they were even fancier than the ESP USA Deluxe Series) - they can be recognised by their flamed maple tops, abalone lined ebony fingerboards with "Custom" block inlays at the 12th fret.

ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM

The ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM was made between 1998 and 2001. It was a mahogany bodied super strat, with a flamed maple top, bolt on maple neck, ebony fingerboard with abalone purfling, dot inlays and block "Custom" inlay at the 12th fret. Pickups were Seymour Duncan humbuckers: initially JB and '59s, changed to SH-4 and SH-1 in 2001.

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ESP USA M-II CUSTOM

The ESP USA M-II Custom was made around 2000-2001. Special features include abalone purfling on the ebony fingerboard and a 12th fret "Custom" block inlay.

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ESP USA MH CUSTOM

ESP produced the USA MH CUSTOM  between 2000 and 2001. It was a high end super strat with figured maple top, mahogany body, bolt-on maple neck with ebony fingerboard. The block "Custom" inlay at the 12th fret clearly identifies this guitar as USA MH Custom.

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ESP USA MV CUSTOM

Made in 2001 the ESP USA MV Custom was a super strat with mahogany body, maple top, bolt on maple neck, ebony fingerboard with abalone purfling and block "Custom" inlay at the 12th fret.

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Specifications:

ModelImageBindingFinish colorsFinish effectsMade inNumber of stringsScale length
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
natural bindingamber finish, blue finish, green finish, natural finish, purple finish, red finishsatin finish, transparent finishUSA6 strings25.5 inches scale-length
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
----6 strings25.5 inches scale-length
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
natural bindingamber finish, blue finish, green finish, natural finish, purple finish, red finishsatin finish, sunburst finish, transparent finishUSA6 strings25.5 inches scale-length
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
white bindingblue finish, orange finishtransparent finishUSA6 strings24.75 inches scale-length
ModelBody materialBody shape featuresBody styleBody top material
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
mahogany bodydouble cutawaysuper strat style bodyfigured maple body top
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
mahogany bodydouble cutawaysuper strat style bodyflamed maple body top
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
mahogany bodydouble cutawaysuper strat style bodyfigured maple body top
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
mahogany bodydouble cutawaysuper strat style bodyflamed maple body top
ModelBridgeHardware colorTailpieceTuners
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
tune-o-matic bridgeblack hardwarestop tailpieceSperzel locking tuners
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
Floyd Rose tremoloblack hardware-Sperzel locking tuners
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
Floyd Rose tremoloblack hardware-Sperzel locking tuners
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
tune-o-matic bridgeblack hardwarestrings through-body tailpieceSperzel locking tuners
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markersInlay at 12th fret
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markersblock logo inlay at 12th fret
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markersblock logo inlay at 12th fret
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markersblock logo inlay at 12th fret
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers-
ModelNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsTuner layoutNutPeghead (headstock)
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
bolt on neckmaple neck24 fretthree-each-side--
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
bolt on neck-24 fretsix-in-a-row tunerslocking nutreverse headstock
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
bolt on neckmaple neck24 fretsix-in-a-row tuners--
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
bolt on neckmaple neck24 fretsix-in-a-row tuners--
ModelPickup selector controlsTone controlsVolume controls
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
ModelPickups brand and modelPickups configuration
ESP USA HORIZON CUSTOM
1998 to 2001
Seymour Duncan SH-1 pickup(s), Seymour Duncan SH-4 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ESP USA M-II CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
EMG 81 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ESP USA MH CUSTOM
2000 to 2001
EMG 81 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ESP USA MV CUSTOM
2001
Seymour Duncan SH-4 pickup(s), Seymour Duncan SSL-1 pickup(s)1 single coil and 1 humbucker pickup