Overview
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ESP produced the XJ-6 between 1996 and 2003, although it was only available in Japan from 2002 to 2003. It had a retro-styled ash or alder body shaped like a Fender Jaguar / Jazzmaster. Fingerboard was rosewood or maple with 22 extra jumbo frets and an "ESP" inlay at the 12 fret. Pickups were two Seymour Duncan mini humbuckers with a 3-way selector switch and a coil-split, series or parallel switch. Also available as a 12 string - the XJ-12 model.
The first version 1996-2001 had a reverse headstock, then from 2001-2003 they had a standard headstock. The "ESP" 12 fret inlay is also missing on the second version and the second version had exclusively alder bodies and one piece maple necks. There were also differences in the mini-humbuckers: the first version had a Seymour Duncan SH-1n at the neck and Seymour Duncan SH-1b at the bridge the second version had Seymour Duncan SH-2n at the neck and Seymour Duncan SH-4 at the bridge. The second version had a metal control plate like the Fender Jaguar.
The XJ-6 is currently available (in 2014) as part of the LTD range.
Specifications (25)
Body
Body material | alder body, ash body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Body style | Jaguar style body |
Pickguard material | shell pickguard |
Hardware
Bridge | Gotoh GTC-101 bridge |
Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | maple fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Inlay at 12th fret | ESP inlay at 12th fret |
General
Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, gold finish, white finish |
Finish effects | metallic finish |
Made in | Japan |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
Neck joint | bolt on neck |
Neck material | maple neck |
Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Nut | bone nut |
Peghead (headstock) | reverse headstock |
Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 1 tone control |
Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | Seymour Duncan SH-1 pickup(s), Seymour Duncan SH-2 pickup(s), Seymour Duncan SH-4 pickup(s) |