Signatures and one-offs galore
NAMM 2016: ESP and ESP Custom Shop's NAMM offerings are always highly anticipated, and this year's mix of stonking signatures, including new Hetfield and Hammett models, and extremely desirable one-offs certainly doesn't disappoint.
We took our trusty snapper around the stand and here we present the best of the best of ESP in 2016.
1. James Hetfield ESP Signature Vulture Black Satin MSRP:$6398/STREET:$3999
2. James Hetfield LTD Signature Vulture Black Satin MSRP:$1713/STREET:$1199
3. Kirk Hammett LTD Signature KH-202 Caution Hot Graphic MSRP:$713/SREET$499
4. Kirk Hammett LTD Signature Nosferatu MSRP:$1427/STREET$999
5. Glen Tipton LTD Signature GT-600 Black MSRP:£1570/STREET$1099
6. Alex Skolnik LTD Signature AS-1 Floyd Rose Flamed Maple Black Aqua Sunburst MSRP:£1499/STREET$1049
7. George Lynch LTD Signature GL-BURNT TIGER MSRP:£1856/STREET$1299
8. Max Cavalera ESP Signature RPR Black Desert Camo MSRP:£7198/STREET$4499
9. Tom Araya ESP Sugnature FRX Black Satin MSRP:£7198/STREET$4499
10. Marco Mendoza LTD Signature MM4 Flamed Maple Dark See-thru Green Sunburst
11. ESP Exhibition Limited M-II Corroded Iron
12. ESP Custom Shop Archangel
13. ESP Exhibition Limited Stream-GT Fuel Injection Green
14. ESP Exhibition Limited Mystique-NT Metallic Orange With Graphic
15. ESP Exhibition Limited Eclipse CTM-7 Mars
16. ESP Exhibition Limited Eclipse CTM Orchid Purple Sunburst
17. ESP Exhibition Limited Mystique-CTM-NT See-thru Blue
18. ESP Exhibition Limited FRX-CTM-NT Exotic Gold Leaf
19. ESP Exhibition Limited Mystique-CTM-NT Ivy Green
20. Shinobi!
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