Whitstable Guitars

A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008

2007 Edwards ESP Japan E-LP-85SD Vintage Honeyburst & new fitted hard case




£619.00




JAPAN IMPORT


Here's another superb guitar from Edwards ESP. Usual top quality build and specs from this great guitar builder. Mahogany body with quilted Maple top, Mahogany neck & USA Seymour Duncan pickups.

Edwards guitars are made in Japan by ESP. You won't see very many in the UK & every one of those I have seen has been an import. As far as I am aware, Edwards guitars are generally close replicas of USA guitars & as such, they are just made for the Japanese domestic market. What I will say about them is that they are built to a really high standard & not only that, they use good woods (Ash/Alder/Mahogany etc) and are usually fitted with USA pickups & electrics (CTS pots & switches) and Japanese GOTOH hardwear. The Edwards Les Paul range are always popular & they never hang around very long.

This particular guitar is from 2007 is finished in a lovely Vintage Honeyburst. Overall the condition is good but it had a few knocks by the lower strap button. These have been filled and smoothed but the lower price of this guitar which would usually be listed around £680 reflects this. There is a little tarnishing to the nickel parts but this looks very natural & is expected with age. Otherwise it's excellent. Please check out the gallery photos which shows the damage post repair. The figuring on the Maple top looks great with the Honeyburst finish. The frets show no visible wear & the guitar plays really well.


Please also check out the awesome demo video at the foot of the page. Recorded by session guitarist & friend Rob Burrows, it gives a quick taster of how this guitar can sound. In the video he's playing a black version of the same guitar.
Rob can be contacted via his website for online personal tuition at all levels



                      Edwards ESP Japan E-LP-85SD Vintage Honeyburst


BODY  (Top) Maple (Back) Mahogany with Ivory Binding

NECK Mahogany

FINGERBOARD   Rosewood, 22 frets with Ivory Binding

RADIUS    305R

SCALE    628mm

NUT  Bone (43mm)

INLAY  Pearloid Dish

JOINT  Set-neck

TUNER  GOTOH SD90-SL

BRIDGE  Old Type Tune-Matic & GOTOH GE101Z

PICKUPS  (Neck) Seymour Duncan SH-1n

(Bridge) Seymour Duncan SH-4

PARTS COLOUR  Nickel

CONTROLS  Neck Volume &Tone, Bridge Volume &Tone, Toggle PU Selector

CASE  Brand new Thomann fitted hard case



All in all it's an excellent guitar from ESP that you probably won't find here in the UK



Hard Case

As said many times, all my guitars come shipped in a new black hard case which is included in the price. I find this is the safest way to avoid damage in transit. This case is a nice new fitted one from Thomann in Germany.  Alternatively, if you are collecting the guitar and, like some buyers have cases coming out of their ears, that's no problem, I'll adjust the price (usually around a £30 discount) and I can usually find you an old gigbag to take the guitar away in. The only hard and fast rule I have is that i won't ship a guitar in a gigbag


If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.


Or, you can buy easily and safely using the paypal "buy now" button. Don't forget to select the right option using the drop down menu on price, i.e. Collection, UK shipping or EU shipping. If in doubt, please email me first as Highlands & Islands can sometimes be a little dearer for shipping 

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