ESP SRC-6 Custom Shop (1999)
Carpenter's formal debut in the roster of artists with a signature model from ESP's Custom Shop in Kiso, Japan. Classic three-element passive H/H/S configuration.
Known specifications
- Release year
- 1999
- Construction
- Maple neck-through-body, alder wings
- Fretboard
- High-density ebony, full mother-of-pearl binding
- Pickups
- Seymour Duncan JB-7 bridge / '59-7 middle / SSL-7 single-coil neck
- Switching
- 5-position blade selector
- Finish
- Gloss Black, matching headstock, artist signature
Historical significance
Marks Carpenter's formal debut in ESP's Custom Shop. First batch limited to 100 numbered units signed by the guitarist himself.
- Production limited to 100 signed units
- Second-hand value above $8,000
Tuning setup
To be documented.
Derived models
- ESP SRC-7 Custom Shop
Variants and finishes
Black Gloss
Catalog finish, gloss black with matching headstock and the artist signature on the top.
Snow White
Solid snow-white paint with white binding on the fretboard.
Custom Shop order, not part of the standard catalog.
Sonic Blue
Of historical importance: it recovers the original blue/light-blue tone of the first 1998 signature (ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature) before the lacquer turned green over the years through a chemical reaction — the finish now known as "See-Thru Green".
Custom Shop order, not part of the standard catalog.
Rarity
Very high. 100 numbered and signed units.