ESP / 7 strings / 2001
ESP SRC-7 Custom Shop (2001)
Confirmed
Built before the definitive adoption of active pickups.
Huge historical relevance: it was built before Carpenter definitively adopted active pickups, making it one of the very few 7-strings from the brand with an SSL-7 single-coil in the neck position.
Known specifications
- Release year
- 2001
- Construction
- Maple neck-through-body, alder wings
- Fretboard
- High-density ebony, mother-of-pearl binding
- Pickups
- Seymour Duncan JB-7 bridge / '59-7 middle / SSL-7 single-coil neck
- Finish
- Gloss Black
Historical significance
One of the very few 7-string guitars from the brand with a single-coil in the neck position, prior to Carpenter and Deftones' definitive adoption of active pickups.
- Carpenter's first Custom Shop 7-string
- Second-hand value above $8,000
Tuning setup
To be documented.
Derived models
- LTD SC-607
Rarity
Very high. First batch production limited and numbered.