The guitars, with their modern Super ST shape and M (Mirage) designation, are easily identified by their flat top body and pointed headstock with 6-in-line mechanics. The alder body of the E-II M-II HT Mercury Blue Burst guitar is adorned with a fancy maple root top backed by a Mercury Blue Burst finish and bright binding. Glued to the three-piece maple neck with a set-thru construction, i.e. a neck recessed deeper into the body, is an ebony fingerboard fitted with twenty-four Extra Jumbo stainless steel frets. Orientation around the fingerboard surface is facilitated by offset position markers and an ESP inlay on the twelfth fret.
Two Bare Knuckle Aftermath active humbuckers with Battleworn Black covers provide a modern twist to the instrument's sound with amplified bass response, punchy mids and precise tonal articulation in the treble. Controls in the form of volume potentiometers, tone shutter and a three-position pickup switch offer complete control over the sound of the pickups. Push/pull tone shutter function can be used to change the sonic character of the humbucker to single-coil.
The strings are anchored in Gotoh's locking tuning machines and Hipshot through the body.The stylish finish is accentuated by black hardware. The guitar is supplied in a case.
ESP has been making electric guitars since 1984 and satisfied customers include Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Ronnie Wood and Max Cavalera.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Mercury Blue Burst
- Colour: Blue
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: Super ST model
- Body: Alder
- Top: Maple
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: Thin U
- Scale: 648 mm
- Radius: 12 "
- Number of Frets: 24
- Nut Width: 42 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Pickup Configuration: H-H
- Pickup model: 2x BareKnuckle Aftermath Direct Mount Battle Worn Black
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone (Push/Pull)
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way
- Bridge: Fixed
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh Locking
- Hardware: Black
- MIDI: No
- USB: No
- Hard Case: Yes
- Case: No
- Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Super Light (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
- Country of Production: Japan