1992 / 2000 - ESP EXP & EXP with tremolo - Guitars Collector

- year: from 1992 to 2000 (2003 in Japan) , Japan - Production release
- shape: same of MX-250
- construction: bolt-on (4 screw)
- neck: maple (EXP have angled neck respect the body, EXP W.TREM have neck straight to the body)
- body: mahogany 40mm (TREM version has more thick body, 45mm)

- fingerboard: rosewood 22 frets XJ with pearl dot inlays, 24.75" scale (628mm)
- electronics: active EMG 81 (bridge) / 81 (neck), 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 1 Toggle 3 way switch
- hardware: all black hardware, Gotoh tuners, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar or floyd rose bridge
- logos and serials:
-- front of headstock: "ESP Custom" light grey/gold glittered logo for black guitars, black/gold glittered for white guitars
-- back of headstock: "ESP Custom Guitars" circle logo glittered white for black model, black for white model
-- serial number: XXXXX (5 digits) punched on the bolt plate in the neck. (The date of manufacture is write on pencil on the body of the guitar where is joined to the neck...you have to unscrew the neck).

Here some records:
1992 - 603XX → 618XX

1993 - 619XX → 702XX → number reset
1994 - 166XX → 183XX

1995 - 201XX → 244XX

1996 - 257XX → 261XX

1997 - 273XX → 294XX (MSRP: $2295)

1998 - 301XX → 357XX [also in white] (MSRP: $1999)

1999 - 359XX → 369XX

2000 - 379XX → 414XX

The TREM version was built only in 1992→1995 and 1998→1999.

The WHITE version was built only in 1998 in few pieces.

I think the Bolt Plate numbers are identical to all the ESP model of this period...so the data is useful for all the model with this plate!
If you have other records please help me!!!

- colors and other features: black with hi gloss finish, Olympic white
- notes: The difference with the MX are only two: bolt on neck instead of set neck and rosewood fingerboard instead of ebony fingerboard.

The tremolo version with original Floyd Rose have more thik body (45mm instead of standard 40mm).

Also available at lower price with ESP Custom Pickups instead of EMG.

Available in lefty version as custom order.

The body style of the old ESP Explorer (MX-220, MX-250, EXP) was retired due to Gibson Lawsuit, and a new body style was introduced in 2000 (EX models). Only in Japan you can still find (if you're lucky) or order the old shape called now MX-2. It's hilarious that Gibson in 2012 release the "Epiphone 1984 Explorer EX" copying control pot configuration of ESP MX-220/250/EXP, a sort of revenge...