Crazy basses on ESP Japan website

[bassbully]

Cool looking basses. Don't know if they would go in my blues oldies band thou.

 

[willbassyeah]

i personally love 3,5,6, and 9

 

[Toptube]

Ishibashi Music should be able to import these for U.S. customers, FYI.

 

[Inertialsky]

They do have some less wild looking basses of course..

I would rock one of these in a heartbeat. They offer maple or rosewood fretboards

 

[48thStreetCustom]

ESP Japan makes some breath taking guitars for all the Japanese Visual Kai musicians

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[Killer Of Giants]

I dig the finish on the Araya.

me too

 

[PortlandBass77]

HOLY COW! ESP ACTUALLY MAKE GOOD BASSES?????? Time to take a visit to Japan, they seem to have the best basses outside the USA

 

[Geekydad]

I think I'll start saving up for that Andromeda.

A better view of the Doria Yeh Andromeda bassView attachment 491824

Wait, that bass is in that picture too?

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Fun looking, I guess. Style over substance.

 

[Inertialsky]

Is it just me or does this one really look like a hungry Shark?

 

[AaronVonRock]

Is it just me or does this one really look like a hungry Shark?

This was my favorite bass of the lot. Japan comes up with some great stuff.

I dig this one on Ebay, too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ESP-E-II-St...n-/171500024168?pt=Guitar&hash=item27ee32b168

 

[MAJOR METAL]

That J bass looks great!

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

I really like the second to last one, the 6er. I checked up some stats on it, I do not think it is a production bass. From what I gather, it was made for Tetsuya, who is now with Lakland (or as well?) Here are some stats.

ESP Bandit Six

BODY: Alder
NECK: Hard Maple 3P
FINGERBOARD: Maple, 24frets
INLAY: Dot
SCALE: 864mm (Long)
NUT: Bone
JOINT: Bolt-on
TUNER: GOTOH GBS510
BRIDGE: Wilkinson WBBO-6
PICKUPS: (Neck) Bartolini PS46C
(Bridge) Bartolini PS46C
CONTROL: Master Volume, PU Balancer
Treble, Bass, Mid Boost Switch
PRICE: 750,000yen (Without TAX)
with Original Hard Case
Full build-to-order manufacturing

 

[Mystic Michael]

Other than the jazz bass, they are, without doubt, some of the ugliest basses I've ever seen.
Maybe they look good on whatever planet they come from, but here on Earth?
The sixth one down wouldn't be so bad without the ridiculous fret markers and the third from the bottom isn't that bad, except for the silly pickguard, but even some of the really weird Russian and Italian vintage basses weren't this outrageously comic.

Meh. I give ESP high marks for creativity. Whether one happens to like a particular design or not, at least they're thinking outside of the box.

The Japanese are well known for their campy, playful, over the top approach to pop culture. More power to 'em, I say.

MM

 

[Mystic Michael]

Crazy, Unique, Weird.. whatever term you'd like to use. There are some pretty interesting ESP basses available in Japan that we will probably never see in the states. One thing I do hope to see come here is their factory LED equipped necks!

What? No "Hello Kitty" bass???

MM

 

[2cooltoolz]

Withdrawn as condescending.

 

[Hobobob]

You mean to tell me, that different people have ...gulp... DIFFERENT TASTES? Nonsense!

Howsabout instead of telling people they have the taste of a teenager, we just NOT hit that post button and find another thread to contribute to? Especially when it's something as personal and harmless as instrument preference.

 

[Amplified]

HOLY COW! ESP ACTUALLY MAKE GOOD BASSES?????? Time to take a visit to Japan, they seem to have the best basses outside the USA

I think that would be STR.

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[anavar]

look at that Wenge top on the Halibut

 

[_jojo_bass]

Is it just me? Or do they all look heavy?