| ESP Kamikaze 1 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | ESP |
| Period | 1986 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-On |
| Woods | |
| Body | Maple |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Floyd Rose Original Bridge |
| Pickup(s) | Seymour Duncan Screamin' Demon (Bridge)/ESP SH-120 single coil |
| Colors available | |
| custom Kamikaze design | |
ESP Kamikaze is a guitar model distributed by ESP.
The Kamikaze was created when George Lynch entered an ESP shop in Tokyo while on tour looking for a replacement neck. He learned that ESP also made custom guitars, so he created the Kamikaze.
The Kamikaze was the first guitar in ESP's Signature Series.
Kamikaze I- Original kamikaze model with black/tan/yellow/red color scheme, ebony fretboard, maple body and neck. George Lynch's original did not have a recess cavity for the tremolo system, but it is recessed on the ESP signature Series.
Kamikaze II- Same specs as the Kamikaze I with a blue/red/white color scheme, the Kamikaze II was the first kamikaze model, and therefore the first signature series guitar, that ESP has put on the market.
Kamikaze III- Same as others with a White/black/tan color scheme.
Kamikaze IV- much different from the other models with a fluorescent color scheme, reverse sawtooth headstock (as opposed to a reverse banana). This guitar has similar woods to a les paul (maple top on mahogany body) unlike les pauls, and other Kamikaze models, this guitar has a maple fretboard instead of ebony.