Edwards/ESP Ritchie Blackmore / Yngwie Malmsteen Strat MIJ

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For sale is this limited edition Edwards "Ritchie Blackmore Tribute" Strat, made in Japan. The main highlight is the scalloped neck, which is a must-have for Neoclassical guys like Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen and allows for fast playing a great wide finger vibrato.If you're not familiar with the Ewards brand, here is some background info:The ESP Edwards Series of musical instruments, are produced for the Japanese market, originally consisting of Fender and Gibson replicas. They are generally considered to be of almost equal quality to the main ESP brand, the fundamental difference being the tonewoods. However, hardware such as pickups, tuners and tremolo are almost identical. [1 ]In many cases, Edwards guitars are built from more expensive materials than their Korean ESP LTD counterparts... Although these guitars are officially only available to the Japanese market, they are imported worldwide by guitar retailers.Here are the specs:E-SE-112R/RE(Ritchie Blackmore tribute) Crafted in Japan Alder bodyLacquered finish Maple neck Rosewood fingerboard Scalloped fingerboard Bolt on joint Seymour Duncan SSL-4T pickups. Inked serial number Vintage White light relic finish Limited model ESP gig bag In short, this is a kick-ass rock Strat with a scalloped neck and beefy single-coils. If you ever wondered what it's like to play a scalloped read more