2016 ESP U.S.A. TE-II LTD. ED. EXOTIC ZEBRAWOOD IN NATURAL FINISH

You'll do a triple take when you catch a glimpse of the ESP U.S.A. Limited Edition TE-II!

Limited to 15 guitars worldwide, this exquisite and stunning top isn't just about looks; it also frames the judicious warmth and sustain provided by this guitar's mahogany body with the perfect amount of snap and bite.

The 2016 ESP U.S.A. Exotic Zebrawood TE-II at a glance:

  • Exquisite zebrawood drop top and matching headstock create an eye-catching look
  • Carefully selected tonewoods produce warmth, sustain, and the perfect amount of bite
  • Seymour Duncan humbuckers yield ample output, an airy sizzle, and clear, singing notes
  • Coil tapping provides access to single-coil tones
  • Roasted bird’s-eye maple-topped quartersawn maple neck is super-stable and highly playable
  • Extremely Limited edition — only 15 guitars produced worldwide
  • Includes handwritten limited-edition number, certificate of authenticity, and build sheet
  • ESP® U.S.A. ‘G&G’ Custom Form-Fit Hardshell Case

USD 1,000,000

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description

The ESP U.S.A. TE-II Zebrawood is a special limited-edition guitar made at ESP U.S.A.’s shop in North Hollywood, CA. It combines a classic shape with the very best in modern playability, along with some elegant design features that place it among the best guitars in the world. Its mahogany body is topped with highly-figured, black-bound zebrawood, which is also used on its matching headstock. It features a quarter-sawn thin U-shaped maple neck that’s paired with an amazing roasted Birdseye maple fingerboard. This limited-edition ESP U.S.A. TE-II has high-end components that include direct mount Seymour Duncan Custom and Jazz pickups, with controls that include volume and tone (with a push-pull coil tap), along with a Hipshot hardtail bridge with string-thru-body design, Sperzel locking tuners, and more.

The ESP U.S.A. Limited Edition TE-II is loaded with a first-rate duo of Seymour Duncan pickups. The TB-5 Trembucker Custom in this guitar is an overwound PAF-like humbucker with prominent upper-mids that give rise to articulate cleans and an airy, focused drive that beautifully enhances the inherent warmth of this guitar's tonewoods. The SH-2N Jazz is a bright, vintage-output humbucker with tight lows and scooped mids that sing clearly — even in extreme high-gain situations. And both pickups are coil tapped, providing you with excellent single-coil tones.

The ESP U.S.A. TE-II Zebrawood comes with an ESP U.S.A. case and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications

General

Condition

Brand New (NOS)

Number of Strings

6

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

U.S.A.

Year

2016

Limited Edition / Series

15 pieces worldwide

Weight

8-lbs 15.8-oz

body

Body Type

Solidbody / SS TE-II (Tele)

Body Shape

Singlecut

Body Material

2-pc Mahogany with 2-pc matched highly figured Zebrawood Top

Body Carve

Front: Flat, with Arm Contour

Back: Flat, with deep Waist Contour

Body Binding

Front: Single-ply Ebony Binding

Back: Unbound

Weight Relief

Un-chambered

Build Materials Used

ESP® Proprietary Bonding Glue

Body Finish Type

High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Color

Front: Natural Glossy (Zebrawood)

Back: Glossy Natural (Mahogany)

neck

Neck Material

1-pc Quarter-Sawn Maple, with Satin Finish (back)  

Truss Rod

Black, 2-way Adjustable Dial-Wheel (Neck E.O.B. Access)

Truss Rod Cover

N/A

Peghead Particulars

Front: Unbound, Zebrawood Overlay with ESP® Logo & TE-II Decals | Back: Black ESP® 


Logo, ‘Handcrafted in California’ and Serial Number Decals w/hand-penned ‘13/15’

Neck Profile

Thin “U” Profile

Fingerboard Material

AAA Grade Roasted Birdseye Maple, with Gloss Lacquer Finish

Fingerboard Radius

12.0”

Scale Length

25.5"

No. Frets / Type

22 “XJ” Jescar FW5711 Stainless Steel Frets

Nut Size / Material 

1.650” / Bone

Neck Width

1.640” at 1st fret / 2.030” at 12th fret  

Neck Depth

0.790” at the 1st Fret / 0.890” at the 12th Fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Genuine Abalone Offset Dots, Mother of Pearl ESP® U.S.A. Logo at 12th Fret 

Neck Binding

No

Side Dots

White Pearloid

Neck Joint

Bolt-on

hardware

Bridge

Black, Hipshot® Fixed Bridge, Strings-thru-Body with Stainless Steel Block-Saddles

Tailpiece / Tremolo

No

Tuning Machines

Black, Sperzel® “Trim-lok”™ Tuners, Short-Staggered Posts, Black Buttons, 18:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

Bridge: Black (uncovered) / Neck: Black (uncovered)

Strap Buttons 

Black, Schaller® Straplocks

Pickguard

No

Control Knobs

Black, Knurled Metallic Dome-top  

Switch 

Black, Plastic Tip (Blade)

electronics

Bridge Pickup

Direct-mount Seymour Duncan TB-5 Custom Trembucker, Ceramic Magnet, DCR 14.8k

Middle Pickup

No

Neck Pickup

Direct-mount Seymour Duncan SH-2n Jazz Humbucker, Alnico 5, DCR 7.5k 

Active / Passive

Passive

Series / Parallel

Series

Controls

Master Volume, Master Tone (push-pull), 3-position Blade Pickup Selector

Vol Potentiometer 

500k

Tone Potentiometer  

500k

Capacitors 

.022uF – 20% – 50v values

Harness

Handwired Harness

Coil-split / Coil-tap

Push-pull Coil-split on Tone Control

Piezo

No

Active EQ

No

Kill switch

No

Output Jack

Black, rear-lower-bout countersunk 1/4" 2-Conductor

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

ESP® U.S.A. ‘G&G’ Custom Form-Fit Hardshell Case, Blue Crushed Velvet Interior & lock  

Strap Locks

Schaller

Strings

D’Addario® NYXL Sup-lite (.009-.042 Gauges) 

Tools / Accessories

No

Manual / Literature 

ESP® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual and Build Sheet

C.O.A.

Handwritten and numbered Limited Edition Certificate of Authenticity (#13 of 15)

Other

No 

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units



Disclosure



Some technical Specs may have been extracted from ESP® U.S.A. and/or internet archives. The words ESP® / Seymour Duncan® / Hipshot® / Sperzel® / Schaller® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of the ESP® Company, Japan, and the other named entities, respectively

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