EPIC and unexpected NGD!

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This actually happened yesterday, but I've been too busy to post. I'm in Osaka for new year's, and decided to check out the ESP custom shop here. I get in and of course there's all these sweet custom horizon's, ECT.. On a back wall they have kind of a Metallica section, and within it is THE holy grail of guitars for me since I was 8 years old. A white MX explorer! I've always wanted to see one, so I was really excited. Got to play it and had a huge grin on my face.

Worker there asks me if I'm interested,and I tell him at $5k, it's a bit out of my price range right now. He says well I'm very lucky then, because if I'm interested, he just got a used one in that very morning that he can give me for much cheaper. so he brings it out and it's nicely yellowed, a couple minor dings, and the bridge is really badly tarnished, but otherwise in really good shape. I ask him how much and he says $1800 with no taxes because I'm a foreigner. My jaw hit the floor. I was expecting about another 1k over that. So of course I bought it! All of a sudden I own my holy grail guitar, when I would have been happy to just see and play one.

I'm a bit stressed about getting it home, but I'm sure it will be fine *knocks on wood*

Sorry for the long rambling post but I'm sooooo happy!
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You lucky bastard! Also my dream since I was around 8 years old 'er so. What a great deal. Happy NGD!
 
You son of a bitch! That's my Holy Grail as well. What a score. You're so lucky!
 
Rezamatix":3002bks4 said:
thats better than a mint one, trust me!! you can get gnarly with that and not worry about sweating on it, or bumping it. You can REALLY ROCK THE F OUT! Congrats!

Btw. can you go back and pick up a Horizon Im looking for , for me?
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Haha! I'm actually kind of regretting not getting more and better pics of the horizon's, but I was too excited and freaking out about the MX. Only managed to take 2 pics but I'm surprised I managed to get any at all lol.

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Nice dude!!! That's awesome, good for you!!! Those Horizons also looked sweet!! but also VERY expensive!
 
Congrats, the mx is a awesome guitar.
I got one a few months ago and love it.
 
Finally getting your dream guitar at a killer price = EPIC WIN.
I bet it plays and sounds incredible like a good old ESP CS should, congrats!
 
You bastard...I was just there last week and all they had was the white one!!!! oh well, c'est la vie.

They had a rotating display of all their top pieces, took tons of pics, will.post them later.

PS. Visit tobita shinchi, thank me later!
 
xzyryabx":snu5vh0z said:
You bastard...I was just there last week and all they had was the white one!!!! oh well, c'est la vie.

They had a rotating display of all their top pieces, took tons of pics, will.post them later.

PS. Visit tobita shinchi, thank me later!
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Haha, yeah they just got it in that morning. In fact it was still on the bench being cleaned up and set up. I'm really lucky as I had originally planned to go a couple of days before.

I had to look up tobita shinchi. I thought it's some guitar place but Google is telling me otherwise haha. Happily married so I don't think I'll be checking that out lol.
 
Congrats! Just be prepared that the worst case scenario is that customs slaps another 30% on it when you get home, but when you bring it yourself I guess the risk is small compared to if you would ship it.
 
Other than getting one with middle finger inlays, I don't believe it could get any more epic. CONGRATS!!!
 
That is super awesome, also one of my dream guitars!

Congrats and play the hell out of it \m/
 
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