ESP吉他序列号及圆戳分类
打ESP品牌Logo的吉他，最近一段时间ESP的序列号和圆戳标记比较乱，尤其是ESP在2007年
开始使用了带有“Signature Series”的圆戳后。
以前ESP的签名系列都是Custom Shop生产的，序列号基本是K打头的，K表示吉他是在ESP
的Kiso Custom Shop生产的，圆戳基本有两种，一种是”ESP Custom Guitars“，另一种
是”ESP Custom Shop“。这个时期的签名系列的序列号非常明确。
但是ESP在2007年开始用Signature Series的圆戳后，序号有些混乱了。ESP的一种签名琴
会有不同的圆戳和序列号：
（1）使用”ESP Custom Shop"圆戳，序列号是K打头的，这种是在Custom Shop小批量生产
的，价格最贵，质量和做工基本和代言人手里的琴差别不大
（2）使用”ESP Signature Series“圆戳，但是序列号是K打头的，这种是在Custom Sho
p产量较大的，价格便宜些
（3）使用”ESP Signature Series“圆戳，但是序列号是SS打头的，这种不是在Custom
Shop生产的，价格相对比较低。
但是从外形看，上述三种序列号的签名琴差别不大，但内在质量差别是比较大的，所以价
位上有较大差异。所以这是ESP为拓展市场的策略，尤其对追求ESP Logo和名人效应的消费
群体。
对于收藏来说，只有打”ESP Custom Guitars“或”ESP Custom Shop“圆戳或干脆没有任
何标记和没有序列号（为艺术家定做的）才有收藏价值。:)
ESP的很多最顶级的名琴是根本没有序列号的。
custom shop分类：
首字母表示ESP Custom Shop地名。
K= Kiso Custom Shop，主要制作量产的Custom Shop
T=Takada Custom Shop，主要制作订单生产的One Off的琴
CH = Craft House，ESP Custom Shop里工艺最好的，制作参展琴、特殊设计的琴和艺人手
里用的琴。
TH=Tech House，主要制作订单生产的One Off的琴
定做ESP时，可以选制琴工坊和制琴师（只要花银子即可）。通常意义上Craft House是工
艺最好的，Craft House以作特殊外形的琴出名；其次是Takada Custom Shop，Takada以精
工细作出名。TH比较少见了，很多TH作的琴都不打ESP的Logo。Kiso基本是Custom Shop里
的“大路货”，最常见，质量还不错。
ESP has 6 Custom Shops in Japan;
Technical House - serial number THxxxxxxx
Craft House - s/n CHxxxxxxx
Kiso CS - s/n Kxxxxxxx
Takada, Tokyo CS - s/n Txxxxxxx
Sado Island CS - s/n Sxxxxxxx
N(agoya?) CS - s/n Nxxxxxxx
Technical House and Craft House are walk-in guitar shops which make also custom order and artist guitars. Both located in Tokyo Central.
Technical House and Craft House 是一个制琴店，可以在那直接指定custom order或者代言人的琴，位于东京的中心地区
Kiso is a factory which makes custom order, Original Series guitars, and Custom Shop versions of Signature guitars.
Kiso是定作custom order，original系列以及CS级别的琴名款
Takada makes most of the Japanese market custom orders, but also some of the oversea customer's order guitars.
Takada制作日本市场的custom oder，以制作一些国外顾客的custom order
Sado CS is located in Sado Island and makes bolt-on guitars only.
Sado位于Sado岛，而且只制作拴接的吉他
The "N" custom shop stands for Navigator
N系列号代表Navigator
All of these shops above make guitars by hand only, with the highest quality timber and craftmanship. No CNC machines are being used.
上述所作的吉他都是手工制作，用最高的工艺，不用数控机器（我不相信 ）
Navigator guitars are basically ESP CS guitars with a different logo. They make them in all of the shops above.
Navigator等同于ESP CS，用了不同的logo，上述所有工厂都在制作
The Standard Series factory is located in the Kiso Factory. Standard Series guitars aren't made by the same team that makes the Kiso CS guitars though. SS guitars are mostly made by using CNC machines and finished and assembled by hand. The timber used is not the highest quality like on the CS guitars, but still good. I'd say the quality is in between the Edwards models and CS models. The s/n of the SS series guitars are usually starting with SS, but there's some special order runs made by retail stores which may have different serial. Like Pro Music Tools special orders = PMTxxxxxxx. These always have the "Standard Series" stamp on the back of the headstock.
外销系列位于Kiso厂子，但是制作的人不同。用数控机床制作，并且工艺不是最高的。有些厂子可以订制外销特别宽，序列号可能会被标以dealer的名字
The only way to figure out for sure where a guitar was made is the s/n. There's also the stamps, but Japanese market guitars don't usually have them. The current serial numbering system was started in 2000, so guitars made before that may not have a s/n at all, or a s/n which doesn't really give any info.
这个序列号系统开使于2000年，之前的没法确定！
开始使用了带有“Signature Series”的圆戳后。
以前ESP的签名系列都是Custom Shop生产的，序列号基本是K打头的，K表示吉他是在ESP
的Kiso Custom Shop生产的，圆戳基本有两种，一种是”ESP Custom Guitars“，另一种
是”ESP Custom Shop“。这个时期的签名系列的序列号非常明确。
但是ESP在2007年开始用Signature Series的圆戳后，序号有些混乱了。ESP的一种签名琴
会有不同的圆戳和序列号：
（1）使用”ESP Custom Shop"圆戳，序列号是K打头的，这种是在Custom Shop小批量生产
的，价格最贵，质量和做工基本和代言人手里的琴差别不大
（2）使用”ESP Signature Series“圆戳，但是序列号是K打头的，这种是在Custom Sho
p产量较大的，价格便宜些
（3）使用”ESP Signature Series“圆戳，但是序列号是SS打头的，这种不是在Custom
Shop生产的，价格相对比较低。
但是从外形看，上述三种序列号的签名琴差别不大，但内在质量差别是比较大的，所以价
位上有较大差异。所以这是ESP为拓展市场的策略，尤其对追求ESP Logo和名人效应的消费
群体。
对于收藏来说，只有打”ESP Custom Guitars“或”ESP Custom Shop“圆戳或干脆没有任
何标记和没有序列号（为艺术家定做的）才有收藏价值。:)
ESP的很多最顶级的名琴是根本没有序列号的。
custom shop分类：
首字母表示ESP Custom Shop地名。
K= Kiso Custom Shop，主要制作量产的Custom Shop
T=Takada Custom Shop，主要制作订单生产的One Off的琴
CH = Craft House，ESP Custom Shop里工艺最好的，制作参展琴、特殊设计的琴和艺人手
里用的琴。
TH=Tech House，主要制作订单生产的One Off的琴
定做ESP时，可以选制琴工坊和制琴师（只要花银子即可）。通常意义上Craft House是工
艺最好的，Craft House以作特殊外形的琴出名；其次是Takada Custom Shop，Takada以精
工细作出名。TH比较少见了，很多TH作的琴都不打ESP的Logo。Kiso基本是Custom Shop里
的“大路货”，最常见，质量还不错。
ESP has 6 Custom Shops in Japan;
Technical House - serial number THxxxxxxx
Craft House - s/n CHxxxxxxx
Kiso CS - s/n Kxxxxxxx
Takada, Tokyo CS - s/n Txxxxxxx
Sado Island CS - s/n Sxxxxxxx
N(agoya?) CS - s/n Nxxxxxxx
Technical House and Craft House are walk-in guitar shops which make also custom order and artist guitars. Both located in Tokyo Central.
Technical House and Craft House 是一个制琴店，可以在那直接指定custom order或者代言人的琴，位于东京的中心地区
Kiso is a factory which makes custom order, Original Series guitars, and Custom Shop versions of Signature guitars.
Kiso是定作custom order，original系列以及CS级别的琴名款
Takada makes most of the Japanese market custom orders, but also some of the oversea customer's order guitars.
Takada制作日本市场的custom oder，以制作一些国外顾客的custom order
Sado CS is located in Sado Island and makes bolt-on guitars only.
Sado位于Sado岛，而且只制作拴接的吉他
The "N" custom shop stands for Navigator
N系列号代表Navigator
All of these shops above make guitars by hand only, with the highest quality timber and craftmanship. No CNC machines are being used.
上述所作的吉他都是手工制作，用最高的工艺，不用数控机器（我不相信 ）
Navigator guitars are basically ESP CS guitars with a different logo. They make them in all of the shops above.
Navigator等同于ESP CS，用了不同的logo，上述所有工厂都在制作
The Standard Series factory is located in the Kiso Factory. Standard Series guitars aren't made by the same team that makes the Kiso CS guitars though. SS guitars are mostly made by using CNC machines and finished and assembled by hand. The timber used is not the highest quality like on the CS guitars, but still good. I'd say the quality is in between the Edwards models and CS models. The s/n of the SS series guitars are usually starting with SS, but there's some special order runs made by retail stores which may have different serial. Like Pro Music Tools special orders = PMTxxxxxxx. These always have the "Standard Series" stamp on the back of the headstock.
外销系列位于Kiso厂子，但是制作的人不同。用数控机床制作，并且工艺不是最高的。有些厂子可以订制外销特别宽，序列号可能会被标以dealer的名字
The only way to figure out for sure where a guitar was made is the s/n. There's also the stamps, but Japanese market guitars don't usually have them. The current serial numbering system was started in 2000, so guitars made before that may not have a s/n at all, or a s/n which doesn't really give any info.
这个序列号系统开使于2000年，之前的没法确定！
还没人转发这篇日记
