ESP Mirage ???

[Jonny R]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

Cool, thanks Hot_Grits. I thought you'd know about it.

Just popped out to have another look at the guitar.

I know it's cheap for an ESP (US$380 or thereabouts) but I realised that it's not really me.

I'd like a Tele-Gib, and would be happy to have an ESP one, but it has that big mirrored reflector (yeah, I could probably get it off the gat) on it, and it has a Floyd Rose. Nothing wrong with having a Floyd but I'd prefer a Tele-Gib to be hard-tail.

Given I don't play much heavy music anymore I also came to the conclusion that I probably wouldn't use it much. I also have a H-S-H mahogany/maple guitar anyways...so in the end decided not to buy it.

How much was the Vernon Maverick guitar going for?

[Hot _Grits]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

Dunno. Eddie at Cadenza never tell you what his guitars are selling for, He's a bit odd like that.

[Jonny R]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

Huh? How do you pay then, just write him a blank cheque and take the guitar?

[Hot _Grits]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

It's, ah, complicated.

Here's how it works (or doesn't): spot a guitar you like and ask how much it's going for. Very occasionally, he'll quote a price. MOST of the time, he'll do one of two things:

-Scratch his chin, and say something along the lines of "well, It's not really for sale. Perhaps if I got the right price..."

-ask you "how much do you think it's worth" -this is his cue that he will eventually, after three to five more questions, he will reveal his asking price. From there, it's a fifty percent chance that you'll end up offering a decent price and he'll turn around and decide it definitely isn't for sale.

-I think what he trys to do is gauge interest and capability to buy, and price on the spot accordingly. Frustrating. Nice enough bloke, though.


I wonder how he pays the rent. Maybe his shop is equivalent to the pointless little specialty stores you see around wher I live, that seem to be no use to anyone except as a tax writeoff for Daddy/Hubby...

[orbiter]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

the tele ESP's were called Eclipse's





and in some non USA markets the M series is referred to as the maverick .. though the mavs I remember from way back were a bit different than the M of that period.

There may have been a mirage tele type thang ... but I'm unable to recall seeing one... I do remember these eclipses though.

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

It's, ah, complicated.
Here's how it works (or doesn't): spot a guitar you like and ask how much it's going for. Very occasionally, he'll quote a price. MOST of the time, he'll do one of two things:
-Scratch his chin, and say something along the lines of "well, It's not really for sale. Perhaps if I got the right price..."
-ask you "how much do you think it's worth" -this is his cue that he will eventually, after three to five more questions, he will reveal his asking price. From there, it's a fifty percent chance that you'll end up offering a decent price and he'll turn around and decide it definitely isn't for sale.

Dude, that sounds like a side quest in an rpg!!

[Hot _Grits]

Re: ESP Mirage ???

Well, the introduction of a twenty-sided dice may actually bring the greater possibility of a tangible result...