ESP Edwards Custom Flying V owned by Grammy-winning producer/engineer Andy Sneap and stage played by him on tour with Judas Priest! This guitar has Andy's custom modifications of Fishman Fluence zebra pickups with USB charging interface installed to the back of the guitar in an ultra sleek setup. Andy Sneap is of course royalty in the world of heavy metal, having produced and engineered for the biggest names in the industry from Megadeth to Killswitch Engage, Saxon, Exodus, Testament, Accept, Ronnie James Dio, Trivium, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Fear Factory and more! His engineering helped earn Dream Theater a Grammy for Best Metal Performance at the 2022 Grammy's!
Andy brought his collection of ESP Edwards guitars to our studio, where they have lived for the past few years. You can watch an hour long interview with him on our YouTube channel where he brought these guitars and Megadeth's custom DDrum bubinga drum kit used to record the "Endgame" album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjKc0eSQXFk
We have sold his Stratocaster but still have the two other Flying V guitars available for sale along with this one if you want the set!
ESP use their Edwards brand to build classic Gibson designs like the Flying V, although the creation and export of those designs have seemingly come to an end with Gibson winning a landmark lawsuit against Dean Guitars for the use of classic Gibson shapes. These premium Japanese guitars are built by ESP's same team of top tier luthiers and craftsmen.
Being able to buy a guitar that has been played to the masses on tour with Judas Priest is virtually unheard of! This example was custom upgraded by Andy Sneap and is one-of-a-kind. If you want the very best, you are looking at it!
This epic Judas Priest toured guitar is part of the world famous instrument collection at Essex Recording Studios!
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International buyers are welcome! We ship to any country in the world! This guitar will be packed and shipped with love, care and respect! The guitar has minor marks to be expected but is in fantastic overall condition for an artist owned and toured guitar. You are welcome to collect the guitar in person if you are local to our studio in Southend, England at postcode SS1 1AB directly opposite Southend Central train station. Just get in touch with us at Essex Recording Studios to make an appointment for collection.
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