Built at the ESP factory in Japan, the ESP E-II RZK-I Burnt is as unique and intense a guitar as the player who inspired it. Richard ZK is the founder of renowned Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the E-II RZK-I Burnt is based off a guitar that he had built for him at the ESP Custom Shop. The E-II RZK-I Burnt has an amazingly distinctive finish, with heavily-distressed burn markings and gouges over the body top and headstock. Its unique asymmetrical shape offers excellent balance, with a comfortable contoured alder body and a satin-finished maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 extra-jumbo frets, and white neck binding. The E-II RZK-I BURNT is a neck-thru-body design at 25.5” scale, with high-end professional components including Gotoh tuners, ESP strap locks, and a Floyd Rose Original tremolo. It also offers the innovative and flexible Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Series pickup set, with Modern alnico in the neck and Modern ceramic in the bridge, both with metallic red covers. These unique and toneful pickups use a hybrid magnet configuration.
B stock items have minor cosmetic blemishes that do not affect playability and come with full manufacturer’s warranty, as with other new instruments. This one has some extra rub marks to the burnt finish but to be fair it fits in with the whole distressed aesthetic anyway!
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION: Neck-Thru
SCALE: 25.5″
BODY: Alder
NECK: 3Pc Maple
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 305mm
FINISH: Distressed & Burnt
NUT WIDTH: 42mm
NUT TYPE: Locking
NECK CONTOUR: Thin U
FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ
HARDWARE COLOR: Chrome
STRAP BUTTON: ESP Strap Lock
TUNERS: Gotoh
BRIDGE: Floyd Rose Original
NECK PU: Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Modern Alnico Metallic Red
BRIDGE PU: Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Modern Ceramic Metallic Red
ELECTRONICS: Active
ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume/Toggle Switch
STRINGS: Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
CASE: RZK-1 FORM FIT CASE
CASE INCLUDED: Y