This is really neat. I had always thought that all ESP (non LTD) guitars were made in Japan, this one is marked Korea on the back of the head stock. The guitar includes the case and is in brand new condition minus a bit of box wear.

This is a sample/preproduction guitar. ESP makes the samples to test out various colors, finishes and to show to dealers prior to the actual model being built. They take them to shows like NAMM and start taking preorders for the new years model. Some Samples are never make it into production models.