It 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.

It includes the tool kit. The guitar was recently restrung and set up by the techs at the ESP N Hollywood location. Everything functions as it should but the finish is in not great looking, it has a lot of small pin holes in it. It is not very noticeable but not the quality ESP would allow out the door as a production guitar.