Nothing really rare about this guitar except the price. 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.

Specs from the 2010 ESP website.

• Neck-Thru-Body Construction
• 35" Scale
• Mahogany Body
• Ebony Top
• 5 Pc Maple/Mahogany Neck
• Ebony Fingerboard
• 42mm Standard Nut
• Extra Thin U Neck Contour
• 24 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• ESP Tuners
• ESP BB-604 Bridge
• ESP SB-4 (B & N) p.u.
• ESP ABQ-3 3-Band Active EQ
• Finish: NG