ESP VIPER Description
- offset waist/double cutaway mahogany body with pointed horns, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard, bound headstock with three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, two ESP LH-200 humbuckers with nickel covers/black retaining rings, volume/tone control, three-way pickup toggle switch, chrome hardware, available in Black, Metallic Gold, Pearl White, or Turquoise finish, mfg. 1997-99.
In 1998, See-Through Blue, See-Through Green, See-Through Purple, and See-Through Red finishes were introduced (these finishes were previously a $100 optional upgrade); Metallic Gold and Turquoise finishes were disc.