Help with identifying a guitar (Jerry Cantrell)

[Stelios]

Hello,

I'm a pretty big Alice in Chains/Jerry Cantrell fan and I've been wondering what guitar he is playing in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm98t-iGaN8

I asked the same question there and someone on the site thinks it might be a customised Hamer Californian Elite but I'm not so sure?

Thanks

[mrsung]

its clearly an ESPee, you get a good shot of the headstock during his solo. a Mirage Deluxe, maybe?

[toejam]

Definitely an ESP. The old Hamer Californians had slanted fingerboards along with the slanted single coil.

[mantis]

Man I miss that cat.

[mantis]

I saw them a few months back with there new singer, he's pretty damn good in a Lenny Kravitz kinda way. he doesn't fill the shoes but moving forward I see promise.

Dan

[MountainDog]

ESP MII probably. You can make out the dual rail in the neck position on the video. Here's one from ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Transparent-Blue-ESP-Guitar-MII-Deluxe-w-Case-M2_W0QQitemZ150085845028QQihZ005QQcategoryZ33038QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[nateb]

Yeah, ESP... Also, you get a glimps of the 12 fret which has the Block ESP lettering on it.

-Nate

[Robotechnology]

It's either an ESP M-II or an ESP Horizon... it depends on if it is a neck-thru-body or not. If bolt-on then, M-II... I couldn't tell which construction the guitar was.

[Stelios]

Wow. Thanks a lot for all of your feedback. It seems we're sure it's an ESP but the only doubt in the back of my mind is the bottom cutaway? It looks 'scalloped'??? Do you know what I mean? You get a great view 22 seconds in.

Anyway, thanks for all your help. Much appreciated.

Despite being a massive AIC fan I've always thought Sea of Sorrow was one of their weaker songs (still not bad though) so thanks for watching(!)

[MountainDog]

Good eye! Halfway down this link are four pics of a MII Custom neck thru that has similar distance between right side of neck pickup and 'scallop' on lower horn area:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i12.tinypic.com/3zjz4h2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://p222.ezboard.com/fespguitarsmessageboardfrm19.showMessage%3FtopicID%3D262.topic&h=300&w=400&sz=35&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=iib--b3sOQnzOM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Desp%2Bmirage%2Bdeluxe%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den

So guessing its an MII Custom neck thru

[Boxcar Willie 84]

I cant remember him ever using that in anything else, i wonder if he borrowed it for the video or something...

[toejam]

I cant remember him ever using that in anything else, i wonder if he borrowed it for the video or something...

That's what I'm thinking. I can't remember him ever playing an ESP.

[Stelios]

Good eye! Halfway down this link are four pics of a MII Custom neck thru that has similar distance between right side of neck pickup and 'scallop' on lower horn area:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i12.tinypic.com/3zjz4h2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://p222.ezboard.com/fespguitarsmessageboardfrm19.showMessage%3FtopicID%3D262.topic&h=300&w=400&sz=35&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=iib--b3sOQnzOM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Desp%2Bmirage%2Bdeluxe%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den

So guessing its an MII Custom neck thru

Bullseye! That looks like the one. Thanks again for all your help.

I've never seen him with this guitar again either. There's a good chance he just borrowed it because I've never seen any mention of it in any interviews or anything . They re-made the video to this song and he's back to playing one of usual G&L Rampages in the re-make.