The ESP Guitar Company

One of the most intensely distinctive guitars offered in the ESP Signature Series is the ESP RZK-II Burnt, and "intensely distinctive" is also an apt description of its designer: Richard ZK of the world-renowned Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness) band Rammstein. The RZK-II Burnt is created one-at-a-time by the legendary master luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. "Distressed" doesn't quite cover the kind of artistic treatment given this instrument by our ESP artisans. The guitar's body is thoroughly gouged and burned, giving the appearance that it’s come through some kind of apocalyptic event and is still ready to rock. No detail goes unattended here, from the matched finish treatment on the headstock to the mysterious red in the routing of the tremolo cavity. But this guitar is more than an art piece: the ESP RZK-II Burnt is a neck-thru-body machine of sonic destruction. Based on the single-cutaway ESP Eclipse shape, it features an alder body, a three-piece thin U-shaped maple neck, and premier components like ESP strap locks, Gotoh tuners, and a Floyd Rose Original bridge. It also offers the innovative and flexible Fishman Fluence Richard Z Signature Series pickup set, with Modern alnico in the neck and Modern ceramic in the bridge, both with brushed stainless covers. These unique and toneful pickups use a hybrid magnet configuration. The ESP RZK-II Burnt includes a high-quality hard shell case and a Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.