▁Kam ik aze ▁was ▁created ▁when ▁George ▁Lyn ch ▁entered ▁an ▁ESP ▁shop ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁while ▁on ▁tour ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁replacement ▁neck . ▁He ▁learned ▁that ▁ESP ▁also ▁made ▁custom ▁gu it ars , ▁so ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁Kam ik aze . ▁ ▁The ▁Kam ik aze ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁guitar ▁in ▁ESP ' s ▁Sign ature ▁Series . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁Mod els ▁Kam ik aze ▁I - ▁Original ▁kam ik aze ▁model ▁with ▁black / tan / yellow / red ▁color ▁scheme , ▁eb ony ▁f ret board , ▁map le ▁body ▁and ▁neck . ▁ ▁George ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁original ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁re cess ▁cav ity ▁for ▁the ▁trem olo ▁system , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁re cess ed ▁on ▁the ▁ESP ▁signature ▁Series . ▁ ▁Kam ik aze ▁II - ▁Same ▁spec s ▁as ▁the ▁Kam ik aze ▁I ▁with ▁a ▁blue / red / white ▁color ▁scheme , ▁the ▁Kam ik aze ▁II ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁kam ik aze ▁model , ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁first ▁signature ▁series ▁guitar , ▁that ▁ESP ▁has ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁The ▁Kam ik aze ▁II ▁was ▁originally ▁ordered ▁by ▁a ▁gu y ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁music ▁store ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁La ▁who ▁wanted ▁a ▁Kam ik aze ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁color ▁scheme , ▁but ▁when ▁his ▁guitar ▁arrived ▁at ▁ 4 8 th ▁St ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁Japan , ▁George ▁Lyn ch ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁there , ▁saw ▁the ▁guitar ▁and ▁claimed ▁it ▁for ▁himself