Chris Mpegnis: "Metal Friday" on the LTD M-7HT Baritone Black Metal

Chris Mpegnis: "Metal Friday" on the LTD M-7HT Baritone Black Metal

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Athens-based community member Chris Mpegnis has posted tons of killer riffs and grooves on the ESP site over the years, and we always enjoy them. In this one, he's laying down some...
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Ted Aguilar (Death Angel) on the LTD Signature Series TED-EC

Ted Aguilar (Death Angel) on the LTD Signature Series TED-EC

The LTD TED-EC is the latest addition to the Ted Aguilar Signature Series. In this video, the iconic guitarist from thrash metal titans Death Angel explains all of the choices that went into this remarkable guitar, including...
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Mick Thomson (Slipknot) Gets an ESP USA from Drum City Guitarland

Mick Thomson (Slipknot) Gets an ESP USA from Drum City Guitarland

Courtesy of our friends at ESP dealer Drum City Guitarland, here they are shipping out the ESP USA M-I NTB NT to Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson, and then him receiving it and using it onstage....
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NAMM 2022: Tour of the ESP Guitars Booth

NAMM 2022: Tour of the ESP Guitars Booth

A quick tour of the ESP Guitars booth at NAMM 2022....
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Ville Koskinen: "No Rest for the Wicked" cover

Ville Koskinen: "No Rest for the Wicked" cover

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Anyone here have the need for speed? All Access member Ville Koskinen delivers all the neoclassical shred at high tempo that you desire, doing a note-perfect cover of Yngwie...
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Metallica: "72 Seasons"

Metallica: "72 Seasons"

Metallica, the biggest heavy metal band of all time, are back with the title track from their album 72 Seasons, set for release on April 14, 2023. In the video, you can see James Hetfield playing his ESP Signature Series...
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LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Baritone & SN-1 HT Baritone Demo by Cameron Stucky & Ben Murray

LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Baritone & SN-1 HT Baritone Demo by Cameron Stucky & Ben Murray

Guitarists Cameron Stucky and Ben Murray from melodic death metal band Darkness Everywhere are here to demo the LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Baritone and the LTD Deluxe SN-1 HT Baritone. As the name implies, both of the guitars offer a...
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NAMM 2023: James Hetfield Signature Series

NAMM 2023: James Hetfield Signature Series

Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, a spotlight on the James Hetfield Signature Series....
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ESP Presents Preview: Behemoth Playthrough - “Ov My Herculean Exile”

ESP Presents Preview: Behemoth Playthrough - “Ov My Herculean Exile”

For a preview of ESP Presents Phase 2, here’s Nergal, Orion, and Seth from Polish extreme metal gods Behemoth doing a playthrough of their song “Ov My Herculean Exile” from their upcoming album Opvs Contra Natvram. Nergal is...
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Available Now: Bill Kelliher Sparrowhawk and BK-600 in Vintage Silver Sunburst

Available Now: Bill Kelliher Sparrowhawk and BK-600 in Vintage Silver Sunburst

Announced this spring, two new additions to the LTD Bill Kelliher Signature Series are now available! The Mastodon guitarist's LTD Sparrowhawk has been updated with more than just an amazing new Vintage Silver Sunburst...
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ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 2

ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 2

Enjoy this massive collection of brand new guitar demos, interviews, and special content in ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 2! 00:00:00 Let's goooo
00:00:18 LTD EC Series Spotlight
00:00:50 LTD EC-1000T CTM (Cameron...
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Introducing the LTD Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH-V

Introducing the LTD Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH-V

Available in three great finish/hardware combinations, the LTD KH-V is the newest addition to the Kirk Hammett Signature Series. It’s available in three different versions: Black Sparkle with black hardware and black...
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NAMM 2023: Gary Holt with the LTD GH-SV

NAMM 2023: Gary Holt with the LTD GH-SV

Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, an interview with Gary Holt (Exodus) and his new Signature Series LTD GH-SV....
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NAMM 2024 Recap

NAMM 2024 Recap

From January 25-28, 2024, ESP was in Anaheim, CA at our usual spot at the NAMM Show. Check out this video to see clips of some of our many artist interviews and scenes around the busy ESP booth! You can also get detailed...
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ESP Exhibition Limited Series 2023

ESP Exhibition Limited Series 2023

When musicians around the world think of ESP, one of the first things that comes to mind is the extraordinary skill and craftsmanship of the master luthiers who spend their lives perfecting the art of guitar design at our...
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Lamb of God on Tour with ESP

Lamb of God on Tour with ESP

During soundcheck at a recent Lamb of God show, we caught up with the band's stage right guitar and bass technician Carlos Gunn. Carlos is the one charged with the care and maintenance of instruments for two ESP Signature...
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Alex S: "Lux Æterna" on the M-1 Custom '87

Alex S: "Lux Æterna" on the M-1 Custom '87

YouTuber Alex S is doing some great stuff lately, and perhaps she's inspired by her new LTD M-1 Custom '87 in Metallic Gold finish. This time, it's a guitar playthrough of "Lux Æterna", the lead single from Metallica's...
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ESP E-II Series: New for April 2023

ESP E-II Series: New for April 2023

In April 2023 we added 12 new additions to our Japan-built ESP E-II Series guitars: • E-II Arrow 
• E-II Arrow NT 
• E-II Eclipse FR (Charcoal Burst)
• E-II Eclipse Full Thickness EverTune (Black)
• E-II Eclipse...
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LTD Deluxe MH-1000NT Demo by Jack Fliegler

LTD Deluxe MH-1000NT Demo by Jack Fliegler

Fantastic virtuoso guitarist Jack Fliegler of Arizona-based metal band Singularity -- also known as ToxicxEternity via his videos and social media -- does an excellent demo of the LTD Deluxe MH-1000NT. Features: set-thru...
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NAMM 2023: Tour of the ESP Guitars Booth

NAMM 2023: Tour of the ESP Guitars Booth

A quick tour of the ESP Guitars booth at NAMM 2023. Music by Cameron Stucky....
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Josh Middleton: "Poison For the Lost" (Sylosis) Playthrough

Josh Middleton: "Poison For the Lost" (Sylosis) Playthrough

Here's ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton doing a playthrough of the Sylosis track "Poison For The Lost" from their upcoming album A Sign Of Things To Come, scheduled for release on September 8 via Nuclear Blast. Josh is...
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NAMM 2023: LTD Deluxe New Models

NAMM 2023: LTD Deluxe New Models

Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, a spotlight on the new LTD Deluxe models....
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Dawn of Existence - Marble Garden

Dawn of Existence - Marble Garden

Taken from our debut album that will be released through Black Lion Records late this summer!  Melodic Death/Black Metal. We all play ESP Guitars and here we are playing an LTD H-2, EII EX-NT, and ESP J-Five. ...
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ESP Eclipse CTM  //  Groove Metal Riffs

ESP Eclipse CTM // Groove Metal Riffs

Recording some Brutal - Heavy Guitar Riffs - Groove Metal - MetalCore - Thrash Metal w some Prog elements with my ESP Guitars  ESP Eclipse II USA 24 CTM 1 Guitar  loaded with EMG 81 /85 Pickups !! Blending Amplifiers -...
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LTD Phoenix-7 Baritone Black Metal Review/Demo by Jon Symons

LTD Phoenix-7 Baritone Black Metal Review/Demo by Jon Symons

Jon Symons, the guitarist, audio engineer and producer who runs Sonic Drive Studio in the Netherlands, does this outstanding review of the LTD Phoenix-7 Baritone Black Metal. Jon's opinion? "This is probably the best sounding...
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LTD Deluxe XJ-1 HT Demo by Cameron Stucky

LTD Deluxe XJ-1 HT Demo by Cameron Stucky

Extraordinary guitar player Cameron Stucky is here to rip it up on the LTD Deluxe XJ-1 HT. The XJ-1 HT marks the return of this great guitar shape to the LTD offerings, but with a much more distinctive design and feature set...
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LTD M-1 Custom '87 Demo by Jamie Hunt

LTD M-1 Custom '87 Demo by Jamie Hunt

UK-based guitar hero Jamie Hunt does this fantastic demo of the LTD M-1 Custom '87 in Dark Metallic Blue finish, part of our '87 Series that pays homage to the ESP catalog offerings from 1987. Based on the legendary original...
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Agufish Gets His ESP USA Eclipse

Agufish Gets His ESP USA Eclipse

It was about two years ago that YouTuber Agufish (aka Hunter) contacted us to create an ESP USA Eclipse built to his specifications. And yes, handcrafting a guitar of this level of quality takes time, so pro tip: order yours...
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