ENGL Amp Spotlight: ENGL Custom Shop

ENGL Amp Spotlight: ENGL Custom Shop

At ESP, we know a thing or two about customization. Building personalized guitars has been part of our core for over 45 years. So when ENGL -- whose products ESP distribute in the USA and Canada -- told us that they wanted to...
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May 2-11, 2023: ESP School of Metal Guitar Coming to the UK

May 2-11, 2023: ESP School of Metal Guitar Coming to the UK

UK-based rockers, clear your calendars. Starting next week, ESP ambassadors Pat Heath and Jamie Hunt are taking their show on the road for a series of special clinics in the UK. You've seen a lot of guitar tutorial videos to...
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12 New Artist Signature Series Models from ESP Guitars at NAMM 2023

12 New Artist Signature Series Models from ESP Guitars at NAMM 2023

ESP Guitars had heads turning at their NAMM booth with the introduction of 12 new Signature Series guitars. In addition to three new Kirk Hammett (Metallica) LTD KH-V models and a new Olympic White finish for the James...
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ESP Guitars Debuts 12 New Additions to Japan-Built E-II Series

ESP Guitars Debuts 12 New Additions to Japan-Built E-II Series

ESP Guitars has debuted 12 new guitars under their ESP E-II brand at the 2023 NAMM Show. The guitars, built at the ESP-owned factory in Tokyo, Japan, will be available at ESP dealers in the US and international distributors...
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Strong 16: Celebrating Female ESP Players on International Women’s Day 2023

Strong 16: Celebrating Female ESP Players on International Women’s Day 2023

March 8 is International Women's Day, a global holiday celebrated annually to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. While thousands of women around the world play ESP every day, here...
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Winner's Circle: New Year, New Gear Sweepstakes

Winner's Circle: New Year, New Gear Sweepstakes

Let's all send our congratulations to Stacy Mueller of Wauwatosa, WI. Tens of thousands of your entered, but Stacy is the randomly-chosen winner of our recent "New Year, New Gear", and they get quite a nice prize package as a...
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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett on the KH-V

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett on the KH-V

ESP president and CEO Matt Masciandaro chatted with Metallica guitarist and longtime ESP player Kirk Hammett. Kirk had recently taken delivery of three ESP V-II guitars that were built to his specification by the ESP USA...
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Fri March 3: Michael Paget (Bullet For My Valentine) Signing at guitarguitar Newcastle

Fri March 3: Michael Paget (Bullet For My Valentine) Signing at guitarguitar Newcastle

Hey all you people in the Newcastle, UK area! This Friday March 3, you have a chance to meet-and-greet with one of ESP's finest artists. The one and only Michael "Padge" Paget will be appearing at your local guitarguitar...
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March 4-5: See ESP at the Melbourne Guitar Show

March 4-5: See ESP at the Melbourne Guitar Show

Hey rockers from Down Under! Coming up next weekend, the Melbourne Guitar Show is returning, and if you're visiting the show, ESP will be there in a big way. Our friends at ESP Australia have some huge plans in the works, and...
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What’s New with ESP for 2023?

What’s New with ESP for 2023?

Usually when we get to January of a new year, members of the ESP community and guitar fans around the world have already been tipped off on our plans for new ESP, E-II, and LTD guitars and basses. However, the world has gone...
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