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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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Savage 120 Mark II E610II

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Savage 120 Mark II E610II

You know the saying, "Go big or go home"? They may have been referring to the ENGL Savage 120 Mark II E610II, an all-tube amplifier head with the power and flexibility that leaves nearly any other amp in the world in the...
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ESP-Donated Guitars Raise Over $57K for Metallica's "All Within My Hands"

ESP-Donated Guitars Raise Over $57K for Metallica's "All Within My Hands"

Friday, December 16, 2022 was a special night for Metallica. Their annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction was held on that night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with the purpose of raising funds for the band's All...
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Bid on this LTD Signed by All Four Members of Metallica!

Bid on this LTD Signed by All Four Members of Metallica!

Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation is a charitable organization that was formed by the band to support workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. They're hosting their annual...
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WInner's Circle: Lamb of God JC-4 Bass Sweepstakes

WInner's Circle: Lamb of God JC-4 Bass Sweepstakes

ESP sends our hearty hails and congratulations to Adrian "The Mallet" Ramirez of El Paso, TX. We're not sure why Adrian is called "The Mallet", but we do know he was chosen randomly out of thousands and thousands of entries...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Ironball E600 Combo

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Ironball E600 Combo

Remember the days where if you wanted to seem cool, you'd show up for a small club gig with your 100-watt half stack (or even a second 4x10 cabinet for a full stack)? And then what happened? Your band hated you for being far...
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Nov/Dec 2022: ESP Clinics Coming to UK & France

Nov/Dec 2022: ESP Clinics Coming to UK & France

It's been a long time since 2019, when we were last able to bring you the fun and excitement of an ESP clinic, but later this month, we're kicking the ESP Clinic Tour back into high gear, and ESP fanatics in the UK and France...
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ESP Signature Artist Reba Meyers Rig Rundown in Premier Guitar

ESP Signature Artist Reba Meyers Rig Rundown in Premier Guitar

This month, Premier Guitar Magazine did one of their famous Rig Rundown articles, and this time the subject was one of our favorite people in the world... Reba Meyers of Pittsburgh, PA-based hardcore band Code Orange. Reba...
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WInner's Circle: Louder Than Life & Aftershock Festivals

WInner's Circle: Louder Than Life & Aftershock Festivals

We're just getting back from two amazing festivals that were held practically back-to-back: Louder Than Life (Sept 22-25 in Louisville, KY) and Aftershock (Oct 6-9 in Sacramento, CA). The shows were amazing, and as is often...
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Congrats to Michael Gleason, LTD Deluxe M-1004 Sweepstakes Winner!

Congrats to Michael Gleason, LTD Deluxe M-1004 Sweepstakes Winner!

All of us at ESP send our hearty congrats to Michael Gleason of Whittier, CA. Out of thousands and thousands of entries, his was the name that got randomly chosen as the winner of our recent LTD Deluxe M-1004 Bass...
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ESP Welcomes Jamba and Davaa of The Hu

ESP Welcomes Jamba and Davaa of The Hu

As musicians, all of us keep our ears open for new sounds that excite and inspire us. It was at a recent festival concert that we saw this precise reaction as hundreds of people jammed themselves in front of the stage when...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: E412XXL Cabinet

ENGL Amp Spotlight: E412XXL Cabinet

Have you ever heard the saying, "Go big or go home?" Well, maybe it's not always necessary to have a cabinet loaded with four 12" speakers... but sometimes it just is. Not everyone is rocking quietly in a bedroom. Some people...
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ESP Guitars at Hellfest 2022: The Pictures

ESP Guitars at Hellfest 2022: The Pictures

In late June, ESP headed over to Clisson, France where Hellfest, one of the world’s largest heavy music festivals, is held annually. Despite the fact that there was a heat wave gripping Europe, we had a great time and ESP...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Rockmaster 20 E307

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Rockmaster 20 E307

Let's talk about rock. What even is rock in 2022? Does rock still exist? Yes. Yes it does, and the roots of rock go all the way back to the blues and R&B music of African-Americans in the early 20th century, with the...
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August 2022: Luis Kalil Tours Brazil

August 2022: Luis Kalil Tours Brazil

Olá aos nossos amigos no Brasil! When we first met guitarist Luís Kalil about ten years ago, he was barely 13 years old, but he already had the drive and the talent we knew would have an impact on the world of music...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Powerball Pedal EP645

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Powerball Pedal EP645

There are actually a couple of ways to tap into the tone of the mighty ENGL Powerball amplifier. You could get yourself the Powerball II E645II, a monstrous handwired 100W 4-channel all-tube head. But maybe you don't have...
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Guitar Lessons from Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)

Guitar Lessons from Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)

Apparently, ESP Signature artist Bill Kelliher isn't busy enough. This August and September, while his band Mastodon is on a huge tour of North America along with Ghost, he also wants to be giving you private guitar lessons....
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Metalmaster 20 E309

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Metalmaster 20 E309

Is the size of your head tied to the quality of your performance? Not if you're using the ENGL Metalmaster 20! It's only 16.5” wide, but this all-tube 20W head packs a mean punch. Not only is it plenty loud for nearly any...
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Coming Friday July 8: ESP Presents 2022 (Phase 2)

Coming Friday July 8: ESP Presents 2022 (Phase 2)

On Friday July 8, plan on spending some quality time with ESP!  ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 2 is a video streaming event where you get to see a batch of amazing never-before-seen live performance demos that are focused on new...
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ESP Ready to Rule Hellfest (June 17-26, 2022)

ESP Ready to Rule Hellfest (June 17-26, 2022)

Now in its 15th year, Hellfest has become the preeminent extreme music festival in all of Europe, and perhaps the world. For 2022, the festival will host more than 350 bands and artists over the course of seven days over two...
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ESP at the 2022 NAMM Show (June 3-5, 2022)

ESP at the 2022 NAMM Show (June 3-5, 2022)

It's once again time for the musical instrument and pro audio industry's show to end all shows... the NAMM Show! In a typical year, this is something we'd be posting in mid-January, but these recent times have been everything...
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Win the Guitars Used by James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett at SF Giants Metallica Night

Win the Guitars Used by James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett at SF Giants Metallica Night

What could be better than an excellent game major league baseball on a perfect evening in May? How about if James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica are there to perform the National Anthem? Since 2013, the San Francisco...
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Jon Orc and Bona Pak of Hemorage Join ESP Artist Roster

Jon Orc and Bona Pak of Hemorage Join ESP Artist Roster

Sometimes it seems like people forgot what rock and roll actually means. It's a lot more than just distorted guitars and screaming vocals; it's also an attitude. Just ask members of San Francisco-based crossover punk/thrash...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Artist Edition 50 E653

ENGL Amp Spotlight: Artist Edition 50 E653

If we told you the real, true story behind the development of the ENGL Artist Edition E653, it would create a lot of problems... for us and several others. See, this amp was never really supposed to exist. Here's the basic...
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