ESP Tribute: Mark Robinett (1956-2014)

ESP Tribute: Mark Robinett (1956-2014)

ESP pays tribute to respected member of the musical instrument industry Mark Robinett, our colleague and friend.

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ESP E-II ST-2: Guitar World Review

ESP E-II ST-2: Guitar World Review

Watch this in-depth video review of the ESP E-II ST-2 by Guitar World's Paul Riario.

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ESP at Comic-Con 2014

ESP at Comic-Con 2014

If you're heading down to San Diego for Comic-Con this week, here's a little tip from your friends at ESP.

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Monte Pittman Joins the ESP Family

Monte Pittman Joins the ESP Family

Well known as Madonna's guitar player for the past 13 years, ESP's newest family member Monte Pittman is a versatile and respected guitarist who has also been a member of Prong and is an acclaimed solo artist.

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Summer NAMM News: LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute 2014

Summer NAMM News: LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute 2014

The new limited-edition LTD JH Tribute 2014 Urban Camo helps pay tribute to one of metal's most influential guitarists, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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New for Summer NAMM: Limited-Edition LTD "Ride the Lightning"

New for Summer NAMM: Limited-Edition LTD "Ride the Lightning"

Being unveiled at Summer NAMM, only 300 of the limited-edition LTD "Ride the Lightning" guitars are being made for the world to commemorate Metallica's iconic second album.

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Unlocking the Truth: ESP-Playing Teen Band Scores Big

Unlocking the Truth: ESP-Playing Teen Band Scores Big

Here's something that should bring hope to every young rocker. Reports are coming in today that Brooklyn-based ESP-playing band Unlocking the Truth have signed a $1.8 million deal with Sony... at age 13. 

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Will Adler Sweeps Winner Jackson Pope

Will Adler Sweeps Winner Jackson Pope

Here's our Spring 2014 Will Adler sweepstakes winner Jackson Pope with his goodies. Want a chance to win the next ESP contest or sweepstakes? Here's how.

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See Plenty of ESP on the Vans Warped Tour 2014

See Plenty of ESP on the Vans Warped Tour 2014

You can catch plenty of ESP players in excellent bands at the 2014 Vans Warped Tour! Check out info and tour dates here.

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Congratulations to our Will Adler Sweepstakes Winner

Congratulations to our Will Adler Sweepstakes Winner

ESP sends our congratulations to Jackson Pope of Dallas, TX. He's the winner of our spring 2014 Will Adler Sweepstakes, and will be receiving the grand prize of an LTD Signature Series Will Adler WA-Warbird SE, along with a...
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New Metallica Single: "Lords of Summer"

New Metallica Single: "Lords of Summer"

Metallica, the legendary thrash metal band that features ESP players James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, have officially released a new single. "Lords of Summer" is available on iTunes.

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A Deathmetal ESP Extravaganza: DevilDriver and Whitechapel Tour!

A Deathmetal ESP Extravaganza: DevilDriver and Whitechapel Tour!

If you want to a) get rocked hard and b) get completely immersed in the sound of ESP, the ongoing DevilDriver and Whitechapel co-headlining tour has been just what the doctor ordered.

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Review: Alex Skolnick LTD AS-1FM by Guitar World

Review: Alex Skolnick LTD AS-1FM by Guitar World

Watch Paul Riario review our LTD LTD AS-1FM LB Alex Skolnick Signature guitar at Guitar World online: "When ESP approached Alex about building a signature guitar with his name on it, he was skeptical that a modern company could create a guitar capable of matching the refined sounds of aged classics."

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Rocco Prestia Wows Crowds at SoCal Master Class Clinics

Rocco Prestia Wows Crowds at SoCal Master Class Clinics

Musical legend Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) is acknowledged as one of the most influential living bass players. He spent three days last week doing clinics at ESP dealers in Southern California.

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LTD Kirk Hammett KH-WZ and James Hetfield LTD Iron Cross Review

LTD Kirk Hammett KH-WZ and James Hetfield LTD Iron Cross Review

Read this great review from Guitar Interactive Magazine on our latest LTD Signature Series model from Metallica’s guitar gods. Includes videos!

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ESP Rocks at Rock on the Range

ESP Rocks at Rock on the Range

If you‘re headed to the Rock on the Range Fest on May 16-18 in Columbus, Ohio, make sure you stop by the Crazy Dave's Music Experience tent for signings with members of ESP-playing bands (including Jeff and Danny of We Are...
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ESP Presents Bass Master Clinics with Bass Legend Rocco Prestia

ESP Presents Bass Master Clinics with Bass Legend Rocco Prestia

Thanks to ESP and several great ESP dealers in Southern California, you can learn directly from the master himself in this series of free clinics.

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Altitudes & Attitude: "Tell The World"

Altitudes & Attitude: "Tell The World"

Altitudes & Attitude is the new musical project of ESP player Frank Bello (Anthrax) along with David Ellefson (Megadeth). Here's the official music video for their debut song "Tell the World".

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Children of Bodom US Tour & ESP Signings

Children of Bodom US Tour & ESP Signings

Donʼt miss Alexi, Roope, Henkka and the rest of Bodom on tour! Children of Bodom is on the road for their 2014 Halo of Blood tour, and the next stop is the USA. As youʼre aware, ESPs are prevalent onstage at a Bodom tour,...
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Bid on one of Jeff Hanneman's personal instruments, and help Wounded Warriors!

Bid on one of Jeff Hanneman's personal instruments, and help Wounded Warriors!

ESP and the estate of Jeff Hanneman bring you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a great cause.

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Alex Skolnick Interview

Alex Skolnick Interview

Alex Skolnick (Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio) gives you all the details of his new ESP signature models, the ESP Alex Skolnick and LTD AS-1

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 Review: LTD H-308 by Guitar Interactive Magazine

Review: LTD H-308 by Guitar Interactive Magazine

Read the review on the LTD H-308 8-string guitar in issue 23 of Guitar Interactive Magazine: "The first thing to say about the H-308 is that it has a highly ergonomic body design: this guitar has fantastic higher fret access!"

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Introducing the Tombstone Case Company

Introducing the Tombstone Case Company

ESP is now producing our own line of killer graphic cases!

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ESP 2014 Product Preview

ESP 2014 Product Preview

You can now download our complete 2014 New Product Preview catalog (PDF 23MB) to look through at your convenience.

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New Guitars and Basses for 2014

New Guitars and Basses for 2014

2014 marks a very important year for ESP. Weʼve put together a much wider selection of product ranges to accommodate the needs of more musicians than ever before. What follows is a look at our new models for 2014, as well as...
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Review: LTD Deluxe EC-1000M by Premier Guitar

Review: LTD Deluxe EC-1000M by Premier Guitar

Hot off the presses from Premier Guitar's January 2014 issue: "The EMG 60 and maple fretboard work together to accentuate the guitar's best attributes. Clean tones sound bold. Arpeggiated clean passages glisten."

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Get Ready for "Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil"!

Get Ready for "Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil"!

Coming February 6-8, 2014 in San Francisco, CA, Kirk Hammett is hosting his first festival, and ESP will be there along with many other purveyors of horror and music!

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Review: ESP Horizon NT-II by Guitar Interactive

Review: ESP Horizon NT-II by Guitar Interactive

Check out this great review of one of ESP's most respected high-performance guitars. "This is the superstrat finally grown up and fully developed. In every respect this is a fabulous guitar and well priced for what it offers."

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New Behemoth Album Available for Pre-Order

New Behemoth Album Available for Pre-Order

Behemoth, the Polish death metal band that features ESP players Nergal, Seth, and Orion, are wrapping up final production on their highly-anticipated new album The Satanist, due out in February 2014.

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ESP Player Christian Martucci Fills In with Stone Sour

ESP Player Christian Martucci Fills In with Stone Sour

Stone Sour's guitarist Jim Root is busy working on a new Slipknot album, but people seeing the upcoming tour will be treated to the playing of ESP artist Christian Martucci.

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