April 17-20: ESP Guitars Sponsors Inferno Metal Festival & Hosts Exclusive Behemoth Clinic

April 17-20: ESP Guitars Sponsors Inferno Metal Festival & Hosts Exclusive Behemoth Clinic

Metal fans of Europe, get ready for a few days of utter mayhem at Inferno 2025! Held at the Rockefeller music and entertainment complex in downtown Oslo, Inferno — Norway's biggest metal fest — is promising to be one of the...
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ESP Guitars Honored by NAMM for 50th Anniversary Milestone

ESP Guitars Honored by NAMM for 50th Anniversary Milestone

At the NAMM Show in January, ESP Guitars received NAMM's Milestone Award in celebration of their 50th anniversary. It was in 1975 that businessman Hisatake Shibuya founded the company in Tokyo, Japan as “Electric Sound...
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ESP at NAMM 2025

ESP at NAMM 2025

Top photo by Dave Starbuck From January 23-25, 2025, ESP joined hundreds of other musical instrument and audio gear manufacturers at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. For this year’s show, we did things a little differently,...
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An Update from ESP Guitars on the Los Angeles Fires

An Update from ESP Guitars on the Los Angeles Fires

For the past six days, we’ve been hearing from hundreds of concerned ESP players and friends around the world, wanting to be sure that all of us at ESP Guitars (and our US-distributed brands Takamine Guitars and ENGL...
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Coming in January: ESP Presents 2025

Coming in January: ESP Presents 2025

It wasn't that long ago that if you wanted to hear about the coolest new gear, you'd have to wait until late January for the NAMM Show, and then wait even longer for your favorite magazines to come out with their annual "New...
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Winner's Circle: "The Big Decision" Sweepstakes

Winner's Circle: "The Big Decision" Sweepstakes

Thousands and thousands (and thousands) of you entered, but there could be only one winner of our Fall 2024 "The Big Decision" sweepstakes, and it's Bryan Hockman of Augusta, WV. Bryan had his choice between three amazing...
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ESP Guitars Commemorates Hisatake Shibuya (1937-2024)

ESP Guitars Commemorates Hisatake Shibuya (1937-2024)

ESP Guitars is mourning the passing of the company’s esteemed founder and owner, Japanese businessman Hisatake Shibuya. After a long and extraordinarily successful life, Mr. Shibuya died in late September 2024. He was 87...
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Johan Söderberg (Amon Amarth) ESP Events in Colombia/Costa Rica

Johan Söderberg (Amon Amarth) ESP Events in Colombia/Costa Rica

For ESP players in South and Central America, a special treat: guitarist and ESP artist Johan Söderberg will be appearing at two ESP dealers for an in-store meet and greet session. Johan is a longtime member of the ESP artist...
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Sep 24/25/26: Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) ESP Dealer Clinics

Sep 24/25/26: Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) ESP Dealer Clinics

Mark your calendars for next week, because ESP Signature artist Bill Kelliher of Mastodon may be coming to your town... assuming you live in Michigan or Indiana. Bill is doing three back-to-back guitar clinics at three fine...
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September 18 & 21: ESP Clinics with Alex Skolnick in Canada

September 18 & 21: ESP Clinics with Alex Skolnick in Canada

Hey Canadian ESP friends... mark your calendars, because the amazing Alex Skolnick (Testament) is heading north to rock you at a couple of upcoming ESP clinics. On Wednesday September 18, Alex will be appearing at Tom Lee...
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