Hellfest 2023: Stories and Pics

Hellfest 2023: Stories and Pics

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Held from June 15-18, 2023 in Clisson, France, this year’s Hellfest show surpassed everyone’s expectations as one of the biggest heavy music festivals that the world has to offer. ESP once again had the pleasure of being the...
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    All Access Spotlight: ESP Collector Jim Schwilk



    All Access Spotlight: ESP Collector Jim Schwilk



    Jeff K.Jeff K.
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    All photos courtesy of Jim Schwilk We met Jim in the aisles of the 2023 NAMM Show, held in mid-April of this year. Jim, a member of the ESP All Access community as well as several other ESP-focused online groups, had stopped...
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      ENGL Amp Spotlight: 40th Anniversary Fireball Series

      ENGL Amp Spotlight: 40th Anniversary Fireball Series

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      Before we tell you more about ENGL's amazing special edition Fireball series amps, we need to tell you more about why they're here. It was back in 1983, in Bavaria, Germany, that founder Edmund Engl and Senior Designer Horst...
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        ESP Guitars Welcomes Mick Thomson (Slipknot) to Artist Roster

        ESP Guitars Welcomes Mick Thomson (Slipknot) to Artist Roster

        Jeff K.Jeff K.
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        NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA (MAY 16, 2023) – ESP Guitars has announced that acclaimed guitarist Mick Thomson of iconic American metal band Slipknot has joined the ESP artist roster. The company also confirmed that a new ESP/LTD...
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          ENGL Amp Spotlight: ENGL Custom Shop

          ENGL Amp Spotlight: ENGL Custom Shop

          Jeff K.Jeff K.
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          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

            Jeff K.Jeff K.
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            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

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              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

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                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

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                  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

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                    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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