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ESP Ready to Rule Hellfest (June 17-26, 2022)
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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)
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
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
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
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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May 19-22, 2022: Hook Up with ESP at Welcome to Rockville (Daytona Beach, FL)
If you're heading down to Florida for the Welcome to Rockville festival, slate some time in between shows to hang out with ESP!
The ESP All Access Zone will be in full swing with a batch of our latest...
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The ESP All Access Zone will be in full swing with a batch of our latest...
Rotting Christ On the Road with their ESPs
Here's a story you've probably heard a few times recently. The Devastation On The Nation tour, featuring multiple bands including Athens, Greece-based black metal forerunners Rotting Christ, was originally scheduled to happen...
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Brian "Head" Welch of Korn Turns to LTD TL-7 at Record Release Event
ESP Signature artist Brian "Head" Welch of Korn had a special requirement at Korn's record release event for the album Requiem (Loma Vista/Concord). In keeping with the theme of the album's title, the release party was held...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Steve Morse Signature E656
How often do you see a guitar player that gets an equal level of respect in genres of classic rock, progressive rock, jazz, country, blues, and metal? It's pretty rare, and that's just one reason why Steve Morse is a very...
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Congrats to Tony Rodrigues, Musicians Institute 2022 ESP Scholarship Winner
Put your hands together for Tony Rodrigues, the recipient of the prestigious 2022 ESP Rock Guitar Scholarship at Musicians Institute. In recognition for his efforts, this young guitarist from Brazil has been awarded by ESP,...
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