The ESP Guitar Company

For the past four years, ESP Guitars has been the official guitar sponsor of Hellfest, one of the world's largest and most acclaimed festivals in the realm of heavy music. Held in Clisson, France from June 19-22, Hellfest...

This month, our friends at ESP Guitars Australia are hosting exclusive in-store events showcasing ESP Exhibition, Original, USA, E-II and "New for 2025" LTD guitars. Visitors to these events will have a chance to dive into...

Thousands upon thousands of you entered for a chance to win the most recent ESP sweepstakes, but only one name was randomly selected... and it's Marcio Bonatto of Brazil. Marcio had his choice of three great newly-introduced...

George Lynch — one of the most legendary, respected, and influential guitarists on the planet — is hitting the road for a series of ESP clinics! The lucky people who get to attend these events will get the opportunity to see...

If there’s one thing the metal community can do, it’s to rally together for important purposes. And what could be more important than the fate of our planet? Savage Lands is a non-profit organization whose mission is...

While the USA still has the highest number of metal bands overall, the countries of Scandinavia and the entire Nordic region — namely, Finland, Sweden, and Norway — have by far the most metal bands per capita. Norway, for...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Thousands and thousands of you entered for a chance to win a terrific prize in our latest ESP sweepstakes. In fact, that randomly-chosen winner had a choice to make of their own... along with the Cliff Burton Tribute Power...

Held from June 27-30 in Clisson, France, Hellfest 2024 just wrapped up, and ESP was once again the official guitar sponsor. It’s impossible to truly describe the massive size and level of intensity that Hellfest offers in...

Here's a history lesson for you. Many years ago, guitar players realized that when they were performing in giant venues like sports arenas and stadiums, they needed a high wattage amp and a huge speaker cabinet to achieve...

When legendary ESP Signature artist Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest calls for aid, the metal community answers. We've teamed up with Glenn, his bandmates in Judas Priest, and Germany's Star-FM for an excellent charitable...

You could say we've been sort of busy here at ESP. Not only are we the official guitar sponsor of this week's Hellfest in Clisson, France; we're also present as the official guitar sponsor of Resurrection Fest, happening...

Un saluto ai nostri amici in Italia! On Saturday June 15, ESP fans in Rome will have a treat sent their way. Virtuoso guitarist Fabio Cerrone is doing an ESP clinic at Your Music, and he's going to be showing off the great...

Thousands and thousands of ESP players around the world entered for a chance to win our recent sweepstakes, with an awesome grand prize highlighted by an LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000NT along with some cool swag items. But there...

Look, we get it... you think you need a giant 4x12" cabinet, and some of you actually do. Huge speaker cabs are great when you're playing massive concert halls where sound needs to be dispersed to a huge audience, and if...

As many of you are well aware, ESP changed things up in 2024 so that many of our new guitars and basses were already in stock and ready to ship around the time we announced them in January. One of those new models was the LTD...

Thousands and thousands of people from around the world entered for a chance to win the LTD Deluxe SN-1000HT Fire Blast and a sweet ESP swag pack, but there could be only one winner, and he is Ilkka Jähi of Finland. We're...

ANAHEIM, CA (JANUARY 25, 2024) – ESP Guitars (NAMM Booth 208A/B) announced that its entire Japan factory-built ESP E-II Series of guitars and basses will now feature stainless steel frets. ESP had already made the switch to...

ANAHEIM, CA (JANUARY 25, 2024) – ESP Guitars (NAMM Booth 208A/B) debuted a new addition to their popular LTD ’87 Series at the 2024 NAMM Show. The LTD Horizon Custom ’87 is being offered in three finishes: Black, Candy Apple...