Buyer Beware!!!

It has come to our attention that as a result of the increased demand for our product, there are an increasing number of counterfeit ESP/LTD guitars available for sale through non authorized online stores.

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ESP Creates An Amazing ‘Famous Monsters Vincent Price’ Guitar

ESP Creates An Amazing ‘Famous Monsters Vincent Price’ Guitar

ESP Guitars are known for doing custom axes with some amazing art. Hell, just look at some of Kirk Hammett’s (Metallica) guitars that feature artwork from The Mummy or Bride Of Frankenstein.

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Review: LTD M-1000M

Review: LTD M-1000M

Here's a great review of the LTD M-1000 Maple in Guitar Interactive Magazine.

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Italian Guitar Shredder Gianluca Ferro joins ESP

Italian Guitar Shredder Gianluca Ferro joins ESP

With fantastic technique and great command of his instrument, Gianluca Ferro is now officially part of the ESP family.

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 Review: LTD MH-1000ET

Review: LTD MH-1000ET

Thanks to Total Guitar, who gave the LTD MH-1000ET a "Best Buy" award, a 5-star rating, and called it "a hugely playable guitar, with perfect tuning and perfect intonation.

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Review: LTD Elite ST-1

Review: LTD Elite ST-1

The ESP LTD ST-1 does a fantatic job of bridging the gap between styles, making it a great instrument for Sunday morning and beyond...

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Review: LTD Pancho Tomaselli PT-4

Review: LTD Pancho Tomaselli PT-4

Here are some excerpts from Top Guitar Magazine's review of a bass that will take you from funk to metal (and everywhere in between).

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Alex Skolnick joins the ESP family

Alex Skolnick joins the ESP family

We are very proud to tell you that Alex Skolnick, one of the worldʼs finest guitar players spanning multiple genres of music has now joined the ESP family of endorsees.

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ESP TO OPEN FIRST USA FACTORY IN 2014

ESP TO OPEN FIRST USA FACTORY IN 2014

The ESP Guitar Company is proud to announce the upcoming opening our first-ever USA-based factory. The new ESP USA factory is located in North Hollywood, CA, a short distance from our USA headquarters.

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Meet & Greet with Chuck Garric

Meet & Greet with Chuck Garric

ESP endorsee Chuck Garric will be appearing at our dealer Bizarre Guitar in Reno, NV on Friday November 22. Enjoy this free meet-and-greet!

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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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