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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett on the KH-V
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ESP president and CEO Matt Masciandaro chatted with Metallica guitarist and longtime ESP player Kirk Hammett. Kirk had recently taken delivery of three ESP V-II guitars that were built to his specification by the ESP USA...
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Winner's Circle: New Year, New Gear Sweepstakes
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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Strong 16: Celebrating Female ESP Players on International Women’s Day 2023
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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What’s New with ESP for 2023?
Usually when we get to January of a new year, members of the ESP community and guitar fans around the world have already been tipped off on our plans for new ESP, E-II, and LTD guitars and basses. However, the world has gone...
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ESP Guitars at Hellfest 2022: The Pictures
In late June, ESP headed over to Clisson, France where Hellfest, one of the world’s largest heavy music festivals, is held annually. Despite the fact that there was a heat wave gripping Europe, we had a great time and ESP...
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Coming January 14: ESP Presents 2022 Phase 1
With the start of a new year approaching, we're getting excited about showing you the first batch of "New for 2022" guitars. To do so, we're bringing the party to your house (or maybe just your phone) with ESP Presents 2022...
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ESP Guitars Announces Stainless Steel Frets for all LTD Deluxe “1000 Series” Guitars and Basses
You asked for it... you got it! Stainless steel frets are now standard on all LTD Deluxe "1000 Series" instruments!
...ESP Signature Artist Reba Meyers Rig Rundown in Premier Guitar
This month, Premier Guitar Magazine did one of their famous Rig Rundown articles, and this time the subject was one of our favorite people in the world... Reba Meyers of Pittsburgh, PA-based hardcore band Code Orange. Reba...
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New for 2021: The Lefties Are Coming
You may not know that ESP already offers more variety in guitar models available for left-handed players than most other manufacturers. You can see all of our currently-available left-handed models using our Guitar and Bass...
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ESP Guitars Announces New Camo Finish for James Hetfield (Metallica) Signature Series Snakebyte
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA (JANUARY 14, 2022) – As part of their massive “New for 2022 - Phase 1” product rollout for the new year, ESP Guitars has announced a new finish available for the James Hetfield ESP and LTD Signature Series...
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Coming Friday July 8: ESP Presents 2022 (Phase 2)
On Friday July 8, plan on spending some quality time with ESP!
ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 2 is a video streaming event where you get to see a batch of amazing never-before-seen live performance demos that are focused on new...
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ESP Guitars’ Signature Series Grows with New LTD Additions for Sammy Duet (Goatwhore), Alan Ashby (Of Mice & Men), Javier Reyes (Animals As Leaders)
ESP Guitars has announced the addition of a new signature artist, as well as two updated models to their well-known Signature Series guitars. The company is debuting the first LTD signature model for veteran ESP player Sammy...
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Congrats to Michael Gleason, LTD Deluxe M-1004 Sweepstakes Winner!
All of us at ESP send our hearty congrats to Michael Gleason of Whittier, CA. Out of thousands and thousands of entries, his was the name that got randomly chosen as the winner of our recent LTD Deluxe M-1004 Bass...
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ESP Guitars Teams with Fanaply to Offer Debut Series of NFTs
ESP Guitars has announced the availability of the company’s first set of digital collectible non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The three NFT designs in this debut series commemorate ESP USA’s recent limited-edition Pyrograph Series...
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WInner's Circle: Lamb of God JC-4 Bass Sweepstakes
ESP sends our hearty hails and congratulations to Adrian "The Mallet" Ramirez of El Paso, TX. We're not sure why Adrian is called "The Mallet", but we do know he was chosen randomly out of thousands and thousands of entries...
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Guitar Lessons from Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)
Apparently, ESP Signature artist Bill Kelliher isn't busy enough. This August and September, while his band Mastodon is on a huge tour of North America along with Ghost, he also wants to be giving you private guitar lessons....
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Bid on this LTD Signed by All Four Members of Metallica!
Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation is a charitable organization that was formed by the band to support workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. They're hosting their annual...
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ESP-Donated Guitars Raise Over $57K for Metallica's "All Within My Hands"
Friday, December 16, 2022 was a special night for Metallica. Their annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction was held on that night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with the purpose of raising funds for the band's All...
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ESP Welcomes Jamba and Davaa of The Hu
As musicians, all of us keep our ears open for new sounds that excite and inspire us. It was at a recent festival concert that we saw this precise reaction as hundreds of people jammed themselves in front of the stage when...
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Artist Spotlight: Brian Eschbach (The Black Dahlia Murder)
When we called Brian Eschbach, we may have inadvertently interfered with the creation of the upcoming ninth album by his highly acclaimed melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Brian had to put us on hold; “I’m...
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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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WInner's Circle: Louder Than Life & Aftershock Festivals
We're just getting back from two amazing festivals that were held practically back-to-back: Louder Than Life (Sept 22-25 in Louisville, KY) and Aftershock (Oct 6-9 in Sacramento, CA). The shows were amazing, and as is often...
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In Memoriam: Paul Wrath of Cerberus (1994-2022)
ESP is very sad to hear about the passing of ESP artist and our friend, Paul Wrath, the frontman and lead guitarist of Mexico City-based metal band Cerberus. Paul was one of the key people in waving the ESP flag throughout...
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Winner's Circle: Raging Red Spring Sweepstakes Winner David Ormsby
ESP players come from all over the world in all shapes and sizes, and all age ranges as well. We are very happy for David Ormsby of Salisbury, UK, who, out of tens of thousands of entrants, was randomly chosen as the winner...
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ESP Celebrates International Women's Day with 14 Excellent Female Guitarists
March 8 is International Women's Day, a global holiday celebrated annually to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. ESP Guitars salutes the thousands of great guitar players around the...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: E412XXL Cabinet
Have you ever heard the saying, "Go big or go home?" Well, maybe it's not always necessary to have a cabinet loaded with four 12" speakers... but sometimes it just is. Not everyone is rocking quietly in a bedroom. Some people...
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ENGL Amp Spotlight: Rockmaster 20 E307
Let's talk about rock. What even is rock in 2022? Does rock still exist?
Yes. Yes it does, and the roots of rock go all the way back to the blues and R&B music of African-Americans in the early 20th century, with the...
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Good luck to Seb Braganza at the Dallas International Guitar Fest
ESP is sending good luck vibes to Sebastien Braganza, who is a finalist at the "10 Under 20" competition at this year's Dallas International Guitar Festival. The show, held April 29-May 1 at the Dallas Market Hall, is hosting...
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Alexi Laiho Gets Two New ESP Custom Shop Guitars
What's better than "New Guitar Day"? Um... nothing. Nothing is better than that.
...Nov/Dec 2022: ESP Clinics Coming to UK & France
It's been a long time since 2019, when we were last able to bring you the fun and excitement of an ESP clinic, but later this month, we're kicking the ESP Clinic Tour back into high gear, and ESP fanatics in the UK and France...
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