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ESP is now producing our own line of killer graphic cases!

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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...

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...

Held each year in Clisson, France, Hellfest has grown into the preeminent heavy music festival in Europe, and possibly the world. And yes, with a scheduled date of Jun 27-30, 2024, Hellfest may seem like a long way off... but...

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...

Thousands and thousands of you entered for a chance to win your choice of two amazing guitars from the ESP players of Metallica -- James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett -- but only one of you was lucky enough to be randomly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A new interview article in Guitar World Magazine offers some fascinating historical details and perspectives from guitarist and longtime ESP player Bruce Kulick. Bruce talks about discovering ESP, a relatively new company in...

The "Renew Your Rig" sweepstakes ended up being the most popular giveaway in ESP history, and it's easy to see why. The prize package was astounding... an ESP E-II Eclipse Full Thickness EverTune, an ENGL Ironball Combo E600,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...