The ESP Guitar Company

April 02, 2019 17:22

As the guitarist for Mexico-based death metal band All Misery, ESP player Christian Bernadac isn't primarily known for this type of smooth and melodic musicianship, but his self-titled solo album is full of terrific...

Der Elefant: "Elefante"

December 16, 2016 16:51

Respected German ESP player Alex Scholpp of Der Elefant pulls out his custom-finished ESP M-II and rocks his way through this killer instrumental track. Alex has been shredding on ESP guitars since 1999....

Malcolm Brickhouse: "Star Spangled Banner" at Brooklyn Nets

November 12, 2014 01:39

ESP player Malcolm Brickhouse is the 13-year-old guitarist of Brooklyn-based metal band Unlocking the Truth. On Sunday November 9, he performed the national anthem prior to the Brooklyn Nets game in front of a packed house at...

Setting up a guitar for drop B tuning

Nostradamus

Updated March 31, 2024 19:03

Hi, I am going to be re-tuning one of my guitars, currently in standard E, to drop B, the lowest tuning I have tried so far. I know I am going to need some heavier gauge strings (I'm going with 11-56) but will I have to make...

ESP 45th Anniversary Artist Shout-Outs

November 25, 2020 20:48

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2020 has been a hellacious year, but it's also ESP's 45th anniversary, and dozens of ESP artists around the world sent in their congratulations to us, each in their own special way. Check out the ESP artist shout-outs from...

Green Death: "Devil's Night"

April 19, 2016 19:00

Green Death, featuring ESP player Erich Tran, has premiered their new video for "Devil's Night". Note Erich's ESP M-II, on which he rocks quite appropriately. This thrash/death/horror metal band hails from Des Moines, IA, and...

Alex Schmeia: "The Duke" (cover)

April 07, 2021 17:12

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With close to 44,000,000 views of her guitar playing videos on YouTube, Poland-based ESP player Alex Schmeia has impressed a lot of people with her undeniable talent. In this recent upload, she does a playthrough cover of...

B-1005SE Demo by Gabe Rosales

January 12, 2017 21:37

Gabe Rosales is a widely respected bass player who has established himself as a go-to player in nearly every genre of music, from Latin to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, hip hop, death metal and more. His resume includes work with...

Practice Tips with Josh Middleton of Sylosis

February 20, 2015 18:34

UK-based metal musician Josh Middleton of Sylosis offers his five essential guitar practice tips using his ESP Eclipse. This is good stuff for beginning and intermediate-level players who find they are having trouble...

Danny Cole: "Hotel California" Solo

March 29, 2019 15:41

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We admit it; we usually look for videos with professional-quality audio recording when we're choosing a member of the ESP All Access community to spotlight. After all, these videos...

Playboy Playmate Nikki Leigh with an LTD TL-6

April 13, 2016 18:35

As we're sure you noticed in this video, the LTD TL-6 is a beautiful instrument that's part of our Thinline Series of chambered guitars, delivering excellent acoustic tone while offering the smooth, fast feel of an electric....

Montrose - Rock The Nation Guitar and Bass Cover (ESP LTD Elite ST-1, LTD Elite J4)

GuitarBeastKing

August 31, 2022 04:22

Originally posted to YouTube 08/2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2rLoQtZzk Back again with another Montrose cover, this time "Rock the Nation" on guitar and bass (self titled album, 1973). As usual, this was played...

CRAPPY PLAYTHROUGHS: Late Honkola - "Esisoitto" w/ ESP LTD EX-7B

LateHonkola

March 01, 2023 09:39

This time I play through a part of the intro song of my latest solo-EP, "Esisoitto" (="Prelude"). Original song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY6w8dubuhY Kalusto kappaleessa / Gear used in the song:
- ESP LTD EX-7...

SHORTIES: DarkWinter - "Aggression" w/ ESP LTD EX Black Metal

LateHonkola

September 18, 2023 06:03

DarkWinter - "Aggression" jamming w/ ESP LTD EX Black Metal. Guitar signal chain:
- ESP LTD EX Black Metal (D standard tuning)
- Boss WL-20L
- Focusrite Scarlett Solo
- Neural DSP Soldano SLO-100
- Ableton...

Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour): "With A Thousand Words to Say But One" Playthrough on the LTD MSV-1

August 10, 2021 21:54

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Introduced in ESP's "New for 2021" collection, the LTD MSV-1 is the Signature Series guitar for Mike Schleibaum, founding member of Washington, DC-based melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. Doing a full playthrough of "With...

Parkway Drive: "Wild Eyes" (Live at Wacken)

February 20, 2020 19:53

Parkway Drive, the metal band out of Byron Bay, Australia, is getting closer to the release date of their highly anticipated new album Viva The Underdogs, available March 27th on Epitaph Records. Here they are on stage at...

Battlecross: ESP Shout-Out & "The Climb" Playthrough

March 02, 2016 17:14

ESP players Hiran Deraniyagala and Tony Asta of Battlecross kindly give some thanks to ESP, and then use their respective ESP E-II Horizon-IIIFM and ESP EX guitars to do a rocking playthrough of their song "The Climb" off...

Jason Charles Miller on the LTD TL Series

April 04, 2016 18:40

Singer-songwriter Jason Charles Miller tells you his reasons for loving the LTD TL Series. Available in 6-string, 12-string, nylon-string, and even a bass, the TL Series allows for great acoustic tone in a thin, comfortable...

What are you playing?

Steven N.

Updated May 23, 2024 15:36

What game do you play? It doesn't matter on which console. Lately I'm stuck on Retro Bowl but can't beat the computer yet....

Faulty switches/ pickups? anyone else have this problem?

Mystievel

Updated May 03, 2024 17:59

So if anyone recalls i made a post a while back asking if my new guitar came broken or what. Well we found out it indeed did come broken and the problem was either the switch or the faulty neck pickup. ---The story--- I...

First E-II, dissapointed

MIchael K.

Updated October 07, 2023 11:15

Hi all! First post on this forum, looking for some opinions. Several months ago i ordered an ESP E-II SV from an online vendor. The guitar that arrived at the vendors first had to be sent back because the case was shaped...

Mestis: "Paloma" Playthrough

November 17, 2015 19:54

Mestis is the solo project of ESP player and Animals As Leaders member Javier Reyes. Here, Javier uses the eight strings of his LTD Signature Series JR-608 to create a truly amazing solo guitar performance with the feel and...

My Kirk HAMMETT Monster Movies Collection

Guiguitarz

Updated May 02, 2024 07:28

It's been a long since I'd like to share with you guys my custom Kirk's guitars, some of you know them more than others, in details or not, so, here they are : ------------------------------ ESP KH-2 - 'THE MUMMY' It's a...

ESP 400 Series

Tomás Villablanca

Updated August 01, 2023 12:39

Hi guys, I bought this 400 Series, the owner claims to be from 1983 but i only found guitars like this in 1984 catalogs, can somebody tell more about this guitar, where it was made and a year perhaps and how much it cost now?...

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Thoughts on headstock logo

BaldingChewbacca

Updated September 20, 2023 06:20

What's everyone's opinion on the current logo? I was looking at an eclipse with the block font logo and thought it looked so good. I wish we could go back that one. Do you guys really like the current one more? ...

Luis Kalil: "Insight" on EMGtv

September 23, 2015 20:02

Brazilian guitarist Luis Kalil is still only 16 years old, but he plays with a skill and style far beyond his years. Check out his performance of his song "Insight" courtesy of our pals at EMG. Luis is playing his LTD...

LTD H-408B FM Playthrough by Matt Nisbet of Virulent

June 19, 2015 19:56

Hailing from Phoenix, AZ, Virulent is a mixed genre metal act that experiments within the realms of alternative metal, hardcore, and ambient electronica. Here's guitarist Matt Nisbet doing a playthrough of their song "Duct...

Cole Rolland: "Equinox"

May 23, 2016 23:21