The ESP Guitar Company

March 15, 2022 19:47

Misery Index, the death metal/hardcore band out of Baltimore, MD, have a new album coming out, and a tour to back it up. Here's the video for "The Eaters And The Eaten", featuring ESP players Mark Kloeppel on an LTD Phoenix...

Masaki Murashita: "Death or Glory" with the ESP Arrow and ENGL Fireball 100

March 14, 2022 23:39

Los Angeles-based shred guitar master Masaki Murashita is using two premier tools of the trade to rock on this playthrough of his song "Death or Glory": the ESP Original Series Arrow, and the ENGL Fireball 100 amplifier. Hand...

ESP USA Limited Edition Nosferatu

March 11, 2022 16:00

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The ESP USA Nosferatu is a limited-edition guitar created as a collaboration between the luthiers at the ESP USA Shop in California and acclaimed artist Dumitru “Dino” Muradian. The fine artwork on this guitar is applied via...

Steve Dadaian: "Smoke and Mirrors" (cover)

March 04, 2022 15:54

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's always a good day when we see a new video from community member and ESP artist Steve Dadaian... this guy is a seriously amazing player who gets great tones from every guitar in...

Nathan Montalvo: "Turn Back the Clock" with the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 Rainbow Crackle

February 28, 2022 18:37

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Here's ESP artist Nathan Montalvo shredding it up on a playthrough of his song "Turn Back the Clock" using the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 in Rainbow Crackle finish. Part of the LTD '87 Series which recreates instruments from ESP’s...

Victor Kovalchuk: LTD Deluxe MH-1000HS in Action

February 25, 2022 19:32

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Throwing down some speedy and powerful riffs, Ukraine-based ESP All Access member Victor Kovalchuk gets this week's spotlight using his LTD Deluxe MH-1000HS that's downtuned to C....

Comeback Kid: "Crossed"

February 22, 2022 18:20

Here's the music video for "Crossed" by Comeback Kid, the Canadian hardcore band that includes ESP player Stu Ross, who also handles guitar duties in metalcore band Misery Signals. Stu is here playing his LTD Deluxe EC-1000,...

Aaron Aedy (Paradise Lost) Interview at Bloodstock 2021

February 21, 2022 20:36

UK-based ESP ambassadors Jamie Hunt and Pat Heath ran into ESP artist Aaron Aedy of pioneering death-doom metal band Paradise Lost at Bloodstock in August 2021. Despite having to conduct the interview in the pouring rain with...

Brendan Breakdown: LTD Deluxe Viper-1000 in Drop B

February 18, 2022 15:41

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've showcased the playing of Pennsylvania-based rocker Brendan Breakdown (aka Brendan Hagey) many times for our weekly spotlights. Why? Um... because his tone kicks ass and his...

uNburst: "Through Struggle" (playthrough cover)

February 11, 2022 15:52

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Today's spotlight comes from a relatively new member of our All Access community, uNburst. We don't know much about him (fill in your profiles, people!), but he's sounding good and...

Christian Czar Calunia: Rocking the E-II Eclipse BB

February 04, 2022 15:48

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is the first time we've heard the music of All Access member Christian Czar Calunia, but hopefully it won't be the last. This guitarist from the Philippines is using his ESP...

Spite: "Made To Please"

February 01, 2022 23:36

WARNING: This video contains VIOLENT IMAGES that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Spite, the extremely brutal California-based hardcore/deathcore band featuring ESP players Cody Fuentes...

Dark Funeral: "Let the Devil In"

February 01, 2022 19:05

Here's Dark Funeral, the influential black metal band founded in Sweden in 1993, with their video for "Let the Devil In", a song from their upcoming album We Are The Apocalypse which is scheduled for release on March 18,...

Euge Valovirta: "The Boogie Boy"

February 01, 2022 00:08

Finnish metal guitar god Euge Valovirta does a playthrough of his new song "The Boogie Boy" using his ESP Custom Shop Eclipse. The Eclipse is the classic single-cutaway shape that's been updated for modern sounds and...

Philip Lange: "Mouth for War" (cover)

January 28, 2022 15:49

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! What happens when you take the new LTD Sammy Duet Signature Series SD-2 and play a classic metal song by Pantera on it? Nothing but good, as All Access member Philip Lange proves...

ESP Signature Artist Interview: Gary Holt (Exodus/Slayer)

January 25, 2022 20:02

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ESP Signature artist and metal icon Gary Holt was interviewed for our "ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 1" event in January 2022. Learn more about how Gary specified the features of his LTD and ESP Signature Series guitars and much...

ESP Signature Artist Interview: Alex Skolnick (Testament)

January 25, 2022 19:55

We interviewed ESP Signature artist Alex Skolnick as part of our "ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 1" event. Learn more from this virtuosic guitar master about his choices in the designs of the ESP and LTD Alex Skolnick Signature...

ESP All Access Community Interview: Darren Stroud (PowerTribe)

January 25, 2022 19:32

Interviewed for our "ESP Presents 2022 - Phase 1" event in January 2022, Darren Stroud is a member of the ESP All Access community, and frequently posts videos on the ESP web site using his LTD guitars. We'll be doing more...

Page Hamilton (Helmet) Unboxes His New ESP USA Horizon-II

January 25, 2022 00:49

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Longtime ESP player and alt-rock legend Page Hamilton of Helmet happened to be rehearsing next door to ESP Headquarters when his long-awaited ESP USA Horizon-II had been completed. Here's the video of him seeing and then...

Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour): "Demon(s)" on the LTD MSV-1

January 25, 2022 00:33

The LTD MSV-1 is the Signature Series guitar for Mike Schleibaum, founding member of Washington, DC-based melodic death metal band Darkest Hour. Mike tells you about his favorite features of the MSV-1, and does a playthrough...

Sammy Duet (Goatwhore) on his LTD Signature Series SD-2

January 25, 2022 00:21

Founder of legendary New Orleans-based extreme metal band Goatwhore, Sammy Duet is renowned for creating speedy, tight rhythms and insanely brutal riffs. His signature guitar, the LTD SD-2, is based on Sammy’s own ESP Custom...

LTD Deluxe H3-1007 Baritone Live Performance Demo by Rodney Dudum

January 24, 2022 23:50

Guitarist Rodney Dudum does this live performance demo of the LTD Deluxe H3-1007 Baritone, part of our "New for 2022" collection. The H3-1007 Baritone is a 7-string, 27” baritone scale extended range guitar based on the shape...

LTD Sammy Duet Signature Series SD-2 Demo by JongHa Jeong

January 24, 2022 23:32

Shred master JongHa Jeong of South Korean-based death metal band Fecundation does this live performance demo of the LTD Sammy Duet Signature Series SD-2. The SD-2 is the signature guitar of Sammy Duet, founder of legendary...

LTD Deluxe SN-1000 EverTune Live Performance Demo by Jack Fliegler

January 24, 2022 23:19

The LTD Deluxe SN-1000 EverTune, part of our "New for 2022" collection, marks the first time we’ve offered the innovative EverTune constant tension bridge system in an SN Series guitar, allowing for perfect tuning and...

LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000NT Live Performance Demo by Jack Fliegler

January 24, 2022 22:42

Guitarist Jack Fliegler of Singularity does this live performance demo of the LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000NT, part of our "New for 2022" collection. The NT stands for “non-tremolo”, delivering this bold and angular guitar shape with...

LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000 Live Performance Demo by Jack Fliegler

January 24, 2022 22:22

Guitarist Jack Fliegler of Singularity does this live performance demo of the LTD Deluxe Arrow-1000, part of our "New for 2022" collection. This updated Arrow-1000 is a special member of the Arrow family, with its quilted...

LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone Live Performance Demo by Kazuki Tokaji

January 24, 2022 22:11

Part of the "New for 2022" collection, the LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone is our first extended scale guitar in the SN Series. This 7-string, 27" baritone scale guitar is ready to explore the depths of modern metal while...

LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone Live Performance Demo by Rodney Dudum

January 24, 2022 19:55

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Ruben Baculo: "Recovery"

January 21, 2022 17:10