Signature Series Spotlight: Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

Signature Series Spotlight: Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

As the main songwriter, lyricist, and guitarist in thrash metal legends Slayer, Jeff Hanneman helped define heavy music. Famous for his aggressive playing, off-the-wall solos and deep lyrics, Jeff has influenced generations...
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InVase: "Wendigo" Bass Playthrough

InVase: "Wendigo" Bass Playthrough

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We love getting bass videos from members of the ESP All Access community. ESP basses are the not-so-secret weapon of thousands of players in genres that range from rock and metal to...
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Jan Fernandes on the E-II M-II 7 NT

Jan Fernandes on the E-II M-II 7 NT

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! One thing we've seen many, many times over the years: if someone wants to demo a piece of audio gear the right way, from amps to plug-ins to pedals, they use their ESP. Today's All...
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Christian Bernadac: "Illumine"

Christian Bernadac: "Illumine"

Classically-trained ESP player Christian Bernadac uses his immense shredding skills in his new solo single "Illumine". Christian is playing the LTD BUZ-7, a seven-string, neck-thru-body Signature Series model from Buz McGrath...
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Brian Mojica: "The Oath" (Playthrough)

Brian Mojica: "The Oath" (Playthrough)

Here's ESP bass player Brian Mojica of California-based blackened hardcore band Wolf King doing a playthrough of "The Oath", a song of their 2021 album release The Path of Wrath. Brian is playing the LTD AP-4 Black Metal, a...
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Iivo Kaipainen: "Where The Ocean Greets The Sky" ( Solo Playthrough)

Iivo Kaipainen: "Where The Ocean Greets The Sky" ( Solo Playthrough)

ESP player Iivo Kaipainen of Finnish power metal band Arion does this outstanding playthrough of the solo section from their song "Where The Ocean Greets The Sky" using his ESP Custom Shop guitar. Known worldwide for the...
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Marcin G: "Blood to Bleed" (Cover)

Marcin G: "Blood to Bleed" (Cover)

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This week, the All Access spotlight shines on community member Marcin G., using his LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Duncan Vintage Black to do a playthrough cover of "Blood to Bleed" by Rise...
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Bobby Keller: "Perpetual Dreams"

Bobby Keller: "Perpetual Dreams"

ESP player Bobby Keller has an incredible collection of guitars from the ESP Custom Shop, but in the video for his third solo single "Perpetual Dreams", he's keeping things lean and mean with this great-looking matte black...
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LTD Deluxe H-1008 Baritone EverTune Demo by Petr Oplatka

LTD Deluxe H-1008 Baritone EverTune Demo by Petr Oplatka

ESP artist Petr Oplatka, frontman of metal band Illucinus, does a playthrough of his song "Nebulous Delusions Pt. II" using the LTD Deluxe H-1008 Baritone EverTune, one of our "New for 2021" guitar models. This instrument is...
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Francesca Mazzucchetti: Anything for You (playthrough)

Francesca Mazzucchetti: Anything for You (playthrough)

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's ESP All Access member Francesca Mazzucchetti, who just joined our happy community a week ago and posted this excellent playthrough of the solo from "Anything for You" off the...
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Stephen Carpenter: "Romantic Dreams" playthrough

Stephen Carpenter: "Romantic Dreams" playthrough

Here's iconic ESP player Stephen Carpenter doing a playthrough of "Romantic Dreams" from Deftones' acclaimed 2012 album Koi No Yokan. As usual, Stef turns to one of his huge collection of guitars from the ESP Custom Shop in...
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Victor Kovalchuk's Modded LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Vintage Black

Victor Kovalchuk's Modded LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Vintage Black

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Let's talk about guitar mods for a moment. At ESP, we do our best to pair what we consider the best components for each guitar, keeping in mind that by definition, music and tone are...
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Rob Arnold Unboxes the LTD SN-1 HT

Rob Arnold Unboxes the LTD SN-1 HT

Respected ESP-playing riffmaster Rob Arnold (formerly of Chimaira) unboxes the new LTD Deluxe SN-1 HT and puts it through its paces with a first-impression jam. This guitar has an outstanding textured sandblasted finish in...
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Josh Middleton: "I Sever" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "I Sever" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "I Sever" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple top, a...
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Josh Middleton: "Shield" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Shield" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "Shield" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple top, a...
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Josh Middleton: "Devils in Their Eyes" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Devils in Their Eyes" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "Devils in Their Eyes" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted...
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Josh Middleton: "Cycle of Suffering" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Cycle of Suffering" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "Cycle of Suffering" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple...
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Josh Middleton: "Calcified" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Calcified" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "Calcified" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple top, a...
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Josh Middleton: "Arms Like a Noose" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Arms Like a Noose" (Sylosis) Playthrough Excerpt on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Sylosis song "Arms Like a Noose" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple...
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Josh Middleton: "Discourse Is Dead" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Discourse Is Dead" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Architects' song "Discourse Is Dead" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted...
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Josh Middleton: "Black Lungs" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Black Lungs" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Architects' song "Black Lungs" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple...
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Josh Middleton: "Animals" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "Animals" (Architects) Playthrough on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the Architects' song "Animals" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted maple top, a...
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LTD Black Metal Series Demo by Abysmal Dawn

LTD Black Metal Series Demo by Abysmal Dawn

Eliseo Garcia and Charles Elliot of Los Angeles-based death metal band Abysmal Dawn try out two new additions to the LTD Black Metal Series: the F Black Metal and the M-4 Black Metal bass. The F Black Metal adds one of our...
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LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale Demo by Jack Fliegler

LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale Demo by Jack Fliegler

Respected progressive metal player Jack Fliegler does this demo of the LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale. Multi-scale guitars make use of an angled fret arrangement to offer different scale lengths for the various strings of the...
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LTD EX Black Metal Demo by Jack Fliegler

LTD EX Black Metal Demo by Jack Fliegler

Musician Jack Fliegler tries out the LTD EX Black Metal, part of our "New for 2021" collection and a new addition to the Black Metal Series. Comparable in build quality to our LTD Deluxe “1000 Series” instruments, the EX...
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LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Demo by Cameron Stucky

LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Demo by Cameron Stucky

Yee haw! While ESP is probably best known as a guitar brand for heavier music styles, musician Cameron Stucky pulls out some chicken pickin' chops for this demo of the LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR in Black Blast finish. Based on the...
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George Lynch on the History of the ESP Kamikaze

George Lynch on the History of the ESP Kamikaze

The very first ESP Signature Series guitar was the Kamikaze, a model designed by a man who would become one of the world's most admired and respected guitar players: George Lynch. Listen as George explains the origins of the...
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ESP USA Master Painter Ryan Dominguez

ESP USA Master Painter Ryan Dominguez

Known by many via his Instagram handle Spongebrick, ESP USA's master painter Ryan Dominguez brings a very unique set of skills to his job of hand-painting the superb guitars that come out of the ESP USA shop. Learn more about...
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Josh Middleton: "I Sever" (Sylosis) Solo on the JM-II

Josh Middleton: "I Sever" (Sylosis) Solo on the JM-II

ESP signature artist Josh Middleton (Architects/Sylosis) does a playthrough of the solo from the Sylosis song "I Sever" using his LTD Signature Series JM-II. The JM-II offers a bolt-on construction alder body with quilted...
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Antoine I: "Hourglass" (Cover)

Antoine I: "Hourglass" (Cover)

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Antoine I. is a new member of the ESP All Access community, having joined us just last month in April 2021, but he's obviously been a big ESP supporter for much longer than that....
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