The ESP Guitar Company

June 06, 2023 20:51

Here's acclaimed ESP artist Steffen Kummerer doing a playthrough of his black metal band Thulcandra's song "As I Walk Through The Gateway". Steffen, who is also admired for his playing in technical death metal band Obscura,...

Signature Series Spotlight: Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

June 02, 2023 20:19

Seven-string innovator and co-founder of Grammy-winning nu metal kings Korn, Brian “Head” Welch is one of the most influential guitarists in metal. Blending heavy, downtuned guitars, electronic elements, and unrestrained...

Chuck J: Pantera Shred on the LTD Eclipse '87

June 02, 2023 16:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We love the melodic playing style of All Access member Chuck J, who is also known as the South Korean shred wizard JongHa Jeong. Here, in tribute to Dimebag Darrell, he's taking on...

Sylosis: "Poison For The Lost"

June 02, 2023 01:28

"Poison For The Lost" is the second single from the upcoming album A Sign Of Things To Come by UK-based extreme metal band Sylosis, led by founder and frontman ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton. In the video, Josh is using...

Warren H: Powerful Shredding on a 48th Street ESP Custom

May 26, 2023 16:40

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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We're getting in the wayback machine for this week's All Access spotlight, with community member Warren Hughes using an ESP custom M Series guitar he recently acquired but has its...

Martina Nixe Riva: "Escaping Pleya"

May 22, 2023 20:07

Here's ESP artist Martina "Nixe" Riva using both an ESP Horizon and an LTD Deluxe H3-1000 on her song "Escaping Pleya". This guitarist and composer hails from Como, Italy, a beautiful city at the foot of the Alps. Formerly in...

ESP Original Series Snapper CTM Demo by Pat Heath

May 19, 2023 21:10

Every instrument in the ESP Original Series is crafted by hand, one at a time, by the expert luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. With the ESP Snapper, you get a trip back to the initial origins of ESP Guitars, when the...

Casey Cook: "The Diary of Jane" (cover)

May 19, 2023 16:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured All Access member Casey Cook several times. She plays well and her video submissions always sound cool too... and she seems to keep getting better and better as time...

Late Honkola: "Morning Coffee Jam #5" on the LTD EX Black Metal

May 12, 2023 16:20

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As guitarists, we're sometimes guilty of being close-minded about music. Is the best stuff always the fastest? The hardest to play? The biggest sonic assault? Here's the truth: there...

Alex S: "10 Best 7-String Guitar Riffs" on the LTD EX-7 Baritone Black Metal

May 10, 2023 22:37

Using her LTD EX-7 Baritone Black Metal, YouTuber Alex S goes through her ten favorite guitar riffs for 7-string, and she picks some great examples from songs by Nevermore, Suicide Silence, Periphery, Korn, and more. The EX-7...

Ghul (Mayhem/Veile) on the LTD Deluxe M-1008 Multi-Scale

May 10, 2023 17:27

Here's Ghul, best known as guitarist for legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, doing a playthrough demo of the song "A House In Dust" by his blackened horror metal band Veile using the LTD Deluxe M-1008 Multi-Scale....

Three LTD B Series Basses in 47 Seconds

May 08, 2023 23:02

Here's Steve Lane from ESP Australia doing what might be the coolest bass demo ever, featuring the LTD B-206SM, the LTD B-208SM, and the LTD B-205SM Fretless, all in the space of exactly 47 seconds. Our only complaint to...

Jason Charles Miller: "The River"

May 05, 2023 20:55

ESP artist Jason Charles Miller has released his latest single "The River". It's all ESP in this song, with singer-songwriter Jason using his LTD EC Black Metal... proving once again that the LTD Black Metal Series is great...

Joan Rockguitar: "Wait" solo cover

May 05, 2023 16:06

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Those of us of a certain age will remember back in 1987 when White Lion released their double-platinum album Pride and the first single "Wait" helped push the sound of shred guitar...

LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Demo by Pat Heath

May 01, 2023 21:01

Here's Pat Heath with yet another outstanding ESP demo! Based on the ESP Snapper shape, the LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Snow White is like the ultimate tricked-out, fully-modded classic H/S/S guitar everyone wished they had at some...

Florian Soum: "Animals" (playthrough)

April 28, 2023 16:03

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! There have been multiple times we've featured All Access member Florian Soum; his stuff always sounds great and his performance skills are undeniably excellent. In this video, he's...

Josh Middleton: "Deadwood" (Sylosis) Playthrough

April 26, 2023 20:11

Here's ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton of Sylosis, doing a playthrough of the band's new single "Deadwood" (Nuclear Blast). Josh is playing his LTD Signature Series JM-II, a guitar built to his precise specifications. It...

ESP E-II Series: New for April 2023

April 25, 2023 19:13

In April 2023 we added 12 new additions to our Japan-built ESP E-II Series guitars: • E-II Arrow
• E-II Arrow NT
• E-II Eclipse FR (Charcoal Burst)
• E-II Eclipse Full Thickness EverTune (Black)
• E-II Eclipse...

Orion (Behemoth) and the LTD Orion-4 Bass

April 21, 2023 21:32

Orion has been the rock solid bass foundation of internationally-acclaimed Polish extreme metal band Behemoth since 2003. His signature bass, the Orion-4, has a design based on the GB body shape, with a textured sandblasted...

ESP Exhibition Limited Series 2023

April 21, 2023 16:40

When musicians around the world think of ESP, one of the first things that comes to mind is the extraordinary skill and craftsmanship of the master luthiers who spend their lives perfecting the art of guitar design at our...

Sandra Pagola: "Tapestry" (playthrough)

April 21, 2023 16:06

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We always enjoy when Mexico-based community member Sandra Pagola uploads a new video. This time, she's using her LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale on a playthrough cover of "Tapestry" by...

Introducing the LTD Javier Reyes Signature Series JRV-8

April 18, 2023 16:25