The ESP Guitar Company

April 12, 2019 14:20

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is the second time we've featured the music of All Access member Steve Dadaian, and we can pretty much guarantee it won't be the last. Hailing from northern New Jersey, Steve is...

LTD Deluxe B-1005 Demo by Steve Lane

April 11, 2019 01:51

For 2019, we updated our popular LTD Deluxe B-1004 and B-1005 basses with tops made of solid bocote, a beautiful figured sustainable tonewood. This bass is highlighted by the inclusion of Nordstrand Big Splits hum-cancelling...

Raff Sangiorgio: "Rock Session"

April 05, 2019 14:54

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! There are a few ESP players out there whom we think of as our "Italian Stallions". These guys seem to share the qualities of having unbelievable speed, impeccable timing, and all...

LTD Deluxe Xtone PS-1000 Demo by Pat Heath

April 03, 2019 17:51

Introduced for 2019, the LTD Deluxe PS-1000 is the first "1000 Series" version of our popular Xtone Series of semi-hollow guitars. Available in both Violet Shadow (with flamed maple top) and Purple Sparkle finishes, the...

Steve Miller "The Joker" on the Avante Gryphon

April 03, 2019 01:23

He's about as classic of a classic rocker as it gets. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and massively respected guitarist and songwriter Steve Miller uses the Avante by Veillette Gryphon on this clip of a stripped down...

Christian Bernadac: "Eloquence"

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...

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...

Death Angel: "Humanicide"

March 22, 2019 16:44

Death Angel, the legendary thrash metal pioneers from California's Bay Area, have a new album coming out next week. Humanicide is set for release on May 31st, and will be the band's ninth studio album; this is the title...

Daniel C.: "High Hopes" on the LTD AS-1

March 22, 2019 14:55

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Daniel C. is a huge supporter of ESP, and his enviable guitar collection includes an ESP Horizon, an ESP Jeff Hanneman, an LTD EC-1001, EC-1000, MH-401FR and more. But it's his work...

Kampfar: "Ophidian"

March 20, 2019 21:32

Kampfar, the Norwegian death metal band, has a new album scheduled for release on May 3. Ofidians Manifest will be the acclaimed band's eighth full-length studio album since they emerged on the metal scene in the mid '90s....

Reba Meyers (Code Orange) Plays Riffs for Loudwire

March 20, 2019 18:16

Our friends at Loudwire have just been killing it lately with great artist interviews and much more. This particular interview, with ESP signature artist Reba Meyers of Code Orange, looks rather familiar to us because it was...

Altitudes + Attitude: "Part Of Me"

March 18, 2019 15:49

Altitudes + Attitude is the band featuring the dynamic duo of ESP player Frank Bello (Anthrax) and David Ellefson (Megadeth). Frank has set aside his ESP Signature Series bass in this band, opting instead to act as a frontman...

Marcel S: Brutal Death Metal with LTD KS-7

March 15, 2019 16:11

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Do you ever find it challenging to name a new instrumental song? We do. Obviously, songs that have things like lyrics make it much easier... you choose a chunk of the chorus, you...

LTD Deluxe MH-1007 Demo by Jamie Hunt

March 12, 2019 18:04

Introduced as one of our "New for 2019" model, the LTD Deluxe MH-1007 is a beast of a guitar that offers set-thru construction, a great-looking quilted maple top in Black Fade finish, and a pair of EMG 85-7H and 81-7H...

Dave S: Mega Man 3 Metal

March 08, 2019 15:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's never easy to choose which All Access member video to highlight each week among the thousands and thousands that have been uploaded over the course of time. Sometimes we pick...

Chase Fraser (Continuum) on the LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale

March 08, 2019 02:52

Chase Fraser of California-based progressive death metal band Continuum does a playthrough of his band's song "Designed Obsolescence" using an LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale. The song is the title track off the band's latest...

E-II Horizon Demo by Cameron Stucky

March 05, 2019 18:36

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The ESP E-II Series are guitars and basses we produce in our Japan-based factory, and represent a more affordable way to experience the quality of ESP along with all the build quality and high-end components you expect for...

ESP Custom Shop Guitars of Sammy Duet (Goatwhore)

March 04, 2019 18:00

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Sammy Duet is the founding member and creative leader of Goatwhore, a New Orleans-based metal band who have spent the last 20+ years blowing minds around the world. Sammy has played a number of our guitars, but is most...

The End Machine: "Burn The Truth"

March 02, 2019 00:55

The End Machine is a new band featuring legendary ESP rocker George Lynch along with bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown, as well as singer Robert Mason. If the band members seem familiar, that's because they make up...

Aleksey Kikot: "Seeking Out"

March 01, 2019 15:23

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's understandable that some folks consider ESP a manufacturer of guitars and basses for metal, but that's not completely true. We prefer to consider ESP the right choice for any...

Queensryche: "Blood Of The Levant"

February 26, 2019 19:40

Featuring veteran ESP signature artist and founding member Michael "Whip" Wilton, "Blood Of The Levant" is a brand new song from the upcoming new album by legendary American metal band Queensryche. The Verdict is being...

Bill Kelliher Introduced at ESP Clinic in Tel Aviv, Israel

February 22, 2019 22:57

We made some history this week in two different ways. First was the first-ever ESP artist clinic in the country of Israel, held on Wednesday February 20 and featuring ESP signature artist Bill Kelliher of American metal band...

Daniel H: "No More Tears" Solo Cover

February 22, 2019 15:46

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! When you ask, "Who are the people who make up the ESP All Access Community?", the answer is simple: it's everyone in the world who owns an LTD, E-II, or ESP guitar or bass. Some are...

Unearth: "No Reprisal"

February 20, 2019 20:35

Unearth, the metalcore rockers out of Boston, MA, just released a video for the song "No Reprisal" off their recently-released album Extinction(s). The band features two ESP signature artists: Ken Susi and Buz McGrath, who...

LTD EC-Black Metal Demo by Jamie Hunt

February 19, 2019 00:54

UK-based pro guitarist and teacher Jamie Hunt gives you a very thorough rundown of the LTD EC-Black Metal. A guitar with similar build quality to the LTD Deluxe EC-1000, the EC-Black Metal offers a menacing design theme of...

Gergő Hájer: "Replace Your Fear" (Playthrough)

February 15, 2019 15:47

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! When you think about the ESP All Access community, you might not realize that our membership encompasses an insanely wide range of musicians... and each and every one of them are...

LTD Deluxe SN-1000HT Demo by Cameron Stucky

February 14, 2019 02:14

The LTD Deluxe SN-1000HT is based on the traditional look of ESP’s Snapper guitar shape, and offers a dual-humbucker design with a high-quality Seymour Duncan Sentient/Pegasus pickups set and a Hipshot hardtail bridge with...

The Old Firm Casuals: "Motherland"

February 12, 2019 19:21

When ESP signature artist Lars Frederiksen isn't playing in his "other" band Rancid, he's often rocking with The Old Firm Casuals, a modern example of the Oi! punk subgenre. “Motherland” comes off the band's new album Holger...

Mika Lagrèn (Grave) on the LTD EC-1000 EverTune

February 11, 2019 17:17