The ESP Guitar Company

July 30, 2018 17:31

Andertons is one of the UK's largest and most respected music stores, and was recently named by NAMM at the 2018 Summer NAMM Show as the #1 dealer in the world. In this video, Lee Anderton (aka "The Captain") and Rob Chapman...

Crepuscle: "In All its Majesty"

July 27, 2018 14:49

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! There is a wide range of musicians who are members of the ESP All Access community. Some are typical guitar and bass players who make music for fun and to express their creative...

SN-200FR Demo by Chris Cooper

July 24, 2018 16:44

Chris Cooper is a guitar player who runs a YouTube channel he calls "Blue Collar Shred", since his gear is more in line with the types of guitars, amps, and effects that typical people can afford and use. He created this...

Al Threats on the LTD TL-4Z Fretless Bass

July 23, 2018 16:08

Al Threats has been a respected bass player for decades, with a list of credits that includes musical legends in pop, R&B, and hip hop such as Mary Wells, Staple Singers, The Chi-lites, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, and...

Carlos M. Arzola Solos on the H-1007FR

July 20, 2018 15:30

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Carlos M. Arzola has been featured before in our ESP All Access spotlight, and we're featuring him again. Why? Because he's good! We enjoyed this solo due to the way that Carlos...

Zao's Scott Mellinger on Premier Guitar Rig Rundown

July 19, 2018 16:16

Our pals at Premier Guitar Magazine just did another of their excellent Rig Rundown web articles, this time focusing on the guys in veteran West Virginia-based metalcore band Zao. The band has been around since 1993, and...

Win This KH-602 Purple Sparkle Signed by Kirk Hammett

July 18, 2018 16:06

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett signs the headstock and case of the new LTD KH-602 Purple Sparkle, a guitar that a lucky winner will call his or her own. ENTER NOW!...

Zach Johnson (The Ghost Inside) on the E-II Eclipse BB

July 16, 2018 21:37

It was November 2015 when the lives of Los Angeles-based metalcore band The Ghost Inside all changed forever. Traveling to a show in Arizona, their tour bus collided head-on with a tractor trailer, resulting in the deaths of...

Loudwire Talks to Reba Meyers (Code Orange)

July 16, 2018 16:59

Our friends at Loudwire recently caught up with one of the most badass women in the world of metal and hardcore: Reba Meyers of Pittsburgh-based band Code Orange. Squiggy DiGiacomo talks to Reba about some of her early punk...

Jon Symons: "The New Brutal"

July 13, 2018 14:49

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured the playing of ESP All Access community member Jon S. before, and the reasons are pretty obvious: this guy knows how to get great tones, has super tight rhythms, and...

Chop & Shred with Chef Brian Tsao and Ben Weinman

July 11, 2018 16:55

The Music Zoo is a terrific ESP dealer in New York, and we're loving this new series of "Chop & Shred" videos they're producing along with Chef Brian Tsao, who you may already know from his "Taste of Metal" series. If...

Immolation: "When the Jackals Come"

July 09, 2018 20:01

Immolation, the hugely influential death metal band out of Yonkers, NY, has just put out this excellent video that lives up to the extraordinary brutal song "When the Jackals Come". The track is off their 2017 album Atonement...

InVase: "As A Point Of Reference"

July 06, 2018 15:57

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is the second time we've featured a submission by All Access community member Ian Shuirr, who creates music as InVase. We always enjoy hearing a player who pushes beyond the...

James Hetfield (Metallica) Discusses His Guitars

July 04, 2018 19:42

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In this recent video released by the Metallica team, James Hetfield talks about the guitars he’s owned, from the first instrument his mom bought him (that he traded in for a PA) through his love for non-traditional guitar...

Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot) on Gear Masters

July 02, 2018 21:42

The folks at Digital Tour Bus just did this excellent "Gear Masters" episode on ESP artist Thomas Youngblood of acclaimed power metal band Kamelot. In it, his guitar tech Mark shows off Thomas's collection of ESP Eclipses,...

Gergo Hajer: "Everything Ends" (Cover)

June 29, 2018 15:34

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! In addition to being a member of ESP All Access, Gergő Hájer is part of the ESP artist family as a Hungarian groove metal king along with the band he founded, Omega Diatribe. But...

The Night Flight Orchestra: "This Time"

June 28, 2018 19:38

We have to admit... we're oddly obsessed with this song and video by The Night Flight Orchestra, a classic hard rock band from Sweden comprised of members of Soilwork, Arch Enemy, and other more metal-focused bands. Featuring...

Derrick Parreno: "Hell in God's Eyes" (Playthrough)

June 22, 2018 16:08

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Derrick Parreno is a member of Manila, Philippines-based metal band Lostthreads, and like many of you is a member of the ESP All Access community. He's been using his trusty LTD...

Bobby Lynge (Fit for a King) on the E-II Horizon NT-7 EverTune

June 22, 2018 01:59

Bobby Lynge of Dallas, TX-based Christian metalcore band Fit for a King gets into extraordinary detail in discussing why the ESP E-II Horizon NT-7 EverTune is the ultimate guitar for him. Getting into aspects like the string...

Classic Customs Ep. 1: Page Hamilton's ESP Horizon

June 15, 2018 16:13

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It was 1989 when Page Hamilton, guitarist and vocalist for an up-and-coming alternative metal band called Helmet, visited a somewhat obscure guitar maker called ESP, when we were based in New York City on 48th Street....

Stephanie Bradley: "Jam Time"

June 15, 2018 15:39

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's a question to ponder: if more than half of the world's population are women, why do women make up such a comparatively small percentage of rock and metal guitar players?...

Francesco Fareri: "Sweepy Todd"

June 08, 2018 16:16

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This isn't the first time we've featured Italian ESP shred king Francesco Fareri in our weekly community spotlight, but you really can't blame us... the dude is just outstanding....

James Barnett (Cane Hill) on his LTD Guitars

June 06, 2018 20:07

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Since 2011, Cane Hill has taken their heavy sounds from the swampy New Orleans environment all the way around the world, building a huge fan base due in part to the great guitar playing of ESP artist James Barnett. In this...

Of Mice & Men: "Instincts"

June 05, 2018 19:01

Coming out of Costa Mesa, CA and rocking the world hard since 2009, Of Mice & Men's latest album Defy is one of the best straight-up metal albums they've done yet. It includes the song "Instincts" shown here, with ESP...

Jason Melidonie: "Damage Control" Solo Cover

June 01, 2018 16:28

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's All Access community member Jason Melidonie and his LTD H-1007 taking on the solo from John Petrucci's song "Damage Control". As we know from our own experiences learning an...

Sinsaenum: "Final Resolve"

May 31, 2018 20:51

Sinsaenum is the international supergroup that includes guitarists Frédéric Leclercq and Stéphane Buriez, bassist Heimoth, and drummer Joey Jordison. While some people may think of Fred foremost as the bass player from...

Bill Kelliher "Sultan's Curse" from Premier Guitar

May 29, 2018 22:58

You gotta love the folks at Premier Guitar Magazine. They're really good at showing their readers the ins and outs of not only the gear we use and yearn for, but how it's used. That's the case here in one of their Riff...

Jannik S: "The Pursuit of Vikings" (cover)

May 25, 2018 21:46

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Jannik S. is a bit of a mystery man (hint to everyone: fill out your ESP All Access member profiles fully so we can help promote your music!). But we do know that he picked up his...

Mike Spreitzer (DevilDriver) on his ESP Customs

May 23, 2018 18:32