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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...

Bodom After Midnight: "Paint The Sky With Blood"

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Bodom After Midnight, the Finnish melodic death metal supergroup that was fronted by the late Alexi Laiho, has released a video for "Paint The Sky With Blood", the title track from their upcoming EP that's set for release on...

2019 NAMM Show: Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves) Interview

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2019 NAMM Show: Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves) Interview on Thursday January 24....

2020 NAMM Show: Nolan Ashley Artist Interview

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Live at the 2020 NAMM Show, an interview with Nolan Ashley of Kublai Khan....

Will Adler & Elliot Sloan "Science!"

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What happens when groove metal master Will Adler and his buddy, pro skater Elliot Sloan, get together? Well first, they pull out their ESP guitars and write and record a brand new song at Elliot's home studio. Then they go to...

Ester Petenel: "Wasted Years" (solo cover)

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Based on the profile page of ESP All Access member Ester Petenel, she has great taste in music, listing some of her most influential guitarists to include Angus Young, Adrian Smith,...

Javier Reyes JR-608 Demo & Playthrough

Javier Reyes, innovative guitarist for respected progressive instrumental metal kings Animals as Leaders and his own project Mestis, gives you a complete rundown of his LTD Signature Series guitar, the JR-608, and then does a...

LTD F Black Metal Demo by JongHa Jeong

Here's South Korean shred monster JongHa Jeong with another excellent demo, this time of the LTD F Black Metal that's part of our "New for 2021" collection. The LTD Black Metal Series is comparable in build quality to our LTD...

LTD H-1007 Demo by Vahan Aslanyan

ESP artist Vahan Aslanyan, guitarist for Los Angeles-based rock band Chasing Desolation, does a playthrough and then talks about the features of the updated LTD Deluxe H-1007, a seven-string guitar with features that...

E-II FRX demo with Monte Pittman

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ESP's E-II Series are guitars and basses that are made in our Japan factory, and represent what was formerly known as the "ESP Standard" series. Here, respected touring/studio guitarist and songwriter Monte Pittman (Madonna,...

Stef's ESP Customs: The Bishop

For more than 20 years, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones has been having the ESP Custom Shop build him the guitars of his dreams. In this video series, Stef explains the thoughts behind the design of many of his all-time...

Brendan Breakdown: LTD Deluxe Viper-1000 in Drop B

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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...

Sacred Reich: "Awakening"

One of the most longterm and loyal members of the ESP artist family, Wiley Arnett of the hugely influential Phoenix, AZ-based thrash metal band Sacred Reich started playing ESP in 1987 and has never looked back. "Awakenings"...

Raff Sangiorgio: "Rock Session"

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 Xtone PS-1000 (Violet Shadow) Demo by Matt Spatola

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Pro guitarist Matt Spatola (Jessie J , Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign) needs a guitar that is versatile enough to handle any music style from rock to hip-hop to pop to jazz and beyond. That's what makes the LTD Xtone PS-1000...

Stephen Carpenter on the LTD SC-20

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It was 20 years ago, in 1998, that Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter got his first Signature Series guitar from us. Since then, thousands of guitarists have been influenced by Stef's texture-based sonic experiments and...

E-II Horizon Demo by Cameron Stucky

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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...

2020 NAMM Show: LTD Basses Spotlight

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Live at the 2020 NAMM Show, a product spotlight on the LTD F-1004 and LTD D-6 basses. More info on all "New for 2020" models here....

Chuck J: ESP Horizon II Shred

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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We love seeing new names of All Access members who upload videos to our community, and we love it even more when they can shred like Chuck J! He's using his 2002 ESP Horizon-II from...

Radek Horbik: "Blackwater Park" (Cover)

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! How long should a song be? In the pop world, a song is thought of as long if it hits the three-minute mark, but in the world of prog rock and progressive metal, songs that go on for...

Nergal (Behemoth) on the LTD Signature Series NS-6

Nergal, the founder and frontman of famed Polish metal band Behemoth, tells you his thoughts on the new LTD NS-6, his latest Signature Series guitar. Based on the Stream body shape, the NS-6 offers a range of tones with a...

Brian Krahe (Inhale Existence): "The Spiral" Bass Playthrough on the LTD Deluxe B-1005

ESP bass artist Brian Krahe filmed this playthrough of his band Inhale Existence's song "The Spiral" at Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina. He says, "We lugged up a considerable amount of gear to make this happen and I...

Lars Frederiksen: "Motherland" at OC Ramps on the Volsung

Punk rock icon and ESP Signature artist Lars Frederiksen joined us at OC Ramps in Santa Ana, CA to make this killer video of "Motherland" from his band The Old Firm Casuals. Lars is using the ESP Custom Shop version of his...

Goatwhore: "Born Of Satan's Flesh"

Heavier than a boatload of gumbo, Goatwhore is back with "Born of Satan's Flesh", a song from their upcoming album Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven which is set for release on October 7 (Metal Blade). The band includes...

Late Honkola: Cavernous Sounds on the LTD Deluxe EC-1000 EverTune BB

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! For the first All Access spotlight of 2023, let's check out someone who's been an outstanding contributor of great videos for the ESP community over a number of years: Finnish...

Tim Barnard: "Thumb Spike" solo on the LTD Deluxe M-1000

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We always enjoy getting video submissions from All Access member Tim Barnard. Some of you may recall back in 2020 when we did our "Lockdown Rockdown" contest, Tim was one of the...

Orion (Behemoth) and the LTD Orion-4 Bass

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...

LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Demo by Pat Heath

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...

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