ESP Custom Shop Guitars of Sammy Duet (Goatwhore)

ESP Custom Shop Guitars of Sammy Duet (Goatwhore)

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...
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2019 NAMM Show: LTD Basses Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: LTD Basses Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: LTD Basses Spotlight on Saturday January 26. Featured products: LTD Stream Series and LTD AP Series basses....
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LTD Deluxe MH-1007 Demo by Jamie Hunt

LTD Deluxe MH-1007 Demo by Jamie Hunt

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...
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Atlas: "Uhri"

Atlas: "Uhri"

Ukko, the new album by Finnish metalcore band Atlas, is due out on December 10. Here's their song "Uhri", featuring guitarists Leevi Luoto and Tuomas Kurikka both playing LTD M-7HT Baritone Black Metal guitars. The M-7HTB...
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ESP USA V-II FR Demo by Chase Becker

ESP USA V-II FR Demo by Chase Becker

Chase Becker of Warbringer does a playthrough of the song "Firepower Kills" using the ESP USA V-II FR. Like all ESP USA models, the V-II FR can be personalized with dozens of finish choices, woods, and hardware components....
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Guitar Training with Cameron Stucky: Blues Scale Licks

Guitar Training with Cameron Stucky: Blues Scale Licks

ESP artist Cameron Stucky has created a series of lessons that will help you learn some new techniques, or to tighten the skills you already have. You can watch the lesson and refer to the sheet music and tablature below....
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 Brother Firetribe: "Devil's Daughter" (Acoustic Live)

Brother Firetribe: "Devil's Daughter" (Acoustic Live)

Brother Firetribe is a hard rock band out of Finland, but they mellowed things out some with this excellent acoustic-ish performance of their song "Devil's Daughter" from a recent livestream show. Guitarist Roope Riihijärvi...
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2019 NAMM Show: Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal ENGL Amps Interview

2019 NAMM Show: Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal ENGL Amps Interview

2019 NAMM Show: Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal interviewed by ENGL Amps on Thursday January 24 at the 2019 NAMM Show....
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Francesco Fareri: "Jam in B"

Francesco Fareri: "Jam in B"

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's always a pleasure when we see a new upload from one of our ESP shredders from Italy. Much like highly-tuned sports cars, these guys can rev it up and put the pedal to the metal...
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B-1005 Multi-Scale Bass Playthrough by Brian Krahe (Krosis)

B-1005 Multi-Scale Bass Playthrough by Brian Krahe (Krosis)

ESP player Brian Krahe of progressive deathcore band Krosis uses the LTD Deluxe B-1005 Multi-Scale bass on a playthrough of their song "To Persist Or Adhere". The B-1005 Multi-Scale's fret design optimizes string tension so...
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ESP Hard Lessons with Lionheart Ep2: Worst Places to Stay

ESP Hard Lessons with Lionheart Ep2: Worst Places to Stay

In this video series put together by our European ESP team, you get to go beyond the woods, pickups, and hardware to get a glimpse into musicians' lives. "ESP Hard Lessons" features ESP players and their bandmates with topics...
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2020 NAMM Show: Stephanie Bradley Artist Interview

2020 NAMM Show: Stephanie Bradley Artist Interview

Live at the 2020 NAMM Show, an interview with Stephanie Bradley. More information on LTD SN Series guitars here....
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Brendan Breakdown: "MH-1001NT Riff Jam"

Brendan Breakdown: "MH-1001NT Riff Jam"

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured the playing of community member Brendan Breakdown a couple of times, because... well, just listen. He does outstanding riffs with monster tones on his various ESP...
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Metallica: "Dream No More" (Live in Mexico)

Metallica: "Dream No More" (Live in Mexico)

Metallica, the iconic band featuring legendary ESP players James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, play live on March 5, 2017 in Mexico City doing "Dream No More" from their new album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. Kirk is using one...
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LTD EC-Black Metal Demo by Jamie Hunt

LTD EC-Black Metal Demo by Jamie Hunt

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...
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Nathan Montalvo: "Turn Back the Clock" with the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 Rainbow Crackle

Nathan Montalvo: "Turn Back the Clock" with the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 Rainbow Crackle

Here's ESP artist Nathan Montalvo shredding it up on a playthrough of his song "Turn Back the Clock" using the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 in Rainbow Crackle finish. Part of the LTD '87 Series which recreates instruments from ESP’s...
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James Barnett (Cane Hill) on his LTD Guitars

James Barnett (Cane Hill) on his LTD Guitars

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...
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2019 NAMM Show: TL Series Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: TL Series Spotlight

2019 NAMM Show: TL Series Spotlight on Saturday January 27. Get more info and specs on the TL Series....
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LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone Live Performance Demo by Rodney Dudum

LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone Live Performance Demo by Rodney Dudum

Part of the "New for 2022" collection, the LTD Deluxe SN-1007HT Baritone is our first extended scale guitar in the SN Series. This 7-string, 27" baritone scale guitar is ready to explore the depths of modern metal while...
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LTD Deluxe EC-1000T Demo by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate)

LTD Deluxe EC-1000T Demo by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate)

We invited Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft of Nevada-based hard rock/metalcore band Escape the Fate to ESP headquarters so he could check out another of our "New for 2020" models, the LTD Deluxe EC-1000T in Black Natural Burst finish....
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Esp Viper - RiFF Day #27

Esp Viper - RiFF Day #27

Hello everybody !!! Riff Day #27 using my trusty Esp Viper loaded with EMG 81/85 https://www.emgpickups.com/ It's all about the Riffs ... Feel free to Check my videos on...
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LTD EC-1000 PIEZO Demo by Chris Cannella

LTD EC-1000 PIEZO Demo by Chris Cannella

ESP's Chris Cannella takes you through the details of one of the most flexible guitars in the LTD Deluxe Series: the EC-1000 PIEZO. Available in both See Thru Blue and See Thru Black finishes, the EC-1000P features two kinds...
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Alex Skolnick & Friends: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"

Alex Skolnick & Friends: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"

ESP Signature artist Alex Skolnick wanted to do a special song to debut today, March 8, 2021, for International Women's Day, so he recruited a few friends for this incredibly accurate cover of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around",...
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Tech Corner: EverTune - Overview (1/8)

Tech Corner: EverTune - Overview (1/8)

The EverTune Constant Tension Bridge has been one of the more remarkable innovations in guitar technology this century, allowing for near perfect tuning and intonation under nearly every environment. In this eight-part Tech...
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LTD TE-200 Demo by Tim Gauci

LTD TE-200 Demo by Tim Gauci

Two things we can say about our friends at ESP Australia: 1) They're damn good musicians and 2) They make great demo videos! Here's our friend Tim Gauci from CMI, ESP's Australian distributor, doing a demo of the LTD TE-200....
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ESP E-II Eclipse FM Demo by Antonio Cordaro

ESP E-II Eclipse FM Demo by Antonio Cordaro

Courtesy of ESP's Italian distributor Backline, here's fantastic guitarist Antonio Cordaro showing you the features and the tonal variety of the ESP E-II Eclipse FM. ...
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Metallica's James Hetfield At Guitar Center

Metallica's James Hetfield At Guitar Center

Courtesy of our friends at Guitar Center, here's an amazing interview with longtime ESP player James Hetfield of Metallica, featuring his new Signature Series Iron Cross....
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Teloch (Mayhem) Unboxes the LTD EC Black Metal & Announces Giveaway

Teloch (Mayhem) Unboxes the LTD EC Black Metal & Announces Giveaway

Teloch, guitarist for Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem, might be the most perfect musician in the entire world to check out our LTD EC Black Metal. In this video, he unboxes the EC Black Metal, takes it for a test drive,...
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A New ESP Custom for Steffen Kummerer (Obscura)

A New ESP Custom for Steffen Kummerer (Obscura)

Steffen Kummerer of German technical death metal band Obscura recently took delivery of a completely custom-designed guitar from the ESP Custom Shop. Watch as he tells you what that process was like, what decisions went into...
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