The ESP Guitar Company

May 02, 2018 17:03

It's been almost eight years since the last time Norwegian symphonic black metal kings Dimmu Borgir put out a new studio album, but on May 4, their highly-anticipated album Eonian gets released. We sat down with founding...

Harry's Kirk Hammett Ouija Collection

April 25, 2018 00:33

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Harry and George from Beau Monde Guitars, an ESP dealer in New Jersey, talk about Harry's collection -- some might say obsession -- of limited-edition Kirk Hammett Signature Series Ouija™ guitars (among his many other...

Stef's ESP Customs: 16

April 20, 2018 22:26

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...

Jonas Tamas: "Emotional Melodic Solo"

April 19, 2018 16:47

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! There are many elements of mystery to this week's All Access member spotlight. Who is Jonas Tamas? While his member profile here at the ESP site give no info, we did some...

Francesco Fareri: "Theory of Opposites" Playthrough

April 18, 2018 01:28

Italian shred virtuoso Francesco Fareri never fails to blow us away every time he picks up a guitar. In this case, it's his ESP E-II Horizon FR, doing a playthrough on his song "Theory of Opposites" and throwing in just about...

Stef's ESP Customs: Chiquita

April 16, 2018 16:51

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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, we have Stef explain the thoughts behind the design of many of his all-time...

Ernest Julian S: "Repentance" Playthrough

April 13, 2018 16:00

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Ernest Julian S is a member of the ESP All Access community, and a member of Embercore, a band from the Province of Laguna in the Philippines. In this video, he's using a...

Obscura: "Ode to the Sun" Playthrough

April 09, 2018 23:13

Guitarist and frontman Steffen Kummerer of Obscura, who joined the ESP artist family earlier this year, does a playthrough of the band's song "Ode to the Sun" from their 2016 album Akroasis, using his ESP E-II Horizon-7 FR....

Frank Bello (Anthrax) on the LTD FB-J4

April 09, 2018 20:10

Frank Bello and his band Anthrax are revving up the engines to start a tour next month as a supporting act for Slayer's final tour, along with Lamb of God, Testament and Napalm Death. Many of the players in these respected...

Cruz Salinas on the LTD MH-1000

April 06, 2018 08:30

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As you might know if you've seen other ESP All Access spotlights, there's no right way or wrong way to catch our attention. Members post simple videos and complex videos, originals...

Stef's ESP Customs: Dark Castle

April 04, 2018 16:46

Batinsson: "Warm Up Playground"

March 30, 2018 00:04

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We don't know a lot about community member Batinsson except that a) he has an LTD MW-Skull, one of the many LTD Signature Series guitars we've created with Michael Wilton of...

Aaron Deal (Darkest Hour) on the LTD JC-4FM

March 29, 2018 22:49

Aaron Deal, bass player of D.C.-based metal band Darkest Hour, has been a fan of the ESP Stream bass style for some time now. In this video, he tries out the LTD Signature Series JC-4FM from John Campbell of Lamb of God. The...

Stef's ESP Customs: Purple Rain

March 23, 2018 15:33

Odinson Music: "No Way Out" Cover

March 23, 2018 15:18

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Community member Danny Leftridge plays songs under the name Odinson Music, and in this video he covers the tunes of another ESP player... Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metal band...

Dokken: "It's Just Another Day"

March 21, 2018 22:20

Here's something we've been wanting to happen for a long, long, long time. It's the classic lineup of metal legends Dokken -- drummer Mick Brown, bassist Jeff Pilson, singer Don Dokken, and ESP guitar icon George Lynch --...

Stephanie Bradley: I'm Shipping Up To Boston

March 21, 2018 15:54

St. Patrick's Day was last weekend, but that won't stop us from posting this clip of ESP player Stephanie Bradley (who works with our pals at Gator Cases) and her killer green LTD Elite Horizon-3 (currently available as the...

Stef's ESP Customs: Glow-In-the-Dark Baritone 8-String

March 21, 2018 14:57

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Steve Erickson: "HyperCurve"

March 16, 2018 01:05

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Steve Erickson went beyond the usual "cell phone in bedroom" video that we usually see in our community spotlights; instead, he produced a full music video using presumably...

Stef's ESP Customs: TE Red Sparkle

March 16, 2018 00:38

Ken Susi Plays Ken Susi (Unearth)

March 15, 2018 21:39

We had a challenge for Ken Susi, guitarist and clean vocalist of Boston-based metalcore band Unearth. Bringing him into ESP headquarters, we tasked Ken with emulating the tones and playing styles of a number of other ESP...

Darkest Hour on the ESP E-II Arrow

March 07, 2018 16:57

Guitarists Mike Schleibaum and Mike "Lonestar" Carrigan from Darkest Hour visited the ESP offices to tell us what makes the ESP E-II Arrow the right guitar for them. For players on a tighter budget, we also offer the Arrow in...

Meka Nism: "The War Inside"

February 28, 2018 20:15

Meka Nism is the band of longtime ESP player Bobby Keller, and March 1 is the official release date of their debut single "The War Inside". Based in Orlando, FL , the band has been rocking the local area for a few years, and...

Bad Wolves: "Zombie"

February 28, 2018 17:55

ESP player Doc Coyle is a member of Bad Wolves, whose debut album is slated for release later this spring. In a rather tragic note, this cover of "Zombie" by the Cranberries was supposed to feature the guest vocals of Dolores...

2018 NAMM Show: Why I Play ESP

February 27, 2018 19:28

We did something different at the 2018 NAMM Show: we let our guitars and basses be the star attraction at the ESP booth. No big artist performances, no signing sessions. Instead, when our many members of the ESP artist family...

Dimmu Borgir: "Interdimensional Summit"

February 27, 2018 18:22

It's been over seven years since the last album by Norwegian symphonic death metal band Dimmu Borgir, but they just released the first song off their highly-anticipated upcoming album Eonian. "Interdimensional Summit"...

Tempting Fate: "I'd Rather Burn"

February 22, 2018 23:07

Here's "I'd Rather Burn", a new single by Los Angeles-based rock/metal band Tempting Fate. The band features ESP player Shane Beecher on guitar, who rocks an ESP E-II TE Series. Tempting Fate is hitting the road with We Came...

LTD Bill Kelliher Sparrowhawk Demo by Tim Gauci

February 22, 2018 02:38

Tim Gauci, who works for ESP Australia distributor CMI, got to try out the LTD Bill Kelliher Sparrowhawk in its sweet new Pelham Blue finish that we've just introduced for 2018. The Sparrowhawk has a set-thru neck and is...

LTD EC-1000T/CTM Demo by Samy Elbanna of Lost Society

February 21, 2018 21:18