Davide Rinaldi: "Of War and Men"

Davide Rinaldi: "Of War and Men"

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This week's spotlight shines on ESP Community Member Davide Rinaldi doing a playthrough of his original song "Of War and Men". According to his ESP member profile, Davide is from Italy, and...
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Live at NAMM 17: Mike Spreitzer (DevilDriver)

Live at NAMM 17: Mike Spreitzer (DevilDriver)

ESP player Mike Spreitzer of DevilDriver stopped by our booth at NAMM 2017 to see what new guitars we had on display, and instead got dragged backstage by ESP artist relations dude Chris Cannella. Note: we did let him check...
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Fabio Spagnoli: "Ethereal" (Andy James cover)

Fabio Spagnoli: "Ethereal" (Andy James cover)

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! According to the ESP site profile of Fabio S., he enjoys metal, instrumental metal, shred, and progressive metal, which probably explains why he's covering the fantastic Andy James! Fabio is...
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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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Blackfoot: "I Need My Ride"

Blackfoot: "I Need My Ride"

Do you like your Southern Rock with a hard edge on it? Then it's time to enjoy some Blackfoot, featuring ESP-playing members Tim Rossi and Rick Krasowski. In the video for "Need My Ride", we see Tim using his...
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Dimmu Borgir: "Mourning Palace" (Live at Wacken)

Dimmu Borgir: "Mourning Palace" (Live at Wacken)

This April, Dimmu Borgir, the kings of Norwegian symphonic black metal, are going to be releasing a live DVD called Forces of the Northern Night. It's going to include legendary live shows that they recorded in Oslo with the...
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Obituary: "Sentence Day" Playthrough

Obituary: "Sentence Day" Playthrough

Kenny Andrews, lead guitarist of Obituary -- one of the world's most long-running and influential death metal bands -- sits down with his ESP M-II and does a full playthrough of "Sentence Day", a song from their upcoming...
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Melissa Evila (The B.A. Sisters)

Melissa Evila (The B.A. Sisters)

Argentinian multi-instrumentalist and producer Melissa Evila stopped by the ESP offices in North Hollywood to tell us what drew her toward being an ESP player, and to check out the LTD EX-401, which features a set-thru neck...
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Stephen Carpenter on his signature Fishman Fluence Pickups

Stephen Carpenter on his signature Fishman Fluence Pickups

Last year, ESP signature series guitarist Stephen Carpenter of Deftones switched over to Fishman Fluence pickups, and ended up creating his own SRC signature pickup model for the company. Since then, we've added his Fluence...
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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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Nightrage: "The Venomous"

Nightrage: "The Venomous"

Nightrage, the Greek metal band featuring ESP player Marios Iliopoulos, has just debuted the video for "The Venomous" which is the title track for their upcoming album that's set for release on March 31. Marios is well known...
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Live at NAMM 17: Incite Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Incite Interview

Christopher El and Dru "Tang" Rome of Phoenix-based metal band Incite dropped by to hang out with us at the 2017 NAMM Show. While they were there, we asked them about what makes ESP the right choice for their music. ...
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Bill Kelliher on Metal Injection's "A Taste of Metal"

Bill Kelliher on Metal Injection's "A Taste of Metal"

We don't know if you've seen this Metal Injection web series yet, but if you like metal and good food -- and really, what kind of monster doesn't like those things? -- you'd probably be into it. "A Taste of Metal" pairs metal...
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Red Frandany: "I'm Awake" Cover

Red Frandany: "I'm Awake" Cover

We love it when we're cruising around the Internet and we randomly stumble across a great guitar player who also happens to be playing a guitar we made. According to a bio on her Facebook page, Red Frandany is a prog metal...
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Live at NAMM 17: Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate)

Live at NAMM 17: Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate)

Escape the Fate's Kevin Thrasher visited us backstage at the 2017 NAMM Show, where he told us what he likes about his E-II M-II guitar....
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Live at NAMM 17: Bill Hudson

Live at NAMM 17: Bill Hudson

Bill Hudson is a busy, working musician, performing and recording in bands like Trans-Siberia Orchestra, Nightrage, Jon Olivia's Pain, and others. Hanging out with us at the 2017 NAMM Show, Bill tells us about his choice of...
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Live at NAMM 17: Jared MacEachern (Machine Head)

Live at NAMM 17: Jared MacEachern (Machine Head)

Jared MacEachern, bassist of Machine Head, visits with us backstage at the 2017 NAMM Show and tells us his reasons for having chosen ESP to create his custom instrument. You can get more information on the ESP Custom Shop...
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Live at NAMM 17: Alex Skolnick plays ESP USA

Live at NAMM 17: Alex Skolnick plays ESP USA

Alex Skolnick (Testament) joins us at the 2017 NAMM Show and puts on a blistering display of great musicianship using a looper along with an ESP USA Eclipse. He also talks about what makes ESP USA a great choice....
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Live at NAMM 17: Brian "Head" Welch on the SH-7ET

Live at NAMM 17: Brian "Head" Welch on the SH-7ET

Brian "Head" Welch of Korn joins us at the 2017 NAMM Show onstage with ESP's Chris Cannella to talk about his choice to make the switch to ESP. At the show, we introduced Brian's new LTD Signature Series gutar, the SH-7ET. He...
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Live at NAMM 17: Ted Aguilar Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Ted Aguilar Interview

Ted Aguilar of Death Angel talks about his Signature Series TED-600 guitar....
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Live at NAMM 17: Bill Kelliher Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Bill Kelliher Interview

Bill Kelliher of Mastodon tells us why he chose ESP, and gives some details on his new LTD Signature Series Sparrowhawk....
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Live at NAMM 17: Alex Skolnick Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Alex Skolnick Interview

Alex Skolnick of Testament hangs out with us backstage at the ESP booth at NAMM 2017 and tells us why he chose ESP, then talks about the quality of the ESP USA Series....
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Live at NAMM 17: Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

Live at NAMM 17: Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

Visiting with us at the ESP booth at the 2017 NAMM Show, Brian "Head" Welch of Korn talks about his new LTD Signature Series guitar, the SH-7ET....
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Live at NAMM 17: Gary Holt Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Gary Holt Interview

It's always a pleasure when Gary Holt (Exodus/Slayer) comes around to hang out with us at the ESP booth during the NAMM Show. We asked Gary why he chooses ESP. This is his answer. He also talks about the new non-tremolo...
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Live at NAMM 17: Exhibition Series Spotlight

Live at NAMM 17: Exhibition Series Spotlight

A look at some of the ESP Original Series and ESP Exhibition Series live from the 2017 NAMM Show....
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Live at NAMM 17: Keiji by Zero Performance

Live at NAMM 17: Keiji by Zero Performance

Making his first appearance in the USA, 11-year-old Keiji by ZERO stuns fans in a live performance from the ESP booth at NAMM 2017 using his ESP E-II FRX....
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Live at NAMM 17: George Lynch Interview

Live at NAMM 17: George Lynch Interview

One of the guitarists who helped put ESP on the map, the mighty George Lynch tells us why he chose ESP in the first place....
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Live at NAMM 17: George Lynch Performance

Live at NAMM 17: George Lynch Performance

Iconic ESP player George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, KXM) takes the stage at the ESP booth at NAMM 2017....
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Live at NAMM 17: Lars Frederiksen Interview

Live at NAMM 17: Lars Frederiksen Interview

Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), one of the coolest guys who also happens to be a punk rock legend, talks to us backstage at the ESP booth at the 2017 NAMM Show, gives some details about his LTD Signature Series Volsung....
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Live at NAMM 17: Lars Frederiksen

Live at NAMM 17: Lars Frederiksen

Live onstage with Chris Cannella at the ESP booth at NAMM 2017, Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) talles the crowd about the creation of his dream guitar, the LTD Volsung, and talks about his role as a rhythm guitarist in Rancid. ...
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