The ESP Guitar Company

July 28, 2023 15:59

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! The history of heavy music is a destination that has many roads. A lot of metal came from rock and roll music that was developed from blues, which itself came from African rhythms...

LTD Deluxe M-1001NT Demo by Bobby Keller

July 27, 2023 19:26

ESP artist Bobby Keller tries out the LTD Deluxe M-1001NT on a playthrough of his song "Aftermath". The M-1001NT has high-end design features including a quilted maple top over its alder body, finished in transparent Charcoal...

Kazuki Tokaji: "H.O.P.E." featuring Trevor Boggs

July 25, 2023 21:28

Here's ESP artist Kazuki Tokaji performing his song "H.O.P.E." along with friends Jules Whelpton (bass), Sebastian Konnackel (drums) and fellow ESP player Trevor Boggs (guitar). Kazuki is playing his intricate yet uplifting...

Steve Dadaian: "Tears of the Kingdom" (Legend of Zelda guitar cover)

July 21, 2023 16:14

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We have never been anything less than blown away by the work of ESP community member (and now ESP artist) Steve Dadaian. This time is no exception; he's using his LTD Mirage Deluxe...

GuitarBeastKing: "The Hunter" (playthrough cover)

July 14, 2023 16:01

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Community member GuitarBeastKing has posted tons of videos to the ESP site using a guitar we no longer make, but has an interesting lineage. For a couple of years in the early 2010s,...

Better Lovers: "30 Under 13"

July 11, 2023 23:11

Here's Better Lovers, the new band of longtime ESP artist Jordan Buckley. You probably known Jordan from his time as a founding member of the now-defunct metalcore band Every Time I Die. Better Lovers is accurately described...

Jean Patton: Heavy Tones on the ESP E-II Horizon NT-7 Baritone & More

July 07, 2023 16:14

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We enjoy waking up on a Friday morning and finding a member of the ESP All Access community we haven't heard before. That happened today with Brazilian metal guitarist/producer and...

Voidfallen: "Starved of Martyrs"

June 30, 2023 20:59

Here's Helsinki-based melodic death metal band Voidfallen with their new video for "Starved of Martyrs", the first single from their yet-to-be-announced second album. The band features ESP players Henri Vuorenmaa...

InVase: "Muzzle" playthrough on the LTD Deluxe MH-1000NT

June 30, 2023 16:13

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's Knoxville,TN-based multi-instrumentalist and ESP community member Ian Shuirr (known by his solo project name InVase) using his LTD Deluxe MH-1000NT (along with some other...

Lamb of God on Tour with ESP

June 28, 2023 21:02

During soundcheck at a recent Lamb of God show, we caught up with the band's stage right guitar and bass technician Carlos Gunn. Carlos is the one charged with the care and maintenance of instruments for two ESP Signature...

Josh Middleton: "Poison For the Lost" (Sylosis) Playthrough

June 27, 2023 22:58

Here's ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton doing a playthrough of the Sylosis track "Poison For The Lost" from their upcoming album A Sign Of Things To Come, scheduled for release on September 8 via Nuclear Blast. Josh is...

Dave Sevenstrings: "The Simpsons" (metal cover)

June 23, 2023 16:08

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! You know what people sometimes forget about playing guitar? That's it's supposed to be fun. But that never seems to be a problem for ESP community member Dave Sevenstrings, who has...

LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR Demo by Pat Heath

June 21, 2023 17:57

Here's the outstanding UK-based guitarist Pat Heath with yet another demo of the LTD Deluxe SN-1000FR in Snow White finish. Doing a playthrough of his song "Alpha Feline", Pat takes advantage of the phenomenal feature set and...

Tim Barnard: "Puppets to the Regime" alternate solo

June 16, 2023 11:01

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured All Access member Tim Barnard a couple of times before, because... this dude rips! Back in 2020, we got to know Tim when he was the top runner-up in our "Lockdown...

LTD M-1 Custom '87 Demo by Alex S.

June 12, 2023 20:54

Here's Poland-based YouTuber Alex S., rocking through an original composition using the LTD M-1 Custom '87 in Metallic Gold finish. Alex expressed some skepticism when she first got the guitar, not being a big fan of...

LTD Deluxe EC-1000 See Thru Purple Sunburst Demo by Bobby Keller

June 09, 2023 22:43

Guitar master and ESP artist Bobby Keller does this demo of the LTD Deluxe EC-1000 in See Thru Purple Sunburst finish via his tune "Overcome". This guitar's features include set-thru construction at 24.75" scale, a mahogany...

Darren Stroud: "Rise" (solo cover) on the LTD EC-256

June 09, 2023 16:24

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Have we featured the smiling face (and blistering guitar chops) of community member Darren Stroud too many times in our weekly spotlights? We'll make you a deal: all you have to do...

Steffen Kummerer: "As I Walk Through The Gateway" (Playthrough)

June 06, 2023 20:51

Here's acclaimed ESP artist Steffen Kummerer doing a playthrough of his black metal band Thulcandra's song "As I Walk Through The Gateway". Steffen, who is also admired for his playing in technical death metal band Obscura,...

Signature Series Spotlight: Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

June 02, 2023 13:19

Seven-string innovator and co-founder of Grammy-winning nu metal kings Korn, Brian “Head” Welch is one of the most influential guitarists in metal. Blending heavy, downtuned guitars, electronic elements, and unrestrained...

Chuck J: Pantera Shred on the LTD Eclipse '87

June 02, 2023 16:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We love the melodic playing style of All Access member Chuck J, who is also known as the South Korean shred wizard JongHa Jeong. Here, in tribute to Dimebag Darrell, he's taking on...

Sylosis: "Poison For The Lost"

June 01, 2023 23:28

"Poison For The Lost" is the second single from the upcoming album A Sign Of Things To Come by UK-based extreme metal band Sylosis, led by founder and frontman ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton. In the video, Josh is using...

Warren H: Powerful Shredding on a 48th Street ESP Custom

May 26, 2023 16:40

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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We're getting in the wayback machine for this week's All Access spotlight, with community member Warren Hughes using an ESP custom M Series guitar he recently acquired but has its...

Martina Nixe Riva: "Escaping Pleya"

May 22, 2023 20:07

Here's ESP artist Martina "Nixe" Riva using both an ESP Horizon and an LTD Deluxe H3-1000 on her song "Escaping Pleya". This guitarist and composer hails from Como, Italy, a beautiful city at the foot of the Alps. Formerly in...

ESP Original Series Snapper CTM Demo by Pat Heath

May 19, 2023 21:10

Every instrument in the ESP Original Series is crafted by hand, one at a time, by the expert luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. With the ESP Snapper, you get a trip back to the initial origins of ESP Guitars, when the...

Casey Cook: "The Diary of Jane" (cover)

May 19, 2023 16:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured All Access member Casey Cook several times. She plays well and her video submissions always sound cool too... and she seems to keep getting better and better as time...

Late Honkola: "Morning Coffee Jam #5" on the LTD EX Black Metal

May 12, 2023 16:20

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As guitarists, we're sometimes guilty of being close-minded about music. Is the best stuff always the fastest? The hardest to play? The biggest sonic assault? Here's the truth: there...

Alex S: "10 Best 7-String Guitar Riffs" on the LTD EX-7 Baritone Black Metal

May 10, 2023 22:37

Using her LTD EX-7 Baritone Black Metal, YouTuber Alex S goes through her ten favorite guitar riffs for 7-string, and she picks some great examples from songs by Nevermore, Suicide Silence, Periphery, Korn, and more. The EX-7...

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

May 10, 2023 17:27

Here's Ghul, best known as guitarist for legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, doing a playthrough demo of the song "A House In Dust" by his blackened horror metal band Veile using the LTD Deluxe M-1008 Multi-Scale....

Three LTD B Series Basses in 47 Seconds

May 08, 2023 23:02