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December 19, 2016 20:58

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Bill Kelliher of Mastodon takes you through the details of his second LTD Signature Series guitar, the Sparrowhawk. Completely designed by Bill for release in 2017, the Sparrowhawk offers set-thru construction at 24.75”...

Der Elefant: "Elefante"

December 16, 2016 16:51

Respected German ESP player Alex Scholpp of Der Elefant pulls out his custom-finished ESP M-II and rocks his way through this killer instrumental track. Alex has been shredding on ESP guitars since 1999....

Monte Pittman: "La Isla Bonita"

December 13, 2016 17:06

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When you think of Madonna, which we assume you do from time to time, you're probably not thinking of metal. We really don't want to know what you are thinking about, but regardless of that, ESP player Monte Pittman has held...

LTD AP-204 Bass Demo

December 07, 2016 19:14

Who knows cool basses better than Australians? After all, they're "down under"! Get it? Get it?

Okay, our friends at Australian ESP distributor CMI are better musicians than we are comedians, so stop reading this and...

Tomasz Andrzejewski: "Jingle Bells"

December 06, 2016 20:53

Polish ESP rocker Tomasz Andrzejewski gets us in the holiday spirit with his metal take on "Jingle Bells", complete with some sweep picking on his 7-string Buz McGrath signature series LTD BUZ-7....

Ken Susi (Unearth) on his LTD KS M-7 EverTune

December 02, 2016 20:20

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Ken Susi of Unearth has one of the most advanced guitars in the LTD Signature Series, or anywhere for that matter. The LTD KS M-7 EverTune is a 7-string, neck-thru-body design, with a mahogany body, maple neck, and ebony...

Melissa Evila: "Drumception"

November 28, 2016 19:10

Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Melissa Evila is a multi-instrumentalist and producer who loves ESP Guitars. This video, shot at Venice Beach here in Southern California, shows Melissa rocking to "Drumception", a song...

B-1005SE Multi-Scale Review by Premier Guitar

November 22, 2016 19:50

Steve Cook of Premier Guitar gets his hands on the new LTD B-1005SE Multi-Scale, and gives you a ridiculously thorough demo of this innovative bass, including almost every possible tone combination using its Nordstrand...

Metallica: "Lords of Summer"

November 18, 2016 00:10

ESP icons James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett play a number of their Signature Series guitars on "Lords of Summer" from the album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct which comes out Friday November 18, 2016. James and Kirk have been...

Metallica: "Now That We're Dead"

November 18, 2016 00:07

ESP icons James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett play a number of their Signature Series guitars on "Now That We're Dead" from the album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct which comes out Friday November 18, 2016. James and Kirk have...

Metallica: "Dream No More"

November 18, 2016 00:05

ESP icons James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett play a number of their Signature Series guitars on "Dream No More" from the album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct which comes out Friday November 18, 2016. James and Kirk have been ESP...

Children of Bodom: "My Bodom (I Am the Only One)"

November 16, 2016 21:03

Children of Bodom, the Finnish melodic death metal band featuring ESP-playing frontman Alexi Laiho as well as ESP rockers Henkka Seppälä and Daniel Freyberg, have released a cool lyric video for their song "My Bodom (I Am the...

LTD H-1005SE Demo by Gabe Rosales

November 11, 2016 22:36

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Hugely respected bass player Gabe Rosales has established himself as a go-to player in styles of music ranging from Latin to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, hip hop, death metal and more. His resume includes work with such varied...

Singularity: "The Royal Order" Playthrough

November 10, 2016 23:40

ESP player Jack Fliegler and his keyboardist bandmate Nick Pompliano in Arizona-based technical metal band Singularity have a shredtacular time while doing this playthrough of their song "The Royal Order" from their new EP...

Silas Fernandes on EMGtv

November 03, 2016 18:09

Our friends over at EMG captured Brazilian-born ESP shred monster Silas Fernandes and his LTD M-1000 Ebony in Snow White finish performing the song "Niobium". ...

Whakaio and Jake of Tonight Alive

November 03, 2016 17:32

Australian pop punk/rock band Tonight Alive includes guitarists Whakaio and Jake Hardy, and both gentlemen play ESP. Whether doing year-round world tours or working in the studio, Whakaio and Jake are both partial to ESP and...

ESP NOW: ESP USA Shop Tour (archive)

November 03, 2016 07:00

On Wednesday November 2, 2016, we held a live streamed event from our ESP USA shop in North Hollywood, CA. Join ESP's director of operations Steve Grom on a tour through the shop where we build our world-class ESP USA, and...

PHILM: "The Seventh Sun"

November 02, 2016 21:21

PHILM is the experimental post-hardcore band that features ESP players bassist Pancho Tomaselli and guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler, along with new drummer Anderson Quintero. They're putting out a 10" vinyl EP next year, but...

Metallica: "Atlas, Rise!"

November 01, 2016 22:51

The new Metallica double album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct is coming out very soon on November 18. In the video for "Atlas, Rise!", we see James, Kirk, and the other Met dudes in the studio, pounding out harmonized riffs...

Testament: "The Pale King"

October 31, 2016 16:37

Testament, who has been a highly influential thrash band hailing from the Bay Area since the '80s, has just released their new album Brotherhood of the Snake on Nuclear Blast Records. Check out virtuoso ESP player Alex...

Sinaro: "The Sun Burns In Disbelief"

October 28, 2016 22:34

Sinaro, the NY-based metal band led by Brazilian-born ESP rocker Gus Sinaro, has a new video for their song "The Sun Burns In Disbelief". Gus is seen here with his ESP E-II M-II guitar....

Ozzfest meets Knotfest 2016

October 13, 2016 20:01

Held at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24/25, the 2016 Ozzfest meets Knotfest festival was chock full of ESP players, including members of Whitechapel, Kataklysm, Suicide Silence, Anthrax, Motionless In White, Huntress,...

Zoli Farkas's New ESP Custom ESP SV-8

October 04, 2016 21:28

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Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas of Ektomorf worked with the ESP Custom Shop to create this one-of-a-kind guitar... an 8-string, neck-thru-body guitar based on the SV body style, with a custom finish that Zoli himself designed. He's...

Francesco Fareri: "Universal Collision" Playthrough

October 04, 2016 19:15

Here's Francesco Fareri doing a playthrough from the title track of his new solo album Universal Collision that comes out later this month. This Italian ESP player never fails to impress with his fluid, melodic, innovative,...

ESP USA Horizon-II Demo by Kumar Shome

September 29, 2016 00:38

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Melbourne, Australia-based jazz/fusion player Kumar Shome takes the ESP USA Horizon-II for a spin, and the jaw-dropping results speak for themselves. Thanks to our Australian ESP distributor CMI for providing this video. The...

Metallica: "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (Live at Global Citizen Fest)

September 26, 2016 20:00

Held on Saturday September 24 in New York's famous Central Park, the Global Citizen festival was held to raise awareness of issues that range from poverty to hunger to environment and more. Metallica, who will soon be...

B-1005SE Multi-Scale Demo by Kyle Konkiel (Vimic)

September 24, 2016 01:46

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Vimic's bass player Kyle Konkiel was one of the musicians who provided input to ESP on the design of the LTD B-1005SE Multi-Scale bass. In this video, after a playthrough of a portion of Vimic's song "She Sees Everything",...

Parkway Drive: "Bottom Feeder"

September 22, 2016 22:50

Just released by Parkway Drive, here's the killer live performance video for their song "Bottom Feeder" from their recent album Ire. The Australian band has had nothing but great success, with all five of their albums having...

Vagus Nerve: "Pull Me Out"