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Eric "Erock" Calderone plays his version of the "Stranger Things" theme live at NAMM 2017 at the ESP booth....

Live at NAMM 17: Welcome to the Show

Father Timecode

January 19, 2017 18:38

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We're just getting started at the 2017 NAMM Show. Here's our amazing display on the outside of ESP Booth 208AB. The guitars on display here are the personal, original ESP instruments of the artists Ron Wood (Rolling Stones),...

B-1005SE Demo by Gabe Rosales

January 12, 2017 21:37

Gabe Rosales is a widely respected bass player who has established himself as a go-to player in nearly every genre of music, from Latin to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, hip hop, death metal and more. His resume includes work with...

Exhibition Series 2017

January 10, 2017 18:23

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Each year, the luthiers in our ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo are given free reign to create their ultimate fantasy guitars and basses. Each one is a completely unique, hand-made instrument that uses the very best tonewoods,...

ESP NOW: 2017 New Product Preview

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May 26, 2017 18:12

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An archive of the live streamed ESP NOW event on January 5, 2017. ESP's Chris Cannella and Todd Binder walk you through many of our new guitar and bass models in a preview of what we're showing at the NAMM Show in a couple of...

Bill Kelliher on the LTD Sparrowhawk

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 11:14

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