Late Honkola: "Aggression" on the LTD EX Black Metal

Late Honkola: "Aggression" on the LTD EX Black Metal

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured community member Late Honkola a number of times because a) his video submissions sound great and b) his music is cool. Those are the best reasons. Late, who hails...
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As I Lay Dying: "Burden"

As I Lay Dying: "Burden"

Formed in San Diego, CA in 2000, As I Lay Dying is a highly-respected metalcore band that's gone through some changes over the years. ESP Signature artist Ken Susi, formerly of the band Unearth, started working with AILD in...
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SN-200FR Demo by Chris Cooper

SN-200FR Demo by Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper is a guitar player who runs a YouTube channel he calls "Blue Collar Shred", since his gear is more in line with the types of guitars, amps, and effects that typical people can afford and use. He created this...
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Weekly Jam 1/14

Weekly Jam 1/14

This is the second of 52 short improvs for 2020.  Check @jawnlowe on Instagram for new content. Backing Track "Fade to Shadows" by Corpse Ritual LTD KAMI-4 w/ Fishman Fluence Modern through a Positive Grid Bias Mini...
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Page Hamilton Interview 2013

Page Hamilton Interview 2013

Page discusses his many years playing ESP, and the many types of projects he undertakes with our guitars....
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Abraham Ruiz Leon - Mr. Scary Contest

Abraham Ruiz Leon - Mr. Scary Contest

Watch in HD! Hey! So I decided to give it a shot to this contest, I played the main riff and some key parts to the song and added my own thing to the rest of it. So it's not 100% like the original but you can still tell it's...
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Paul Barath: "Reckoning"

Paul Barath: "Reckoning"

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Finally, we get to feature a lefty in our weekly spotlight of ESP players around the world. It's about time! Paul Barath lives in Budapest, Hungary, and per his ESP All Access member...
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Stef's ESP Customs: Goldie

Stef's ESP Customs: Goldie

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...
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Guitar World: ESP E-II ST-2 Review

Guitar World: ESP E-II ST-2 Review

Guitar World's Paul Riario does a thorough review of the ESP E-II ST-2. For more info on the E-II ST Series: http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=st-series-guitars...
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LTD PT-4 Bass Demo by Pancho Tomaselli

LTD PT-4 Bass Demo by Pancho Tomaselli

Going back and forth between his work with the iconic funk pioneers War and the pretty-much-unclassifiable rock trio of PHILM (along with fellow ESP player Gerry Nestler and drummer Dave Lombardo), Pancho Tomaselli needs a...
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LTD EC-1000T/CTM Demo by Samy Elbanna of Lost Society

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

Samy Elbanna of Finland-based thrash band Lost Society has a few things to say about his new LTD EC-1000T/CTM. More importantly, he backs up his words with some speedy shred leads and brutal chunky rhythms. The EC-1000T/CTM...
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Gary Holt GH-600 Demo by Silas Fernandes

Gary Holt GH-600 Demo by Silas Fernandes

Brazilian-born guitar shredder Silas Fernandes takes the LTD GH-600 Gary Holt Signature Series guitar for a ride, and puts the pedal to the metal! The GH-600 (also available in a non-tremolo version with the GH-600NT) is the...
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Will Adler Warbird Interview

Will Adler Warbird Interview

A new interview with Will Adler of Lamb of God, talking about his updated ESP/LTD Signature Series Warbird models and more....
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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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Demo: ESP E-II Mystique FR (Pat Heath)

Demo: ESP E-II Mystique FR (Pat Heath)

UK-based artist and composer Pat Heath gives you all the details of the ESP E-II Mystique FR, and then performs his song "Electromagnetism" on it. Enjoy! More info on the ESP E-II Mystique FR here. ...
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Jon Symons: "The New Brutal"

Jon Symons: "The New Brutal"

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured the playing of ESP All Access community member Jon S. before, and the reasons are pretty obvious: this guy knows how to get great tones, has super tight rhythms, and...
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Bobby Lynge (Fit for a King) on the E-II Horizon NT-7 EverTune

Bobby Lynge (Fit for a King) on the E-II Horizon NT-7 EverTune

Bobby Lynge of Dallas, TX-based Christian metalcore band Fit for a King gets into extraordinary detail in discussing why the ESP E-II Horizon NT-7 EverTune is the ultimate guitar for him. Getting into aspects like the string...
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LTD EC-256 Review

LTD EC-256 Review

Guitar Interactive Magazine reviews a pair of LTD EC-256 guitars with stock and upgraded EMG pickups....
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Charlie Bereal

Charlie Bereal

Charlie Bereal is a highly in-demand session and touring guitarist, a producer of platinum-selling recordings, and a longtime player of ESP Guitars. His list of credits is amazing, and includes Jay Z, Ja Rule, P Diddy, Nelly,...
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Abner Borge: "Enkryptos"

Abner Borge: "Enkryptos"

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Abner Borge is a new member of the ESP Community. In fact, he reached out to us on Facebook to show us his video. We asked him if he had posted it on the ESP site. A short while later, he did,...
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Trivium - Insurrection (riff)

Trivium - Insurrection (riff)

This is the first video of my new serie "Riff Of The Week", where I will upload riffs that I love and find interesting to learn !
Played on my LTD MH1007...
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Trashgreen: Rocking the ESP V-II FR

Trashgreen: Rocking the ESP V-II FR

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! According to his ESP Community profile, Trashgreen -- a self-described "metal dude" from Denmark -- has a pretty amazing collection of ESPs that includes an Eclipse CTM-1 FR Camo, an E-II T-B7,...
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E-II J-5 Bass with Tony Pimental

E-II J-5 Bass with Tony Pimental

Bassist extraordinaire Tony Pimental (Steve Vai, Wayne Kramer, Lionel Richie, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and many more) takes you through the features of the ESP E-II J-5 bass. More info on the E-II J Series basses:...
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ESP Bassist Warren McRae

ESP Bassist Warren McRae

With over 25 years as an ESP player, Warren McRae has used his ESP bass as a touring and session musician for the likes of Tina Turner, Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle, and many other R&B and pop artists. Learn more about why...
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Ken Susi plays Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

Ken Susi plays Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)

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...
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Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) on the SC-608B Red Sparkle

Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) on the SC-608B Red Sparkle

Innovative ESP player Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) tells you why you should check out his latest LTD Signature Series guitar, the SC-608B in Red Sparkle finish. It's an eight-string baritone with Fishman Fluence pickups, and...
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ESP NOW: ESP USA Shop Tour (archive)

ESP NOW: ESP USA Shop Tour (archive)

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...
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