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ESP Custom Shop 2016: Shinobi
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Every so often, the master luthiers of the ESP Custom Shop in Tokyo, Japan create an instrument that showcases the very best of their rare artistic talents. For 2016, they've made Shinobi, the sword-wielding ninja warrior...
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Hobby guitarist
I am a hobby guitarist and play for about 10 years but at the beginning of the corona time I had a serious work accident in which I rolled off my hand with almost 10 mm of my index finger on my stroke and on my other hand...
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NAMM 2023: LTD Phoenix Basses
Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, a spotlight on the LTD Phoenix Basses....
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NAMM 2022: Hemorage Interview
Live from NAMM 2022, an interview with Jon Orc and Bona Pak of Hemorage....
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Kazuki Tokaji ft. Luis Kalil: "A Story of Joy"
Here are two of the most talented guitarists you'll ever hear -- who both happen to be the ESP artists who we turn to for some of our most important guitar demos. "A Story of Joy" is an original composition by Japan-born,...
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Darren Stroud: "Carol of the Bells" on the LTD EC-256
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here he is... the happiest guy in metal, All Access member Darren Stroud, doing his own killer arrangement of "Carol of the Bells". Fun fact: this music was written by Ukrainian...
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George Lynch on the LTD GL-KAMI4
The legendary guru of rock and metal guitar, George Lynch, stopped by ESP headquarters to talk about the latest addition to his ESP and LTD Signature Series, the LTD GL-KAMI4. This guitar, based on George's favorite Kamikaze...
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Sandra Pagola: "Tapestry" (playthrough)
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We always enjoy when Mexico-based community member Sandra Pagola uploads a new video. This time, she's using her LTD Deluxe M-1007 Multi-Scale on a playthrough cover of "Tapestry" by...
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Trashgreen: Keeping It Clean on the LTD Bill Kelliher BK-600
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! One thing that great musicians understand: there is no single tone that's appropriate for every composition and performance style. While a lot of people who play the LTD Bill...
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LTD 87 Rainbow Crackle, KH 602 PSP and Marshall JVM Pedal
Some of my latest gear, including my latest 3 Ltd guitars and the Marshall JVM Pedal which I'm using as boost in this music track.. End of the Rainbow....
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Signature Series Spotlight: Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
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...
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ESP Viper : Groove Metal Riff of the Week
Recording some Brutal - Heavy Guitar Riffs - Groove Metal - MetalCore - with my ESP Guitars Esp Guitars
ESP Viper standard series Guitar loaded with EMG 81 /85 Pickups !! E-II VIPER - The ESP Guitar Company
ESP E-II Viper...
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Jan 11-13: ESP Presents 2021 - Video Preview
Enjoy this short preview of "ESP Presents 2021", an event that’s unlike anything ESP has ever done before. On January 11-13, we’re going to be giving you the most in-depth look ever at our guitars and basses with a three-day...
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LTD Eclipse '87 NT Demo by Pat Heath
UK-based rocker Pat Heath does this excellent demo of the LTD Eclipse NT '87, part of the LTD '87 Series. While ESP first got started in 1975 as a small repair shop in Tokyo, it was really toward the mid ‘80s when our guitars...
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Serpenth (Belphegor) Records New Album Tracks with ESP
ESP player Serpeth, who handles bass duties in Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor, is seen here laying down tracks on several new songs for the band's upcoming album The Devils. He's using his LTD Deluxe B-1005 for...
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New for 2019: LTD Reba Meyers Signature Series RM-600
The LTD RM-600 reflects the intensity of the Grammy-nominated musician who helped create it: Code Orange guitarist Reba Meyers. Based on the asymmetrical double-cutaway Viper shape, the RM-600 features neck-thru-body...
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LTD TL-5 Bass Review by Mike Pugh
Oregon-based professional bass player Mike Pugh created this in-depth video review for the LTD TL-5 bass, part of the LTD TL "Thinline" Series that includes both basses and guitars. Mike hits on all the main points of the...
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GuitarBeastKing: "The Hunter" (playthrough cover)
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,...
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Trashgreen: Three Levels of Gain on the LTD Bill Kelliher BK-600
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's All Access member Trashgreen, who has contributed many videos to the community using his sizable collection of ESP guitars. His latest video has him using his LTD Bill...
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Dokken - Breaking the Chains Guitar Cover (ESP LTD Elite ST-1) (2022)
Originally posted to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3TuBvfHUg4
Dokken - Breaking the Chains guitar cover (from "Breaking the Chains", 1981). The rhythm is pretty straightforward, but this is definitely one of...
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Darren Stroud: "New ESP T-Shirt Jam" on the LTD EC-256
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! What inspires you to musical greatness? Inspiration can come in many forms, and from many directions. Hearing a new band whose sound you like is often helpful. Sometimes inspiration...
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LTD Josh Middleton Signature Series JM-II
Josh Middleton is the acclaimed and highly influential guitarist of UK-based progressive metal/metalcore bands Sylosis and Architects, and his first ESP Signature Series guitar is one that lives up to this musician’s...
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ESP LTD EC-256QM | ESP Snapper-7 Joe G | LTD MH-417 March 2025
The first a few ESP 50 year anniversary riff jams I have planned for this year.
I teamed up with ESP Japan artist Joe G with his Snapper 7 custom and Edd Jiménez from Bogotá Colombia with his LTD MH-417.
Joe G plays in the...
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LTD Deluxe TE-1000 Demo by Rodney Dudum
Here's Rodney Dudum with some tasty riffs on the LTD Deluxe TE-1000 Silver Blast. Features: sandblasted swamp ash body, roasted maple neck, tiltback headstock, bolt-on construction at 25.5” scale, Macassar ebony fingerboard,...
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Richard Z. Kruspe (RAMMSTEIN) Signature LTD RZK-III
In this video, I demo the LTD RZK-III, the brand new official Richard Z. Kruspe signature guitar from ESP Guitars, built for crushing Rammstein riffs and modern industrial metal tones! If you're a guitarist or simply just a...
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Wiley Arnett (Sacred Reich) Interview
ESP artist Wiley Arnett from influential Phoenix, AZ-based thrash metal band Sacred Reich is one of the most longterm continuous endorsees of ESP, with a relationship that goes back about 30 years. Enjoy this interview from...
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Errha Studios: "Lured" on the LTD AP-5 Bass
ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is the second time we've featured Paris, France-based All Access member Errha Studios and her powerful bass playing. This time she's on an LTD AP-5 doing a bass playthrough on...
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Ltd arrow 1000nt. Issue
It doesn’t turn off sound when volume knob is turned all the way counter clockwise. I was asked to send a video ...
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NAMM 2023: ENGL Limited Edition Fireball 25 with 212 Speaker Cabinet
Live from the ENGL booth at NAMM 2023, PJ Zitarosa & ENGL artist Karim K discuss the Limited Edition Fireball 25 with 212 Speaker Cabinet....
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