The ESP Guitar Company

May 19, 2022 18:35

Lost Society, the Finnish modern metal band featuring ESP players Samy Elbanna (guitar, lead vocals), Arttu Lesonen (guitar), and Mirko Lehtinen (bass), have released "112", the first single off their upcoming album If The...

LTD TL-5 Bass Review by Mike Pugh

May 09, 2022 19:55

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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...

Page Hamilton (Helmet) Unboxes His New ESP USA Horizon-II

January 25, 2022 00:49

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Longtime ESP player and alt-rock legend Page Hamilton of Helmet happened to be rehearsing next door to ESP Headquarters when his long-awaited ESP USA Horizon-II had been completed. Here's the video of him seeing and then...

ESP USA Limited Edition Nosferatu

March 11, 2022 16:00

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The ESP USA Nosferatu is a limited-edition guitar created as a collaboration between the luthiers at the ESP USA Shop in California and acclaimed artist Dumitru “Dino” Muradian. The fine artwork on this guitar is applied via...

Euge Valovirta Reviews the LTD Deluxe Phoenix-1004

May 25, 2022 20:40

Finnish metal master Euge Valovirta does an incredibly thorough review of the LTD Deluxe Phoenix-1004 bass. He takes you through the features and the tones, and also shows how it works in a jam. The Phoenix-1004...

Aeon Slate: "Danger Grounds" playthrough

May 20, 2022 14:27

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's community member Aeon Slate doing a playthrough of his band Dear Shadow's song "Danger Grounds" using his LTD Deluxe EC-1000 in See Thru Black Cherry. This guitar features a...

Lions At The Gate ft Tatiana Shmayluk: "Find My Way"

April 28, 2022 21:38

Lions At The Gate is a relatively new band, having released several singles only within the past year. But the players behind the music aren't new to the metal community, nor to ESP. The band features former Ill Niño members...

Luis Kalil: "Reverse Strike"

April 15, 2022 18:29

Here's ESP artist and respected shred king Luis Kalil doing his just-released song "Reverse Strike" using an ESP Horizon. Get more info on this great guitarist and check out his latest music via his Facebook....

Marc Fournier: "Un Monde Infernal"

May 06, 2022 14:39

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Hailing from Quebec, Canada, community member Marc Fournier is a member of metal band 100 Remords, and this is a playthrough of their song "Un Monde Infernal". Marc is using his new...

Harry Gandler: "Dyers Eve" Solo

September 28, 2018 14:37

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Meet ESP All Access member Harry Gandler of Vienna, Austria. Like most of us guitar players, he is overly critical of his own playing, saying that he doesn't nail this Kirk Hammett...

Stef's ESP Customs: Sunny

December 12, 2018 17:09

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...

ESP Custom Shop 2016: Shinobi

January 29, 2016 22:17

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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...

Tim Barnard: "Puppets to the Regime" solo

April 22, 2022 07:44

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Community member Tim Barnard first grabbed our attention a couple of years ago when he was a runner-up winner of our "Lockdown Rockdown" contest, where he did an outstanding solo...

Rob Bedard: "Parallel World's"

April 15, 2022 09:12

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Community member Rob Bedard has been a very supportive fellow musician to all of the ESP All Access members, commenting on their videos and participating on ESP's social media. It's...

Jan 11-13: ESP Presents 2021 - Video Preview

January 06, 2021 00:12

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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...

New for 2019: LTD Reba Meyers Signature Series RM-600

January 18, 2019 00:00

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...

Rammstein: "Angst"

April 29, 2022 18:55

Rammstein's new album Zeit was released today, and it's as brilliant and thought-provoking as anything they've ever done (which is saying a lot). Here's the music video for "Angst", featuring longtime ESP Signature artist...

George B: "Keep Playin'"

April 29, 2022 16:03

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's community member George B and his ESP USA M-III FR doing an original jam that's a purposeful homage to the late, great Eddie Van Halen. As you can see via his guitar...

LTD Josh Middleton Signature Series JM-II

December 11, 2020 16:00

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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...

Will Adler (Lamb of God) Unboxes his New ESP USA Eclipse

August 04, 2021 21:37

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Lamb of God guitarist and ESP Signature artist Will Adler came to us awhile back with a set of personalization options for his next ESP USA Eclipse. In this video, you'll not only get to see Will's reaction during his first...

Tetrarch: "Negative Noise" Playthrough for EMG-TV

August 11, 2021 12:02

ESP artists Diamond Rowe and Josh Fore of Tetrarch did this remote playthrough performance of "Negative Noise" for our friends at EMG, and it was too good not to share. Josh is playing one of our "New for 2021" guitars, the...

How to Play Norwegian Black Metal Guitar by Teloch (Mayhem)

July 08, 2020 18:50

So, you've always wanted to learn how to play in the style of Norwegian black metal, but never managed to figure it out on your own? Never fear; Teloch is here! However, keep in mind that he claims a) not to know anything...

Rhiza: "Bitter"

January 18, 2019 16:55

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's a tip on creativity for you, courtesy of All Access member Rhiza. It's often said that you can't force yourself to write good music... but sometimes, the opposite is true....

Alex Meister: "What's Up?"

May 22, 2020 16:02

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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Let's face it; the '80s were a great time for shred guitarists, and in both look and sound, Brazilian guitarist and ESP community member Alex Meister has a complete '80s vibe. He's...

LTD EC-256FM Demo (Jamie Hunt)

January 16, 2015 21:55

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UK-based ESP player Jamie Hunt gives you a thorough demo of the affordable but powerful LTD EC-256 in Lemon Drop finish....

ESP Flashback Interview: Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

January 19, 2022 02:22

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In 2009, we were right in the middle of an interview at ESP headquarters with iconic ESP Signature Artist Jeff Hanneman of Slayer when he decided he wanted to do something a little different. We switched gears on the spot,...

ESP 40th Anniversary Artist Shout-Outs

February 20, 2015 21:02

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A few of our friends sent us video messages for our 40th anniversary, being celebrated in 2015. Here's James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Gary Holt, Tom Araya, Alex Skolnick, Fred LeClercq, Michael Wilton, Gus G, Javier Reyes,...

LTD MH-203QM Demo by Pat Heath

December 01, 2018 00:33