The ESP Guitar Company

May 25, 2022 13:40

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...

Lost Society: "112"

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...

Trashgreen: "Thrash Nine" on the LTD M-1 Custom '87

May 13, 2022 16:35

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Trashgreen has been an active member of the ESP All Access community for a long, long time, and he has a ridiculous collection of ESP models that includes an ESP Eclipse CTM-1 FR...

LTD TL-5 Bass Review by Mike Pugh

May 09, 2022 12:55

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...

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...

Rammstein: "Angst"

April 29, 2022 14:55

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...

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...

Tim Barnard: "Puppets to the Regime" solo

April 22, 2022 14:44

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...

Korn: "Worst Is On Its Way"

April 21, 2022 18:30

Korn, the icons of nu metal that formed in Bakersfield, CA in 1993, have a new video for their song "Worst Is On Its Way" off their latest album Requiem. The song and video feature founding member and ESP Signature artist...

Gaerea: "Glare" playthrough

April 15, 2022 22:42

Hailing from Portugal, Gaerea is a black metal band that colors outside the typical boundaries of the genre's definitions with fascinating textures and dynamic swings. "Glare" is from their 2020 album Limbo, and features two...

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....

Rob Bedard: "Parallel World's"

April 15, 2022 16:12

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...

Jungle Rot: "A Call to Arms"

April 14, 2022 22:38

One of the most influential names in death metal is back with a vengeance. Check out "A Call to Arms" from Kenosha, WI-based band Jungle Rot. The band has included ESP player Dave Matrise on rhythm guitar and vocals since...

Andres Castro: "Power Rangers" Theme

April 08, 2022 15:59

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Something we've long been aware of as musicians: the music you hear in childhood often stays with you for your entire life. That's probably the case for community member Andres...

Darren Stroud: "Everlong" (cover)

April 01, 2022 16:07

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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As Hans Christian Andersen wrote, "Where words fail, music speaks." When a fellow member of our family of musicians falls, we all feel it, and when we heard this melancholic but...

ESP Amaze Bass Demo by Steve Lane

March 31, 2022 20:56

Steve Lane, a brand manager at CMI (ESP's Australia distributor), is also an excellent bass player, and we were stoked to receive this demo of the ESP Amaze-AS-SL5 bass in See Thru White finish. Like all ESP Original Series...

Ariel Lumanlan (Arcadia): "Faceless Hope" playthrough

March 30, 2022 21:30

Philippines-based guitarist Ariel Lumanlan of Arcadia does a playthrough of their song "Faceless Hope" on an Eclipse from the ESP Custom Shop. The Eclipse is the classic single-cutaway shape that ranks among the most popular...

Stephen Carpenter: "Rocket Skates" (Deftones) playthrough

March 21, 2022 17:16

Here's iconic ESP player Stephen Carpenter doing a killer playthrough of "Rocket Skates" from Deftones' excellent 2010 album Diamond Eyes. Stef is playing one of his massive collection of guitars from the ESP Custom Shop......

Theocharis Papadopoulos: "Loneliness in the Maze"

March 18, 2022 14:43

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's All Access community member Theocharis Papadopoulos, using an ESP Standard M-II Urban Camo on his original composition "Loneliness in the Maze". We'd like to tell you more...

Brian Krahe (Krosis): "Begonia" playthrough on the LTD Deluxe B-1005

March 16, 2022 17:29

ESP artist Brian Krahe of North Carolina-based progressive deathcore band Krosis does a playthrough of their song "Begonia" using the LTD Deluxe B-1005 bass. This is a remarkable instrument that offers a swamp ash body topped...

Misery Index: "The Eaters And The Eaten"

March 15, 2022 19:47

Misery Index, the death metal/hardcore band out of Baltimore, MD, have a new album coming out, and a tour to back it up. Here's the video for "The Eaters And The Eaten", featuring ESP players Mark Kloeppel on an LTD Phoenix...

Masaki Murashita: "Death or Glory" with the ESP Arrow and ENGL Fireball 100

March 14, 2022 23:39

Los Angeles-based shred guitar master Masaki Murashita is using two premier tools of the trade to rock on this playthrough of his song "Death or Glory": the ESP Original Series Arrow, and the ENGL Fireball 100 amplifier. Hand...

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...

Steve Dadaian: "Smoke and Mirrors" (cover)

March 04, 2022 15:54

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's always a good day when we see a new video from community member and ESP artist Steve Dadaian... this guy is a seriously amazing player who gets great tones from every guitar in...

Nathan Montalvo: "Turn Back the Clock" with the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 Rainbow Crackle

February 28, 2022 18:37

Here's ESP artist Nathan Montalvo shredding it up on a playthrough of his song "Turn Back the Clock" using the LTD Mirage Deluxe '87 in Rainbow Crackle finish. Part of the LTD '87 Series which recreates instruments from ESP’s...

Victor Kovalchuk: LTD Deluxe MH-1000HS in Action

February 25, 2022 19:32

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Throwing down some speedy and powerful riffs, Ukraine-based ESP All Access member Victor Kovalchuk gets this week's spotlight using his LTD Deluxe MH-1000HS that's downtuned to C....

Comeback Kid: "Crossed"

February 22, 2022 18:20