The ESP Guitar Company

October 05, 2017 21:14

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ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We like the fact that in this week's ESP Community Spotlight, member Rhodieftw is doing a cover of another ESP artist (Andy James) who is playing in the style of yet another guitarist... Dream...

Andrew W.K.'s ESP Custom Taco Guitar

October 04, 2017 14:05

Andrew W.K. knows how to party hard, but he's pretty serious about high-quality instruments, which is why he turned to the ESP Custom Shop to create his own Taco Guitar, which is being appropriately unveiled on October 4,...

Limited-Edition ESP & LTD Kirk Hammett KH Ouija Natural

October 01, 2017 16:57

Introducing the KH Ouija Natural, a new limited-edition guitar in the Kirk Hammett Signature Series. Only 25 of the ESP version and 666 of the LTD version are being made available worldwide. Quilted maple top, Ouija graphics,...

Carlos Arzola: "Glasgow Kiss" (cover)

September 29, 2017 16:10

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! According to his member profile, Carlos M. Arzola owns an LTD H-1007 FR, but in this well-performed cover of John Petrucci's "Glasgow Kiss", Carlos turns to an older model of ours: one of our...

Riffi Raffi (Hevisaurus) Rocks ESP

September 25, 2017 16:33

If you're a kid in Finland, you already know about Hevisaurus. Considering they've sold over 200,000 records, perhaps some more of us should consider getting into dinosaur costumes to bring our music to the masses! The origin...

Amon Amarth: "Guardians of Asgaard"

September 22, 2017 16:18

Amon Amarth, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring ESP player Johan Söderberg, performs their song "Guardians of Asgaard" at the 2017 Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival. The studio version of the song was released on...

Dan Logoluso: "Erotomania" (cover)

September 22, 2017 01:36

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is our second spotlight on ESP community member Dan Logoluso, who a respected player in his native Milan, Italy and a member of Italian prog-metal band Timesword. We just like what he does...

Alberto Rigoni Grooves on an LTD B-208

September 15, 2017 18:46

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! A new member of the ESP Community, Alberto reached out to us a short while ago on Facebook to see if we could share his video of a groove he was laying down on his 8-string LTD B-208 bass. We...

The Black Dahlia Murder: "Nightbringers"

September 08, 2017 22:06

Featuring ESP artist Brian Eschbach (along with a blistering solo by ESP player Brandon Ellis), The Black Dahlia Murder has debuted the video for the title track off their upcoming album Nightbringers, which you can pre-order...

ESP E-II HRF NT-8B Demo by ISAO

September 06, 2017 17:07

In this video from our friends at ESP Japan, internationally respected guitarist ISAO (Spark7, Trimurti, Cube-Ray) performs the Trimurti song "Hell" on the ESP E-II HRF NT-8B. If you're looking for extremes, few other guitars...

Septicflesh: "Portrait of a Headless Man"

September 06, 2017 00:17

Septicflesh, the influential Greek extreme metal band that's been pushing the boundaries of music since 1990, have just released their new album Codex Omega, featuring the song "Portrait of a Headless Man" shown here....

Yul Moreau: Metallica '80s Tone

September 01, 2017 16:43

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As guitar players, all of us are in search of the right tone, whatever that means to each of us. Tone is one of the most subjective things in life, which is exactly why ESP offers a wide...

Rancid: "Ghost of a Chance" (Live on Conan)

August 31, 2017 22:43

How long does a song need to be? If you're as tight-as-hell band like Rancid, you can say everything you need to say -- and include a Lars Frederiksen guitar solo -- in under a minute and a half. Here's the legendary punk...

Lynch Mob: "Mr. Jekyll and Hyde"

August 31, 2017 01:31

The mighty guru of guitar, George Lynch, is back in a big way with the forthcoming album The Brotherhood from his band Lynch Mob. Featuring the lineup of George along with Oni Logan, Sean McNabb, and Jimmy D'Anda, things get...

Luís Kalil: "The Chase" (Live)

August 28, 2017 18:31

Guitar phenom Luís Kalil became one of the youngest ESP endorsees ever when we added him to our roster at age 15. A few years later, this young Brazilian guitar shredder keeps blowing people away with his fluid, precise...

Taithur: "Disrupting the Tomb of Memory"

August 25, 2017 22:46

ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's proof that a killer guitar is always within range of your budget. ESP Community member Taithur takes his LTD EC-10 (that he seems to have modded with active pickups), and unleashes some...

The Old Firm Casuals: "Never Say Die"

August 23, 2017 22:23

Led by ESP-playing frontman Lars Frederiksen (perhaps better known as a member of Rancid), The Old Firm Casuals are a street punk/Oi! band from San Francisco, CA. In this video, they do their song "Never Say Die" which has...

Gary Holt GH-600 Demo by Silas Fernandes

August 23, 2017 16:05

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...

Max Georgiev: "Far Beyond the Sun" (Cover)

August 22, 2017 22:52

Multi-instrumentalist and educator Max Georgiev is part of an extremely small group of musicians who are known and respected in more than one musical genre. In addition to his experience as the touring guitarist and/or...

MH-1000 EverTune Demo by Jack Fliegler

August 22, 2017 17:38

Jack Fliegler of Arizona-based progressive metal band Singularity takes the LTD Deluxe MH-1000 EverTune out for a test drive, and tells you about what makes it cool. This set-thru guitar features the innovative EverTune...

Nightrage: "In Abhorrence" Tutorial

August 21, 2017 19:26

ESP players Marios Iliopoulos and Magnus Söderman of Nightrage, the Greek melodic death metal band who now live in Sweden (because... metal), give you a complete tutorial of the riffs and melodies that make up their song "In...

Aydin Zahedi: "Resurgence"

August 17, 2017 21:03

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ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's some really good stuff, courtesy of ESP Community Member Aydin Z. with a playthrough of the song "Resurgence" by his band Burnt City. Aydin lives in Sydney, Australia, and earlier this...

Davit Ners: "Moonlight Sonata" Third Movement

August 10, 2017 20:57

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ESP COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We wish we knew more about ESP Community member Davit other than the fact that a) he's 14 years old and b) has obviously spent a lot of time practicing on his LTD MH-1001. We do want to say...

Frédéric LeClercq on the MH-1007 EverTune

August 10, 2017 20:13

Professional players like Fred understand the powerful tones, great feel, and innovative features of a guitar like the LTD MH-1007 EverTune....

ESP USA Demo from Halilit Pro

August 09, 2017 00:48

Serious guitar players from around the world are discovering the fine craftsmanship and professional build caliber of the ESP USA Series. In this video from ESP's Israel distributor Halilit, virtuoso guitarist Arieh Halilith...

James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett Perform National Anthem: Aug 7 2017

August 08, 2017 14:51

Last night (August 7, 2017), for the fifth consecutive year, the San Francisco Giants held "Metallica Night" at AT&T Park to honor these hometown heroes who are one of the world's greatest metal bands. As part of the...

Sinaro: "Ruins of the Empire" ft Andy James

August 02, 2017 22:46

ESP player Gus Sinaro and his eponymous band have a new tune that features another of ESP's best shredders... Mr. Andy James. Enjoy their collaboration on the Sinaro song "Ruins of the Empire". Gus plays a number of ESP...

Slayer: "Raining Blood" live on The Tonight Show

July 28, 2017 20:50

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When you think of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't the legendary thrash gods of Slayer. In fact, you probably don't think of metal at all. It hasn't been the most...

Kmac2021: Beatles vs. Death Metal

July 28, 2017 19:02