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Guitarists Jamie Hunt and Pat Heath are here to help you become a better guitar player with the "ESP School of Metal Guitar" series. Episode 1 has Jamie and Pat teaching you the intricate details of the Black Metal genre....

LTD Deluxe M-1000 Demo by Jéssica di Falchi

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Jéssica di Falchi, guitarist for all-female death metal powerhouse Crypta, is here to demo the LTD Deluxe M-1000. Available in Candy Apple Red Satin and Snow White, the M-1000 features neck-thru-body construction, a...

Introducing the LTD Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH-V

Available in three great finish/hardware combinations, the LTD KH-V is the newest addition to the Kirk Hammett Signature Series. It’s available in three different versions: Black Sparkle with black hardware and black...

NAMM 2023: Gary Holt with the LTD GH-SV

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Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, an interview with Gary Holt (Exodus) and his new Signature Series LTD GH-SV....

Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield (Metallica) Congratulate ESP on 50 Years

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For decades, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of the iconic metal band Metallica have relied on ESP Guitars for their greatest work, in the studio and on stages around the world. Here they are offering their congratulations to...

ESP Exhibition Limited Series 2023

When musicians around the world think of ESP, one of the first things that comes to mind is the extraordinary skill and craftsmanship of the master luthiers who spend their lives perfecting the art of guitar design at our...

Lamb of God on Tour with ESP

During soundcheck at a recent Lamb of God show, we caught up with the band's stage right guitar and bass technician Carlos Gunn. Carlos is the one charged with the care and maintenance of instruments for two ESP Signature...

Alex S: "Lux Æterna" on the M-1 Custom '87

YouTuber Alex S is doing some great stuff lately, and perhaps she's inspired by her new LTD M-1 Custom '87 in Metallic Gold finish. This time, it's a guitar playthrough of "Lux Æterna", the lead single from Metallica's...

Her Last Sight. - Danny Called me a Cowboy King (guitar cover)

August 03, 2026 10:03

ESP E-II Series: New for April 2023

In April 2023 we added 12 new additions to our Japan-built ESP E-II Series guitars: • E-II Arrow
• E-II Arrow NT
• E-II Eclipse FR (Charcoal Burst)
• E-II Eclipse Full Thickness EverTune (Black)
• E-II Eclipse...

NAMM 2023: Tour of the ESP Guitars Booth

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A quick tour of the ESP Guitars booth at NAMM 2023. Music by Cameron Stucky....

LTD Deluxe TE-1007 Baritone Demo by Jean Patton

Guitarist Jean Patton is here with a brutal demo of the LTD Deluxe TE-1007 Baritone. Features: 7 strings, 27” baritone scale, sandblasted swamp ash body, roasted maple neck, tiltback headstock, Macassar ebony fingerboard, 22...

Kurap - Muli (guitar cover)

August 02, 2026 06:44

Josh Middleton: "Poison For the Lost" (Sylosis) Playthrough

Here's ESP Signature artist Josh Middleton doing a playthrough of the Sylosis track "Poison For The Lost" from their upcoming album A Sign Of Things To Come, scheduled for release on September 8 via Nuclear Blast. Josh is...

NAMM 2023: LTD Deluxe New Models

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Live from the ESP booth at NAMM 2023, a spotlight on the new LTD Deluxe models....

Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) Unboxes His New ESP Custom Shop Guitars

June 30, 2026 19:00

Deftones legend Stephen Carpenter gives his first reaction while seeing two of his new ESP Custom Shop guitars for the very first time. Built by hand, one at a time, ESP Custom Shop guitars come only from the extraordinary...

Crawling solo - Elegy of Madness

Marco M.

August 30, 2026 11:38

Her Last Sight - Help! Tom was Abducted Again(guitar cover)

August 30, 2026 14:54

Her Last Sight - A Part of Me (guitar cover)

August 01, 2026 11:04

LTD Phoenix-7 Baritone Black Metal Review/Demo by Jon Symons

Jon Symons, the guitarist, audio engineer and producer who runs Sonic Drive Studio in the Netherlands, does this outstanding review of the LTD Phoenix-7 Baritone Black Metal. Jon's opinion? "This is probably the best sounding...

New LTD Deluxe M-1004 Bass

Christopher E.

August 29, 2026 19:08

My new, just out of the box, 2023 ESP LTD dlx M-1004 Bass. Still has the plastic on the Fishman Fluence pickups....

LTD Deluxe XJ-1 HT Demo by Cameron Stucky

Extraordinary guitar player Cameron Stucky is here to rip it up on the LTD Deluxe XJ-1 HT. The XJ-1 HT marks the return of this great guitar shape to the LTD offerings, but with a much more distinctive design and feature set...

LTD M-1 Custom '87 Demo by Jamie Hunt

UK-based guitar hero Jamie Hunt does this fantastic demo of the LTD M-1 Custom '87 in Dark Metallic Blue finish, part of our '87 Series that pays homage to the ESP catalog offerings from 1987. Based on the legendary original...

Agufish Gets His ESP USA Eclipse

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It was about two years ago that YouTuber Agufish (aka Hunter) contacted us to create an ESP USA Eclipse built to his specifications. And yes, handcrafting a guitar of this level of quality takes time, so pro tip: order yours...

Playing Rammstein on my ESP LTD M-200FM

Kitaro

August 01, 2026 12:24

Metallica: "If Darkness Had a Son"

Metallica's upcoming 11th studio album 72 Seasons has a release date coming very soon on April 14, 2023. The band has now released three songs from the album, and the seven-minute epic "If Darkness Had a Son" features the...

LTD Deluxe M-1001 Demo by Kazuki Tokaji

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Masterful guitarist Kazuki Tokaji takes us on a thrill ride with the LTD Deluxe M-1001, a guitar designed for pure, aggressive speed, with its flat-top alder body and satin-backed, extra-thin u-shaped three-piece maple neck....

Nergal (Behemoth) on the LTD NS-6

Nergal, the beloved frontman of highly influential Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, talks with us about his LTD Signature Series NS-6 guitar. Based on the coveted ESP Stream guitar shape, the NS-6 features set-thru...

Alex Skolnick on the LTD Signature Series AS-1FR