ESP - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about ESP? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
8 best electric guitars under £500: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul and SG shapes
03 May · Looking for a quality guitar with an ST, TE, LP or SG shape in the £300-500 range? These quality, affordable guitars with either single coils or humbuckers should be on your radar!
NAMM 2020: The Coolest New Guitars by Fender, Gretsch, Eastman, D’Angelico, Cort, Novo
27 Jan · The Winter NAMM Show had some stunning guitars on show - here are our Coolest New Guitars picks from the billions of new models announced. Some of these had us phoning our bank managers....
NAMM 2020: 10 Best Guitar Videos
19 Jan · Here are the best guitar videos we made at NAMM 2020, featuring highlights and crowd winners right from the show floor!
NAMM 2020: ESP Phase 3 with LTD ’87 Series and more
07 Jan · ESP is hitting hard with new releases ahead of Winter NAMM 2020! Here are our favourites from Phase 3 of ESP's full-on NAMM attack. Lots of retro '80s styling on offer here!
ESP splashes second wave of new guitars ahead of NAMM 2020
16 Dec 2019 · Japanese guitar maker ESP has just announced another tranche of new models it is calling ESP Phase 2 - and we think it contains some corkers. Get a sneak peak of ESPs NAMM 2020 reöeases here.
ESP presents a slew of stunning new LTD models ahead of Winter NAMM 2020
19 Nov 2019 · ESP has just previewed the first wave of new LTD models lineup for next year. Billed as Phase 1, these stunning new guitars should all be at Winter NAMM 2020.
Kirk Hammett ESP LTD Sparkle Ouija limited editions: Purple or Red Sparkle, anyone?
03 Oct 2019 · Mr Hammett's KH-2 Ouija sparkle models now come in stunning Purple and Red Sparkle finishes; both models are available now as part of the LTD range and next year from the Japanese Custom Shop.
ESP Godzilla: Radioactive monster riffs from the ESP Custom Shop
09 Aug 2019 · The ESP Custom Shop in Japan has created a radioactive tribute to the ultimate monster icon of film and TV to celebrate 65 years of the Godzilla franchise. It comes with a monster price tag, too...
Improve your guitar fretboard with Jef’s secret walnut trick!
24 Dec 2018 · Christmas is here and many guitarists will have walnuts lying around the house. Jef explains how to use a walnut to give your rosewood or ebony fretboard to a healthy, lustrous sheen!
James Hetfield ESP LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone: The Purple Beast!
16 Nov 2018 · The new James Hetfield ESP LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone comes factory tuned to low B and has some great hardware included in the price. Limited to 500 guitars worldwide, could this be the low 'One' for you?
NAMM 2018: ESP LTD M-1007MS intros its first multi scale guitar
26 Jan 2018 · Loaded with Seymour Duncan Custom Angled Nazgul and Sentient pickups this new multiscale 7 and 8 string model is the start of something new for LTD
ESP gearing up to present over 50 new LTD guitars at NAMM 2018
23 Dec 2017 · With new multi-scale, extended range guitars, some cool new sparkly signature models and new hardware and pickups, 2018 looks like it could be a winner for ESP. We pick the best of the 50 (!) new models.
ESP LTD Kirk Hammett Limited Edition quilted maple Ouija Board models
06 Oct 2017 · Kirk Hammet's Ouija design is the focus of a new super-limited edition Japanese Custom Shop ESP version and a more widely available Korean-made guitar released under the LTD brand.
ESP/LTD Guitars announce no more Rosewood use due to CITES
16 Aug 2017 · ESP has come in line with worldwide CITES regulations and they now have an official page on their site explaining how they will be achieving this in 2017.