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NAMM '19 - ESP LTD RM-600 Reba Meyers Signature Viper Demo

January 25, 2019

Shawn Hammond

Reba Meyers, guitarist for hardcore outfit Code Orange, demos her new signature Viper model.

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats: Doomsday Melodies

January 10, 2019

David Von Bader

Kevin Starrs reveals how his love for Neil Young sonically inspires his music and why he built his latest concept metal album on a bedrock of pop sensibilities.

ESP LTD GB-4 Review

January 8, 2019

Steve Cook

An offset-design 4-string that charms with both attitude and tone-sculpting power.

ESP Announces New Models for 2019

December 18, 2018

Press Release

The lineup includes signature models from George Lynch, Stephen Carpenter, Frank Bello, Bill Kelliher, and more.

Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski: Shades of Black

December 6, 2018

David Von Bader

The influential extreme-metal frontman on I Loved You at Your Darkest and why flouting the genre’s mores is essential to its survival.

ESP Guitars Announces James Hetfield Signature Series LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone

November 15, 2018

Press Release

It is a replica of the original model currently played by James on Metallica’s WorldWired Tour.

Riff Rundown: Mastodon's "Roots Remain"

August 5, 2018

Premier Guitar

Bill Kelliher elaborates on how he uses open notes, bends, and hammer-ons for this Emperor of Sand track.

Rig Rundown: Zao

July 11, 2018

Perry Bean

Even on borrowed gear, the metalcore pioneers are able to bring the thunder with a handful of ESP guitars, some Mesa/Boogie firepower, and a stash of gnarly fuzz pedals.

Riff Rundown: Mastodon's "Sultan's Curse"

May 27, 2018

Premier Guitar

Guitarist Bill Kelliher slows down and articulates the nuances to the band's Grammy-winning single from 2017's Emperor of Sand.

Corrosion of Conformity Reclaims Its Crown

April 10, 2018

Paul Kobylensky

It’s been 13 years since the classic lineup of these purveyors of punishing Southern metal released an album, but now the quartet has returned with an ambitious and raw tour de force.

NAMM '18 - ESP LTD M-1007MS Demo

January 26, 2018

Jason Shadrick

Take a listen to the company's first 7-string, multi-scale monster, which comes loaded with custom-designed Seymour Duncan pickups.

Rig Rundown: Animals as Leaders [2017]

December 20, 2017

Perry Bean

Investigate how progressive rockers Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes weave emotive jams with 16 strings, both tube heads and digital amp modelers, and a stockpile of stomps.

Quick Hit: Traveler Guitar LTD EC-1

December 11, 2017

Rich Osweiler

If you’re burned out on TSA hassles or have even given up on traveling with a guitar, here’s a way to fret more and fret less at the same time.

Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe: Flamethrower

October 26, 2017

Tzvi Gluckin

Get out the way! The rising shred star burns up the fretboard on her band’s new album, Freak.

Rig Rundown: A Day to Remember

October 25, 2017

Chris Kies

The adventurous metalcore crew explains how their guitar idols influenced their traditional-meets-digital setups.

ESP Introduces Limited-Edition KH Ouija Models

October 5, 2017

Press Release

The production of the two models are limited to 25 pieces available worldwide for the ESP version, and 666 pieces available worldwide for the LTD version.

Rig Rundown: The Dead Daisies' Doug Aldrich and Marco Mendoza

August 30, 2017

John Bohlinger

The hard-rocking collective gives us a tour of their gear and shares some of their favorite tone tips.

Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher Channels Pain and Gain

April 28, 2017

Joe Charupakorn

With hearts plagued by sorrow, new amps that go to 11, and a new ESP Sparrowhawk signature model, the 6-string riff-master and his bandmates made the powerful—at times elegiac—new album, Emperor of Sand.