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ESP goes all-in on single-pickup builds for 2025 – is the neck humbucker becoming a thing of the past for metal guitars?
The Japanese luthier has dropped 28 new models, with half of those featuring single-pickup designs as it reflects changing trends in the metal guitar scene
Mick Thomson’s long-awaited ESP signature guitar is finally here – but it’s not what we expected
The Slipknot guitarist’s first ESP signature guitar has been a long time coming, and its final form might take you by surprise
The ESP LTD Deluxe EC-01FT is a no-nonsense tone machine that asserts single-pickup supremacy
Sponsored by ESP
This new offering from ESP draws raw inspiration from the brand’s popular Eclipse series, enhanced with refined features and a cutting-edge custom Seymour Duncan humbucker pickup
America's Got Talent sensation Maya Neelakantan gifted a rare prototype of the late Slayer guitarist's signature model by his wife
Neelakantan was handed an ESP LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute 2014 – of which only 666 guitars were made
ESP officially unveils Gojira’s Joe Duplantier as a signature artist
After setting the world ablaze with a custom-made, chromed-out XJ-1, the metal hero has now joined the ESP ranks
Gojira’s Joe Duplantier sparks rumors he’s signed with another guitar brand after playing a custom ESP during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Could the heavy metal riffsmith be leaving Charvel, or is his show-stopping new axe the sign of a new dual-brand relationship with ESP?
ESP promises high-class features and attractive finishes with the launch of six new LTD series guitars
With blue burst, charcoal burst and purple burst finishes, the new ESP LTD models promise to deliver high-class features at an affordable price point
ESP vs LTD Guitars: What's the difference?
Looking for a capable guitar for playing rock or metal? We explore the history, spec and tone characteristics of ESP and its affordable sub-brand LTD
“The perfect weapon to seek and destroy”: ESP LTD KH-V Kirk Hammett review
The latest signature model for the Metallica guitarist is a lot pointier than his previous offering – and the tones match the looks
“I tried SGs and Flying Vs, and they might look cool, but it's like playing a piece of Styrofoam”: Bill Kelliher explains why he prefers his guitars to be as heavy as possible
Since around 2020, the Mastodon maestro has been wielding an extraordinarily thick ESP Custom Shop model, which was recently reissued as the LTD Royal Shiva – and both closely follow Kelliher’s ethos of “the thicker, the better”
