Javier Reyes

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ESP LTD Signature Series guitars 2023

NAMM 2023: ESP meets fan demand with James Hetfield Olympic White Vulture and debuts 12 LTD signature guitars, including Gary Holt’s “very pointy” GH-SV

By Matt Parker published

Bill Kelliher, Stephen Carpenter, Nergal, Lars Frederiksen and Javier Reyes all have at least one new guitar on the way from the LTD stable

Animals As Leaders

Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes on taking the maximalist “more is more” approach to their spectacular new album, Parrhesia

By Joe Bosso published

Returning to the studio with Misha Mansoor producing once more, Abasi and Reyes threw everything at a record that once more takes the electric guitar to new extremes

Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes

Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes used a Gibson Les Paul on the new Animals As Leaders album

By Matt Owen published

The Abasi Concepts and ESP purveyors swapped their hot-rodded prog machines for a classic relic single-cut to record some Parrhesia solos

Tosin Abasi

Animals As Leaders announce US tour in support of new album, Parrhesia

By Matt Owen published

Each show of the 19-date tour will feature two sets, one of which will see Tosin Abasi and co perform their forthcoming record in full

Javier Reyes

Javier Reyes teaches you his progressive fingerstyle approach with this exclusive track and video lesson

By Total Guitar editors published

Some Kind Of Way breaks the Animals As Leaders guitarist's technique into manageable pieces

Javier Reyes of Mestis and Animals as Leaders

Mestis, aka Javier Reyes, demonstrates the 8-string’s supreme versatility with this exclusive playthrough of Media Noche

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The Animals As Leaders virtuoso also announces new Mestis live album

Animals As Leaders' Javier Reyes Plays "Suspiro" on Eight-String Classical Guitar

By Damian Fanelli published

Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes recentlygot together withOrtega Guitars to shoot four exclusive performance videos.

Javier Reyes' Mestis Premiere New Album, 'Polysemy' — Exclusive

By Damian Fanelli published

Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of Polysemy, the new album by Mestis, a project fronted by Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes.

Animals As Leaders' Javier Reyes Demos DiMarzio Eclipse 8 Pickup — Video

By Guitar World Staff published

Below, check out a new video posted by the crew at DiMarzio. It features Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes, who demos and discusses the custom DiMarzio Eclipse 8 pickup.