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Best baritone guitars 2025: pick up the slack with these long scale guitars
By Matt McCracken last updated
Get low with my expert pick of the best baritone guitars from PRS, Gretsch, Chapman, Jackson, and loads more

ESP has dropped a new LTD signature guitar for Richard ZK – and it’s got the Rammstein riffer rather excited
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist road-tested and experimented with various prototypes before landing on the final form

“A very playable, quality guitar for bridge-heavy rock”: ESP LTD EC-201FT review
By Stuart Williams published
The single-pickup resurgence continues as we ask: is one really all you need?

ESP vs LTD Guitars: What's the difference?
By Richard Blenkinsop published
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
By Amit Sharma published
The latest signature model for the Metallica guitarist is a lot pointier than his previous offering – and the tones match the looks

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

NAMM 2023: ESP launches long-awaited Kirk Hammett LTD KH-V signature models
By Matt Owen published
Available in a trio of eye-catching colorways, the Metallica maestro's newest signatures are so striking they gave him goosebumps the first time he saw them

NAMM 2020: ESP unveils new LTD '87 Series plus more updates to Signature and Deluxe Series
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
The Japanese company marks 45 years in business by going back to the future, revisiting classic designs and going all-in with a massive 2020 lineup
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