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ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! When many people think about impressive guitar playing, they consider speed to be one of the factors. Well here's something that might blow your mind: it's harder to play really...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! You may have never noticed this, but there are a lot of Rammstein covers out there in the world. Okay, you've probably noticed. But still, we always think there's room for more,...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! As many of us who have performed in bands know, there's nothing like getting together with other musicians and making music. That's what All Access member Megahurtz30 did while...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We've featured All Access member Ada Kaczanowska before, and we probably will again. She goes out of her way to achieve to the tones and playing styles of the bands she covers, and...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! For those of you who keep track of such things: yes, this is the second week in a row that we chose a Rammstein cover for our ESP All Access spotlight. But member Robert Uludag did...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We first heard community member Danny Cole earlier this year when he posted a video of himself doing a note-for-note rendition of the classic solo from Eagles' "Hotel California" on...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We like what community member Tal B. did with this video, showing off the tone he'd put together with his LTD EC-401 and then playing through the multiple doubled and layered parts...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! The types of videos we get from members of the All Access community run the gamut from people shredding in bedrooms to internationally respected pro musicians, and everyone in...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It just so happens that All Access member Anwar T. joined the community almost exactly four years ago today, on June 20, 2015. What better time than now to feature him in an ESP All...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This week's spotlight comes to us from community member Chris Harte, guitarist of Irish metallic hardcore band Bailer. He's using his LTD TE-401FM on a playthrough of his band's song...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We don't know much about the All Access community member who goes by String Theory Guitar, but we enjoyed his speedy and melodic soloing on his original tune "Firestorm". He also...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We appreciate the wide-ranging talents of members of the All Access community, but we have to admit... some of our members' submitted videos make us bang our heads harder than...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Each week, when we're looking for a good video from our All Access community to showcase our guitars and basses, we often have a bunch to choose from, and there have been a number of...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Some advice for you members of the ESP All Access Community... fill out your profile pages! Case in point: if All Access member Friday 13 had more info on his profile, we could tell...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Guitarist Tomy Minas uses his LTD EC-401 on an original death metal piece called "A Mass Pain", and in his notes for the song, dedicates it to the memory of Betty Komaneshter. Tomy's...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Ruben Reis is the guitarist for Lisbon, Portugal-based power metal band Fantasy Opus, and in this video he's doing a playthrough of his band's song "Realm Of The Mighty Gods". More...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We really do watch/listen to every single video that gets uploaded by members of the ESP All Access community, and it's amazing how many excellent players are out there playing ESP,...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's really no surprise that ESP is thought of as a metal guitar company. Some of the greatest names in heavy music have used our guitars and basses over the past four decades, and...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! This is the second time we've featured the music of All Access member Steve Dadaian, and we can pretty much guarantee it won't be the last. Hailing from northern New Jersey, Steve is...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! There are a few ESP players out there whom we think of as our "Italian Stallions". These guys seem to share the qualities of having unbelievable speed, impeccable timing, and all...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We admit it; we usually look for videos with professional-quality audio recording when we're choosing a member of the ESP All Access community to spotlight. After all, these videos...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Daniel C. is a huge supporter of ESP, and his enviable guitar collection includes an ESP Horizon, an ESP Jeff Hanneman, an LTD EC-1001, EC-1000, MH-401FR and more. But it's his work...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Do you ever find it challenging to name a new instrumental song? We do. Obviously, songs that have things like lyrics make it much easier... you choose a chunk of the chorus, you...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's never easy to choose which All Access member video to highlight each week among the thousands and thousands that have been uploaded over the course of time. Sometimes we pick...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! It's understandable that some folks consider ESP a manufacturer of guitars and basses for metal, but that's not completely true. We prefer to consider ESP the right choice for any...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! When you ask, "Who are the people who make up the ESP All Access Community?", the answer is simple: it's everyone in the world who owns an LTD, E-II, or ESP guitar or bass. Some are...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! When you think about the ESP All Access community, you might not realize that our membership encompasses an insanely wide range of musicians... and each and every one of them are...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We're proud to feature All Access member Steve Dadaian in today's spotlight. This professional player from northern New Jersey is using two ESP USA models -- a USA M-II and a USA...

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Here's a tip on creativity for you, courtesy of All Access member Rhiza. It's often said that you can't force yourself to write good music... but sometimes, the opposite is true....

ESP ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! We often get asked why we choose certain videos for our weekly spotlight of the ESP All Access community. The answer is very simple: tone, tone, and tone. Many of you have submitted...