Maker
ESP · Models
ESP is a Japanese guitar maker founded in Tokyo in 1975, known for custom and production electric guitars and basses, especially the pointed designs popular with metal and hard-rock players.
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ESP Skulls & Snakes
Electric guitar · Japan
Skulls & Snakes is a George Lynch (Dokken) signature electric guitar built in ESP's Custom Shop. It pairs an alder body and maple neck with a Floyd Rose vibrato and is best known for its distinctive skulls-and-snakes graphic finish.
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ESP LTD SA-2
Electric guitar
The SA-2 is a Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) signature electric guitar from ESP's LTD line, developed with input from Sambora and designer Chris Hofschneider. It has a solid basswood body, a bolt-on maple neck, and a double-locking vibrato, and was offered in a black finish.
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ESP Stephen Carpenter Signature Models
The signature instruments ESP builds for Stephen Carpenter, guitarist of Deftones, designed for the band's heavy, down-tuned, atmospheric sound. The line spans six- and seven-string guitars as well as extended-scale baritone models.
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ESP M-400
Electric guitar
A mid-to-upper model in ESP's M series, a superstrat built for metal with a thin neck and high-output pickups. It delivers a fast, aggressive instrument for modern hard rock.
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ESP Sunburst Tiger
Electric guitar · Japan
Sunburst Tiger is a George Lynch (Dokken) signature electric guitar made in ESP's Custom Shop and closely related to his Kamikaze model. It is most recognizable for its tiger-stripe graphic finish, paired with a bolt-on maple neck and a high-output bridge pickup.
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ESP KH-602
Electric guitar
The KH-602 is a higher-tier Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar in ESP's LTD line. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body fitted with a Floyd Rose double-locking vibrato and active EMG pickups, sitting above the entry-level KH models in ESP's signature range.
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ESP KH-2 Vintage
Electric guitar · Japan
The KH-2 Vintage is the relic'd version of ESP's flagship Kirk Hammett signature guitar, built for the Metallica guitarist. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body electric with a Floyd Rose vibrato and active EMG pickups, finished with simulated wear that recreates the look of Hammett's heavily played originals.
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ESP KH-203
Electric guitar
The KH-203 is a Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar from ESP's more affordable LTD line. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body with a double-locking Floyd Rose-style vibrato, aimed at players who want Hammett's look and feel at a lower price than the high-end ESP versions.
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ESP LTD SC-607
Electric guitar
A seven-string LTD signature model for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, with the extra low string suited to the band's heavy, atmospheric, down-tuned sound.
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ESP KH-3
Electric guitar · Japan
A graphic-finish guitar in Kirk Hammett's signature line, decorated with a spider-web motif over its body. Like the rest of his line, it is a metal superstrat with active pickups and skull-and-bones inlays.
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ESP Horizon FR-II
Electric guitar · Japan
A superstrat in ESP's Horizon line fitted with a Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo, indicated by the "FR" in its name. Built with a thin fast neck and high-output pickups, it is designed for the dive-bombs and lead playing of modern rock and metal.
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ESP Eclipse
Electric guitar
ESP's flagship single-cutaway electric, the Eclipse takes the classic set-neck, carved-top format and builds it for modern hard rock and metal. Typically loaded with active humbuckers and finished in bold solid colors, it pairs a familiar single-cut shape with a high-output, aggressive voice.
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ESP LTD SC-600
Electric guitar
An upper-tier LTD signature guitar for Deftones' Stephen Carpenter, offering higher-grade appointments than the entry SC models while keeping his metal-focused design.
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ESP KH-202
Electric guitar
The affordable LTD-made version of Kirk Hammett's signature, one of the most widely played gateway metal guitars. It carries his skull-and-bones inlays and a high-output superstrat design at a beginner-friendly price.
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ESP F-10
Electric guitar
An entry-level model in ESP's F series, known for its sharply pointed, aggressively angular body. Aimed at beginning metal players, the F-10 offers the line's extreme styling at an affordable price.
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ESP Ron Wood
Guitar
The Ron Wood is an ESP signature electric guitar named after Ronnie Wood, guitarist of the Rolling Stones (and previously the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group). It was produced by ESP as part of its artist signature range.
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ESP Stef-B7
Electric guitar · Japan
A seven-string baritone signature model for Stephen "Stef" Carpenter of Deftones, with an extended scale and an added low string built for very heavy, down-tuned riffing.
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ESP LTD SC-200
Electric guitar
A more affordable LTD signature model for Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter, built for the heavy, down-tuned riffing his playing is known for.
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ESP Kirk Hammett
Electric guitar
ESP's line of signature guitars for Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica. The models share metal-oriented superstrat construction and Hammett's trademark skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays, and they span both ESP's high-end instruments and more affordable LTD versions.
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ESP LTD TA-200
Electric bass
A signature bass for Tom Araya, the bassist and vocalist of Slayer, built as an aggressive metal-oriented instrument for fast, driving thrash playing.
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ESP M-50
Electric guitar
An entry-level model in ESP's M series, a superstrat-style solid-body aimed at beginning rock and metal players. It offers the line's sharp styling and fast feel at an accessible price.
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ESP Jeff Hanneman
Electric guitar
A signature guitar built for Jeff Hanneman, co-founding guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer. It is a metal-focused solid-body reflecting his aggressive playing and stage image.
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ESP F-50
Guitar
The F-50 is an entry-level electric guitar in ESP's LTD F series. The F shape is an aggressive, sharply pointed offset body popular in metal, and the F-50 brings that design to the affordable end of ESP's range as a solid-body electric.
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ESP KH-603
Electric guitar
The KH-603 is an upper-tier Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar in ESP's LTD line. A Superstrat-style solid-body with a double-locking vibrato, it pairs Hammett's signature appointments with higher-grade hardware and electronics than the entry-level KH models.
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ESP KH-2 NTB
Electric guitar · Japan
A neck-through-body version of Kirk Hammett's KH-2 signature, where the neck runs the full length of the body for added sustain and upper-fret access. It otherwise carries the metal-focused appointments of the standard KH-2.
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ESP KH-2
Electric guitar · Japan
Kirk Hammett's flagship ESP signature, a superstrat built for metal with active EMG humbuckers, a Floyd Rose tremolo, and skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays. It is the model most associated with his work in Metallica.
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ESP LTD M-1000
Electric guitar
A high-end model in ESP's LTD M series, a superstrat built for metal with a thin, fast neck and active humbucking pickups. It sits near the top of the import M line.
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ESP M Series
ESP's M series is a line of superstrat-style electric guitars built for hard rock and metal, with thin fast necks, high-output pickups, and sharp double-cutaway bodies. It runs from affordable LTD versions up through higher-end models.