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“50 years is a great achievement for ESP, but our sights are set on what’s coming next”: 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

Guitar World

“The best guitar that ever happened in guitar history”: ESP has dropped a new LTD signature guitar for Richard ZK – and it’s got the Rammstein riffer rather excited

The guitarist road-tested and experimented with various prototypes before landing on the final form

Guitar World

NAMM 2025: “A cornucopia of metal guitar specs” – ESP unveils LTD signature models for Slipknot's Mick Thomson, Whitechapel's Alex Wade, Rammstein's Richard Kruspe and more in epic launch

It's that magical time of the year when ESP drop dozens of new models, and once again the metal guitar specialist has gone big with artist collabs

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“Mastodon have this tuning where the sixth string drops to B. Our singer would say, ‘No, I want it lower.’ As soon as I picked up a 7-string I wished I’d done it sooner”: Meet Obeyer, the chorus-soaked UK metallers hand-picked by Periphery

The British band hinges off rhythmic riffs, propulsive breakdowns, and lots of chorus – an effect guitarist Jamie Steadman wanted to bring back into fashion

Guitar World

Limited Too grows up - the iconic Y2K brand revamps with adult sizing

Millennial women demanded Limited Too make adult-sized clothing - and they listened

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“A very playable, quality guitar for bridge-heavy rock – just don’t expect it to do everything”: ESP LTD EC-201FT review

The single-pickup resurgence continues as we ask: is one really all you need?

Guitar World

“A high-quality yet affordable introduction to the ESP playing experience”: ESP makes a serious play for the budget guitar market with new $399 LTD 200DX models

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

Guitar World

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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

Guitar World

“Less versatile than the Greeny tributes… but it’s 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

Guitar World

The essential new electric guitars you need to play in 2024

GEAR EXPO 2024: Classic ranges, major updates, all-new designs... and the Strat is 70

MusicRadar

"If you’re hoping to dial in the same kind of tones as the world’s biggest metal band and wield a guitar that will turn heads wherever you may roam, look no further": ESP LTD Vulture James Hetfield Signature review

Whether you want to jump in the fire or ride the lightning, this latest ESP LTD signature for the Metallica frontman will have you covered…

MusicRadar

“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”

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: 5 super hot electric guitars you need to check out from the ESP Guitars mega-launch

Featuring Bill Kelliher's hefty new double-cut, thrash legend Gary Holt's red on black GH SV-200, a Junior-inspired singlecut with an ESP-exclusive Seymour Duncan humbucker and more

MusicRadar

NAMM 2024: “For players seeking the most hardcore performances imaginable”: ESP takes LP Junior-style guitars in a heavier direction with new LTD Eclipse range, featuring exclusive Seymour Duncan pickups

The new single-humbucker, flat-top lineup boasts mahogany bodies, three-piece necks and one surprisingly versatile humbucker

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NAMM 2024: “It's heavy, thick, and unique. It feels great”: ESP brings Bill Kelliher’s long-awaited double-cut custom model to the masses with LTD Royal Shiva signature guitar

The Mastodon riff lord's latest signature model is based on his beastly Silver Sunburst six-string that was built in 2020, and receives an official release after much anticipation

Guitar World

How Drain’s Cody Chavez made one of this year’s finest hardcore albums using an arsenal of Jackson Dinkys – and an LTD that got run over by a car

An album of wild stylistic turns and high-energy guitar, Drain's Living Proof is living proof that more is more when it comes to hardcore

Cycling Weekly

Oquo's first range of road wheels keeps rider's tire options open

Eight new wheels offer up to three different profiles with a mix of carbon and alloy rims to allow riders to tune their ride for either aero, lightweight, comfort or performance.

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New Yes music is "firing on all cylinders” says bassist Billy Sherwood

Watch the brand new video for the latest Yes single All Connected here...

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Animals As Leaders guitarist Javier Reyes introduces his new, surprisingly traditional-looking ESP LTD JRV-8 signature model

Pieces of eight-string

Guitar World

NAMM 2023: From camo to Candy Apple Red, ESP’s latest LTD Deluxe guitars offer a winning combo of fancy finishes, Floyd Roses and Fluence humbuckers

The LTD Deluxes attempt the high-end at the mid-price, complete with branded components, matching headstocks and neck-thru-body builds

Guitar World

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

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

Tribune News Service

Winner of $1.3 billion in broadband funds faces big hurdles

The big winner in a 2020 federal auction to build more broadband in rural America was a relatively small company started by a Minnesota entrepreneur. Since then, not much has gone right for the firm or the people waiting for better internet.

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