ESP Signature Guitars & Basses

ESP are most synonymous with metal players, which is why the majority of their signature artists are members of heavy bands. James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica were among the very first musicians to be gifted ESP signature guitars, and three decades later their models remain best-sellers.

George Lynch is another long-standing ESP artist, with his loud, animal-printed ‘superstrat’ guitars still immensely popular. Stephen Carpenter of Deftones has been a loyal ESP user since the turn of the millennia, with his signature SC series among the very first mass-produced 7-string guitars available on the market.

More modern artists to join the ESP family include Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) and Gary Holt (Slayer). Kelliher’s signature Sparrowhawk model is a particularly favoured choice, with its distinctive offset body shape and powerful Lace Sensor humbuckers.