ESP Guitar Factory - Japan (unedited)

I am a purveyor of stringed musical instruments (among others things). This is a raw, unedited video of the ESP Guitar Factory in Japan. There are plenty of interesting and cool guitars, but I also included wood selection segments, as well.
#guitar #guitars #electricguitars #ESPguitars #guitarfactory #Japan #metal #heavymetalguitars

[@justicia8393]

ESP 🇯🇵 for ever ! I work for ESP, when there was only ESP Tokyo , ESP Düsseldorf and ESP New York back in the late 80tis early 90tis I work for ESP Düsseldorf germany as a salesman , awesome times FCK ESP USA ! (im sorry but that’s not a original ESP to me)

[@Blair-to6cf]

Best guitars in the world right now.

[@greggriffiths9053]

Guitarists may be artists but the true artists are the people who build these works of art so much is put into these truly amazing.

[@rogeriomelo8244]

Verdade são lindas bem acabadas pra séria um sonho conheçer uma linha de produção dessas guitarras ❤❤❤

[@auntjenifer7774]

I can just feel the pride of craftsmanship oozing from this small custom shop guitar building factory !

[@Zaaxun]

New ones look great. I got an '88 NY maverick 30 some years ago, still gig with it today. Like an old pair of jeans.

[@macauley70]

hand made, precision, love...

[@redsix49]

Love this video... I have never owed a ESP B4 & got my new E-II M-II neck thru black 3 months ago & it is wicked to say the least. A Huge thanks to the experts in this shop. WOW

[@mwbrada]

Welcome to the club!

[@RezaKronis]

WOW😍 I see ESP Snapper Takayoshi Ohmura , Snapper Mikip Fujioka , Snapper Syu , Arrow Babymetal there 🤘

[@jaykanou7331]

Ohmura’s guitar is very easy recognizable

[@incognitoguitars9999]

Awesome

[@user-xe7mc3ug2y]

ESP. Simply the best.

[@user-xe7mc3ug2y]

Nothing compares. To ESP.

[@TIGERGUTS]

Japanese ESPs are BOSS! I have a CTM Eclipse and a M2 Urban camo.

[@mwbrada]

Please sell me the M-II Urban Camo lol...

[@TIGERGUTS]

I also have an e2 Arrow Floyd black silver fade!

[@TIGERGUTS]

@@mwbrada Man i got so lucky finding that! If you wait and tell people you want it , it'll come around one day!

[@mwbrada]

@@TIGERGUTS I need it now lol... there's a reason they stopped producing them.

[@mwbrada]

give me the Urban Camo

[@tarikabiofficial]

THE Real Heaven ^^

[@adrianwindle4616]

Interesting@!😮

[@helixworld]

1:44. The coolest single cut guitar ever made!

[@tihomirgeorgiev3193]

❤❤❤

[@GuitarNewz]

Great video! And it shows you don't need fancy tools like fret radius benders, that dude just bends them slightly and pops them in there. \m/

[@mwbrada]

This is guitar porn overload. Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm so thankful I was a George Lynch fan and he was so far ahead of the curve on recognizing premier luthiers back in the mid 80's. So thankful to these amazingly skilled craftsmen and craftswomen. I love your products. I bought my first George Lynch Kamikaze in 2000 or 2001. I'm not done buying ESP guitars. ❤ESP

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I love that phrase Bud: Guitar Porn Overload. Total art in itself, luthiery. Such beautiful creations that sing crafted by ESP.

[@arywibowo7674]

M-II Sayo is here...

[@SxSxG666]

Does anybody know my ESP Eclipse model? It is black with a flat top from 2004 with a white binding around the neck not the body, two tone knobs and a toggle switch at the bottom instead of the top like usually. I think it had Saymour Duncan humbuckers installed. The stamp says ESP Standard Series but the serial suggests custom shop according to an online databank. Maybe anybody could help me out and provide me some information.

[@UnpleasantDog]

Is it still possible today to order a black Explorer MX 2 model, exactly the same as those used by James Hetfield in the early 90s?

[@DedaOkk]

На 9.50 видны неокрашенные лес полы? Это навигаторы или эдвардс?

[@ivanov_n]

Very interesting video! Do you see any Edwards brand guitars on ESP factories or not?)

[@BradleyJohnson13]

Yes, I did see Edwards

[@moisttowelette5353]

lol like e-ii, you'll only ever see them mostly completed inside the Japan factory.

[@Blair-to6cf]

At 9:35

[@mandopalma1078]

Can I still order an ESP Explorer or MX-250???

[@interludemusicplaylist9585]

hi james,ask my question please, Edwards produced in Japan or in China ? some news is busy talking about them making an esp factory in china for cut body and neck and finishing in japan, marked with a logo that is just a sticker,or all manufacturing production made in from esp japan ?

[@BradleyJohnson13]

I am not certain. Based on what I saw, they are made in Japan

[@interludemusicplaylist9585]

@@BradleyJohnson13 thank you james 🙏

[@Masterfighterx]

@@interludemusicplaylist9585 It's been known for years, they're made in China and assembled in Japan, as SS were and E-II are (sadly) If it's any comfort, they're made in a special factory owned and monitored by ESP.

[@yuuto_kawashima]

レスポールのトップの形状作りは昔のギブソンみたいな感じですよね

[@rendyandrian7149]

Thank you for this video, I'm always curious about ESP Japan factory. During one segment, I see a worker doing setup for E-II guitar and then at 2:55, I see ESP Original guitars on a rack. I always get impression E-II and ESP original are made in different factory. After watching this, I'm not so sure anymore. I get a few question for you. 1. Is E-II completely made in the same factory (from wood cutting to fret working and installing hardware) ? 2. When doing fretwork and nut cutting, does the worker spend the same amount of time for E-II and ESP Original ?

[@BradleyJohnson13]

Good questions. 1.) I am not entirely certain. However, I know a lot about guitar manufacturing and because I saw both in the factory, I would assume that they would be completed 💯 in this factory. It does make a lot of financial sense to ship guitars to a different factory for fret work and finishing since they do it all there. 2.) It would appear as if they do spend the same amount of time. I’m not 💯 certain, but these folks are highly skilled and can do high quality work in a rather quick time frame. Therefore, it would make sense to either models the same amount of care and attention.

[@rendyandrian7149]

@@BradleyJohnson13 Thank you for answering my question.

[@ivanov_n]

ESP says that they made final assembly for both original (and signature, you can see this in this video) and SS (E-II) in Tokio as i know.

[@Mongorat]

EII is still made at their jixi factory in China, just like the standard series, with the final assembly done in Japan.

[@basedguitarist731]

​@@Mongorat Our ESP Custom Shop and ESP Original instruments are both built by hand in ESP’s renowned custom shop. ESP E-II models are produced at ESP’s factory in Tokyo, which allows us to offer them to you at lower prices than the hand-crafted guitars and basses from our custom shop. --This is from their site

[@vinaymulukutla358]

So this the main ESP factory in Japan that builds E-II’s and the Custom Shop models, yes?

[@mwbrada]

Yes, they're made in the same shop. If I am correct E-II's are production models whereas the Customs are indeed Custom.

[@mwbrada]

They're fantastic instruments.

[@mwbrada]

I absolutely love ESP guitars so I am not biased at all, but the 'production line' E-II's are phenomenal.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@@mwbrada Thanks Man. Thanks for writing back with such awesome answers. So what are your thoughts on the LTD 1000’s?

[@mwbrada]

@@vinaymulukutla358 no worries my friend. I can't give you any definitive answers. I've never played an LTD. I only own a George Lynch Signature Series which inherently spoils me to the utmost quality. I will admit I was so close to buying both the Woodland Camo EC and that relic Purple Burst M-1000 but now I have to have the E-II M-II Black Natural Burst. I can tell you I absolutely love ESP products and I feel very thankful I followed George Lynch here.

[@jimihendrix1575]

Which factory is this in Japan? The Kiso? The Sado? The Takada? The ESP Standard Factory? The Craft House? The Technical House? Or the Nagano? My guitars serial number begins with SS, which designates it was made in the ESP Standard Factory.

[@BradleyJohnson13]

I’ll give you a couple addresses.

[@BradleyJohnson13]

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[@BradleyJohnson13]

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[@BradleyJohnson13]

I was in multiple places, standard, craft, the academy....most of this is the standard factory

[@jimihendrix1575]

@@BradleyJohnson13 Neat! Thanks.

[@eddiebalinos537]

how to apply get to work Esp company?

[@carpagevid]

8:15 What Body Type is this??? its not a eclipse shape....

[@wce74wce15]

🤤

[@ryanj3487]

do they make navigators here?

[@BradleyJohnson13]

I’m not sure.

[@Masterfighterx]

They make Navigators in the Custom Shop. I can't remember if they still have multiple ones, but Set-Necks are made in the Kiso shop.

[@HearGear]

Yes they make Navigator in that factory, straight up Gibson clone more or less, as a matter a fact i think you can actually see one hanging there at 9:20

[@Hydrojon]

were grassroots guitars being assembled there? People seem to be unsure if theyre made in china or jp

[@Masterfighterx]

Grass Roots has always been China, never a doubt on those, there has been doubt on Edwards and they're made in China and assembled in Japan along the old ESP SS and E-II

[@k5elevencinc0]

So did you buy anything? Lol

[@HeatherMetalYUM]

Mom upsidedown wow

[@awwyisss1570]

It's beautiiiiiiifullllllllllllll - Randy Marsh

[@gkTORO]

🤤