ESP Guitars: ESP Factory Visits in Rob Caggiano & Frank Bello (ANTHRAX)

[@crow468]

These are actual Japanese ESP guitars. I'm not a metal guitarist but I still drool over these. They are superior craftsmanship and play like butter.

[@DropdaLTDtoB]

The ONLY company who have amazing looking AND high quality instruments.

[@jamesjoseph6568]

Frank and I were friends for years growing up. Always a good guy. Nice to see him doing well!

[@munted66]

I don't know who is more lucky, the ESP guys for meeting Rob and Frank or Rob and Frank for meeting the ESP guys =)

[@Murf_Workshop]

Metal workers all around, musicians, artists and craftsmen, this is cool!!!

[@MrCecilbag]

Thank you for this video. I am a huge ESP fanatic and it was a great look into the shop. I'd love to see a series of Sado, the technical house, etc. Please help us out. From my 48th st Snakeskin Mirage Deluxe to my Phoenix ii, I own tons of ESP and think they are the greatest guitars bar none.

[@dallasguillermo5680]

Instablaster...

[@Unchainedmaple888]

i wish edwards guitars would come to the states, they are so well done and reasonably priced

[@Wargasm644]

SunnyD88 Go to eBay and buy one 🙄

[@ashleyjackson8538]

Amazing skills from the people in this company.

[@onebadasian]

i just saw that. but for how long i've known him in Anthrax, it was always a fender or his special squire. we'll in all his clinic videos, it all been the squire. thks.

[@waynestuntface]

I remember Frank with an ESP back in the 80's......

[@aprild9577]

OMG I would totally love meeting them. I'm a big Frank Bello fan. So awesome

[@VicioStarbreaker]

I have met bello ian belladona and benante...they signed my esp ltd fb atl...they were all bad ass guys

[@creamysauce7966]

I love Frankie so much

[@iamrubens]

Dat background music....that's attitude ! Esp guitars rule.

[@insanemtl5890]

Indeed, I worship that music ^^

[@willm7926]

i want the whole eclipse rack

[@ESPLTDSMITHY]

About time we got an awesome like this.

[@opatt02]

I wish they played music like this where i work

[@niptodstan]

They seem like a nice workforce. Look after them and they work better.

[@sjaxemaster11]

ESP are the Greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Zazmiz]

Nice to see Edwards guitars on the rack, so they are in fact made in Japan.

[@Masterfighterx]

Partially

[@benoitfleury8487]

8:43 the SONIC guitars are just awesome !

[@GuitarGuys7299]

I may be mistaken, but @ 1:32, it looks like there is a rack of Gibson L.P. Customs. The camera doesn't zoom in enough but the head stocks look like they say Gibson.

[@Wargasm644]

GuitarGuys7299 Those are Eclipse guitars

[@pb12661]

not that is really matters, but it is considered rude in Japan to eat/drink while walking. I'm sure they don't allow food or drink in their work areas under normal circumstances also. I try to respect other cultures when I travel. Of course, I'm not a pampered rock star. :) PS: Not really trying to bust their butts...They seem like nice guys and were very courteous to the staff.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Yes you were being a ball busting prick, these guys are American not Japanese do you expect someone from Japan to have all of your dick headed rules and regulations memorized when they visit our country? I bet they had those coffees ready for them because in Japan courtesy is more important than not eating while walking you would know that if you actually went there.

[@MrUltracoin]

Haha awesome to see they love guitars so much, it`s as if they feel like they are walking in willy wonkas chockolate factory.

[@rockwriter9054]

Johnny Dutch they probably wouldn't know the difference

[@blessed7fold]

Johnny Dutch 😂😂😂

[@easyriderpappy4537]

That gal was putting screws in the plate,, that dude looked like he wanted to take that guitar from her and start jamming on that thing like it was nobody's business.. Love It : )

[@MASTERMARK360]

no it means its LTD its the lower quality esp models

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

This is where my guitar came from!

[@LoMeinTim]

now he does...

[@R.R.R.465]

I'm willing to bet that half those guys haven't even heard of anthrax, let alone know who these guys are.

[@MASTERMARK360]

i love my ESP ALEXI BLACKY SO MUCH

[@rendyandrian7149]

I don't understand why ESP japan doesn't invite more people to show their production floor. Even ESP USA shows their whole factory in detail. As much as I love ESP Japan guitar. I don't understand why they are so secretive with their factory.

[@blessed7fold]

Rendy Andrian Because they have something to hide 😆

[@LotsofStrings]

I'd be so honored to meet the ESP guys, just saying.

[@Alfredo78666]

The guy with the S.O.D. t-shirt couldn't have worst aim, since that day he's been known as El Pipita Kimura:-7

[@guitoorbenchi]

and I love my ESP HAOOOMARU

[@mukae8hisako8furenda]

SODシャツいいなあ

[@guitoorbenchi]

if you wanna see some people playing their heart out, look up some of the Japanese ESP artists.

[@warfighter00002]

BC rich Esp and scheter are the best guitar

[@mookhaze]

오 여기가 ESP 공장이로구나 ESP짱짱맨~

[@robpalmer73]

My Horizon NTII was & still is my favorite super-strat guitar shape. I do think there are more playable & better sounding shred guitars on the market than ESP though. My Suhr Modern makes my Horizon play & sound like a budget guitar in comparison. I've never owned a high-end Ibanez either, but I've played one & they play & sound better than the high-end ESP guitars.

[@blessed7fold]

Rob Palmer I highly disagree about highend Ibanez's playing better then ESP's. I've played their J Customs several times and was surprised by how poorly they actually played.

[@MessiahSkateCrew]

as are schecter :3 but esp has greater feel, thinner necks, i prefer the thicker necks on schecter

[@MASTERMARK360]

5:40 you can see the Edwards guitars

[@ER_aka_RAM]

SUGOI!

[@Ibaneddie76]

They had vape pens back in 2012?

[@Arrancargod]

the world will never know

[@zonavelhalpma]

First dude on the autógraf line and is guitar and the boss is like get out .

[@Masterfighterx]

It's ESP Edwards

[@awdakimow0]

i bet they took those guitars home that Rob held/played and sold them on ebay

[@thehoppo]

you could have sooo much fun doing voice overs for this video, Like at 8:16, don't touch this guitar dude I'm working on it, aww you touched now I gotta start over...

[@bastaudio]

I would say the old Jacksons are still the best, but now ESP and Dean are the best you can get new. Megadeth uses Dean btw and I wouldn't consider a Jackson strat (no matter what kind of hardware in it) to be a metal guitar (Iron Maiden). Metallica uses ESP, Gibson, and Jackson. I would say that only some of the Gibson and Jacksons are true metal guitars though. Michael Angelo Batio used to use Gibson, Ritz, and BC Rich. He now uses Deans but keeps all his old guitars. I don't have a preference.

[@gregy5133]

No drinking or eating on the shop floor please!!!!

[@philip_plays_bass]

4:57 It's a madhouse ;D

[@Jasonk7479]

Thats an eclipse look it up!

[@bastaudio]

Nah. Jackson had that title 20 years ago before they were bought out by the new Fender.

[@11SoG11]

"ur toilettpaper tastes awesome!"

[@downstroke_daan]

if I Could sleep there for just one night, damnn

[@littlehorn3401]

I thought this was a guitar vid not an autograph vid

[@Blackwinged131]

USA ones cost same money as ESP's top series, what are you talking about. =)

[@antoniojaymz]

DIO IN THE BACKROUND \m/

[@Pannemat]

SOD shirt, they sent the wrong guitar player, lol!

[@MrAntihumanism]

Not even close. Check blackmachine, daemoness and mayones.

[@devious.instinct]

8:35 sonic the headgehog lol

[@metfan1045]

unfortunately no, there George Lynch signatures.

[@dethangel88]

he does too, go to the esp website and look for yourself, he started just recently, better than playing a shitty fender if you ask me

[@Danmorbid]

Frank Bello looks like Peter Steele

[@atomicdiscobiscuit]

it sounds like the camera man has a leak

[@willm7926]

1:28 that rack of esp eclipse guitars would be really nice along my wall. pm for address :D

[@KyleBurnsMusic]

Rob and frank lol

[@thehoppo]

9:08 I aint signing nuthin without a signing fee bro, this wasn't part of the deal..

[@LotsofStrings]

Probebly Edwards or something.

[@casbah1982]

Way better than porn!

[@Ibaneddie76]

Come on dude you don't really think that.

[@creamysauce7966]

@@Ibaneddie76 It's Joe Strummer

[@jamesreed9588]

sum lynch nanner headstocks in Orange or gold.

[@AlisterTate]

Imagine his disappointment.

[@SodoMPsiH]

Пиздато!

[@fullmetalsal]

What a lame factory tour, someone should have done it like a documentary and explain the process.

[@blessed7fold]

Saul Agreed!

[@NateTEHbutcher]

pretend to a rook busy.

[@onebadasian]

Frank doesn't even play ESP.. Why is he pretending to be awed...

[@Blackwinged131]

Nope. Jacksons are.

[@Wargasm644]

Blackwinged131 Jacksons are decent when you get to their higher end stuff. I’ve got one Jackson left in my collection. I sold the rest to buy ESP and LTD guitars. Once your balls drop, you’ll know what I mean.👊🏻