ESP USA Factory Tour

Check out this look into the new ESP US factory where they¹re building new ESP USA in North Hollywood. Background music by KXM, George Lynch¹s band with Dug Pinnick and Ray
Luzier.

[RolanTHUNDER]

Great to see how much care and skill goes into making such fine instruments. Thanks ESP. I love it!

[DisenadorYGuitarrista]

Wow!!! ESP will be more expensive than ever!!!

[Shredkast]

Seeing a trend of American Guitar owned company's doing made in American again..nice

[Staky-wlbk]

Great insight on great guitars ! I cant help thinking tho its such a shame to go to so much work on the necks just to finish them in high gloss as I like mine to be satin or natural

[rick]

I have no training nor experience, how do i get a job?

[Wildchildinc]

For some reason I found the japanese custom shop video from a couple years ago to be more amusing/

[ShoreStudios]

I figured a tour in under 3 minutes was going to be utter crap, got to admit I am wrong, they covered pretty much every single step you could think of in the construction.  Certainly would have been a lot more interesting to get a in depth detailed explanation of each process, but this wasn't bad.

[brook]

wow i really did not want this video to end. but i actually thought that esp's were made in japan? i seem to be quite wrong :D this video really makes me wanna own one :3

[London_Mule]

Hm. So that's why every ESP I've owned looks like someone was playing darts with the holes drilled for the pickup rings. For some reason these guys don't seem to understand that the CNC can complete most of the things they are doing by hand, without the mistakes I keep seeing on these guitars.

[Bret_Sanor]

I fail to see the justification for the astronomical prices for the work and wood used. How much difference is there from the H-1000 LTD to the E-II to the Original to the USA? I mean really...what is sooo much better to charge $4000 more for virtually the same guitar? I don't see it...

[Son-of-the-Mother-Aya]

Had no idea esp had an American factory

[tonstar]

wow you mean ESP uses actual wood when they make their guitars? for some reason I always though they were made out of plastic and foam with the cheapest noisiest, muddiest, active pickups they could find. On top of that I figured they used cheap Chinese labor to keep costs down and keep the fan boys thinking they have a masterpiece guitar. huh learn something new everyday

[guitarwhores]

"Hand Crafted In California"... so I just imagined all the CNC machines at the beginning of the video? I'm not saying there isn't hand work being done, but the CNC takes care of the bulk. A $5, 000 should be handmade if it's gonna say handmade on the certificate.