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NAMM 2014: ESP stand in pictures

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By MusicRadar, Total Guitar ( Total Guitar ) published 25 January 2014

New guitars and eye-catching finishes from ESP and LTD

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ESP at NAMM 2014

ESP at NAMM 2014

NAMM 2014: Few booths at Winter NAMM are as eye-catching as the one belonging to ESP. As ever, the Japanese brand has no shortage of unique designs, signature axes and new electrics on display on this year's show.

Click through the pictures to see all the highlights including new ESP, E-II, LTD and ESP Original guitars, plus new signature models from James Hetfield, Alex Skolnick and more.

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E-II Mystique QM NT

E-II Mystique QM NT

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E-II Eclipse FM

E-II Eclipse FM

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E-II Eclipse QM

E-II Eclipse QM

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E-II Eclipse series

E-II Eclipse series

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E-II FRX FM

E-II FRX FM

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E-II FRX SW and E-II FRX FM

E-II FRX SW and E-II FRX FM

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E-II Horizon FR7

E-II Horizon FR7

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E-II HRF NT8 B

E-II HRF NT8 B

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E-II ST-1 QM Maple

E-II ST-1 QM Maple

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E-II TE-7

E-II TE-7

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E-II Vintage Plus 3TB

E-II Vintage Plus 3TB

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E-II Vintage Plus

E-II Vintage Plus

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Original series

Original series

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Original Eclipse

Original Eclipse

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Original FRX

Original FRX

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Original FRX CTM

Original FRX CTM

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Original Horizon FR CTM

Original Horizon FR CTM

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Original Horizon NT CTM

Original Horizon NT CTM

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Original Mystique

Original Mystique

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Original series

Original series

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Signature series guitars

Signature series guitars

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Elias Viljanen EV-7

Elias Viljanen EV-7

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Alex Skolnick AS-1

Alex Skolnick AS-1

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Alex Skolnick EC

Alex Skolnick EC

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Ben Weinman BW-1

Ben Weinman BW-1

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Buz McGrath Buz-7

Buz McGrath Buz-7

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Doris Yeh DY-5

Doris Yeh DY-5

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Gabe Crisp GC-4

Gabe Crisp GC-4

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James Hetfield Signatures

James Hetfield Signatures

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James Hetfield Iron Cross

James Hetfield Iron Cross

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James Hetfield Snakebyte

James Hetfield Snakebyte

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James Hetfield Truckster

James Hetfield Truckster

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Jeff Kendrick JK-1

Jeff Kendrick JK-1

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Ken Susi KS-7

Ken Susi KS-7

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Kirk Hammet KH-2 Vintage

Kirk Hammet KH-2 Vintage

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Kirk Hammet KH-DC STBC

Kirk Hammet KH-DC STBC

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Kirk Hammett White Zombie

Kirk Hammett White Zombie

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Max Cavalera EX

Max Cavalera EX

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Max Cavalera Max-200

Max Cavalera Max-200

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Michael Wilton MW-Skull

Michael Wilton MW-Skull

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Mike Spreitzer MS-1

Mike Spreitzer MS-1

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Nergal Hex-7

Nergal Hex-7

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Will Adler signatures

Will Adler signatures

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Will Adler Warbird SE

Will Adler Warbird SE

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Will Adler Warbird

Will Adler Warbird

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Zach Householder HS-7

Zach Householder HS-7

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Alex Wade AW-7

Alex Wade AW-7

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Gus G Gus-600

Gus G Gus-600

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Mark Heylmun MKH-7

Mark Heylmun MKH-7

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Ben Savage BS-7

Ben Savage BS-7

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Jesse Liu JL-7

Jesse Liu JL-7

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Richard Z RKZ-II

Richard Z RKZ-II

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Signature series guitars

Signature series guitars

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Eclipse Knife Throw

Eclipse Knife Throw

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FRX NT CTM

FRX NT CTM

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FRX

FRX

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Mystique NT CTM

Mystique NT CTM

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Stream SE

Stream SE

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