The story of ESP began in 1975 with the production of replacement parts for guitars and continued in the legendary custom shops in Tokyo and New York, which transformed ESP into a brand closely associated with Rock music. The impressive list of ESP artists includes names like Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield (Metallica), Ron Wood (Rolling Stones), Richard Z. Kruspe (Rammstein), George Lynch, Stephen Carpenter (Deftones), Tom Araya (Slayer), Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Head (Korn), GLenn Tipton (Judas Priest), and Max Cavalera (Soulfly).