“50 years is a great achievement for ESP, but our sights are set on what’s coming next”: ESP goes all-in on single-pickup builds for 2025 – is the neck humbucker becoming a thing of the past for metal guitars?

ESP Guitars 2025.

NAMM 2025: ESP has rolled out its 2025 roster of electric guitars, and it’s gone big on single-pickup builds, with several big-name signature models setting the trend.

Chief among them is the LTD JM-I, a Superstrat-style model for Sylosis and former Architects riff monger Josh Middleton, which quickly follows the announcement of Mick Thomson's first signature guitar with the Japanese company.