JAMES HETFIELD PERSONAL GUITARS

ESP JH-2 Explorer 1998. Limited Edition of 200 with Certificate of Authenticity signed by James Hetfield. It was Hetfield's first and only signature explorer. Alder body James Hetfield Explorer MX-250 ii , and rosewood fretboard with ninja star inlays and Metallica circle M on first fret. EMG 81 and 60. And a kickass diamond plating on the front!, making this one heavy son of a b**tch. Accompanied with an ESP form fitted hard case and ESP card and wrench. Pretty hard to find. Excellent condition bar one small circular ding on the back. It's a 14 year old guitar so it has been really well looked after. The guitar sounds absolutely massive James Hetfield MX-250 ii guitar , and it has this aggression that normal Les Pauls don't usually get. The guitar had an EMG 81 and an EMG 60 combo, but I'm not sure if that's stock or not. The EMG 81 in the bridge sounded huge with the mahogany. It's like they were a match made in heaven. You could get crazy aggressive tones without it ever sounding thin or piercing. The EMG 60 in the neck is great for cleans, and the lead tones can give this neat single coil tone. However, I'm not a huge fan of the 60; I tend to prefer the 85 in the neck.