James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T-Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield guitar is one sale by the Ukrainian, Turkish metal band Lostpray. It certainly is one of the James’s most popular, most significant signature model Esp Explorer Custom, which he constantly played until the late 2000s. Besides, they have some other guitars on sale; Esp Eclipse FR-II and Ibanez s470dx. Let me give you a brief information about Lostpray, Esp Explorer history, James Hetfield’s custom guitars and about the guitars on sale.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
This is the video you can see him playing Esp Explorer Exp model guitar which is on sale.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
After couple concerts in their hometown; Odessa and a small Ukrainian tour, they have been invited to play in Ukraine’s one of the top metal festival; Black Sea Metal Festival. Meanwhile, they have started working on some cover projects as a band, and filmed some very successful cover videos as you can watch below.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
SLAYER – Repentless Cover
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
Ronnie James Dio – Holy Diver Cover
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
SLAYER – Seasons in the Abyss Cover
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
A Few days ago I noticed on LostPray’s Official Website that they put some of their precious equipment on sale; Esp Explorer Custom (ESP EXP, also known as Gibson Lawsuit Model Explorer or discontinued Esp Explorer model which I mentioned above as James Hetfield Guitar is on sale). In addition, they are also selling Esp Eclipse II Fr ( the very guitar that they used on LostPray’s first album That’s Why’s recordings! ) and Ibanez s470dx.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
Esp Explorer Custom is one of the most significant guitar models in heavy metal history. It is a discontinued model and this one is a very rare color of the model called; “ESP EXP” (Esp explorer bolt-on model).
James Hetfield of Metallica had couple guitar models that he used on stage during their first professional years. However, he started to be recognized with his Explorer shaped white Gibson guitar which he used during Metallica’s Kill’em All years. In time, he changed his Gibson with a modernized Explorer shaped Esp Mx-220 and as Metallica became worldwide famous with their Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and …And Justice for All albums, he was always using his self-customized Esp Explorer MX-220 EET FUK on many tours and live performances. An alpine white colored beauty with “EET FUK“ sticker on the body, which he wrote his favorite activities on, and middle finger inlays on the fretboard. This exclusive James Hetfield custom model “Esp EET FUK Explorer” has only built 45 pieces worldwide.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
With Metallica’s Black Album, James Hetfield started to use a bigger shaped full black Explorer model which is called Esp Mx250. Esp designed this specific model for Metallica’s new concept album and created few new James Hetfield custom Explorers with new custom inlays such as Man to Wolf and Black Album’s Don’t Tread On Me Snake.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
As Metallica moved on, Papa Het used new models with new looks and new concepts. Metallica Load Era: He used Esp Elk Skull Explorer which is personalized for James by the great artist Dino Muradian. The artwork that he created has an Elk Skull on the body and barbed wire on both sides of the body with the fretboard and the headstock.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield has so many guitars. I will prepare another post about his equipment. Let’s check out the Explorer on sale.
ESP EXP CUSTOM (SOLD)
ESP started to produce EXP model from 1992 to 2000 for U.S. market. It has the same features with Mx model except for its construction and fretboard material.
Characteristics:
Mx250 body shape and headstock
Bolt-on construction (four screws)
Maple neck, mahogany body
Rosewood fretboard, 22XJ frets with pearl dot inlays. 24.75″ scale
Active EMG 81 set (also known as Zakk Wylde set)
All black hardware, Gotoh tuners, ABR-1 Tune o Matic bridge and stopbar.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
There are only two color options on ESP EXP models which are black with high gloss finish and olympic white. This explorer is in olympic white color which is extremely rare to find. Normally it has a classic rosewood brown color fretboard but the owner is mentioning that he painted the fretboard to black and put James Hetfield Man to Wolf inlay stickers. Originally guitar has pearl dot inlays. There’s one more modification with the tuners. The previous owner changed the tuners with Gotoh locking tuners in matte black color.
– year and place of productions: from 1994 to 1999 (2003 in Japan) , Japan – Production release
– shape: same as MX-250
– construction: bolt-on (4 screw)
– neck: maple
– body: mahogany
– fingerboard: rosewood 22 frets XJ with pearl dot inlays, 24.75″ scale (628mm)
– electronics: active EMG 81 (bridge) / 81 (neck), 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 1 Toggle 3 way switch
– hardware: all black hardware, Gotoh tuners, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar (with neck angled respect the body) or floyd rose bridge (with neck straight to the body)
– logos and serials:
– front of the headstock: “ESP Custom” light gray/gold glittered logo for black guitars, black/gold glittered for white guitars;
– back of headstock: “ESP Custom Guitars” circle logo glittered white for the black model, black for white model;
– 5 digit serial number punched on the neck plate in the back of the guitar;
– The date of manufacture is written on pencil on the body of the guitar where is joined to the neck.
1994 –> 179xx;
1995 –> 222xx;
1996 –> 260xx;
1997 –> 273xx; 291xx;
1998 –> 310xx; 332xx; 337xx; 340xx;
1999 –> ?
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
They have two more guitars for sale as well;
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ESP Eclipse II Fr
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Ibanez s470dx
You can visit LostPray website for contact and full details about guitars.
James Hetfield Guitar is on Sale – Esp Explorer Custom – Heavy Metal T Shirts – Metalhead Community Blog
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