ESP announce new Metallica signature models

Fri, 07 Jan 2011

ESP Guitars have released details of the new models for 2011 including a two new Signature guitars from Metallica's Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield.

First up is the brand new James Hetfield Snakebyte, available in Black or Snow White and featuring a pearloid snake inlay on the fingerboard.  (Pictured right).  The Snakebyte is available for both ESP and LTD and boasts a "bunch of high-end components, including Sperzel locking tuners, Schaller straplocks, a Tonepros locking bridge/tailpiece, and EMG 81 (bridge) / EMG 60 (neck) active pickups."


Bandmate Kirk Hammett also has another limited edition being introduced in 2011, which is the ESP KH-2 SE and the LTD KH-SE (Pictured below).  These will be special edition guitars limited to just 100 available for the ESP and the 300 for the LTD guitar.  "Highlighted by a brilliant Metallic Greenburst finish, the ESP KH-2 SE offers neck-thru-body construction, a 25.5” scale, an alder body, and maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 24 XJ frets (with frets 17-24 scalloped), and green pearloid skull inlays."

Check out more of the announcement, larger images and even more new ESP models here.