ESP Signature Series James Hetfield Iron Cross Snow White

ESP Signature Series James Hetfield Iron Cross Snow White
Product no: 9000-0013-8625 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The ESP Iron Cross Signature is a strong contender for the position of ESP's ultimate metal guitar. It was based on the ESP Eclipse and fully modified to comply with the wishes of the riff master himself. This ESP is made completely in Japan. It is equipped with high-quality Sperzel Locking Tuners, a Tonepros bridge and Schaller security strap locks. What's more, the wood for these guitars is carefully selected. Both the manufacturing process and the final product are minutely monitored and inspected, resulting a guitar that is fit for a proper stage performance by James Hetfield himself.

Construction

The ESP Iron Cross is modelled after the ESP Eclipse, a guitar with a single-cutaway, a mahogany body and neck as well as an arched maple top. This classic composition ensures a full, deep sound and plenty of bite. Naturally, the neck is set into the body for better tonal transference and lengthier sustain. The neck of this guitar features 22 frets on an ebony fretboard with beautiful ESP flag inlays to mark the positions and an Iron Cross at the 12th fret. Naturally, it is equipped with EMG pickups.

EMG JH

EMG owes Metallica just as much as Metallica owes EMG. It was about 1989 that Metallica permanently got on the EMG bandwagon, and as they rose to fame, so did EMG's active pickups. These active pickups keep their definition even at the most distorted high gain, which is an important factor for tight staccato rhythm playing. EMG never stopped developing their pickups, ridding them of the shortcomings of the earlier models. The EMG JH HET set produces the active tone you're used to from EMG and adds the clarity, punch and warmth of passive pickups.

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Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Includes case	yes
Includes cover	no
Number of strings	6
Left-handed	no
Body type	single cut
Colour	white
Suitable style of music	warm blues, metal
Pickup type	humbucker (active)
Pickup configuration	HH
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
Number of frets	22
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Neck connection	set neck
Body material	mahogany
Fretboard wood	ebony
Country of origin	Japan

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	8,9 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	112,0 x 45,0 x 14,0 cm

Product specifications

electric guitar
James Hetfield Signature (Metallica)
colour: Snow White with black stripe
body style: Eclipse (LP style)
body: mahogany
top: maple
neck: mahogany, slender U-profile
neck mounting: set-in
fretboard: ebony
inlays: ESP flag, Iron Cross at the 12th fret
frets: 22, extra jumbo
string nut: 42 mm
scale length: 24.75 inches (629 mm)
tuners: Sperzel Locking
bridge/tailpiece: Tonepros Locking TOM bridge and tailpiece
hardware: black
pickups: EMG JH set of active humbuckers
electronics: 2x volume (bridge and neck), master tone, 3-way pickup switch

Details:

Iron Cross on the truss rod cover
JH logo on the headstock
black racing stripe and Iron Cross bolted on the top
dummy toggle switch on the top
Schaller Security Lock strap buttons

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