All gauges are listed in thousandths of an inch, and range from .008 all the way to .56. Note: James has hundreds of guitars, in this section you can find the most used. If you’re interested in his current live gig, be sure to watch Metallica Gear Run on YouTube. It’s grey with a purple-ish hue to it. The Don of Downpicking, James Hetfield, was something of a string snapper in Metallica’s garage days. Let's see what guitar gear and equipment Metallica's James Hetfield's has been seen using in his guitar rig. Contributors: Michael, punchlinecharlie, babillou, Mike, tyronmcjr, Sami.o.joki. . Handcrafted in the USA, this piece of wearable memorabilia features a recycled string donated by the musician of your choice. We may have thrown you for a bit of the loop for those who are not aware Paul Stanley was a painter. The only strings I've ever found to do that were Ernie Ball's, I mean end of story. One can be seen in this video: This guitar was seen briefly in the music video for “Nothing Else Matter” (around 3:00 mark). Contest runs September 7 through October 31, 2017. Hetfield is known for using very few effects in his signal chain, and for those he does use they are usually controlled by his guitar tech behind the scenes. A thicker core will require more tension to get the string up to pitch. This guitar was custom-made by Ken Lawrence in 1996. These two pedals are what he turns to when it is time to spice things up. This guitar is essentially a twin sister to the previously mentioned Gibson Explorer. Hetfield currently uses custom Jim Dunlop picks in 1.0mm and 1.14mm gauges. a Wizard, a Marshall DSL, a Roland JC-120, and a Sears Magnatone amongst other amps. Guitarists such as Billy Gibbons, Dave Navarro, Eddie Van Halen, James Hetfield, and many gigging guitarists at Sweetwater all turn to Dunlop for their tonal tools. We interview and research famous musician's and show you the gear and equipment in their guitar rigs. The only strings I've ever found to do that were Ernie Ball's, I mean end of story. shipping: + AU $29.00 shipping. Spanning three decades, ten studio albums, and countless world tours, Metallica has spread their unique form of thrash metal to all corners of the globe. As far as his gear goes, James started out with a relatively cheap Gibson Flying V copy which he used on Metallica’s debut album “Kill ’em All”, but soon replaced it with a couple of white 1984 Gibson Explorers that served him well for the next two albums. In 1987 James removed the original pickups, and had them replaced with EMGs 81/60. In the April 1989 issue of Guitar Player James explained that the Kill Bon Jovi sticker on his Jackson King V came about after their appearance at the 1987 Donington Monsters of Rock festival. Martin Authentic Acoustic MA175 Custom-Light-Gauge Acoustic Guitar Strings, 80/20 Bronze. Though hopefully this puts to rest any 'you need this gauge to be good' bs. He is proficient on the bass guitar, lead guitars, keyboards and drums. Used nowadays for his effects during live performances. One of the designs is inspired by the pick that James Hetfield uses on tour. Sometimes it’s subtle and sometimes it’s a lot. – Master of Puppets Also an Explorer made by Ken Lawrence out of the wood of a garage they used back in the Master of Puppet days with very fancy inlays. Welterweight; ... and james hetfield uses 10-46, except for some bizarre rumour that he changed to 10.5-48 for an album called 'St Anger', which confuses me as no such album exists. Except for that, the specs were transferred over from the earlier models – including the usual set of EMG 60/81 active pickups, Tune-o-Matic bridge, and Sperzel Locking Tuners. James Hetfield of Metallica donates his used guitar strings to Wear Your Music to be made into guitar string bracelets and pendants. Tune-o-Matic bridge, Gotoh tuners, and EMG 81/60 active pickups. La Bella Light stainless steel Double Ball end Guiatr strings 0.009-.046 S946. James has uses a large amount of guitars. The guitar was pretty much a port over from James’ previous guitars, but few differences were present. AU $17.95. From around 1989 to the mid 90s James went through a large number of nearly identical black ESP Explorers. Visit our Who Plays What section to see hundreds of famous musician's guitar, bass, and drum rigs or search the site: Seen the new Maxon Overdrive pedal? The first one was made in 1996, and has chechen wood top and granadillo fretboard with aztec-inspired inlays. Used in the studio for the intro on “Wherever I May Roam” from the Black Album. James bought this guitar in 1980 for $200, and it was his second electric guitar. After the amp was stolen prior to the recording of “Ride The Lightning”, James had to buy replacement Marshall JCM800 head and Marshall cabinets loaded with Celestion G12-65 speakers. Another string spec is the scale length. It is custom fitted with a B-Bender system, which allows you to mechanically bend the B-string up a whole tone to C-sharp. The guitar wasn’t really James’, but Bob Rock’s (music produced on the album) – he just used it to record some parts of song on it. Used mostly live for songs that required dropped tunings like “Frantic” and “Invisible Kid” from the 2003 album St. Anger. His amp rack has a Mesa/Boogie Triaxis and a Strategy 400. The Dirty Donny pick tin comes with 6 designs inspired by Hetfield. Hammett mixes two Ernie Ball string sets to achieve his ideal string gauges. Used on various occasions for acoustic renditions of “The Unforgiven”, “Fade to Black” etc. This may have been a result of messing with an EQ, although some people claim that James stopped using Marshalls before this album, and relied completely on Mesa Boogies. This amp was also later modified by Ken Fischer to allow bypassing the preamp. What’s genuinely sad but true is that you’ll need to spend a fortune if you want to duplicate James Hetfield’s monstrous rhythm guitar tone on this track with a rig identical to what he originally used. Martin Authentic Acoustic MA175 Custom-Light-Gauge Acoustic Guitar Strings, 80/20 Bronze. Let's checkout his gear. Ernie Ball presents the “Hetfield + Hammett Experience” sweepstakes. They were all MX-250 models, which is largely similar to the older 220 model – except for the ebony fretboard instead of rosewood, and some minor differences in body and headstock shape. One of the guitars had red flames, while the other one had green – but except for that the two guitar were identical to each other. More specific info about whether the guitar was used on any of the songs recorded in the studio is something we unfortunately couldn’t find out. As for the gauge, Malmsteen himself chimes in, “People have an illusion that heavy strings will give them more sustain—bulls**t,” he says. It's odd to ever Imagine Hetfield using 9s, IIRC he uses 11-54s nowadays. Look, some of the best players in the world and they use a massively different array of strings. The album also marks the introduction of Roland JC120 combos into James’ setup, used for the clean sound ever since. And James Hetfield by the way played a heavier gauge strings and commonly stuck with 11’s. James’ King V was finished sometime in mid 1985, and featured white body finish, Tune-o-matic bridge, Grover Tuners, and two Seymour Duncan Invader pickups (presumably requested by James himself). The only difference is the shape of the headstock, which was rather copied over from the standard ESP Eclipse model. Do big guitar strings sound different? Greetings, tone hounds! James started using two ESP-made Flying Vs in 1996 called the model JH-1, designed and built by Matt Masciandaro. $4.49 $ 4. it plays great and looks great too. What about “Carl”, the wooden explorer out of the garage they used for multiple albums, Honestly his best guitar has to be the “kill bon jovi” model because of the sound and girth of the guitar. One last thing to consider: String gauge can have a … Yikes, that's a big string gauge. – St. Anger Rest of the specs are identical. FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. Kirk Hammett’s Guitar Strings: – Currently Kirk uses a mixed set of Ernie Ball RPS Slinky strings. When buying a set of guitar strings, there will usually be six different numbers listed on the package. The pickups are the same as on all of James’ guitars – EMG 81/60, and Sperzel Locking Tuners were used as well. Also seen briefly during the music video of  “Nothing Else Matters”. Contest runs September 7 through October 31, 2017. Oh boy..tell the virtuosos that use 9 (and lower) gauge strings that they are useless for tone and don't stay in tune live. In case you want to talk to me privatly, please use the contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible. James’ Les Paul Custom was made in 1973, and prior to James started using it, it was custom fitted with a pair of EMG 81/60 pickups with custom-made gold plated covers,  and Sperzel locking tuners. The guitar has the usual EMG 81/60 set of pickups, mahogany body and maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, Tune-o-Matic Bridge and Sperzel Locking Tuners. Terms. This guitar was used by James for the recording of the album Master of Puppets in 1985 (. Do big guitar strings sound different? - Roland JC-120 (James uses the head version more recently of this amp), - Wizard Modern Classic Amp heads and Wizard 4x12 cabs, - Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (Master of Puppets), - Line 6 POD X3 Pro (to emulate the JC120 sound). He bought it just prior to recording “And Justice For All”, and used it as his main axe during that period. But, in the mid-1980s, as the band was circling the globe and recruiting legions of would-be diehards, James’s blight of broken strings suddenly ceased. So the A string would become your low E, the D string your A, the G string your D, the B string your G, and the .013 E string your B. Malmsteen actually uses an 8 for his high E. Petrucci goes back and forth between heavy bottom 9s and 10s depending on the year. GroundGuitar counts on your criticism and feedback. It was equipped with a Tune-o-Matic bridge, Gotoh tuners, and EMG 81/60 active pickups. 1977 - James Hetfileld very first guitar 1979 - GIBSON COPY SG 1969 with tremolo 1980 - ELECTRA 2236 Flying Wedge. On a set of 10s, it’s a 13 that you typically see. Check out James Hetfield’s monstrous attack and how tight his riffs still sound, and you’ll understand why he needs a thicker set of strings. (Dan), Lisbon on May, 01, 2019 Note: as an Amazon Associate UberProAudio earns from qualifying purchases. There is a reason the old .010–.046 set is so widely used: This string set can work with the widest variety of guitars and tunings—especially with current production guitars that sport bigger frets than vintage axes. It was nothing to do with his endorsement. After signing the deal with ESP in 1988, James added a Jagermeister sticker over the original Gibson logo on the headstock, and added another larger Jagermeister sticker just behind the bridge. We use a 13.5 and on a set of 9s it’s an 11 when I think it really should be a 12. There is a reason the old .010–.046 set is so widely used: This string set can work with the widest variety of guitars and tunings—especially with current production guitars that sport bigger frets than vintage axes. James is a firm believer in wah pedals and selective signal filtering in general. The guitar also has few unique visual features on it. For changing string gauges or tunings: 1)Make a TRIANGLE shaped wood. [ESP Guitars – VULTURE]. Ah yes, the industry standard . Another James Hetfield signature model from ESP. GroundGuitar is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. He used a MF-207 in the St Anger dvd and I believe live too. This guitar was a gift from Bob Rock. The guitar features matte black finish and tarnish metal pickguard. The guitar features see-thru black cherry finish on a mahogany body with figured maple top,  and the neck is a 7-string featuring rosewood fingerboard. One of James’ main guitar during the St. Anger album, seen both during the studio sessions and on the tour that followed the release of the album. Partial list of guitar players who use "wimpy" 9 gauge strings: Jimi Hendrix Ed Van Halen James Hetfield BB King Carlos Santana And how about even wimpier 8 gauge: Tony Iommi Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Billy Gibbons Peter Frampton Now that's certainly a laundry list of thin, crappy tone. In the early days however, he seemed to have used the standard 11-gauge set: They are available in 3 gauges: .73 mm, .94 mm, and 1.14 mm. Just recently James switched pickups to EMG-JHs, which is his own signature set from EMG. Playability, bending, vibrato. He played it on Metallica’s first album “Kill ’em All”, and kept playing it up until 1984 when the neck snapped after an accident on stage. and it’s plain to see why. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, United States) is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main songwriter, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Metallica. The point is that the gauge of your strings is not the gauge … That’s Kirk’s guitar. Click HERE to see Hetfield and Hammett talking about “The Experience.” Winners will also take home their choice of a Hetfield or Hammett Signature ESP Guitar as well as an Ernie Ball Prize Pack complete with their favorite gauge of SLINKY guitar strings and other prizes. Think you know something about guitar gear? One is that sort of chronically in electric guitar string sets, there’s a much lighter gauge B-string than there ought to be. Kirk Taylor also paints James' hotrods and motorcycles. Dino used a technique called pyrography – a process of burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. If you aspire to that level of riff mastery, then start with the heaviest gauge that feels comfortable to play—we recommend 10-52, 11-52, or 11-56. James used this guitar to record the intro on “The Unforgiven II” from the 1997 album “Reload”, and it was seen in the music video for the song. 49. - Dunlop Ultex Black Fang guitar picks (by James and Dunlop), - Custom Yellow/Black Picks from pick factory. Although almost identical to the “So What” Explorer, this one featured different stickers on it – making it easier to separate the two. Since the late 80s he’s been almost exclusively using ESP guitars, equipped with a pair of EMG 81/60 pickups – which eventually led to James’ own signature pickups dubbed the “Het” Set released in 2009. Developed after meticulous analysis of over 100 vintage and current production Tubescreamer/808 variants, some are calling this the king of Tubescreamers?! Winners will also take home their choice of a Hetfield or Hammett signature ESP guitar as well as an Ernie Ball Prize Pack complete with their favorite gauge of Slinky guitar strings and other prizes. During Metallica’s set, Bon Jovi decided to hover over the audience in his helicopter for some reason, disrupting the concert, which was already not going good due to poor sound both on and off stage. http://www.guitarscollector.com/1989—esp-mx-220–fuck-em-up-.html. The Don of Downpicking, James Hetfield, was something of a string snapper in Metallica’s garage days. After the neck snapped on his Electra Flying V in 1984, James started using couple of different guitars. Used for the unplugged show on MTV in 1998. Now back around 10-15 years ago my son followed a guy with custom Metallica guitars and he had James pre Gibson lawsuit explorer EET Fuk And now it’s worth the investment. $4.49 $ 4. UberProAudio is reader supported. On this album James was using pretty much the same setup, although the tone is noticeably different. However, for the Black Fang, Dunlop uses modern Ultex. Used on “Kill ’em All” in combination with a modified Marshall. JAMES HETFIELD - PERSONAL GUITARS. There's hundreds more guitar rigs in our famous Who Plays What section! I’d like to discuss two terrific YouTube videos Rick Beato and Rhett Shull recently made regarding string gauges. James’ most recent guitar. James used/uses this guitar extensively since 2008 during live gigs. AU $16.50. . This was the last time he’d use a distortion pedal in his signal chain, as he moved toward using a Mesa Boogie/Marshall combo to get most of his sound. The 250 model wasn’t released until 1990 as far as we know, so this was probably some kind of a prototype/crossover between the two models. The James Hetfield Snakebyte is coiled and ready to strike. Profits to charity. Other famous guitarists that used heavy gauges are Joe Bonamassa , James Hetfield , Dick Dale , and Jeff Beck . – Dunlop James Hetfield Black Fang 1.14mm – Used more often in the recent days. What happened to it after Metallica was formed is unfortunately unknown, since James started using a white Flying V by that time. Used for studio recording of “Mama Said” and live on few occasions. James used this guitar as the backup guitar for the “Eet Fuk” white ESP, but he mostly kept it in the studio to use during the studio session on the Black Album and Load. On a later guitar, his black Strat, the surviving strings indicate he preferred ‘light’ gauges, .009" to .038".” Now go back to the roots. Kirk Hammett: So what I use is the three top strings are from a 10 set and then the bottom three strings are from a 48 set. There's no right way, there's only your way. [Guitar Player magazine, April 1989]. https://youtu.be/nKHAQSyMTMo – Death Magnetic This website uses cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze web traffic. After the studio session, the band’s equipment manager Zack Harmon designed custom speaker coffins for James to used in the future, achieving the same result on a much practical level. JAMES HETFIELD - PERSONAL GUITARS. - 1973 Gibson Les Paul called "Uncle Milty". Rick Beato gets the string-gauge experiment started with a Les Paul Standard running through a Marshall JCM2000. Since then, Metallica has earned nine Grammy Awards and gone on to release nine studio albums, three live albums, four EPs, 24 music videos, and 45 singles. Just prior to recording “Death Magnetic” in 2008 James decided to restore this guitar. Both of the guitars have mahogany bodies, and maple necks with rosewood fingerboards. ESP kh-20 the blk n white 2009 limited run of ouijas some James hetfield trucksters n vulture ESP ... ESP only and the james hetfield esps jh-1 hot rod jh-3 eclipse 2 trucksters ESP only blk camo emg 81/60 and the hetfield … When buying a set of guitar strings, there will usually be six different numbers listed on the package. Author Topic: String gauge of the pros (Read 19173 times) Mr. Air. During the live gig, James does resort to using a couple of effects to replicate the sound from the studio, and those effects, of course, varied over the years. James used this double neck ESP on couple of live performances of “Fade to Black”. “I have to say that HQ is kinda like NASA,” Hammett said. On Bass he uses Hofner H1133 B Bass nickel flat-wound strings in gauge 045, 055, 075, 095. as well as Roto-sound strings including RS88 Black Nylon bass strings gauge of 065, 075, 100, 115. Then you'd put the .010 on as your high E string. The metal logo headstock and fretboard snake inlay warn all who approach to tread lightly or be infected from an extremely heavy bite. The guitar is a mid 90s reissue of the 1952 Fender Telecaster, featuring ash body and maple neck. Around 2007, prior to the recording of Death Magnetic James started experimenting with Krank Krankenstein and Revolution 1 amps, which he ended up using on the album. Early on chuck played flats, but with all the strings moved across (throw out the low E) and a .010 or .011 for the high E. You can see the in Newport '58 film that he's using flats (the light reflects off all 6 strings) and that three are wound and three aren't. The first number at the top is the gauge, or size, of the high E string and the bottom is the gauge of the low E string. He’s used more recently a purple Snakebyte that I believe is baritone scale, and a black ESP Viper that I think is also baritone, I’ve seen live videos of him using it for Dream No More. Oh boy..tell the virtuosos that use 9 (and lower) gauge strings that they are useless for tone and don't stay in tune live. The second one was made in 2003 and features quilted bubinga top and flame sun inlays. The barbed wire extended on the fretboard as well, serving as inlay. James used this guitar predominantly during the “Reload” tour, having another two nearly identical guitars as a backup. Click the gear images for more info & specs at Guitar Center and Amazon Guitars Note: James has hundreds of guitars, in this section you can find the most used. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in a Los Angeles newspaper, searching for band mates. Blabbermouth Archive Search - posts including james hetfield from an archive of over two hundred thousand heavy metal and hard rock articles spanning over a decade. Black model; can be seen live on Live Shit: Binge & Purge DVD on the song “The Unforgiven” . String up your guitar with these Dunlop nickel-plated strings and you'll see why. - He also has an ESP LTD 7-string guitar (coined "The Goblin") and an ESP LTD F-300M. What guitar picks does James Hetfield use? The guitar was built by ESP and painted by Dino Muradian to feature an elk skull surrounded by barbed wire. EMGs didn’t come into play until the EP: Garage Days Re-revisited (1987) and …And Justice for All (1988). The most accurate and quickest way to match their tunings is with a chromatic tuner. The guitar was officially released in 2008, and James used it often for live gigs ever since. . His first JH-2 has a 4M ninja star on the first fret, while the second guitar had diamond inlays across the whole fretboard. Metallica and iconic maker of Slinky guitar strings Ernie Ball are partnering in a new venture, the 'Hetfield + Hammett Experience' at Metallica HQ Dunlop DEN1046 Nickel-plated Steel Electric Guitar Strings … Elixir Strings Electric Guitar Strings w … As for the gauge, Malmsteen himself chimes in, “People have an illusion that heavy strings will give them more sustain—bulls**t,” he says. “ To have artists like Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield trust our strings for over 35 years is something the Ernie Ball family is incredibly thankful and proud of. The ESP James Hetfield LTD Truckster Electric Guitar is the fifth Hetfield Signature Series guitar to carry his name since James and ESP joined forces in 1991. And the reason for that is, you know, as a lead guitar player, I need to be able to like bend out the light strings. James used it as a backup guitar from around 1984 to 1988. and it’s plain to see why. 3 grand prize winners will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly to Metallica headquarters and hang with James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, an ESP LTD James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett signature guitar, a year's supply of Ernie Ball PARADIGM strings, and much more. String Gauges of 50 Legendary Guitar Players. It also means our strings have been along for the epic ride of ‘Seek & Destroy,’ ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls,’ ‘Sad But True’ and many of the band’s biggest hits. Get it as soon as Thu, Dec 24. So, what happened? James designed the graphics for his original ESP Viper baritone guitar. This guitar is heavily inspired by James’ 1973 Gibson Les Paul which he used extensively during St.Anger era. Let me know what the response is Vai, Satch, Petrucci, & Malmsteen all use 9's or lower. Early on in rock history, flatwounds were all there were. James Hetfield:.009-.042 As you can see, a lot of the great players of our time have used some pretty everyday-player gauges. “And the reason for that is, as a lead guitar player, I need to be able to bend the light strings, and if … The guitar had the usual EMG 81/60 pickup setup, with one of necks being the twelve string and other one a regular six string. Knowing that, and the fact that this was James’ favorite guitar at the time, the album Ride the Lightning (1984) was largely recorded using this particular guitar equipped with the stock Gibson pickups. He still uses it live occasionally. What soon came to be his main one was a white 1984 Gibson Explorer decorated with a sticker on it reading “So What”. Purchase a chromatic guitar tuner. His sound is more result of his amp setup, and the use of an EQ. The guitar features mahogany body and neck with rosewood fingerboard, and matte black finish with artificial wear added to it. If still in his possession, this guitar certainly holds a great sentimental value since James mother died just year later after buying him this guitar. The guitar looked pretty much stock, and James most likely used the 12-string neck to record some of the fills during chorus of the song. James Hetfield is the vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter in Metallica, the biggest heavy metal band of all time. Arrives before Christmas. All of the guitars were equipped with EMG 60/81 pickups, and featured Gotoh tuners and Tune-o-Matic bridge. A photo posted by Metallica (@metallica) on Apr 16, 2016 at 8:53pm PDT, The guitar features a V-shaped mahogany body finished in black satin, a set neck with ebony fingerboard and 305mm radius. We decided to try and select the few that were arguably most notable, but if you think that something else deserves a spot on the list below, message us using the form at the end of this article. And the reason for that is, you know, as a lead guitar player, I need to be able to like bend out the light strings. James used it in the “Turn the Page” music video from the 1998 cover/compilation album “Garage Inc.”. There is supposedly only 25. Appreciate that Grim. – Load, Reload 49. His early sound was a result of using a Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ as preamp slaved into moded 100W Marshall JCM800 for the dirty tones, while using a Roland JC120 for cleans. Guitar packs are numbered from the thinnest string (.08 /.08 / .010 0.11) to the thickest. Heavier gauge strings are “heavier” because they are thicker and thicker because the core of the string is thicker. This is not to say that heavy strings don’t produce a different tone. I remember watching a video awhile back where James said he sold his SG, his first guitar, so he could buy a PA system since he wanted to be a singer. James actually has two of them, only difference between the two being the inlays on the first fret. 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