James Hetfield
Jackson King V Custom “Kill Bon Jovi” (1985) was used by James for the recording of the album Master of Puppets in 1985, and occasionally during the subsequent tour.
In this regard, does James Hetfield have a signature guitar?
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.
Also, is James Hetfield a good guitarist? James Hetfield is definitely an amazing guitar player, and is possibly one of the best rhythm guitarists within the heavy metal genre. His down picking technique is incredible, and he is very steady with his timing when playing those physically tiring (and not to mention technically difficult) riffs.
In respect to this, what guitar did James Hetfield use on Ride the Lightning?
Metallica – Ride the Lightning Guitars
On this album Hetfield primarily used his Japanese 1980 Electra 2236 Flying V with a bolt-on neck.
What guitars do Nickelback use?
All his guitars sport EMG pickups (EMG 81 in the bridge and EMG 85 in the neck) and are strung with various gauges of Ernie Ball strings. For this tour he also brought along a Fender Jaguar (with EMG single-coils), a custom Fender Telecaster, and backup Les Paul that is branded with his family’s cattle brand.
What kind of guitar does Kirk Hammett use?
What kind of guitars do Metallica use?
Hetfield: It’s mostly ESP guitars for me – all of which have Ernie Ball strings and my EMG Het Set pickups. I’m really loving my ESP Vulture – which has a Flying V type of design that I came up with last year – and also my ESP Snakebyte. I’ve also got a few Gibsons in there – just for diversity.
Who taught James Hetfield guitar?
Hetfield was nine years old when he first began piano lessons, after which he took on his half-brother David’s drums and finally, at the age of 14, he began to play guitar with Robert Okner.