A James Hetfield Signature with his own EMG JH active pickups and a custom camo finish.
Handcrafted one-by-one at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, the James Hetfield Signature Series Snakebyte features set-neck construction at 24.75" scale with a mahogany body, a thin “U”-shaped single-piece mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and 22 extra-jumbo frets. It includes premier components such as a bone nut, Schaller straplocks, Sperzel locking tuners and a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, as well as James' own EMG JH SET active pickups. The finish is based on a camouflage pattern created by high-performance hunting gear manufacturer KUIU, a design chosen by Hetfield. A portion of the proceeds from each Snakebyte Camo goes to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, a non-profit, philanthropic organization dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger and other critical local services. Comes with a matching hardshell case and certificate of authenticity.
Specifications
Body
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Satin
- Neck shape: Thin "U"
- Neck wood: 1-piece mahogany
- Joint: Set-neck
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: 13.78" (350 mm)
- Fret size: Extra-jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut width/material: 1.65 in. (42 mm) bone
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: EMG humbucker
- Bridge: EMG humbucker
- Control layout: Volume 1, Volume 2, Toggle switch
- Bridge design: TonePros locking Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: TonePros
- Tuning machines: Sperzel locking
- Color: Black
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Hardshell case
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Country of origin: Japan
Features
- Mahogany body
- Single piece mahogany neck in a thin “U”-shaped profile
- Ebony fingerboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets
- Dual EMG JH SET active pickups