A custom body and headstock designed by James.
The James Hetfield Snakebyte is coiled and ready to strike. The modified EX body an all-mahogany and neck construction, ebony fretboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets, and venomous EMG active humbuckers. The metal logo headstock and fretboard snake inlay warn all who approach to tread lightly or be infected from an extremely heavy bite. It has a set-neck construction at 24.75" scale, with a mahogany body and neck, and an ebony fingerboard with 22 XJ frets. The Snakebyte comes with a bunch of high-end components, including ESP locking tuners, ESP straplocks, a Tonepros locking bridge/tailpiece, and EMG JH Het Set active pickups.
Includes hardshell case.
Features
Body
- Body shape: Other
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood: Not applicable
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Satin
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: Thin U
- Neck wood: Mahogany 3-piece
- Joint: Neck-through
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Satin
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: Not specified
- Fret size: Extra-jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Pearloid snake
- Nut width: 1.656" (42mm)
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: James Hetfield
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: James Hetfield
- Brand: EMG
- Active or passive: Active
- Series or parallel: Series
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
- Control layout: Master volume, tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split: No
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning machines: ESP locking
- Color: Black
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Signature model
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: Info not available