Many of the guitars used by James and Kirk are quite expensive and likely outside the budget of many guitarists. He used a Gibson Flying V on many of Metallica’s greatest hits and has a Jackson Randy Rhoads that he still plays live. Kirk is also a fan of the Flying V shape. He also has his own signature ESP model and a Gibson Custom which is his main Les Paul. KirkĪ big ESP player like his bandmate, Kirk Hammett prefers the more traditional Super Strat shape, usually playing with his ESP LTD signature.īut just like Hetfield, Hammett also often plays with Les Paul-shaped guitars. He does seem to prefer the more traditional shape over the asymmetrical V shape used by guitarists like Alexi Laiho and Randy Rhoads.
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Hetfield also plays with Flying V shape guitars, like the Jackson Pro King V.
He can also often be seen playing with Les Paul shape guitars – both his own ESP signature model and the classic Gibson Les Paul. James Hetfield is probably best known for his Explorer shape guitars, from the classic Gibson Explorer to his more modern-looking ESP Snakebyte. They have used a number of other brands as well, but these are the three that are most frequently associated with them.īut even though they choose the same brands, their choice of guitar does differ a bit. There are three main guitar brands that both Hetfield and Hammett have used throughout their careers: ESP, Gibson, and Jackson.
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