PREMIUM FITTED HARDSHELL CASE INCLUDED!

As the frontman of the world’s most popular metal band and a rhythm guitarist whose influence goes far beyond any other player in the metal realm, James Hetfield has had a massive impact on the world of guitar performance. The Vulture is the most recent of his ESP and LTD Signature Series guitars. It offers a distinctive V-shaped mahogany body with hooks and bevels that are reminiscent of the famed Metallica logo. Built with set-neck construction at 24.75” scale, the LTD Vulture features a three-piece mahogany neck and a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets, dot inlays, and a custom vulture inlay at the 12th fret.

The LTD Vulture comes with a set of James’s signature EMG JH Het Set active pickups. Designed to capture the clarity and punch of a passive pickup and still retain the legendary active tone that molded a generation, the JH-N (neck) has individual ceramic poles and bobbins that feature a larger core and are taller than the EMG 60 for more attack, higher output, and fuller low end in the neck position. The JH-B (bridge) uses the same type of core but has steel pole pieces, unlike the EMG 81 that uses bar magnets. This produces the familiar tight attack with less inductance for a cleaner low end. Other pro features of the LTD Vulture include discrete volume knobs for each pickup, LTD locking tuners and a TonePros bridge and tailpiece. Includes ESP deluxe hardshell case.

CONSTRUCTION: Set-Neck SCALE: 24.75" BODY: Mahogany NECK: 3pc Mahogany FINGERBOARD: Macassar Ebony FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 350mm FINISH: Black Satin NUT WIDTH: 42mm NUT TYPE: Molded NECK CONTOUR: Thin U FRETS/TYPE: 22 XJ HARDWARE COLOR: Black STRAP BUTTON: Standard TUNERS: LTD Locking BRIDGE: TonePros Locking TOM & Tailpiece NECK PU: EMG Het Set Neck BRIDGE PU: EMG Het Set Bridge ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume/Volume/Toggle Switch STRINGS: Elixir Nanoweb Light XL110 (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046) CASE: LTD Fitted Vulture Hard Case