ESP Guitars LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute Electric Guitar ONLY 100 MADE! Urban Camo Finish

Up for sale is a Brand New ESP Guitars LTD Jeff Hanneman Tribute Electric Guitar ONLY 100 MADE! Urban Camo Finish.

Working in conjunction with the estate of late Slayerguitarist Jeff Hanneman, ESP Guitars is introducing the new limited-edition LTDJH TRIBUTE 2014 URBAN CAMO guitar at the Summer NAMM Show. The JH TRIBUTE 2014is based on Hanneman’s iconic “urban camo” ESP model, and a portion of proceedsfrom sales of the JH TRIBUTE 2014 go to the Wounded Warrior Project, a charitythat the guitarist strongly supported. Only 100 pieces of this special commemorativemodel will be produced.

“Jeff Hanneman and Slayer helped define the entire genre ofthrash metal guitar,” says Matt Masciandaro, President and CEO of the ESPGuitar Company. “He was a good friend to many of us at ESP, and his passinglast year was a shock to us all. For his family and for Slayer fans around theworld, we felt that commemorating his contributions to music and supporting theWounded Warrior Project via this new model was an appropriate measure.”

The LTD JH TRIBUTE 2014 URBAN CAMO takes the uniquemulti-toned gray/white/black “urban camouflage” finish of Hanneman’s ESPsignature guitar, and makes it available for the first time in an LTD version.It incorporates a neck-thru-body design at 25.5” scale, with an alder body,maple neck, and ebony fingerboard. As per Hanneman’s preference, the guitarincludes a Kahler Hybrid tremolo bridge, and EMG 85 (neck)/EMG 81 (bridge)active pickups. The JH TRIBUTE 2014 also features a special fingerboard inlaywith Hanneman’s “H Dagger” fret markers as well as a “1964-2013” 12th fretinlay, and includes a certificate of authenticity.

Jeff Hanneman was a founding member of the influentialthrash metal band Slayer, and was also one of the band’s primary songwriters.Along with fellow guitarist Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, Hannemanhelped found Slayer in 1981 when the band members were still in their teens.His work as a guitarist and songwriter was of tremendous importance to theworld of heavy metal music, and many guitarists count Hanneman among their keyinfluences. An ESP endorsee since 2000, Hanneman’s untimely passing was on May2, 2013 at age 49.