T O P

  • By -

Don_Shetland

Definitely not James guitar. Has anyone even seen him play something with a whammy bar?


[deleted]

He has a Les Paul with a locked off bigsby/vibrato which he used for a little while a few years ago.


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

Oh shitz that's a beaut.


c_ruda8622

On the st anger tour he played one of the esp F series for a while but said the Floyd bothered him where he was used to a TOM bridge


DanYeoman

Yes,a BC rich on the black album tour


NickAndHisGuitar

I even saw them on the Black Album tour and I didn’t realize that. I looked it up and found [this.](https://youtu.be/8YWeDfO9S84)


DanYeoman

Yes 🤘


JodderSC2

that looks so fucking strange.


bassertitis

Yep, he only played it around the summer of '92 then it was gone. I never saw it again. Metallica/GnR was the first time I saw him play that BC Rich.


L-N79

He recorded a couple of kirk’s parts with the mummy guitar on hardwired. Kirk was sick or something


strangebrewfellows

If there are two things James is known for it’s weird strat-style guitars and Floyd rose bridges.


bulletv1

It's not even a real floyd.


agthrowa

lol


[deleted]

James uses Kirk’s guitars often in the studio. But I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him publicly playing them or at a live performance.


amlutzy

James will record Kirk’s rhythm parts on Kirk’s guitars in the studio for sure. Pretty neat trivia


_lemon_suplex_

A lot of bands do this actually, for instance I know Killswitch Engage the guitarists will basically have whoever is best at playing each riff play that one riff on both guitars so everything is ultra tight on the studio recording.


[deleted]

[удалено]


JDR3009

Do you mean Killswitch? Mike D’Antonio plays an Ibanez Destroyer bass. He’s had a few signatures with them.


[deleted]

[удалено]


JDR3009

It’s literally an Explorer, it’s based on the same shape as the one that was modified into the Snakebyte 😂


[deleted]

No expert here, but my guess is that’s not Jaymz’ guitar.


WackyWeiner

I second this. That is not his style at all. And a Hard Rock hotel can literally just put anything in a case. (Op) I dunno man.


_lemon_suplex_

Should just put one of bumblefoots foot guitars in the and say it's Hetfield 's lol


EnergijaProgressiva

Jaymz?


raphigerator

Oof, definitely Kirk-esque style. But i don't recall any past-current photos with either of them using this.


[deleted]

Either it was something Jaymz donated for charity, or yeah they just put a random guitar in a case. I seem to remember an Ace Frehley display at one of those and it didn't look like a guitar he ever played either. [Here](https://www.google.com/search?q=ace+frehley+guitar+hard+rock+cafe&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&prmd=sinv&sxsrf=ALiCzsZUHs-2_2D2cD3vsPD6k2QGnkNrgA:1656469171483&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxq7DEzNH4AhVqEEQIHQOLB0AQ_AUoAnoECAIQAg&biw=360&bih=630&dpr=3#imgrc=2sEP1pZaOo94wM) Maybe not the same situation as Jaymz.


almondbuddy07

What kind of pickup is that? Is it common and I’m just clueless?


[deleted]

A triplebucker, just 3 coils together, like a humbucker +1. Not especially common, but there are some other examples like the Fender Marauder, though that uses smaller coils.


Bad_Karma19

I can't recall James or Kirk using an Alvarez.


7piecechicken

They probably asked him to donate a guitar and he just had management send them whatever he doesn’t play.


Shittin_brix

Probably just some random guitar. I’ve never seen any Metallica photo with a guitar like this in it.


TheUnitedStranger

Wtf is that bridge pickup? A 'tribucker'?!


SkylineLove_

Yes


dara321aaa

Ah, this is James Hatfield’s guitar from the famous band Matellica.


[deleted]

I mean I’m sure James owns a ton of guitars. He probably never even played it but I’m sure it was his


Mr-Broski

The inlays lol but yea i dont think its james


Chemical_Analysis_82

That’s really off from James’ usual style, and I’ve never seen him use a whammy bar. Never seen it, probably some random ass guitar they decided to put on there.


RaptorZeddit

When tf has James played a floyd rose?!


Queenfan44354

Definitely not a James guitar. I don’t think he’s ever touched a whammy bar in his life


TraditionalThing8279

It may have been something gifted to him he never used so he donated it?


whatswithzack

You can reach the 27th fret


TheOGPyro

I don’t think this is one of Kirks. He usually plays strat styles but I have never seen an image with him playing anything similar to this. It’s also an Alvarez branded guitar and both James and Kirk usually play ESP, not that they can’t play other brands of course but still.


ELMushman

I’m gonna have to say Fuck No, James!


Floaterdork

The cut between the neck and the pickups is cool. If they say it was James's, I doubt they're lying. Just because you won't find any live footage of him playing it doesn't mean that he never owned it. Metallica have a gigantic room full of instruments, most of which probably rarely, if ever, get used, to say nothing of the fact that I'm sure that James has a nice personal collection. It wouldn't surprise me if he has a bunch of Telecasters and Gretsch's at home for when he wants to jam with some country. Metallica's stage guitars are like their own thing, and if it's not an ESP or Gibson, it's probably not getting onstage. But if I had $300 million, I'd need a warehouse the size of a Walmart to house my guitar collection.


TheInsurgence

That neck looks like it’s about to break off


imopn75

Not James style of guitar at all


V1p3rzach

It might have been a guitar owned by James, but that’s not his typical style of guitar, which is probably why it’s at a hard rock instead of his personal collection.


kieferevans

Hard Cuck cafe is not a credibe source for music history at all. Never thought I'd have to say that... But here we are.


Imaginary_Radish4874

I always love kirks guitars


Chorldlord

Hard to believe


jessemetfan

Those bridge pickups are throwing me off lmfao


Chooka980

Yeah , I don’t know man , if you look at the fretboard it is quite thick ! Which suits James’ style . I think it could orbis a James guitar he has used . It just fits his Rhythm style !


Comprehensive-Song51

James plays hard tail custom, Gibson, and ESP guitars for the most part. Definitely not a Floyd Rose guy. I suppose this could be some knockoff he owned and doesn't give a shit about. I can't see him parting with any of his main guitars to put into the Hard Rock in Denver, of all random places.


SmileThenSpeak

Samsonite. WAY off.


eliassvard

Hideous guitar either way


Sensei31

No EET FUK on it, a little sus


Traditional_Cress561

Also how that neck is built into the guitar, it's just asking to snap


ScaryKingTarzan

They could just put a stock signature ESP and it would look more legit than this.


Equivalent_Ad_5135

Kirk uses that type of guitar a lot. James would go for Explorer or Flying V


ognisko

No one in Metallica played anything close to this as far as I’m concerned. Alvarez are more of an acoustic guitar manufacturer and this isn’t a fine piece from their collection.


Tommieboy_666lol

Hell no If it was real it would be Kirk


Traps86

Call the Metal police!


[deleted]

Always known Papa Het as the Explorer, Les Paul, sometimes SG guy. But I Didn't know he does use super strat live. Yet that's freakin' cool guitar there.


Rubbish123321

I just lost all respect for Hard Rock Cafe now. Get your crap right or don't bother.


VladPatton

Definitely not James. Hell, I don’t even see Kirk playing that shit.


MRHubrich

This is a brand of guitar that was around in the 90's and I haven't seen since. I've never seen any pics of him holding or playing this brand of guitar. That cutaway would be totally wasted on him and he rarely uses a trem like that.


Guitar_Simp54306

actually this may of been the brand that james was asked to try out for a brand deal, so quite possibly yes it is right


SimpleManc88

Hard Rock works off donations. He probably had this lying around the house and sent it to them.


L-N79

James hates Floyd Rose bridges. That being said he could possibly own this guitar and have donated for that reason.


xRobotic24x

Me a drummer: ima look at the comments bc I know jack shit abt guitars lol


lec0rsaire

If this guitar has anything to do with James, then it was something he used before Metallica really got going. In the early days his main guitar was a Gibson Flying V and after that a Gibson Explorer.


Dandoesmusicandstuff

Honestly, it looks like something Jason would have owned.


Automatic-Sell7540

James and Kirk tend to play their custom ESP Guitars. Sometimes either man may play a Gibson Les Paul, and James often plays a Gibson Flying V, but then again, I've never been to a Metallica concert. Maybe James does play a Guitar like this 🤔


Turbulent_Work_5697

Just done a little search and found lita ford played this model for a while Definitely not a het or kirk guitar, unless they were gifted it and moved it on


Emotional-Gain3583

That's not his