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JAMES' EQUIPMENT:

Kill 'em All
GUITARS
Epiphone Flying V
      White, Seymore Duncan pickups.
      Can be seen: Cliff 'Em All - Whiplash.
      Last used live: Master of Puppets tour.

AMPS
Marshall 100 watt head and 4x12 cabinets - Jose Arrengando modified

Ride the Lightning
GUITARS
Gibson Explorer
      White w/ black headstock, Seymore Duncan pickups. Different knob layout than current
explorers.
      Has sported different stickers - "More Beer" and a Grateful Dead(?) skull
      Can be seen: Cliff 'Em All - Creeping Death.
      First used live: James broke the headstock on his V, he switched to the explorer and has used
them ever since.
      Last used live: Master of Puppets tour.

AMPS
Marshall 100 watt head and 4x12 cabinets

Master of Puppets
GUITARS
Same as on previous albums.

AMPS
MesaBoogie Mark IV amp (re-wired as a pre-amp)
Marshall 100 watt power amp
Marshall 4x12 cabinets

Garage Days Re-revisited
GUITARS
Same as on previous albums

AMPS
Same as on Master of Puppets

...And Justice For All
GUITARS
ESP Explorer #1
      White, EMG 81n/81b pickups. Extended middle finger inlays.
      "EET FUK" sticker on body
      Can be seen: Live Shit: Seattle, most songs.
      Only used live: ...And Justice For All tours
ESP Explorer #2
      White, EMG 81/81 pickups. Dot inlays.
      Now sticker covered, most predominatly "So Fucking What" on rear horn and "Mud flap woman"
on lower horn.
      Hetfield's main recording guitar for Metallica and Load albums
      Can be seen: A Year and a Half... and Nothing Else Matters video
ESP Explorer #3
      Black, EMG 81/81 pickups. Dot inlays.
      "FUK EM UP" sticker on real horn, LA Raiders sticker between pickups, and somehthing on the
top of the headstock, I can't make it out.
      Can be seen: Live Shit: Seattle, The Thing That Should Not Be
      Last used live: Justice Tour, possibly Black Tour

AMPS
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
MesaBoogie Mark IV amp (re-wired as a pre-amp)
MesaBoogie 100 watt power amp
MesaBoogie 4x12 cabinets

Metallica
GUITARS
ESP Explorer #4
      Black, EMG 81n/81b pickups, Ebony fretboard 2 volume knobs. Dot inlays.
      Can be seen: Live Shit: San Diego, most songs.
      Last used live: Before the Load Tour
ESP Explorer #5
      Black, EMG 81n/81b pickups, Ebony fretboard. Man into Wolf inlays.
      Can be seen: Live Shit: San Diego - Harvester of Sorrow
      Last used live: Before the Load Tour
ESP Explorer #6
      Black, EMG 81/81 pickups. TBA Snake inlays.
      Used mainly as a D-tuned guitar
      Can be seen: Live Shit: Seattle - Sad But True
ESP Explorer #7
      Black, EMG 81/81 pickups.
      National Rifle Association inlays
      I've never seen this guitar.
ESP Explorer #8
      Black, EMG 81/81 pickups.
      Deer Skull inlays
      Last used live: Before the Load Tour
ESP Double Neck Explorer #9
      Black, EMG 81/81 pickups (each neck). Duck inlays.
      12 string top neck, 6 string bottom neck
      Can be seen: (barely) inside the Live Shit booklet
      Last used: In Montreal when James was burnt in a pyro accident. The guitar was ruined.
Gibson Chet Atkins Accoustic/Electric
      Black
      Can be seen: Live Shit: San Diego - The Unforgiven
      Last used live: Before the Load Tour

AMPS
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
MesaBoogie Mark IV amp (re-wired as a pre-amp)
MesaBoogie 100 watt power amp
MesaBoogie 4x12 cabinets
For the "Black Tour" and beyond, equip manager and bass roadie Zack Harmon designed
speaker coffins for consistant tone. These were essentially large road cases housing a speaker cabinet,
sound dampening and fixed positon microphones (Senheiser 421s I believe).

Load
GUITARS
ESP Explorer Elk Skull #10
      Black, EMG 60n/81b pickups, Rosewood fretboard 2 volume knobs. Barbed wire inlays.
      Can be seen: Cunning Stunts - So What
      4-M logo burnt on back of guitar.
      Wood burning by Dino Murdian
      Still used live.
Ken Lawrence Explorer
      Mahogany body w/ Chichino bark laminate, EMG 60n/81b pickups.
      Tribal hunting scene inlays.
      Modified Ken Lawrence headstock
      Can be seen: Cunning Stunts - One
      Still used live.
ESP Flying V #1
      Black, Red Hot-rod Flame graphics. EMG 60/81 pickups.
      4-M inlay at 1st fret, top of M at each other fretmarker.
      Similar model availiable as ESP JH-1.
      Can be seen: Guitar World Presents Guitar Legends: Metallica edition.
      Last used live: Cincinatti on the Load Tour. I don't know for sure, but the reason I think he uses
the evil green V instead of the red one is because of the strap button locations. If you look closely, the
strap button on the red one is at the very tip of the V, but on the green one its "inside" the V. The green
one is easier to wear.
ESP Explorer Diamond Plate #11
      Black w/ black diamond plate pickguard, EMG 60/81 pickups.
      Elk Skull inlays.
      Used as D-tuned guitar.
      Slightly similar model available as ESP JH-2.
      Can be seen: Cunning Stunts - Sad But True
      Still used live.
ESP Flying V #2
      Black, Evil Green Flame graphics. EMG 60/81 pickups.
      4-M inlay at 1st fret, top of M at each other fretmarker.
      Stickers: Corvette racing flags, "Fuel Injected" graphic.
      Can be seen: Cunning Stunts - Kill/Ride Medley and inside ReLoad booklet
      Still used live.

AMPS
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
MesaBoogie Mark IV amp (re-wired as a pre-amp)
MesaBoogie Triaxis preamps
MesaBoogie 100 watt power amp
MesaBoogie 4x12 cabinets in sound coffins described above.

ReLoad
GUITARS
Fender Telecaster
      Butterscotch.
      Equiped with Parsons b-bender system
      Can be seen: American Music Awards. Only live performance of "The Unforgiven II"
National Reso-lectric Semi-accoustic
      Red, resonator type guitar
      Used for accoustic sets on ReLoad tour.
ESP Rounded Top Horizon
      Black w/ white bindings and white accents. EMG 60/81 pickups.
      Flag inlays, gold hardware.
      Model available as ESP JH-3
      Can be seen: MTV ReLoad, Rehearse, Request.
And also guitars from the Load tours.

AMPS
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
MesaBoogie Mark IV amp (re-wired as a pre-amp)
MesaBoogie Triaxis preamps
MesaBoogie 100 watt power amp
MesaBoogie 4x12 cabinets in sound coffins described above.

Garage Inc.
GUITARS
1963 Gibson SG
Cherry Red.
Can be seen: Turn the Page video.
And also guitars from the Load and ReLoad tours.

AMPS
Roland Jazz Chorus 120
James now uses Wizard amps and cabinets, however I have no information on his current setup.

James' ESP guitars (unless otherwise noted):
Are built or overseen by Matt Masciandaro. James guitars have maple set-necks (glued joint) and
mahogany bodies. All of the ESP guitars have rosewood fretboards except for "the black album" guitars
which are Ebony. All hardware (tune-o-matic bridge, stop piece and tuners) is black. There are Gibson
style 3 way switches, and 2 volume controls (one for each pickup). James changed from having an EMG
81 pickup at the neck to an EMG 60 before the Load album, when he changed the pickups in all of his
stage guitars, and his recording ESP's (ESP Explorer #2)

Effects:
      Bradshaw RSB-12 Switching System and Pedal Board
      Bradshaw Patch Bay Custom
      Boss SE-50 Stereo FX Processor
      Juice Goose Rack Power 300
      Aphex Parametric E.Q.
      Morley Rack Mount Unit Custom
      Peterson 520 Strobe Tuner

Strings:
Ernie Ball Strings (.010-.046)

Picks:
Dunlop Green Tortex .88 mm Guitar Picks

Other Equipment:
      Sony 820 Wireless Receivers and Transmitters
      Nady 950 UHF Receivers and Transmitters
      Pro Co Sound Cables
      Ascot Road Cases
      Ultra Case Guitar Stand
      Earth III Guitar Straps