A 2018 ESP New Dracula solid body electric guitar, E9710181, with Dracula graphic. Owned and played on tour by Kirk Hammett of Metallica for the band’s 2019 WorldWired tour where it can be seen in performance footage from the following dates: Berlin, Germany on 7/6/19; Gothenburg, Sweden on 7/9/19; Copenhagen, Denmark on 7/11/19; Trondheim, Norway on 7/13/19, Hameenlinna, Finland on 7/16/19; Tartu, Estonia on 7/18/19, and in footage from many more concerts which can be found on Youtube. Hammett also played this guitar in the official film of Metallica’s Live S&M 2.

Hammett has extensively signed the guitar on the back with more information about the use and provenance of the guitar, indicating it was used on tour in 2019 and 2020, its appearance in Live S&M 2, and its use as his “go-to guitar” for the song “Moth Into Flame.”

Custom made for Hammett. A 25.5” scale length maple neck with a 24 fret rosewood fretboard with mother of pearl cross inlays as well as a bat at the 12th fret position. Fret positions 17-24 are scalloped. Two humbucker pickups, a battery compartment, a three-way blade switch, master volume and tone controls, and a black Floyd Rose double locking tremolo bridge. With a battery installed, the eyes light up!

The guitar includes its original ESP case, photos of Kirk Hammett with the guitar while signing it (one print is signed by Kirk in black Sharpie), a Letter of Authenticity from Kirk himself which is also signed, an ESP polish cloth, truss rod adjustment tool, the arm for the tremolo bridge, and an ESP fretboard protector.

LOA and photos inside guitar case

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