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ESP LTD Vulture Electric Guitar Olympic White

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Overview

Signature electric of James Hetfield with EMG Het Set pickups.

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, and 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. An ESP deluxe hardshell case is also included.

Features

  • Mahogany body
  • 3-piece mahogany neck
  • Macassar ebony fingerboard
  • EMG JH Het Set active pickups

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Specs

LTD Vulture Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body Type: Solid Body
  • Body wood: Mahogany
Neck
  • Neck wood: 3-piece Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Standard
Fingerboard
  • Material: Ebony
  • Fret size: Extra-jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Dot
Electronics
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: EMG Humbucker
  • Bridge: EMG Humbucker
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
  • Bridge design: TonePros
  • Tuning machines: Locking
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 String
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Orientation: Right-handed
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