Made by hand at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, the ESP Snakebyte is a Signature Series model of James Hetfield, the frontman of Metallica and one of the world’s most highly respected rhythm guitar players in any genre. The Snakebyte was created based on James’ own original design. It featuresset-neck construction at 24.75″ scale, with amahogany body and a single-piece mahogany neckwith ebony fingerboard and 22 extra-jumbo fretswith a snake inlay at the 12th fret. The ESPSnakebyteis powered by James’ own EMG JH SET active pickups, and includes premier components such as a bone nut, Schaller straplocks,Sperzel locking tuners, and aTonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece. Available in Black Satin orSnow Whitefinishes, as well as in alefthanded version.The ESP Snakebyteincludes a hardshell case and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.

Specifications
CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck
SCALE 24.75″
BODY Mahogany
NECK 1Pc Mahogany
FINGERBOARD Ebony
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 305mm
FINISH BLACK SATIN
NUT WIDTH 42mm
NUT TYPE. Bone
NECK CONTOUR Thin U
FRETS/TYPE 22 XJ
HARDWARE COLOR Black
STRAP BUTTON Dunlop Locking
TUNERS. Sperzel Locking
BRIDGE. Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
NECK PU EMG JH SET
BRIDGE PU EMG JH SET
ELECTRONICS Active
ELECTRONICS LAYOUT Vol/Vol/Toggle Switch
STRINGS Elixir Nanoweb Light (.010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046)
CASE SNAKEBYTE FORM FIT CASE
CASE INCLUDED Y