ESP LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone James Hetfield, See-Thru Purple Sunburst Overview
The ESP LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone is a new collaboration by James Hetfield and ESP. It is a replica of the original model currently played by James on Metallica's WorldWired Tour. This Special Edition release is limited to just 500 pieces. It offers set-neck construction at 27in scale, allowing for an extended lower range than a standard scale guitar. It employs a mahogany body with a distinctive highly-figured quilted maple top in See Thru Purple Sunburst finish, paired to a comfortable thin U-shaped 3-piece mahogany neck with Macassar ebony fingerboard. High-quality hardware on the LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone includes LTD locking tuners, a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and James Hetfield's signature EMG JH "Het" Set active pickups. This guitar also includes a hardshell ESP case and a Certificate of Authenticity.
- Construction: Set-Neck
- Scale: 27in Baritone Scale
- Body: Mahogany
- Top: Quilted Maple
- Neck: 3Pc Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony
- Fingerboard radius: 350mm
- Finish: See Thru Purple Sunburst
- Nut width: 42mm
- Nut type: Moulded
- Neck contour: Thin U
- Frets/type: 22 XJ
- Hardware colour: Black
- Strap button: Standard
- Tuners: LTD Locking
- Bridge: Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece
- Neck pickup: EMG JH HET SET
- Bridge pickup: EMG JH HET SET
- Electronics: Active
- Electronics layout: Vol/Vol/Toggle Switch
- Strings: D'Addario XL158 (.013/.017/.026W/.036/.046/.062)
- Tuning: B E A D F# B
- Case: SNAKEBYTE SE FORM FIT CASE
- Case included: Y