Originally painted Red (but in pictures seems black), the guitar sported a white finish all throughout James’ usage in Metallica. That was the first guitar I started scratching stuff into." The only other thing that’s customized is the artwork. It’s got Seymour Duncan pickups in it, with a little more output for the crunch than the originals had. I wanted a white one because Michael Schenker of U.F.O. I knew it was a copy, but we treated it as a real Gibson. "It was the second guitar I ever owned, and I probably bought it for $200. " I got my white V in 1980, " James Hetfield recalls. James has mentioned in an interview that this is an Elektra Flying V copy. James has stated several times that although it was a copy, they treated it as a real Gibson. That is when James moved to the Explorer guitars.
James used this in the studio and live until the neck snapped and it was retired. James Hetfield’s main guitar (only guitar) for recording and touring "Metal Massacre" and "Kill em All" was a white Flying V COPY by Electra. On the lower arm of the bezel is engraved the words "FUCK IT" and so the body is drawn "Middle finger" and the label "Danger High Voltage", on the head of the skull, at the time was in the back Glued tape. Currently, James mentioned in the snap on the EMG 60 and 81 (at the same time changed the order of the potentiometer with switch) and during the work on the album "Death Magnetic" changed potentiometers and as we can see in the photo is her today.
The first time he used it at the beginning of the band and recorded for her first album. And he used it to record the intro to the song "Broken, Beat & Scarred", as we can see it on the "Making Of Death Magnetic".
It can be seen in the video "Cliff All" in the song "Whiplash". notes: used by James Hetfield from 1980 to 1984, was this Gibson Flying V replica made in Japan by Electra guitars.
front of headstock: gibson truss rod cover logos and serials: ? serial number on the bolt plate hardware: Tune-O-Matic Bridge and Tailpiece, Original non-locking tuners, crome hardware electronics: Stock / Later replaced with Seymour Duncan Invaders, 2 volume, 1 tone, 3 way toggle switch fingerboard: Rosewood, 22 XJ frets, 24.75" scale
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