Product Overview

This guitar was recently released at the 2023 NAMM Show! We have one that is shipping from ESP this week so it will be sent to the lucky buyer once we get it from ESP. For that reason these are stock photos not photos of the actual guitar you will receive. Our next ETA on one is Nov 2023....

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Contact us and find out why you should buy your next guitar from Liberty Music! We fully inspect your instrument more than once, when received and when shipped, we also will SETUP your instrument at no additional charge prior to shipping your order.

We buy, sell and trade with financing options with Klarna, Affirm and Synchrony available. LAYAWAY and PREORDERS only require a 20% deposit!

We will also beat any competitor's price.

Photos are of the actual guitar for sale that you will receive when purchasing this listing.

We are an AUTHORIZED ESP CUSTOM SHOP DEALER this comes with a full manufacturers warranty and is inspected upon receipt from the supplier and again prior to shipping your order.

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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. 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. Handcrafted one at a time with extraordinary detail by the renowned expert luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, the ESP Vulture is identical to the guitar James uses for recording and live shows with Metallica. Built with set-neck construction at 24.75” scale, the ESP Vulture features a one-piece mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets, dot inlays, and a custom vulture inlay at the 12th fret. The ESP 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 ESP Vulture include discrete volume knobs for each pickup, Gotoh locking tuners, and a locking TonePros bridge and tailpiece. Includes ESP deluxe hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

CONSTRUCTION - Set-Neck

SCALE - 24.75"

BODY - Mahogany

NECK - 1pc Mahogany

FINGERBOARD - Ebony

FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 305mm

FINISH - Olympic White

NUT WIDTH - 42mm

NUT TYPE - Bone

NECK CONTOUR - Thin U

FRETS/TYPE - 22 XJ