2016 - ESP Vulture Black Satin

ESP Vulture BLKS

(black satin)

New James Hetfield model for 2016!

- year: 2016
- MSRP: $4199 in 2016
- shape: new V shape with headstock like Snakebyte model

- construction: Set-Neck
- neck: 1 piece of Mahogany, Thin U contour

- body: Mahogany
- fingerboard: Ebony, 22 XJ Frets, "dot" inlays with custom inlay on 11-12-13 frets, 24.75" Scale, 305mm radius
- electronics: active EMG JH SET, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, Toggle 3 way selector

- hardware: Gotoh TOM & Tailpiece, Gotoh Locking Tuners, Schaller Straplocks, 42mm Bone Nut
- logos and serials:
-- front of headstock: "ESP" metallic logo, "JH" signature on the truss rod cover
-- back of headstock: "EJHVXXXX" + "Made in Japan" sticker + new "ESP Signature Series" gold logo.
- colors and other features: black satin, black or black satin hardware, comes with C.O.A.
- notes: Comes with C.O.A. and Hardcase (mod.CVULTUREFF)

The serials are consevutives: EJHV0001 - EJHV0002 - etc....

(that mean Esp James Hetfield Vulture 0001....)

ESP and James Hetfield join forces once again to bring you his latest vision, a unique V design called the Vulture.

differences between ESP and LTD:

- LTD are manufactured in larger quantities using an assembly-line production method in Korea
- LTD has standard strap button instead of Schaller straplocks

- LTD has Tonepros TOM & Tailpiece instead of Gotoh

- LTD has LTD locking tuners instead of Gotoh tuners
- LTD has back plastic cover and screw bigger

- LTD has molded nut instead of bone nut

- LTD has hardcase NOT included

This is an example of an ESP Vulture on sale on reverb 2021-05