Recommendation for Xmas: James Hetfield Messengers

[alexreinhold]

Just finished the book. Regardless of whether you're Metallica fan or not, this book goes into so much depth about James Hetfield's guitars on 400 pages with beautiful high-definition pictures that it will be a joy for everyone who is into building guitars. The detailed explanations of the process of how Ken Lawrence built James' guitars is especially inspiring.

Highly recommended!

 

[aarontunes]

Wow....not a cheap read! I'll have to watch for the used ones to come around because I am sure I would love it.

But just in case any of you are looking for a last minute Christmas gift for me:

Warmoth used to do that Ken Lawrence headstock. We may still be able to do it off-menu.

 

[alexreinhold]

Warmoth used to do that Ken Lawrence headstock. We may still be able to do it off-menu.

Are you serious? HUGE trigger for me right now... Do pics exist on ze internet?

 

[aarontunes]

Are you serious? HUGE trigger for me right now... Do pics exist on ze internet?

There is an example on Reverb right now: https://reverb.com/item/39337573-warmoth-explorer-ken-lawrence-24-3-4-conversion

I grabbed these image from it in case the listing ended before you got a chance to look:

 

[alexreinhold]

This is incredible... I know what to tell Spike for my next order then. Beautiful!

 

[aarontunes]

Oh....here's another: https://reverb.com/item/31234363-warmoth-ken-lawrence-hetfield-explorer-copy

 

[supertruper1988]

RIP That old Explorer shape

 

[BroccoliRob]

man, u could get at least 10 decent copies of The Old Man and The Sea for that kind of money. and i intend to. each copy destroyed is effectively a sale gained for my future memoir "the old man and the Drop-C"

 

[alexreinhold]

Oh....here's another: https://reverb.com/item/31234363-warmoth-ken-lawrence-hetfield-explorer-copy

Next build: Soloist with Ken Lawrence neck. Done.