Summer NAMM 2016: ESP unveils Metallica Master Of Puppets guitar

By Michael Astley-Brown
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Limited-edition electric celebrates 30th anniversary of classic album

SUMMER NAMM 2016: Following in the footsteps of 2014's Ride The Lightning model, ESP has unveiled the limited-edition LTD Master Of Puppets guitar, in honour of the 30th anniversary of Metallica's thrash monster.

Aside from the striking cover art, other 'tallica touches include an ESP form-fit case with Metallica logo, certificate of authenticity from ESP and, naturally, a Metallica fingerboard inlay.

The guitar itself pairs an alder body with bolt-on maple neck and ebony fingerboard, plus a TOM bridge and string-through body. Two EMG 81 active humbuckers are onboard, of course, meaning this electric will require an, ahem, battery.

Only 400 LTD Master Of Puppets models will be made, so prep your wallets now for the damage (inc) when they drop over the coming months.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.