BlackElan

[quote name='loweringthetone' post='957518' date='Sep 15 2010, 10:35 AM']Very nice indeed. Any idea of the weight ? These can be quite chunky.[/quote] Actually this is just under 10 pounds or 4.4kg, very light for a Wal especially a midi bass.

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Sensors were built into the frets to avoid any Midi delay or other related problems like the Roland system may have had. If I had a legitimate use or studio for this bass it would already be mine.

I always wanted one of these Midi Wals but I could never really justify the expense especially since I just got my brand new Wal from Paul. I hope one of those kids from the Muse does not pick this thing up because it will just push the price of these things through the stratosphere.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='516169' date='Jun 17 2009, 02:01 AM']Ding Dong I'm sure there comes a time where everyine grows out of playing a guitar with middle-finger-inlays. Glad it worked out for you and you're getting a grown-up instrument [/quote] You are spot on. That is exactley the reasoning I used to convince myself to let it go. You should have seen the other hideous guitars I sold for stupid money. Beleive it or not most of my "Metallica-ugly" style guitars like this went to parents that were buying these guitars for their kids. The Eet Fuk explorer did go to a grown up collector in the UK because I dont know if anyone's children are worth 5600 dollars.

Bad news is this thing sold on Ebay last month for 5600 US dollars. Good news is Paul Herman contacted me about building me a new Wal mkII bass for 3300 pounds sterling so everything worked out perfect.

[quote name='Beedster' post='453925' date='Apr 4 2009, 02:41 AM'] Coincidentally, my Fender Precision Bass is the one used by James Jamerson in all the Motown recordings and the Marvin Gaye live footage. Not the exact one of course, but it's very like it. I'll trade it for a Wal.[/quote] You have a Vintage P-bass? Thats pretty cool I would not trade it for a Wal. This ESP explorer was a Hetfield signature model that was never supposed to be released. You cant just order a ESP explorer anymore unless you live in Japan. So lets say you get a ESP explorer in Japan you cant get one with middle finger inlays even if you offer the custom shop there piles of cash. Its not like I am selling any old explorer and saying its the same guitar Hetfield uses. I can also pay cash for a Wal MkII I was hoping the ESP explorer would get someone who is hoarding all the Wals to step forward. I edited the orignal post I did not mean to be misleading in the discription.

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='453554' date='Apr 3 2009, 09:44 AM']Do you take kidneys or girlfriends as payment?[/quote] Sorry both of those items will eventually fail on me unlike a ESP guitar or a Wal bass.

[quote name='jonthebass' post='452943' date='Apr 3 2009, 12:19 AM']Can I get this staight - Is this Hetfield's actual guitar from the video & tour or a 'sister' to that one? Regards, JTB[/quote] In late 1989 and 1990 they made less than a handfull of these ESP "Eet Fuk" explorers and when Hetfield found out he was pissed because the inlay was his design and he did not want anyone else to have it. Most of these were sold in Japan and one was sold to Europe, the owner of Jacksonmuseum owned one for a while. I beleive there were less than 10 made. Hetfields actual Eat Fuk explorer has had the headstock broken multiple times and he recently used it in the recording sessions for Death Magnetic. This of course is not Hetfield's but one of the few that got released before Hetfield found out.

I have been looking for a Wal Mk II 4 string for a very long time in a natural finish. I am willing to trade one of my most prized and rare guitars for a Wal MkII in hopefully a birdseye maple top but am open to other tops as well. This was what James Hetfield used in the "One" video as well as most of the Damaged Justice tour. Yes this is a real set neck not a bolt on like the other Metallica sigs ESP put out in the past. Edited to add: I mean it is exactley like the one Hetifield used not THE one he uses since he still owns it. Sorry for the confusion I would also like to add my E-mail so you can contact me at [email protected] and I can give you my Ebay ID so you can view my feedback.