[chewy60]

yeah i'm a little surprised that hetfield doesn't have his own sig. especially with zakk having one. it'd be a pretty cool git with all the locking hardware and active pups. personally, i'd save the money, buy a standard and just mod it. but there would be plenty of fans that would prolly shell out the jack. especially with all the old metallica fans that have grown up and become yuppies....

[jlb32]

[quote name='guitarest]Oh I am but its cool to buy them if you want' date=' I just don't want this to be another "Fill in the Artist" for god and all others can suk it threads[/quote']


I don't think this thread will turn into that. I'm not huge on signature guitars either. I just think it would be cool for Hetfield to have a Gibson signature since he's been playing Gibsons for 25+ years. Even if it was just a limited to 400 or something one time deal only.

Here's his Gibson Les Paul Custom Cliff Burton tribute guitar.

[Rushview]

[quote name='JPMan]and dont forget Keifer Sutherland' date=' a musician who has touched us all![/quote']

True indeed!

But... Jack Bauer loves his Gibsons...

Keifer's Collection

[dem00n]

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It's probably the opposite if that question was asked.

Slash was in G 'n' R in the late 80's - early 90's and what has he done since then that people actually listen to?

There was Velvot Revolver for a few years and now that's done for the moment. Slash has rarely even been on the radar for the last 20 years.

Metallica just released a album last year that has sold around 3 million copies and counting.





So I guess someone that is in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame, has sold over 120 million albums so far and has probably influenced more people in hard rock/metal than anyone else in their generation doesn't count??? I think that's a little more than being "good".

and 2.5 million of those ppl who bought it are posers. I win. /

[jlb32]

That's pretty funny you talk about anyone being a poser considering your avatar.

Anyway here's a few more of James's many many Gibsons.

[dem00n]

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That's pretty funny you talk about anyone being a poser considering your avatar.

Anyway here's a few more of James's many many Gibsons.

What about my avatar..you calling Death a poser band boy? One of the fathers of death metal a poser? Plz go on.

[jlb32]

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What about my avatar..you calling Death a poser band boy? One of the fathers of death metal a poser? Plz go on.

I think it was you that started calling certain things poser.

You seem to be the type that considers everything you don't like poser. Well I don't care for death metal.

[dem00n]

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I think it was you that started calling certain things poser.

You seem to be the type that considers everything you don't like poser. Well I don't care for death metal.

No i do like metallcia its just that bands that get to famous for not being what their roots were piss me off. Also dont judge a book by its cover.

[jlb32]

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No i do like metallcia its just that bands that get to famous for not being what their roots were piss me off. Also dont judge a book by its cover.

Their first 4 albums is what got them famous and popular. The Black Album just upped that popularity and their diversity is what has kept them famous.

For me personally I am the opposite of how you feel. I personally don't think any musician or band should be limited to or expected to always play a certain genre of music.

Metallica have always taken risks and have always played what they have felt, not what others expect them to play. Every album they have ever released sounds different from any other one.

Here's one of his Gibson LP Bursts.

[Hillybilly]

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personally don't think any musician or band should be limited to or expected to always play a certain genre of music.

Metallica have always taken risks and have always played what they have felt, not what others expect them to play. Every album they have ever released sounds different from any other one.

+1000000

my hat is off to anyone who does what they want to do, even if its not the popular choice or any good. St Anger is obviously the weakest album in their catalogue, but they did what they wanted to do.

no one gives Jimmy Page any shit because of In Through the Out Door.

[ledzep59]

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no one gives Jimmy Page any **** because of In Through the Out Door.

Whoa, hold on a tick. We were talking about lame-ass Hetfield who should have a custom shop microphone, not a guitar. I would figure a guitarist from the band would be more appropriate to receive a custom guitar. Don't come back at me with that rhythm guitarist crap either: rhythm guitarist < lead guitarist. Is Hetfield's guitar really that cool? I hope gibson releases a Hetfield model just so this conversation can end. It was all downhill after Metallica's "Kill Em All". Don't get Page or Zeppelin caught up in this mess. "In Through the Out Door" was a good album I thought: it showed Zeppelin's progression as artists/band and the fact that they no longer wanted to play appropriated blues songs. How about a custom model for Robert Plant? He played rhythm...

[Hillybilly]

[quote name='ledzep59]Whoa' date=' hold on a tick. We were talking about lame-ass Hetfield who should have a custom shop microphone, not a guitar. lol good one. I would figure a guitarist from the band would be more appropriate to receive a custom guitar. ummm..he pretty much is the band. Don't come back at me with that rhythm guitarist crap either: rhythm guitarist < lead guitarist. Is Hetfield's guitar really that cool? I hope gibson releases a Hetfield model just so this conversation can end. It was all downhill after Metallica's "Kill Em All". sure, MOP was just the worst. Don't get Page or Zeppelin caught up in this mess. "In Through the Out Door" was a good album I thought i like it too.: it showed Zeppelin's progression as artists/band and the fact that they no longer wanted to play appropriated blues songs. sure it did....or it showed how strung out JP was in 1979. thats why JPJ's fingerprints are all over that album. How about a custom model for Robert Plant? He played rhythm...[/quote]



while we're at it,the argument can certainly be made that page is really nothing short of a song stealing, drug addicted hack. i like the guy a lot, but he certainly wasnt all that revolutionary except in his ability to get away with plagiarism. ever seen him play live? not uncommon for it to be sad and sloppy.

hetfield is a good guitarist. is he the best lead player? maybe not, but he can hold his own in the writing department.

by your logic, i suppose John Lennon shouldnt have a sig guitar? if lead is all that matters, then Lennon was a shitty shitty musician.

and do you believe Angus Young should have a sig? BJA? or maybe no sigs at all would be the best.

[DAS44]

can we let this thread die?

[jlb32]

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can we let this thread die?

Why let it die? It's a legitimate thread/discussion about a musician that plays Gibson guitars and this is a Gibson discussion forum.

You have already stated that you are not a Metallica fan and didn't even know who James Hetfield was so why would you even worry about this thread? There are plenty of other topics.

Here's another of his Gibsons

[DAS44]

NO WE MUST DESTROY IT. CAST IT INTO THE VOLCANO

[Riffster]

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It was all downhill after Metallica's "Kill Em All". Don't get Page or Zeppelin caught up in this mess. "In Through the Out Door" was a good album I thought: it showed Zeppelin's progression as artists/band and the fact that they no longer wanted to play appropriated blues songs. How about a custom model for Robert Plant? He played rhythm...

You don't really know what you are talking about. If you are not a Metallica fan that is fine but the notion that everything Page did is gold is not true and you know it. Knocking down Hetfield and rhythm guitar players. Malcolm Young has a signtaure guitar, does he not deserve it either?

Metallica has been together for almost 30 years and they still rock, Led Zeppelin was together for 10 years and during those 10 years they had their peak. Page has not done anything relevant since.

[jlb32]

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You don't really know what you are talking about. If you are not a Metallica fan that is fine but the notion that everything Page did is gold is not true and you know it. Knocking down Hetfield and rhythm guitar players. Malcolm Young has a signtaure guitar, does he not deserve it either?

Metallica has been together for almost 30 years and they still rock, Led Zeppelin was together for 10 years and during those 10 years they had their peak. Page has not done anything relevant since.

I agree. I think if anyone deserves it it is Hetfield. He may not be a lead guitarist but he does play some lead and is the best rhythm guitarist around in hard rock/metal. IMO being a lead guitarist or rhythm doesn't really matter. The guy is super talented.

The fact that he would love to have a Gibson signature if Gibson showed the intrest is great also IMO. It would be different if Gibson SINCERELY offered and James turned them down but I don't think that would be the case.

I know there are alot of non-Metallica and anti signature guitar fans here. I'm not huge on Signature guitars either but I do like seeing them when I feel they would be a great combo between the artist and the guitar manufacturer. IMO Hetfield could make Gibson alot of money and give them representation in a musical genre where that they don't have alot.

[Riffster]

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I know there are alot of non-Metallica and anti signature guitar fans here.

Surprisingly so.

I am 40 and grew up with Metallica from the beginning, I have the Kill'em All vinyl from MegaForce Records before they signed with Elektra and then all of their vinyls including a few English singles. It was cool to grow with them as opossed to live off memories of extint bands.

Metallica is a succesful band, people seem to react funny because they didn't: die from a drug overdose, go broke, break up, throw fits and cancelled concerts, disrespcted fans, went back to play bars (for need, they actually played "The Basement" here in Nashville).

They have been together for almost 30 years, most of their albums are incredibly successful, survived the 80's to 90's grunge, the Alternative trend, the new metal and still rock it out.

A band that does not have a "Greatest Hits" album after 26 years of recording because they do not need to.

By the way, signature guitars ain't that bad either.

To each its own.

[jlb32]

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Surprisingly so.

I am 40 and grew up with Metallica from the beginning, I have the Kill'em All vinyl from MegaForce Records before they signed with Elektra and then all of their vinyls including a few English singles. It was cool to grow with them as opossed to live off memories of extint bands.

Metallica is a succesful band, people seem to react funny because they didn't: die from a drug overdose, go broke, break up, throw fits and cancelled concerts, disrespcted fans, went back to play bars (for need, they actually played "The Basement" here in Nashville).

They have been together for almost 30 years, most of their albums are incredibly successful, survived the 80's to 90's grunge, the Alternative trend, the new metal and still rock it out.

A band that does not have a "Greatest Hits" album after 26 years of recording because they do not need to.

By the way, signature guitars ain't that bad either.

To each its own.

Yeah, I have been a fan since Kill 'em All also. Their success is without a doubt and they are bigger today than they have ever been.

I agree with all of your points. For them to still be going strong after almost 30 years together, to be in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame, to have sold over 120+ million albums and counting and still selling out everywhere they go wether it's a 15,000 seat arena or headlining a 150,000 fan festival is amazing.

Every new album they release goes straight to #1 in almost every country it's released in. Why Hetfield and Gibson have not got together is beyond me. I think alot of it is Gibsons old fashioned ways but if they are in the business to make money the relationship makes alot of sense to me.

[GIANTRobOT420]

Your on a mission. Never surrender.