As you all know, both guitarists of Metallica (Kirk and James) have been using ESP guitars for over 20 years now. Guitar Hero created an entire version of the game dedicated to Metallica, and the gears used are none other than the authentic ESP models used by Metallica!
The developers at Activision (and their subsidiaries RedOctane and Neversoft) didnʼt just create guitars that kinda, sorta look like Jamesʼ and Kirkʼs models. They actually used computer modeling techniques to get every single nuance of the guitars down to every scratch, every screw on the pickup covers, and so on. These ESP guitars you see in the game are detailed to perfection. From Kirkʼs KH-2 Vintage through Jamesʼ ESP Iron Cross, you get exactly what the Metallica dudes are playing in their real lives.
How cool is that?
