We heard it and stuck it onto Fight, and it worked fantastic. Cliff wrote that on a down-tuned acoustic guitar… He had a really good grasp of playing the guitar, and a good grasp of classical modulations. In a Guitar World interview from 2016, Hammett confirmed that Cliff Burton recorded the acoustic intro to Fight Fire with Fire, the opening track on Ride the Lightning. Image: Ross Marino / Icon and Image / Getty Images Cliff Burton played acoustic guitar on recordĬliff Burton. According to Mike Fortin, the prototypes he built, as well as Hammett’s signature Randalls, are still in heavy rotation in the studio and provide the basis for the Fractal profiles the band use live. In spite of the band using Fractal units on stage, they still use their ‘real’ amplifiers in the studio. This KH103 was essentially a three-channel tweaked variation on the Fortin Meathead. These prototype amps were built using more expensive components that one would find in a production-model Randall, though Hammett still uses his production-model signature amp too. In 2011, Fortin made four hand-built prototype amps under the Randall banner for Hammett, all based on his Fortin Meathead model. Hammett’s signature amp can be traced back to a Fortin Meathead.
Randall had done this before – setting up licensing deals with boutique builders such as Egnater and selling the results as Randall amps – and explains why certain-era Randall amps are more sought-after than others. This amp was actually designed by Mike Fortin and was simply licensed by Randall Amplifiers for use by Hammett. More info on the new LTD "Ride the Lightning" model will be forthcoming here on espguitars.While it’s true that Hammett played a superb-sounding amp that said ‘Randall’ on it, it was not actually designed by Don Randall. Some of the now-classic songs on that album include "For Whom the Bell Tolls”, "Fade to Black”, and "Creeping Death”.
The Ride the Lightning album helped establish Metallica as a serious contender in the metal arena, and led to their major label signing later in 1984. The guitar also features a Metallica logo fingerboard inlay, and each guitar includes an ESP form-fit case with the Metallica logo, and a certificate of authenticity. EMG 60 (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) active pickups are included, along with TOM bridge and string-thru-body design. Its features include an alder body with maple neck (bolt-on construction) at 25.5” scale, and an ebony fingerboard with 24 XJ frets. We are happy to offer another new Metallica-focused guitar for serious players, collectors, and fans.”ĮSP plans to produce only 300 of the LTD “Ride the Lightning” models worldwide, making each one a highly sought-after collectible due to its relative rarity. “Last year, we successfully released a limited-edition guitar for the 30-year anniversary of their first album, Kill ‘Em All. “ESP and Metallica’s guitarists James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have a relationship that goes back more than two decades,” says Matt Masciandaro, President and CEO of the ESP Guitar Company. It was created to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Metallica’s second album, which was released on July 27, 1984, and features a graphic finish that mimics the cover art of that iconic album. The first is the LTD “Ride the Lightning” limited-edition guitar.
We're in Nashville, TN - aka "Music City USA" - at the Summer NAMM Show which opens Thursday July 17, and we have a couple of new guitar models to unveil.
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