One of the most iconic Metallica instruments to appear both on record and in live performance, Kirk Hammett s original, customized ESP Ouija guitar is going up for auction. Hammett used the instrument for much of his work with Metallica in the 1990s.
News of the public sale arrived this week, just days after another axe from the Metallica guitarist s past Hammett s natural wood finish ESP from the band s One music video went for over $100,000 at a separate auction. The Ouija guitar auction starts on April 14.
See the auction s description of the guitar that s made to look like a ouija board, plus plenty of detailed photos, down toward the bottom of this post. They include vintage snaps of Hammett signing and dedicating the instrument over 20 years ago.