1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom "Iron Cross" Inspired by James Hetfield of MetallicA
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- This is a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Serial number 150250) Customized to look/perform like James Hetfield's original 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom "Iron Cross". THat actual guitar in this video has been sold but I made another one! You can bid on it on eBay. Item number 150340944798. Auction start date: April 22nd 2009 6:34pm (Pacific Time). Auction end date: May 2nd 2009 6:34pm (Pacific Time)___________ link to auction:_________cgi.ebay.com/Gi...|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1309|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
I just picked up a 73 Custom, not sure I’d do this but it’s awesome you did!
I started cheering when james came on stage with this guitar XD
Go to any metal workshop and give them a good description of what you want. It'll cost around $0 for scrap metal and $20 tops for labour. Guitar relicing can be done by a luthier, usually costing around $100-200.
extremly cool guitar
James has actually started using his Gibsons onstage again...as well as some other guitars from Ken Lawrence (Les Paul-style and doubleneck Explorer), Trussart (LP-style and Explorer-style), and Zemaitis.
wow nice axe man !! just curious, where can i get those the 'maltese cross' ?
@VintageSalesInc where nan i find the metal cross ?i would like to buy one.
where do you get the cross u nail on plz answer
dude yours is one of the most accurate replicas fuck the people who say you messed your guitar they are just jealous that you have a 73 lp and I donno if its just me but I love aged guitars they have character and each aged guitar is different
So gorgeous...
@MrClp1995 because it was a limited edition available only in 2009 but u can still find them online. try google or ebay if u really want one.
That's my dream guitar right there, but I would'nt have the balls to do that to my les paul custom!
awesomeness.
ESP upgraded the model by increasing the size of the single-cut to make the upper frets easier to reach.
This guitar has been sold for $5,700 but I made another one and it's on eBay right now. Item number: 150340944798
Wow... I love this guitar.
I was about to buy one in Ebay but instead I bought ESP KH-2 Custom OUIJA in few K's of dollars, but worth it.
These are EMG 81 & 60 which I customized and fitted the gold covers & pole pieces on them.
@IvanMewtwo No ESP was the one that did a "Replica" of his original 1973 Gibson Custom Iron Cross. The Cross at the 12th fret was added then. -___-
Awesome guitar
thats awsome!!!!!
@VintageSalesInc exactly, real Gibson Les Pauls have 2 screws on the tross rod cover, unless its an epiphone or a chineese copy.
@ArchieIsted i'm pretty sure its the cost of the material and labor work, no matter how simple it may be to make its still custom and takes time to make. that's my guess
@2paktolife No no... The original Iron Cross that James Hetfield has used for the majority of the time it's been around is a Gibson Les Paul Custom. It wasn't until recently that ESP decided to create a signature model just like it.
@Erador oh thanks!
they are not hard to make if you have like a picture of where the sanding goes and where the scratches and stuff since i made one of these because i am a fan
dang your goin to get all that? Your rollin in it....
@Golfinnder im 99% sure thoes are emg's just with gold caps
this guitar is for James Hetfield from MetallicA
@matroJK00
cuz they were on store only during 2009 :/
now if you want one you either way have to do that or buy it on ebay
@DasBlood It wasn't a Chinese copy. It was a REAL 1973 USA made vintage Les Paul Custom!
this guitar is the best
@WMellema I agree you can see a lining around the words and the logo.
NICE!
@GoDoFTHUNDER95 Because it's not the crappy ESP. This is a REAL Gibson!
@DasBlood the fact that Clapton played on it. If they gave me a 59 I'd wear it out just like an Epiphone with no remorse. If it breaks, it gets fixed. I don't cry because the headstock gets dented in or there's nail marks in the fret board. It's only rock n roll, and you know you like it. PS, badass LP and great playing. Keep wearing it out.
@MrErnestod1 Sorry I was thinking of the Truckster. The actual Iron Cross replica is hard to find
You gotta be kidding me. The Truckster was based off James' Iron Cross Les Paul after James became an ESP endorsee
The thing that confused me was the binding on the neck looking so new, but all the other binding is aged. Also the frets go over the binding on the neck. WHich Les Paul Customs don't. The binding goes up to the fret.
@MrErnestod1 Well if you go on eBay you can find decals and stuff to make a regular Les Paul look like James' Iron Cross
@VintageSalesInc yea but a piece of metal in shape of the iron cross is more of a $50
I´m trying to make one iron cross guitar, but I don´t know how to make those scratches, i mean the maple parts that you can see. Did you use a knife? or what? I hope you can answer me
were can i get the iron cross to put on the body of the guitar
It looks great man, never mind the naysayers. Nice job! How much do you charge for one?
it's a fucking MASTERPIECE!!!
does anyone know where can I get that stripes and that iron cross? It´s for my own Les paul
dude great guitar...m collecting money for a les paul too....hope i get it soon....in my country the guitars are expensive compared with the income....:(
Yeah, what you said! Where can you get the iron cross from? Did you find out??
@RevisedTV nahh over time the black color faded. well on his original iron cross witch was a gibson but now he uses the esp model.
looks like a plan maple top to me not a flame top.....you should dirty up the sanding a bit, it is too neat but it looks great. customizing is cool, and you saved yourself the ten grand!
what pickups are used in this video? because battery sounded just like it does when james plays it live
How much would it cost to have the switch moved like that so there is also the dummy?
yeah las marcas gibson estan chingonas gibson rules y sobre todo esta lira yeah
@whoawhoaboy500 Yes, this is a real 1973 Les Paul Custom. You can get one on eBay for $3,500-$4,500 depending on condition. I sold this one for $6,500
@MrErnestod1 This guy made it. There's an ESP one I think for about $900
Nice gibson!
So if i would ask you to make a replica of Robb Flyn's ESP flying V baritone you could make one?
@matroJK00 the signature model is 10 grand i think its cheaper to try to make your own.
@VintageSalesInc Can you explain to me what's a truss rod cover :P Sorry, if I don't know what that is.
nvm, my mistake, but ESP does make an Iron Cross JH signature.
Can't see where people get off saying doing this is a travesty. Yes it's an old Guitar, but it just a bit of wood in the end.
dame this guitar had maide history !!!!!
when they made the ESP signature yeah, Hetfield switched. But when he is recording, he uses the gibson.
@IvanMewtwo , i did notice that too!
i havent seen an esp iron cross live yet
What is with all the uncovered parts?
@VintageSalesInc Sorry if i'm wrong. but it just seems that there bit of transparent plastic on the edge of the gibson logo and symbol
wow!!!nice Gibson I think but you know about the price between ESP Iron Cross
@MrErnestod1 Not too sure about the price depends on where you get it from. I'll try and find some places for you
only for him. The signature is the ESP model.
guitar is...ok....
sorry but i dont hope you playing the background guitar, cause almost every metallica-riff was wrong.
I know u do better ;-)
@Vincentdeoliveira The newer ones were, I think he used Gibson back then.
To everyone who says ESP and he should have used an ESP instead because "james uses an ESP"
I do Agree that ESP is Superior to Gibson in many ways, but James hetfields Original Iron Cross Guitar is an Gibson..
its only the signature series of this gutar thats an ESP.
@Alxscode Wrong. You can get an all original 1973 Les Paul Custom for $3,500 - $4,000. I sold this one for $6,500!
where did you get the racing stripe and the cross??
Ohh I love a worn Gibson Les Paul! No guitar looks as good as a Les Paul that has really been played!
@MrCharltube get a stick anda ball, use pva glue to stick them together and string pubic hairs to both ends. then make a hole in the ball to plug the wire in. Works gr8, perfect tones.
can you build the same guitar ???i want one of these beasts ..how much does it cost.??
you heard metallica that was just your live in background :P
where can i get an iron cross liek that for my guitar but in chrome?
Where can i find the iron cross metal
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG...................................james's beatch, i loved it the first time i saw it.....GOD damn me for not having one....
you do realize that Jame's Iron Cross is actually an ESP guitar and is available as an artist series guitar from them?
NIce Job! I only saw some cheep Guitars with this adaptation . But with a 2800 Euro Instrument you seem to have not only money But also the courage to do so. I don't like the Idea of Buying an expensive guitar to either "damage" it or buy a more expensive guitar, which looks already played over decades. But I know the original and I like how you transfered your own Iron Cross!
if you could get your hands on another 73 gibson and mod it to the Het's how much would you sell it for?
So you've tried both?
how did you remove the paint in front?
i want one of these
@SevrenSavage Exactly.
Do you know which pickups uses ?
@WMellema Costco offers real cheap eye exams. Suggest you get one ASAP.
holy shit.....
kames hetfeild uses a split coil system ?
I just got spertzel locking tuners for my jr!
@glennopd If you knew anything about vintage guitars you'd know that all the points you've mentioned above about the truss rod cover and no dot over the "i" in the Gibson logo are the exact CORRECT features of an ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom!
how did you make the cross?
that metal piece is awsome
How much would it cost for just the fake belt buckle scratches?
that guitar is sickk!!! how much did you sell it for??
when did james switch from gibson to ESP?
Anyone noticed that the gibson logo and symbol are actually stickers?
how much did it cost. i was going to get one custom and i didnt want to pay 10k for
one from esp