The Metallica signature we didn't get - The Gibson Les Paul Custom Iron Cross

This is the story of the famous Iron Cross Gibson that James Hetfield from Metallica modified himself and a review of my 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom Iron Cross modified by Antonio Guitars

P.S. Some new info from the comments of this video: The stripes on James's guitar and the prototype could be made from vinyl used for wrapping and decoration in the car industry. Makes more sense than paint and you saw the distressing on them. Also the UM73 is not present on the prototype back but the prototype is not distressed. Its present on the back of the ESP version. That's why I like making those videos, even I learn a lot by making them!

0:00 Intro
3:23 The story of the Iron Cross
4:55 The Iron Cross Prototype
8:02 James Hetfield's side of the story
10:36 Antonio Guitars
12:37 New photos of the prototype from Matt's Guitar Shop
14:29 The Specs of my 1976 Iron Cross
17:39 The Pickups
18:48 The Controls and Bridge
20:05 The Iron Cross modifications
21:13 The Neck
22:56 The Back and Electronics
28:08 The Setup and Weight
28:40 Metallica High-Gain
32:30 Metallica Clean
33:34 My Thoughts

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Gear used to record this video:
Amp: Diezel VH-4 120W Head
Cab: Diezel 2x12 Vintage 30 Rear Loaded
Mic: Shure SM57, Audio-Technica AT2035
Interface: M-Audio 192/4
Camera: Sony A6400 with Sigma 30mm F1.4, GoPro7 Black and Iphone XS Max
Stands: GoPro Headband, GoPro stand, Athletic stand for cab microphone

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