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Kirk Hammett fans with deep pockets will want to take note of this new auction item.

Heritage Auctions currently has up for bid a the ESP 400 Series guitar Hammett used in the Metallica music video for “One,” which happened to be the first music video the iconic metal band ever made.

Per the item’s description, the guitar is, “Very clean and all-original ESP Strat-style guitar. Has a 1 & 11/16th width nut on a rosewood slab neck. Signed on the body in silver ink by Kirk Hammett and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, also signed by Kirk Hammett. 7.90 lbs. Original hard case included. Condition: Excellent.”

At the time of publishing, the current bid for the guitar is $26,000. The auction will end on Sunday, April 11 at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT. For complete details on the auction, head over to Entertaiment.HA.com.

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Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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