Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type is on the Auction Block

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Bidding for the guitar – which was used in the song's MTV-favored music video – currently sits at $26,000.

Kirk Hammett using an ESP 400 Series S-Type
(Image credit: Metallica/YouTube/Heritage Auctions)

The ESP 400 Series S-Type guitar that Metallica's Kirk Hammett used in the music video for the band's 1988 classic, "One," is on the auction block.

The autographed, 7.9 pound guitar – which is in "excellent" condition, according to its listing – features a rosewood slab neck, Floyd Rose-style trem, a trio of single-coil pickups, a natural finish, and black hardware.

The guitar is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity – also signed by Hammett – and its original hard case.

Kirk Hammett's ESP 400 Series S-Type

(Image credit: Heritage Auctions)

The current bid for the guitar – the auction for which is being held by Heritage Auctions – is $26,000. Bidding for the guitar ends this Sunday, April 11.

For more info on the guitar, stop by entertainment.ha.com.

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Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell
Associate Editor, GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.