Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type Sells for $112,500 at Auction

By Jackson Maxwell
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Played in the song's oft-played-on-MTV music video, the guitar had a starting bid of just over $20,000.

Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type
(Image credit: Heritage Auctions)

The ESP 400 Series S-Type guitar that Kirk Hammett used in the music video for Metallica's 1988 hit, "One," has sold at auction for $112,500.

Sold by Heritage Auctions, the autographed, 7.9 pound guitar features a rosewood slab neck, Floyd Rose-style trem, a trio of single-coil pickups, a natural finish, and black hardware. Having begun with a starting bid of just over $20,000, the S-Type was bought by an anonymous bidder.

Taken from the band's 1988 album, ...And Justice for All, "One" was Metallica's first top 40 hit, and remains – as one of their most well-known songs – a live staple for the band.

Kirk Hammett's "One" ESP 400 Series S-Type

(Image credit: Heritage Auctions)

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

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

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.