What is it?
The image of James Hetfield donning his all-white Explorer, carved with the words ‘So what’, is an iconic one in metal history. Despite this, there’s never actually been an official Gibson Explorer made bearing Papa Het’s moniker, and that remains the case with this Epiphone Explorer 80s EMG. Some may feel this is a Hetfield Explorer in all but name, however, Hetfield is not a Gibson signature artist like his bandmate Kirk Hammett. This is more of a firm nod fans will very much appreciate. Myself included.
