ERNIE BALL PAPA HET’S HARDWIRED MASTER CORES

Ernie Ball and James Hetfield have teamed-up for the first ever James Hetfield signature strings. Named Papa Het’s Hardwired Master Cores, the strings are a custom gauge offered in 0.011, 0.014, 0.018, 0.028, 0.038, 0.050, and are apparently the result of a decade of development. The bottom three strings are wrapped in Ernie Ball’s Paradigm coating, which, according to the company, results in a thicker sound and greater tuning stability. They come in a custom graphic tin containing three sets, with an official price of

£54.99