# METALLICA’s JAMES HETFIELD Helps EMG Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Limited-Edition Signature Set Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/metallicas-james-hetfield-helps-emg-celebrate-50th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-signature-set-release/
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:10:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:07:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/metallicas-james-hetfield-helps-emg-celebrate-50th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-signature-set-release
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- James Hetfield designed an anniversary logo for EMG’s 50th year.
- The limited-edition signature set is capped at 200.
- EMG plans to offer it direct from 13 November 2026.

## Summary

James Hetfield is marking EMG’s 50th anniversary with a limited-edition version of his signature pickup set, featuring an anniversary logo he designed. The release celebrates his long association with the company and offers a revised take on the pickups used in his signature set.

Only 200 sets will be made. The JH-N neck pickup has individual ceramic poles and a larger, taller core, designed for more attack, higher output and fuller bass; the JH-B bridge pickup uses steel poles for a tight attack and cleaner low end. EMG says the sets are built to order, with estimated shipping in 7 to 14 business days, and limited quantities are due to be available direct from the company on 13 November 2026.

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