I should start by saying, I don’t know much about guitars, but this is an awesome prize.

This is James Hetfield of Metallica’s signature guitar. As you probably know, Hetfield is working with Drew Estate for the M81 Blackened Cigars.

Rather than trying to butcher the explanation of what this is, here’s how ESP describes the guitar:

The James Hetfield LTD Signature Series Snakebyte features set-neck construction at 24.75″ scale with a mahogany body, a thin U-shaped three-piece mahogany neck, Macassar ebony fingerboard, 22 extra-jumbo frets, a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and James’ own EMG JH SET active pickups. The Snakebyte Camo is based on a camouflage pattern created by high-performance hunting gear manufacturer KUIU, a design chosen by Hetfield. The LTD Snakebyte Camo includes a matching special hardshell case. A portion of the proceeds from each Snakebyte Camo goes to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, a non-profit, philanthropic organization dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.

It comes with this case.

Thanks to Drew Estate for sponsoring our coverage and these contests.

Leave a comment on any of our PCA 2023 booth posts published and you’ll be entered to win. You can enter once per post. We will randomly select one post using a random number generator, then we will randomly select one comment in that post using a random number generator.

Comments left on this post are not eligible to win.

The winner will be announced on July 25, 2023.

  • Must be 21-years-old or older to enter.
  • Only open to U.S. residents with a continental United States shipping address.
  • Comments must be left on halfwheel.com.
  • Total value is $1,899.
  • Contest rules are here.
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.