The guitar Guiekian had in mind was the soon-to-be-completed CEO2, which, based on the images shared online, looked nailed-on to be a gift for James Hetfield.

The So What! guitar got some play, the EET FUK guitar showed up a lot as a second guitar." Those two are icons from Metallica history; a 1984 Gibson Explorer and 1987 ESP MX220, respectively.

But perhaps the Holy Explorer has its own upsides. The look is certainly eye-catching - the new guitar coming across almost as futuristic and striking as the original Explorer shape was in 1958.

Merging the worlds of Metallica and Van Halen, Metallica's James Hetfield uses a Marshall guitar amp on Metallica's 72 Seasons that was modded by Eddie Van Halen 's amp guru José Arredondo.

We've got to give credit where it's due, and there's no room to debate that David McNeel deserves quite a helping of kudos. Shortly after crafting a fully-functional Gibson Explorer Guitar Hero ...