'I Didn't Know Who Kirk Hammett Was': EMG Founder On How Partnering With Metallica Changed The World Of Pickups, And Why James Hetfield Was 'The Toughest' To Make Pickups For - Ultimate Guitar

'I Didn't Know Who Kirk Hammett Was': EMG Founder On How Partnering With Metallica Changed The World Of Pickups, And Why James Hetfield Was 'The Toughest' To Make Pickups For – Ultimate Guitar

November 15, 2025

‘I Didn’t Know Who Kirk Hammett Was’: EMG Founder On How Partnering With Metallica Changed The World Of Pickups, And Why James Hetfield Was ‘The Toughest’ To Make Pickups For Ultimate Guitar“The heavy metal thing was not my first intention”: The creator of EMG pickups never meant for them to become the choice of metal guitarists Guitar.comEMG Founder Credits METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT For Making The Pickup Company “Metal” Metal Injection