'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 16, 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 GuitarEMG Founder Credits METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT For Making The Pickup Company “Metal” Metal InjectionEMG Founder Says Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Made His Company “Metal” MetalSucks“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.com