Krull":23ifbr37 said:
Fair enough. I wasn't aware Hanneman was a Nazis. Thanks for the lesson.
I guess you are being sarcastic here. For the record, Jeff's father fought in WWII and came home with a German pistol (or something like that). Jeff got interested and started collecting Nazi memorabilia. Although Slayer got criticized for "Angel of Death", the members are in no way fascists or right extremists.
I have owned an ESP CS Hanneman signature, urban camo with the eagles. Sick guitar for sure. The version with SS-daggers is a step too far for me.
As someone pointed out already, the Nazi's (ab)used several historic symbols that are now associated with the Nazi regime. It depends on your background whether you want such a symbol on your guitar or not. I will say this, however. Even today I still cannot imagine what people have endured during WWII. The impact it had on my family and many others make me feel uncomfortable with guitars like these, including the Iron Cross guitar (Hetfield). So I decided not to have guitar like that at all anymore (one of the reasons why I sold it). I understand that context is important, but people have short memories and the common perception is just different.
As for Reverb, I do not expect them to have this kind of historical knowledge.