This very guitar has been a dream of mine, owning a Hetfield guitar is one of my many dreams and I'm pretty sure many have that one as well.
The EX-84 EMG comes in hot with a smooth and cool design featuring comfy strings, sharp EMG pickups that makes your tones melt like grilled cheese and just a overall look that makes you wanna frame it. The tuning stays long enough for easy riffing and can survive a few days without having to tune it, amazing for those sudden midnight riff ideas.
Though, the only issue I have is that for me, the high E string is a bit too far out of the neck, making it hard for me to play leads. But it might also be a me-problem as well, it's not a world shattering factor, but still annoying.
Overall though, this Explorer is definitively worth it's price and should get more praise. The price is friendly, the quality is high, it's hot and sounds hot too. Nothing wrong here at all, only pure enjoyment with "Cool" written all over it.
[ 9,5/10 - Great job! ]