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ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Electric Guitar  

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This is exactly the same instrument ESP makes for Kirk to his specifications.

In most respects the limited edition ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Electric Guitar is an M-II Deluxe that's been loaded with screaming EMG-81/60 active humbuckers. The extra thin flat neck has a 24 extra-jumbo fret fingerboard to provide a springboard to intense, fleet-fingered flurries of riffage and extreme note bending. The finely crafted skull-and-crossbones pearl inlays add an extra dollop of menace. Includes hardshell case.

Features

  • Bolt-on neck construction
  • 25-1/2" scale
  • Alder body
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • 42mm neck width
  • Extra thin flat neck contour
  • 24 extra-jumbo frets
  • Gotoh Tuners
  • Floyd Rose Original tremolo bridge
  • Locking nut
  • EMG-81 active bridge humbucker
  • EMG-60 active neck humbucker
  • Black hardware
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Best guitar I have ever owned!

| Review By: Thundergod-SpTgJ | 3 years, 4 months ago

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I have wanted this guitar since I was 13 years old (I am 31 now) and I finally own it as of September 2008. It has lived up to the hype that I have read about for several years. I primarily play hard rock/metal music and this guitar screams just that! I use a Rivera Knucklehead 100R through a Marshall 1960 4X12 cabinet. I own 4 ESP (not LTD) guitars and this one is by far the best. The neck is super smooth and the pickups sound great, even on clean channel! I would recommend this guitar to anyone who wants a guitar specifically for hard rock/metal.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
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No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Hard Rock/Metal
Where you live:
Nashville, TN

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My favorite Ax

| Review By: Dan A. | 3 years, 6 months ago

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I gotta start by saying that this is the best guitar i have played through. I have owned this model since 1994 or "95" I can't quite remember but this ax has held up through thick and thin. I am not kidding this guitar has been through it all and it still plays and sounds like it did when I bought it. I own quite a few guitars including the kh3 model and this is my favorite. If you have the money to spend on a high quality instrument then I highly recomend this model.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
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No
Musical Experience:
active musician
Style of music you play:
Rock ,Metal
Where you live:
Binghamton NY

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Excellent Instrument

| Review By: anickell | 4 years, 3 weeks ago

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I owned an ESP KH-2 for nearly ten years. It is an exceptional instrument and extraordinarily well-constructed; the Floyd Rose bridge and locking nut work in concert to consistently keep the guitar tuned. The action is incredible and allows for fast leads; the neck is uncommonly wide and VERY thin. The EMG pickups are bassy yet lack treble definition when clean, though spectacularly warm and punchy when overdriven. Overall, this instrument was created for metal. It is nowhere near as versatile as a Les Paul, Stratocaster, or Gretsch. "One trick pony" is a term that could be accurately applied to the ESP KH-2; if you can only afford one high-end instrument, you're better off with a Gibson.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
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No
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Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Rock, Alternative, Blues
Where you live:
Aberdeen, WA

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You are gona love this guitar

| Review By: Daniel Romero | 4 years, 3 months ago

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Have it since 1998. Sound is very very nice. 10 years of use and i only have to replace the knows once, nothing else, very good quality on all parts. Plug in into an old marshall and it will rock your head off!!! Buy it if you can afford it, you are gona fall in love with her =P
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
hobbyist
Style of music you play:
rock, metal and bossa nova
Where you live:
Santiago, Chile.

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King of ALL guitars..

| Review By: Anonymous User | 4 years, 4 months ago

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I got this guitar yesterday and it's the best guitar i've ever tried. The Emg's rule... awesome clean and rockin' distortion.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Metal, Heavy Metal (Metallica)
Where you live:
unspecified

Did you find this review helpful? yes no823313

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