ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar Black
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Thru-body neck for more sustain and tone.
The ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Guitar is great for lightning fast leads. With the KH body style and Kirk's trademark skull-and-crossbones inlays, this ESP guitar steps up with an alder body, rock-solid maple neck-thru construction, a rosewood fingerboard, EMG-81/60 active humbuckers, and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo. Extra-jumbo frets. Black hardware. 2 volume, tone, and 3-way switching controls.
Features
- Neck-thru-body construction
- Alder body
- 3-piece maple neck
- Extra-thin U-shaped neck contour
- 25.5" scale
- Rosewood fingerboard
- design
- 42mm nut width
- 24 extra-jumbo frets
- Dual EMG-81 bridge and EMG-60 neck active humbuckers
- Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo bridge
- Locking nut
- ESP tuners
- 2 volume, tone, and 3-way switching controls
- Skull and bones inlays
To get the real Kirk sound, you need the real Kirk guitar. Order today.
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Most Liked Positive Review
well worth its price
Ordered this used guitar shipped to Finland, with a few doubts in my mind. Except for a little bump (mentioned in the ad), the guitar was in excellent condition and delivered overseas in...Read complete review
Ordered this used guitar shipped to Finland, with a few doubts in my mind. Except for a little bump (mentioned in the ad), the guitar was in excellent condition and delivered overseas in 8 days !
A few white spots on the edges of the fretboard, otherwise it is neatly finished, well balanced, stays in tune, and the EMG81/60 sound perfect.
My first Floyd Rose tremolo, scared me a bit quite frankly, but it was easier to tune and intonate that I tought.
The thin neck and 24 frets are a plus, but the sound of it coupled to a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone effect pedal, with forever sustain, is great for metal music. The guitar is easy to play, the extra-jumbo frets need only very light string pressure and make fast playing easyer.
Even shipped overseas to Europe, and after custom taxes (3.7% on the guitar and VAT24% on the guitar + shipping expenses), it still is much cheaper that anywhere in Europe. Musician Friends' customer service was very helpful and I would buy from them any time again !
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Most Liked Negative Review
Its not a bad guitar just not my type
Feature and construction wise the guitar is pretty good, the neck-thru design feels great and the cutaway allows the high frets to be played easily, and the emg pickups sound amazing.That being said the ...Read complete review
Feature and construction wise the guitar is pretty good, the neck-thru design feels great and the cutaway allows the high frets to be played easily, and the emg pickups sound amazing.That being said the guitar looses points for playability.The main problem with this guitar is the neck. The neck is really beefy but also really slim sort of like a "U" shape ,now this is just a matter of personal preference I personally prefer guitar to have a wide flat neck but if you like this kind of neck then disregard this statement. The construction of the bridge is fairly poor though, if you have to do heavy palm muting the bridge begins to move and changes you note, that being said you could go out and buy an extra spring or up your string gauge but on a floyd rose that is easier said than done
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Pros
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Best Uses
- Practicing
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
love the guitar floyd rose on this guitar is awsome pickups are great neck is sweet
Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Bang For The Buck
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
Cons
Best Uses
- Jamming
- Practicing
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
Ordered this used guitar shipped to Finland, with a few doubts in my mind. Except for a little bump (mentioned in the ad), the guitar was in excellent condition and delivered overseas in 8 days !
A few white spots on the edges of the fretboard, otherwise it is neatly finished, well balanced, stays in tune, and the EMG81/60 sound perfect.
My first Floyd Rose tremolo, scared me a bit quite frankly, but it was easier to tune and intonate that I tought.
The thin neck and 24 frets are a plus, but the sound of it coupled to a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone effect pedal, with forever sustain, is great for metal music. The guitar is easy to play, the extra-jumbo frets need only very light string pressure and make fast playing easyer.
Even shipped overseas to Europe, and after custom taxes (3.7% on the guitar and VAT24% on the guitar + shipping expenses), it still is much cheaper that anywhere in Europe. Musician Friends' customer service was very helpful and I would buy from them any time again !
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
The guitar is simply fantastic. Looks great, plays great and is a steal! Musician's Friend was very helpful and easy to work with as well. Thank you guys. My only complaint was that the neck of the guitar has some white marks on it, which I have been told should go away with time. I personally notice them because I know they are there, but no one else has noticed them. Don't hesitate with this guitar though, it's fantastic!
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
This guitar is an amazing guitar, the sound and "playability" is top notch! The divebombs sound amazing also and it doesnt come out of tune due to the floyd rose! This guitar is extremely easy to solo on, but I only had one problem: in live shows, the "playability" becomes harder when my hands would get sweaty because of the wax finish on the neck but, other than that I highly recommend this guitar to anyone because this guitar sounds great in any style.
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
Outstanding guitar. Has the lowest action i have played and the neckthrough design is flawless. The floyd rose 1000 series plays identically to the floyd rose original... it does come with a crappy pot metal sustain block, Floydupgrades.com fixed that. The A sting intonation was off by more than 1/4 inch when delivered. that was the reason for the 4.5 overall rating. The EMG's sound amazing. Great metal guitar.
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
I Don't know where to begin in telling you that this guitar has everything! people write stupid reviews sayin the floyd rose bends the note when you palm mute. I can't honestly tell you that that isn't true, but I can tell you that statement is faulty at best to leave because thats what it is intended to do in the first place. If you want more tension and less bending, put another spring on, or change your spring guage. If you want to complane about a great guitar doing what it was invented to do, then I would suggest playing a set bridge. But to those who enjoy balls out metal, clean beautiful music, or grungy blues, you will be impressed with the ESP/LTD KH 602!! Ive wanted this guitar for 11 years, and let me tell you it was worth the wait. the thin neck and the extra large frets makes your music a mudslide of thrashy notes! So if you like perfection and clarity, this is the guitar for you! Affordible and perfect, BUY THIS GUITAR!!!
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
I bought this guitar about 4 1/2 years ago and would have to say this guitar is on par with guitars costing alot more. One thing I would like to say and I haven't seen this mentioned, is that when I bought mine years ago it cost more but it also came with an Original Floyd Rose(made in germany) not the Floyd Rose 1000(made in korea). I guess that's the reason for the price drop. The 1000 is suppose to be just as good but wonder how well it stays in tune. The 1000 is also only offered as OEM and cannot be purchased after market only the Original or the Special. From reading the other reviews it seems like the 1000 is a quality piece. My guitar also came with 81/81 EMG's while the new ones now come with an 81B/60N configuration. I switched to an 85 in the neck which sounds sweet.
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
Ive been playing for about five years and I always wanted a guitar with emgs and a floyd rose as well as 24 frets. This guitar has all of the above so even if you arent a metallica fan, I still reccomend considering this guitar. The jumbo frets are the largest ive ever played, perfect for me because of my fat fingers. if youre considering this guitar, wait no longer!
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
Feature and construction wise the guitar is pretty good, the neck-thru design feels great and the cutaway allows the high frets to be played easily, and the emg pickups sound amazing.That being said the guitar looses points for playability.The main problem with this guitar is the neck. The neck is really beefy but also really slim sort of like a "U" shape ,now this is just a matter of personal preference I personally prefer guitar to have a wide flat neck but if you like this kind of neck then disregard this statement. The construction of the bridge is fairly poor though, if you have to do heavy palm muting the bridge begins to move and changes you note, that being said you could go out and buy an extra spring or up your string gauge but on a floyd rose that is easier said than done
Comments about ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Guitar:
this guitar is simply better than every guitar ive ever played including some 5,000 dollar guitars. The neck is smooth and easy to get around. EMG's are awsome, ive never had a better sound than with these pickups. Floyd Rose bridge is sooo great, never goes out of tune. 2 problems, tuning is difficult sometimes if you are not used 2 a floyd rose, and it smuges easy, but its black soo it happens. You will be getting a guitar that should costs so much more than it does, its just great. GET THIS GUITAR!
