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Perhaps no other guitar is as closely associated with Metallica's massively influential lead guitarist Kirk Hammett than the ESP KH-2 Vintage. A special adaptation of Kirk's standard ESP KH-2 model, the KH-2 Vintage is based on one of Kirk's personal guitars that saw duty in the studio and on stages around the world during Metallica albums and tours. The resulting "lived in" vibe, including distressed paint with small chips and pitting, lightning-fast neck, and famous "CAUTION HOT" sticker and "KIRK'S GUITAR" label, are perfectly recreated by the luthiers at the world-class luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. But the KH-2 Vintage is more than just its cool looks. It's a neck-thru-body shred machine, with a comfortable alder body, extra-thin U-shaped maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Kirk's skull & bones inlays, and high-end components including Gotoh tuners, a Floyd Rose Original bridge, and a set of EMG 60 (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) active pickups, just as Kirk's own guitar uses. Available in Black finish, the KH-2 Vintage comes with a premium hard shell case and a Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.

SPECIFICATIONS

CONSTRUCTION

Neck-Thru

SCALE

25.5"

BODY

Alder

NECK

3Pc Maple

FINGERBOARD

Rosewood

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

305mm

FINISH

Distressed Black

NUT WIDTH

42mm

NUT TYPE

Locking

NECK CONTOUR

Extra Thin U

FRETS/TYPE

24 XJ

HARDWARE COLOR

Black

STRAP BUTTON

Standard

TUNERS

Gotoh

BRIDGE

Floyd Rose Original

NECK PU

EMG 60

BRIDGE PU

EMG 81

ELECTRONICS

Active

ELECTRONICS LAYOUT

Vol/Vol/Tone/3-Way Switch

CASE

CMHFF

CASE INCLUDED

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • KH-2 Vintage Kirk Hammett Signature
Finish
  • Distressed Black
Categories
Made In
  • Japan
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Locking Tremolo Bridge
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Body Material
  • Alder
Finish Features
  • Relic
Neck Construction
  • Neck-Through
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Color Family
  • Black
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Number of Frets
  • 24

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