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Crafted by hand, one at a time by the master luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, the ESP KH-2 Purple Sparkle is the latest update to the Signature Series of Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of the world's most successful metal band in history, Metallica. The KH-2 Purple Sparkle is more than just a killer new finish; its specs make it a whole new guitar. It offers neck-thru-body construction at 25.5” scale with a comfortable alder body and an extra thin U-shaped 3-piece maple neck with a great-feeling natural gloss finish on the back of the neck.

The KH-2 Purple Sparkle has a 305mm radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Kirk's signature “skull and bones” inlays, and the fingerboard is scalloped from frets 17-24. This guitar’s sound is powered by a pair of EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition pickups. Designed to bring out the best in Kirk’s tone, the pickups offer crisp leads or smooth, rounded rhythm tones at a flick of its three-way selector. Components on the KH-2 Purple Sparkle include high-quality Gotoh tuners and a Floyd Rose Original bridge, and it comes with an ESP hard shell case.

How Does It Play

We give a thorough setup to every instrument that comes through our shop. From truss rod to Floyd Rose, pickup heights to intonation, you can rest assured we have this one dialed in. We also do a thorough inspection and check of all electronics and hardware to make sure nothing slips by!

Weight: 8lb 6.8oz

The KH-2 ships with matching ESP form fitted hard case and certificate of authenticity.

Specifications

CONSTRUCTION: Neck-Thru

SCALE: 25.5"

BODY: Alder

NECK: 3Pc Maple

FINGERBOARD: Rosewood

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 305mm

FINISH: Purple Sparkle

NUT WIDTH: 42mm

NUT TYPE: Locking

NECK CONTOUR: Extra Thin U

FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ (Scalloped from 17-24)

HARDWARE COLOR: Black

STRAP BUTTON: ESP Strap Lock

TUNERS: Gotoh

BRIDGE: Floyd Rose Original

NECK PU: EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition

BRIDGE PU: EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition

ELECTRONICS: Active

ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Volume/Volume/Tone/3-Way Switch

STRINGS: Elixir Nanoweb Super Light (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)

CASE: MH GUITAR FORM FIT CASE

CASE INCLUDED: Y