Electric Guitar ESP KH2 NeckThru BK (Kirk Hammett)

ESP KH2 NeckThru BK (Kirk Hammett)

ESP is a brand most of the guitarists surely know and are able to recognize almost immediately. Originally a Japanese company founded in 1975 has created numerous iconic instruments for legendary players spanning every genre of music. The range of guitars and basses on offer from ESP is huge, and they offer great value production line instruments all the way through to tailor-made made Custom Shop models. 

Electric guitar, Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature model, manufactured by ESP Custom Shop

The body is in alder. Alder is characterized by a well-balanced clean sound with a rich midrange. A very common wood for the body of the guitar.

The Gotoh pickups. The Gotoh fittings are used for many years in the manufacture of ESP instruments, proven to be high quality and good functionality.

Features

• a very popular, classic ESP model, with absolutely professional features, crafted in Japan at the famous ESP Custom Shop
• body: Alder - for best resonance, especially on distorted sounds
• 'Extra Thin U' neck profile. Bolt-on construction. This enables a super easy access to the upper frets
• rosewood fretboard, with famous ESP Skull & Crossbones inlays. A very classy looking instrument
• 24 frets, XJ (Jumbo) - with a perfect fretjob, another famous feature of ESP instruments
• headstock: ESP M-Reverse - matching the body color
• pickups: EMG 81+60 active humbuckers.This classic Metallica combination is very versatile, provides lots of gain for aggressive sounds, fits well for downtuning and is absolutely quiet, due to its active design