In 1991, Kirk Hammett of Metallica came to ESP with a request for a new guitar with a single cutaway design, but with the features of his KH-2 guitar. Metallica’s graphic artist Pushead designed a spider graphic specifically for this new instrument. The KH-3 Spider was played by Kirk throughout the ’90s on tours supporting the legendary Black Album.

After spending a number of years on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, the original KH-3 was returned to ESP so we could reference it for this 30th Anniversary edition. The LTD Kirk Hammett Signature Series 30th Anniversary KH-3 Spider is a reissue of the original KH-3 model with a few upgrades. In addition to neck-thru-body construction, a Floyd Rose 1000 bridge, and a fast extra-thin U-shaped neck with an ebony fingerboard which is scalloped from #17-24. Also new for the anniversary model are Kirk’s signature EMG Bonebreaker pickups.



CONSTRUCTION: Neck-Thru

SCALE: 24.75"

BODY: Alder

NECK: 3Pc Maple

FINGERBOARD: Macassar Ebony

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 350mm

FINISH: Black w/ Spider Graphic

NUT WIDTH: 42mm

NUT TYPE: Locking

NECK CONTOUR: Extra Thin U

FRETS/TYPE: 24 XJ

HARDWARE COLOUR: Black

STRAP BUTTON: Standard

TUNERS: Grover

BRIDGE: Floyd Rose 1000

NECK PU: EMG BoneBreaker

BRIDGE PU: EMG BoneBreaker

ELECTRONICS LAYOUT: Neck Volume/Bridge Volume/Tone/Toggle Switch

STRINGS: D'Addario XL120 (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)