ESP KH-2 Vintage Kirk Hammett.

ESP KH-2 Vintage.
Kirk Hammett, Metallica.

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 60A (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.

Construction Neck-Thru Body
Scale 25.5"
Body Alder
Neck Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 400mm
Finish Distressed Black
Nut Width 42mm
Nut Type Locking
Neck Contour Extra Thin U
Frets/Type 24 XJ
Hardware Colour 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 Y