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ESP Kirk Hammett

Electric guitar model

ESP's line of signature guitars for Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica. The models share metal-oriented superstrat construction and Hammett's trademark skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays, and they span both ESP's high-end instruments and more affordable LTD versions.

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  • ESP

    ESP is a Japanese guitar maker founded in Tokyo in 1975, known for custom and production electric guitars and basses, especially the pointed designs popular with metal and hard-rock players.

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  • ESP KH-3

    Electric guitar · Japan

    A graphic-finish guitar in Kirk Hammett's signature line, decorated with a spider-web motif over its body. Like the rest of his line, it is a metal superstrat with active pickups and skull-and-bones inlays.

  • ESP KH-602

    Electric guitar

    The KH-602 is a higher-tier Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar in ESP's LTD line. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body fitted with a Floyd Rose double-locking vibrato and active EMG pickups, sitting above the entry-level KH models in ESP's signature range.

  • ESP KH-2

    Electric guitar · Japan

    Kirk Hammett's flagship ESP signature, a superstrat built for metal with active EMG humbuckers, a Floyd Rose tremolo, and skull-and-bones fingerboard inlays. It is the model most associated with his work in Metallica.

  • ESP KH-202

    Electric guitar

    The affordable LTD-made version of Kirk Hammett's signature, one of the most widely played gateway metal guitars. It carries his skull-and-bones inlays and a high-output superstrat design at a beginner-friendly price.

  • ESP KH-2 Vintage

    Electric guitar · Japan

    The KH-2 Vintage is the relic'd version of ESP's flagship Kirk Hammett signature guitar, built for the Metallica guitarist. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body electric with a Floyd Rose vibrato and active EMG pickups, finished with simulated wear that recreates the look of Hammett's heavily played originals.

  • ESP KH-603

    Electric guitar

    The KH-603 is an upper-tier Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar in ESP's LTD line. A Superstrat-style solid-body with a double-locking vibrato, it pairs Hammett's signature appointments with higher-grade hardware and electronics than the entry-level KH models.

  • ESP KH-2 NTB

    Electric guitar · Japan

    A neck-through-body version of Kirk Hammett's KH-2 signature, where the neck runs the full length of the body for added sustain and upper-fret access. It otherwise carries the metal-focused appointments of the standard KH-2.

  • ESP KH-203

    Electric guitar

    The KH-203 is a Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature electric guitar from ESP's more affordable LTD line. It is a Superstrat-style solid-body with a double-locking Floyd Rose-style vibrato, aimed at players who want Hammett's look and feel at a lower price than the high-end ESP versions.

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