ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Signature

The guitar was made in Japan, but I don't know what year. Probably 98.The hardware is black and it has 24 XJ frets.Very comfortable. It has two volume controls, one tone control, H/H pickup configuration - two EMG-81 active humbuckers and a 3-way pickup selector switch. Super strat alder body. Maple/Rosewood - neck/fingerboard, skull and crossbones inlays. Bolt on constuction. Bridge is an original Floyd Rose. Reverse headstock. The guitar is black.

It suits my style perfectly- Metal and hard rock. I use a Trace Elliot Super tramp 100 tube combo with it. It delivers a full and rich distorted tone tone, the clean is great if u know how to set it up. No noise, under tons of gain (EMG-81). Its pretty versitile. Good jazz clean tones on the neck pickup.The sound that the bridge pickup produces clean has a sterile feel.I like it that way. Great sustain. The strings stay in tune no matter how much I rape the whammy bar. No fret-string buzzing.

It was set up perfectly when I first tried it. The pickups were high, the action was low - just as i like it. No flaws on the paint or the neck wood. Perfect.

Built like a tank. The hardware is tight. Larger than life strap buttons. I can really depend on it, and i would use it on a gig without a backup.No loose parts at all.

I have been playing for 3 years now, and this is my first REAL guitar. I tried Gibson, Jackson, Ibanez... guitars and this one is GOD.If it were stolen, I'd hunt down the son of a bitch who stole it and make him pay. Then I'd go buy another one. I went to pick it up in Munich, Germany all the way from Rijeka, Croatia and it was worth the tripp.

Standard KH2 configuration - EMG 81's, Floyd, ...

I've been encountering problems with the neck shifting and bowing. I've had three technicians inspect the neck and two recommend that ESP replace the neck. ESP insists that it is an adjustment problem even though they cannot explain why it continues to shift. They refuse to replace the neck.

This guitar has been nothing but problems and the company seems to be totally apathetic to my situation. In fact, they are out right rude and offensive. I'm selling the guitar and will never consider purchasing an ESP product again.

I would seriously advise that those interested take a closely inspect the neck alignment prior to purchase. Never special order because then you're stuck with it.

USA made which leads me to believe it was made recently. 24 big frets, skull and crossbone inlays, solid top, double volume, tone, H/H, EMG 81 (two of them), Active pickups, Alder body, maple neck (quartersawn), rosewood fretboard, Black finish, M-II shaped (super strat), Original Floyd Rose tremolo, Non-locking tuners (locking nut), 25.5" scale, Whammy bar, case, wrenches, run on sentence.

Very well suited for almost any style of music (except maybe country/western (it can definitely produce the sounds needed but I can't imagine Garth Brooks playing one of these things)). The EMGs as usual tear ass. But for some reason they don't sound as loud as the ones that are on my ESP custom (Probably because I used different Neck/Body construction and slightly different woods (Ebony fingerboard and quilted maple top)). Very tight guitar, it shuts up when you put your hand on the bridge. No noise (even through a rectifier!).

Very nice job here. I am only borrowing this from a friend so he might have made these adjustments. Pickups for me are a complex issue though. My theory is make em as high as you can (literally, put them less than a 1/16" under the strings). I guess my friend adjusted them to be relatively low though and I did not wnat to screw with his setup. Now that I think of it that is probably causing the low output. Everything is routed correctly here. No flaws here just great look, sound, and playability.

To me, ESP is the company that makes the reliability standard. If its not ESP (well maybe an exception for my ibanez) I don't play it.

ESP is the most friendly company I have ever dealt with.

Been playing for to long. Basically compared it to a guitar that probaly cost nearly twice as much and I can't say I was displeased with it. If you can't afford the custom guitar of your dreams give this sweet baby a try.

24 Frets, reverse headstock, recessed Floyd Rose Tremolo, 2 EMG-81 pickups, Skull and Crossbone inlays, all black, 2 volume 1 tone knob, and 3 way pickup selector.

Great for Heavy Metal, and Hard Rock, the 81's don't give out the best clean sound though. Using Line 6 AX-212(check out my review for that). Great for lead guitar playing, very high action, very fast fretboard and comfortable. Sounds Exellent!

Very High Action, pickups and everything great out of the factory, ESP does a great job it seems

This thing was built! It seems like it would last through anything. The finish is great though you can see every single fingerprint on the finish. Biggest Strap buttons I've ever seen. I'd always bring a back, because the string could always break and that's not the guitars fault.

Havent't dealt with them yet.

I have been playing for 6 years and have a 98 Les Paul Studio,and an Ibanez RX-60. This guitar blows away my Les Paul and lots of other guitars I have played, I love everything about it especially how comfortable it is.

2 humbuckers, 3 way switch, 2 volume and 1 tone control, alder body. 24 frets with skull & crossbone inlays, active EMG-81 pickups.

perfectly suits anything metal. the EMG-81's deliver bright, full sound and you can hear each individual note even with massive distortion. I will never use another pickup in my life. i use a marshall valvestate amp and a crybaby wah. the pickups are also exceptionally quiet.

the action was low and felt great. the pickups were perfectly adjusted, no flaws at all.

It will withstand live playing for sure. the hardware is built to last, I could go without another guitar for another 20 years if i wanted. The finish is also strong. the strap buttons are large and good, the guitar will not fall off. definetely dependable, but i am a really paranoid guy so with any guitar i'd use a backup.

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This is absolutely the greatest guitar I have played in my life. The feel is incredibly comfortable, it is great for soloing with easy access to the 22nd, 23rd and 24th frets, and the EMG pickups deliver the best sound I've ever heard on a guitar. I would definetely buy another one if mihne was stolen - in fact, if I buy another guitar then I will probably get a replica or something almost exactly like this guitar.

Alder body, maple neck with a rosewood finger board, 2 EMG 81's, hard case, floyd rose locking tremblo, reverse head stock, skull and cross bone fret markers, black body, and some of the lowest action I've ever seen. 24 jumbo frets, just the most comfortable guitar I have ever played. Maybe to get more of a differentiation of sounds between the neck and treble pick-ups, the neck pick-up should be an EMG-89 for rythm work.

METAL, METAL, METAL, that is this guitars purpose, meaning, and definition. High gain sound that is like the mighty Thors hammer from the heavens. Really a nice sound out of the guitar. When I turned off the distortion is sounded like I was playing through a small dirty blues amp, which I thought was pretty cool.

WOW!!!!! Excellent action, nice and low without any buzz in the frets. Everything was perfect on this guitar.

This guitar is built to last. Thick finish, large strp buttons. I would gig with this without a back-up if I had enough money to buy, I only tried it out in the store for about an hour non-stop. Excellent guitar.

I've never delt with them, but when I tried out this guitar I was special ordering another guitar from them, a ESP LTD EX-200.

I wish I could afford it now, but I am saving up and should have this in 6months.

This thing comes loaded with EMG 81 pickups, 24 jumbo frets, a recessed floyd rose locking tremolo, and comes with its own case.

Hey, ESP ain't foolin' around. Those EMG's make for a distorted tone that's like no other. The only problem is when the pick-ups run out of battery, the clean sounds a little shitty. Perfect for heavy metal, hardcore, rock, ect...

The action on this thing is so low, you can play it by just breathing on it. It was set up perfectly in the factory, which is rare.

I would bring it to a gig without a backup for two reasons: one, I can't afford another guitar after buying this one, and two, it was made to last. It is remarkably sturdy for its weight, and the hardware is very tight.

Never had to deal with them. Lifetime warrenty.

This thing is nuts. I've tried everything, Jacksons, Gibsons, Fenders, you name it. This thing has the balls to beat out all of them, with a cheaper price. What more can you ask for?