ESP LTD KH-602

Its just da same...damn FUCKING lazy to write, go to espguitars.com for details. I find it damn freaking nice although the 603 looks more beautiful. I hate the gay skull and bones shit and prefer the spider.....

OK, dont get mistaken people, but there is no EMG Pro series on this model, its just the same ordinary 81/81 pickups. Dats why the neck pickup sucks. I just contacted the ESP people and they told me that only a KH-2, KH-2 vintage or KH-3 has a EMG Pro series. I love the bridge sound but the neck pickups need some change. I would prefer a 60 on the neck. So, it gets a 7 bacuse of the damn neck pickup!!!!!

All good. Korean bredren arent that bad are they?

This is solid enough. I feel it will last me a long time......BUT THE NECK-THRU construction sucks. My friend had a neck-thru F-250 and it broke when it fell during a jamming session, so i cant give more than a 7!!!!!!!!!!

all great. I have a KH-3 which really rocks and i make this gear my third choice after my KH-3 and my JACKSON Rhandy Rhoads Model!!!!!!

OK, before i start, i notice there is a war going on, so i wanna join. Albert Kwok vs Tom Harris. The features are the usual thing. I would give it a 9. Because the skull and bones thingy wont work when u playing nice slow and clean sound. Imagine urself playing nice blues,clean and jazzy warmth with this!!!!!!!!!!!

Sound is great......AT THE BRIDGE!!!!I would have to support Tom Harris for this one. The neck pickup is not so bad, but its still BAD! Its like an 81, but its much more rougher and it cant play anything which beats the 81 in the bridge. Get what i mean. If u were to play blues, or classic, or metal, or clean, u WOULD USE the bridge 81. I notive Hammett using the bridge 81 on every of his show. Just check!!!But i would still give it an 9 because I am not really a versatile player. I only play metal. so the 81 in the bridge is enough.

All great. I trust ESP............

OK, I feel Tom Harris is just a scared dumb jackass. Of course maple is strong enough. Although better choices would be mahogany, or alder, but maple is solid enough. I agree with tom that neck-thru body constructions are a bit of a worry but thats life. I would never give a 9 or 10 to a neck-thru body guitar because it can just break down MAN!!!!

I feel this guitar is good buy, but not the best buy, i would have given a 10 if it was 81/60 or 81/85, had locking tuners, the lame skull inlays, and the DUMB floyd rose. Oh yeah, DONT ever get a Floyd Rose, it sucks. Its sustain kills my play and unless you really play DOOM metal like Anthrax, Black Sabbath or Rammstein, do not get it. Although the trem effects sux, its better than a fucked up sustain. I would have given a 7, but the sound of the 81 in the bridge rocks, and this is my first EMG guitar. The construction should be a bolt on or the better set neck for better stability!!!!!

You all should know by now, so FUCK it!!!!!!!!I just dont like the Floyd Rose!!!!!!Minus 2. You will all know why i hate it so much!

OK, the sound is great at the bridge position. The 81 reaLly shines but the neck pickup sucked!!!It was so much rougher and FUCK Albert Kwok whose email address is suresh_rules@msn.com. He has written so many bullshit even for the KH-2 and Harmony central should band that piece of shit. He lied when he said the neck pickup is good for classic rock and blues. If you were to play blues or classic rock, the bridge pickup is better. I can bet you on it. I really have to say this, but DONT ever buy a guitar with 2 81's in it. The best choice is a 60 which i did in this case. I never used the neck pickup or the 2 pickups together because an 81 in the neck position is like a shit in the toilet bowl. After the change, i would have given a 10, but before....the bridge is excellent but the neck destroys versatality

Now, the guitar I received had paint smudges at the solid top tuner area. i returned mine for another one. after that, i would have given at least a 10, but before, its an 8!

This guitar will maybe not last me long because the maple body isnt that strong. They should have put an alder or mahogany which is better and lasts longer. I am worried because maple isnt really a strong wood. The neck-through construction gives me the creeps. I hope I dont let it go during jamming or live performance. I am damn worried dudes! The 3 way blade switch will also rust. The floyd rose is a piece of crap. Sustains like a piece of shit. I thought the Original would be more sustain but its the same. The Original just stays in tune much more longer but SUSTAIN is like shit. I regret it as the man who sold it to me asked me whether i am really gonna use the trem and i thought YEAH DUDE but now i realise. I should have bought a non-trem and use a FUCKING TREMOLO pedal!!!!2 in 1!!!!

I would never buy any Floyd Rose guitars in my life. I had enough. And the EMG in the neck position sucks. To any of you out there who thinks they really need a trem, think again. Do not regret because SUSTAIN is a very very very important factor. If i were to buy a next guitar from ESP, it would be either Truckster, Axxion or Eclipse Anniversary series.

Features are superb. I really love the skull and bones inlay...and the black finish suits the guitar well. The guitar has 24 jumbo frets with a scale of 25.5" with 2 volume controls and a mastertone knob with a 3-way blade pickup selector. It has a body made of maple and 3 piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. There is the LTD KH-602 writing at the 24th fret with a double bones and skull inlay at the 12th fret. Has nice black hardware with an Original Floyd Rose. Gets a 10 easily!!!!!Oh yeah, the best part is it has a EMG KH-21 set. For those who dont know, PLEASE READ THE SOUND COLUMN!!!!!!!

The sound is INCREDIBLE and GREAT!!!!The bridge humbucker which is an 81 has rich and perfect harmonics. It does not make so much of noise and i could solo it all day. Perfect axe for metal and solo's. The neck pickup which is also an 81 has a warmer tone which is better for rythm and chording play. You could also add some classic rock and blues. The pickups have so much of life!!!I also found out that only Kirk Hammett guitars has a EMG KH-21 SET of humbuckers. This system is a simple EMG-81/81 combination wired straight up with two volumes and a master tone. Lean and mean. That is KEWL!!!!!!!!!

The action was a bit low but i asked my teacher to adjusted it for me, so its not really a problem. The Original Floyd Rose was routed properly to the guitar and the EMG'S was adjusted perfectly. Mine did not have any flaws (thank God). I would love to give a 10 but the action was a bit low and although its no big deal, i have to deduct a point.

This guitar will withstand live playing. The hardwares are solid and the maple wood as very solid. The strap buttons are sheer class and the guitar will never drop with this Schaller straplocks. The ORIGINAL Floyd Rose is much better than the Licensed one but if any strings snap, then I am dead!!!!! I would never use it without a backup because of the Floyd Rose........minus a point for the dependance factor....

Great!!!!!i dunno what the fucking hell is Gurtej whatever his name was talking about, customer supot is all about answering questions. Maybe that gay faggot thinks everyone needs to be gay towards him.....i am more than happy with the customer support..

Its great!!!I have been playing for 20 years and i have more experience than the fag Gurtej and i own a Les Paul Standard, an Ibanez PGM, a PRS CUSTOM 24 and a Hamer X2, and among all, there is no guitar that can play metal as good as the KH i got. Although its an LTD, its quality is great and playability is excellent. ESP needs to add some class if it is to compete with leading brands such as GIBSON and PRS.

I am not gonna waste time on the features, you all should know it by now. To me, i love everything except the 3 way blade issue but to me, switch. It will rust and i prefer a 3 way toggle switch. Its a petty issue but its quite important to me as i am quite fuzzy and god knows what i'll do if it starts rusting!!!!!!!

The sound is killer metal and the bridge pickup rocks. I use it for all my metal, hard rock and soloing, suitable for INFLAMES, METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, DEFTONES, IRON MADDEN, SOULFLY AND STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. The neck pickup has more warmth and bassy tone, which is suitable for my other affiliations such as SANTANA, STEVE VAI, PAUL GILBERT, JOE SATRIANI and Bluesy tones (although its not that good, come on do you expect blues from a KH???????)But the neck pickup handles the jobs more than what i expected. Maybe i will coil tap the neck pickup (hehehe)!!!!

Great!!!!No flaws and seemed so perfect that i spent 2 days looking for at least a flaw...UNTIL i found it!!!!!Its just a small scratch on one of the 6 tuners. No big deal, BUT!!!!!!! minus 1 point!!!!!!

This guitar will withstand anything i throw at it. Many people told me not to buy it as its a neck through but i knew it takes more than a fall to break this guitar!!!!!I am a bit worried but i know its solid enough to withstand anything i give!!!Come on, Its MAPLE, not some baswood or agathis!!!!!!!...but still...............The Floyd Rose takes time to get used too but once you are, Its no problem!!!!!!

Ok, they just answer mails for the sake of answering, they dont tell you extras, not like PRS!!!!!!!!Customer support doesnt only mean answering questions, its about advice and helpfulness!!!!1

This guitar is my last guitar i am buying. I have 2 guitars, a PRS SE BILLY MARTIN and this. Both rocks at different categories of music and i will kill anyone who even tries playing this guitar without my knowledge!!!!!!!I stolen, i will join AL-QAEDA to hunt down and bombb the dumb motherfucking bitch who stole my maple bodied guitar!!!!!

Neck-thru-body construction; 25.5? scale; maple body; 3-piece maple neck; rosewood fingerboard; skull & bones inlays w/model name at 24th fret; EMG 81 active pickups; 2 volume & 1 tone control w/3-way slotted switch; black hardware; Original Floyd Rose bridge; 24 XJ frets. It has a usual black finish and mine came with a gig bag and some nice tools. Would have given it a 10, but the black finish pisses me off. The problem with black surface is that smudges can be seen although the guitar is brand new. Black guitars often needs polishing, but the beauty of this guitar amazes me.

This guitar can handle all types of music i throw at it. I play from bands like Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Deftones, Soulfly and Black Label Society to sweeter types of music like Santana, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Jimi Hendrix, not forgeting OLD SKOOL and NEW SKOOL, punk and hard rock.I use it with a Kustom Arrow 16, which is the most versatile amp for the price. It has such nice harmonics and rich tone. Its so quiet and sings nicely on clean mode. When distorted, the guitar can MURDER!!!!I love it! I had always tought Duncan was the best, but not anymore!!The EMG 81 sounds sweeter on the neck and rougher on the bridge. I was amazed when i strumed this guitar on clean mode. You can hear the distinct sound of each string if you're picking away at it and you can hear the nice blend of the strings when you're strumming. I cant believe i am saying this, but EMG 81 can handle as much soung as any other pickup.

The guitar was made to perfection by our Korean bredren. There were no flaws what so ever but i feel there is a very very very extremely small scratch on 1 of my tuners, but who cares!!!!I love this guitar. So, with that small scratch i'd give it a 9 and 3/4 but without it i'd give it a...(look down)

This is the thing i was really afraid of, whether o not the guitar will be to heavy for me. I have tried a ESP KH-2 and the alder body is too much for me. It gives me HELL!!!!!So, when i tried out this guitar, i was amazed at the maple body. Its much more lighter and no wonder George Lynch uses maple body for his main guitar. The playability is TOO nice. I could play with it all night although i have some stiff competition ESPECIALLY from my also new Billy Martin SE which plays like butter, along with my Les Paul Standard, LTD Eclipse-1000, PRS Custom 24 and Ibanez PGM. Although so, I dont really like the rosewood fingerboard. Its good but cannot be compared to ebony fingerboard. It should have been made with ebony.

Never delt with this guys but they are quite sucky according to my friends. I am not a type of person who would simply listen to my friends, so i am leaving this section out.

Its great and built to last and MURDER. i hope they never stop producing this line of models as it enables low budget peaople like me to purchase a guitar which can play like Kirk's. I just hope ESP can mantain the quality control. I'd give this section a non-regretabble 10!!!!

2004, korea.
24 Extra jumbo frets, sloid top, reverse head stock, double cutaway,
two independent volume knobs, one tone, skull 'n' cross bones inlays,
non-locking esp stock tuners, locking neck, neck-thru construction,
one piece hard maple, rose wood fret board, and active EMG electronics
(dual EMG81's) Came with floyd Rose tools, bought from Musicians friend. Aslo has a original FLOYD ROSE (breath taking!!!!)


future upgrades- possibly some black Gotoh locking tuners, and 27 volting my pick ups

with out my future upgrades I give this sweet baby a solid Nine

perfect!!!!!!! way beyond perfect in fact. My style of music is rock, punk, and METAL. I have a broken solid state marshall 30 watter, a Boss ME-50. right now though im playing thou a 10 watt ibanez becouse my My Marhall' speaker is peaking at low volumes and rattels alot.
no noise what so ever with these EMGS and i get a very rich/full, bright/dark tone warm sound out these pick up's and let me say that the guitar's neck thru contruction not only adds golden substain, but really comfortable fast action too!!!!.

i have no dislikes about this guitar, i only wish i had a better amp, like a 100 watt tube head with noss tubs!!! ( dreaming)

this sec gets a easy 10

the action is set low and the action is frekin fast!!!! no flaws what so ever when i got it, everything was a ok and mint! and you ever plan on getting this guitar or any 900 dolar guitar in that matter, plase order it online, do oyu really want a guitar thats been bangd around at a guitar shop?

100% durable so far, Hard maple dont break easy.

Musicians freind is really good to their custormers and willing to do anything for their shoppers. 1 year ESP warrenty, 30 day Musicians friend warrenty.

bad ass guitar period,,,,,,,
i have been playing for about 3 years and if this were stolen, i would replace it instantly once i had the money. beats the hell out of Gibson!!!!!!!!

Made in Korea 2003, 24 jumbo frets, 2 volume knobs for each pickup, 3-way selector, Strat-Style, Original Floyd Rose Tremolo, Locking Gotoh Tuners, Rosewood fretboard, maple body, black finish, 2 active emg 81 humbuckers

This axe suits my music style very well, which is Metallica and rock and heavy-metal in general. I use it through a Peavey Bandit 112 S with no effects and it sounds really awesome, a warm, full and rich sound. Not noisy at all which is because of the active emg 81 pickups. This axe was made for metal but is very versatile though. I like everything about it, plays great, nice fretboard, it's very comfortable to play with. Getting into the higher frets is easy as well. Fantastic value for the money and compared to the real KH2 (which i played too) there is no difference i think. The 602 is even Neck-Through, the real KH2 is not.
The only thing which is really annoying is changing strings or retune. The Floyd Rose has to be adjusted, but once you did it stays in tune forever !

Action was set up perfect when i received this guitar, no complaints. No flaws at all or stuff like that. The Black finish looks beautiful. One word: Perfect !

Haven't gigged with it yet, and i don't own this axe for a longer time, so i can't judge this point to be honest. But the guitar makes a very solid impression. ;-)

Haven't dealt with them yet, there was no reason to do that.

I've been playing for 4 years now and i have another guitar which is a Yamaha Pacifica 112, which by the way, is also very good value for the money. I regret nothing having bought the KH 602, played it before and so my decision was clear. The only bad thing is retune and stuff and configure the Floyd Rose Tremolo, but that's something every Floyd Rose-User has to deal with. I compared it to the real KH2 as i said and i couldn't see a difference, so i bought this one. It's also much cheaper. I miss nothing on this guitar, great deal. ;-)
If it were stolen I'd buy it again and find the guy who stole it and kick his nuts. ;D Get this guitar now, great axe !

Made in Korea, updated version of the KH502, 24 extra jumbo frets, two volume and one tone control, 3 way selector switch, dual EMG 81 humbuckers with active electronics, maple 3 piece body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, skull and crossbones inlays, killer black finish, M style body (double cutaway, like a Strat except better), original Floyd Rose tremolo, locking strings, non locking tuners, came with a cable, and the allen keys for the Floyd Rose etc...

Well, as you probably know, this guitar is a midrange version of the ESP KH2 that Kirk Hammett of Metallica uses...it was upgraded over the previous midrange versions for 2003, now it has EMG 81 active pickups and an original Floyd Rose bridge (no "licensed" crap)...The EMG 81s are incredible sounding pickups, I don't really have a big amp, in fact I have a tiny Washburn 12 Watt, but used in conjunction with a Marshall Jackhammer, I can produce some good distorted sounds with this thing...the clean setting is also excellent, treble is well defined and notes ring out clear...Great sustain as well. Once you pick this thing up you just feel like playing Metallica, from Kill 'Em All to Reload...well suited for shredding a la Creeping Death, Blackened...but handles slower pieces e.g. Unforgiven, Nothing else Matters, just as well...

The action was very good/excellent, when I got it, I needed to tune it, and as anyone who's dealt with a Floyd Rose and locking strings before knows, that's a real pain in the ass...Once I set it up it was fine though, plays beautifully, the lower register is very accessible, although I noticed some difficulty in bending and getting a good hold from the 23rd to the 24th fret. That was probably just cause my fingers were cold...and I'm not that skilled as yet...
The finish is beautiful, I'll want to polish it every day to get it to mirror consistency...it's a really striking black, very eyecatching. The neck was straight and no fret buzzing etc, very well made. The Battery compartment for the active electronics is very well designed, easy to access and keeps the battery snug.

This guitar seems as if it would withstand live playing, at least with me, I'm a pretty reserved player, I wouldn't want to do anytihng reckless that would spoil it onstage...The strap buttons are quite solid, and the EMGs are a well known, reliable pickup set...
I wouldn't use it without a backup due to the Floyd Rose bridge and locking strings and active electronics...but then again, I'm a little cautious when it comes to those things.

I got this from Music123 and they seem to be pretty good people.

This axe is simply awesome. If you like Metallica, you should get this right now. Since it was upgraded with better pickups and a better bridge, it's basically the same as the KH2, the only differences being on the KH2 there's ESP instead of LTD on the headstock, there's a little signature on the headstock, and the body's made of alder instead of maple...also neck is a bolt on instead of neck thru, and the body isn't 3 piece (at least I don't think). The action and sound are incredible and the price (at least from sites like Music123 and Zzounds), is really good compared to the KH2...I would replace this if it was gone. I love everything about it except the work you have to do with locking strings/Floyd Rose when you need to change strings or retune...but I'm a lazy person. Everything about this guitar kicks serious ass, the inlays, the neck, the sound, the looks...Kirk Hammett is one of the best guitarists of all time and he has great taste. Get one, you won't regret it!