Description
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 color 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)
- Case ec guitar form fit case
- ESP HARD SHELL Case included