ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett Signature Left Handed, Black

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Key Features

Effortless playability through extra-thin U maple neck
Fantastic variety of tones thanks to Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker pickups
Expressive performance from Floyd Rose Special tremolo bridge
Stunning aesthetic with sculpted basswood body and skull and crossbones inlays

ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett Signature Left Handed, Black Overview

The LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett LH signature is one phenomenal guitar, offering fantastic, versatile tones and excellent playability. Taking influence from Kirk Hammett's previous signature models, the KH-202 upholds the fascination with horror, incorporating skull and crossbones inlays along the fretboard. The guitar outputs a brilliantly balanced tone, thanks to LH-301 pickups, producing absolute perfection.

A comfortable contoured basswood body produces a brilliant balanced tone, whilst also ensuring performing isn't strenuous. An Extra-Thin U maple neck shape provides essential freedom, for quick and easy movement along the fretboard, allowing you to really soar on those solos. Express yourself to your full potential with the Floyd Rose special bridge, adding that last rapid flavouring to the tone. All of this makes the LTD KH-202 a masterful construction, perfect for any metal performer.

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Perfect performance

Designed to handle Kirk Hammett’s blistering solos, the KH-202 allows for speed and precision whilst playing. An extra-thin U neck shape allows for fast paced navigation of the fretboard and offers a tight comfortable grip. A roasted jatoba fretboard offers a smooth playing surface therefore you can effortlessly glide from note to note. 24 extra jumbo frets span along the fretboard, offering plenty of room to position your chords and simultaneously ensuring that you don’t have to reach to voice any chords. All of this works to negate the strain brought on from playing the instrument, making performing easier and less demanding, therefore maximising the time you can spend playing.

Fantastic Tone

Equipped with ESP designed LH-310 humbucking pickups, at the bridge and the neck, the KH-202 possesses a powerful punch. Crafted for rocking, these pickups allow you to provide a crushing, crunchy driven tone perfect for metal. The basswood body holds a brilliant balanced tone, softening the tinny aspects of the high frequencies and offers just enough resonance for lows to feel full but not enough to rumble and muddy the tone. All of this combines to create a sound that perfectly matches Kirk Hammett’s metal tones.

Kirk Hammett

With his name etched into the history of metal, Kirk Hammett is one of the most renown guitarists in the genre. As lead guitarist of metal behemoths Metallica, Hammett is recognised for thunderous solos and palm muted chugging riffs. As it is often seen as a rite of passage to learn most of the repertoire he wrote, he is often viewed as responsible for popularising metals guitar style. As a prominent figure in a decade defining genre, it is clear to see why Kirk is widely respected as a musician and has earnt a place in Rock’n’roll’s hall of fame.