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.
SPECIFICATIONS
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CONSTRUCTION : Neck-Thru
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SCALE : 24.75"
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BODY : Alder
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NECK : 3Pc Maple
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FINGERBOARD : Macassar Ebony
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FINGERBOARD RADIUS : 350mm
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FINISH : Black w/ Spider Graphic
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NUT WIDTH : 42mm
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NUT TYPE : Locking
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NECK CONTOUR : Extra Thin U
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FRETS/TYPE : 24 XJ
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HARDWARE COLOR : Black
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STRAP BUTTON : Standard
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TUNERS : Grover
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BRIDGE : Floyd Rose 1000
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NECK PU : EMG BoneBreaker
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BRIDGE PU : EMG BoneBreaker
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ELECTRONICS LAYOUT : Neck Volume/Bridge Volume/Tone/Toggle Switch
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STRINGS : D'Addario XL120 (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
