ESP KH-2 Purple Sparkle

Product nr: 1130563
ESP KH-2 Purple Sparkle ESP KH-2 Purple Sparkle
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Perhaps no other guitar is as closely associated with Metallica's massively influential lead guitarist Kirk Hammett than the ESP KH-2 Vintage. A special adaptation of Kirk's standard ESP KH-2 model, the KH-2 Vintage is based on one of Kirk's personal guitars that saw duty in the studio and on stages around the world during Metallica albums and tours. The resulting "lived in" vibe, including distressed paint with small chips and pitting, lightning-fast neck, and famous "CAUTION HOT" sticker and "KIRK'S GUITAR" label, are perfectly recreated by the luthiers at the world-class luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan. But the KH-2 Vintage is more than just its cool looks. It's a neck-thru-body shred machine, with a comfortable alder body, extra-thin U-shaped maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Kirk's skull & bones inlays, and high-end components including Gotoh tuners, a Floyd Rose Original bridge, and a set of EMG 60A (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) active pickups, just as Kirk's own guitar uses. Available in Black finish, the KH-2 Vintage comes with a premium hard shell case and a Certificate of Authenticity from ESP.

 


Crafted by hand, one at a time by the master luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, the ESP KH-2 Purple Sparkle is the latest update to the Signature Series of Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of the world's most successful metal band in history, Metallica. The KH-2 Purple Sparkle is more than just a killer new finish; its specs make it a whole new guitar. It offers neck-thru-body construction at 25.5” scale with a comfortable alder body and an extra thin U-shaped 3-piece maple neck with a great-feeling natural gloss finish on the back of the neck. The KH-2 Purple Sparkle has a 305mm radius rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Kirk's signature “skull and bones” inlays, and the fingerboard is scalloped from frets 17-24. This guitar’s sound is powered by a pair of EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition pickups. Designed to bring out the best in Kirk’s tone, the pickups offer crisp leads or smooth, rounded rhythm tones at a flick of its three-way selector. Components on the KH-2 Purple Sparkle include high-quality Gotoh tuners and a Floyd Rose Original bridge, and it comes with an ESP hard shell case.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

  • CONSTRUCTION - Neck-Thru
  • SCALE - 25.5"
  • BODY - Alder
  • NECK - 3Pc Maple
  • FINGERBOARD - Rosewood
  • FINGERBOARD RADIUS - 305mm
  • FINISH - PURPLE SPARKLE
  • NUT WIDTH - 42mm
  • NUT TYPE - Locking
  • NECK CONTOUR - Extra Thin U
  • FRETS/TYPE - 24 XJ (Scalloped from 17-24)
  • HARDWARE COLOR - Black
  • STRAP BUTTON - Standard
  • TUNERS - Gotoh
  • BRIDGE - Floyd Rose Original
  • NECK PU - EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition
  • BRIDGE PU - EMG KH Bone Breaker Limited Edition
  • ELECTRONICS - Active
  • ELECTRONICS LAYOUT - Vol/Vol/Tone/3-Way Switch
  • STRINGS - Elixir Nanoweb Super Light (.009/.011/.016/.024/.032/.042)
  • CASE - MH GUITAR FORM FIT CASE
  • CASE INCLUDED
  • CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED

Product information

Body construction Solidbody
Handedness Righthand
Nr of strings 6
Pickup configuration HH