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 |
Case Included | Y |