ESP 30th Anniversary KH-3 Spider

With the ESP 30th Anniversary KH-3 Spider electric guitar, ESP Guitars celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Kirk Hammett singlecut model that the Metallica guitarist ordered in 1991 and used as part of the support tours for the legendary Black Album.

Woods and design

For the design of the convenient singlecut guitar, the ESP Custom Shop relies on a full-length, 3-piece maple neck, which is completed by alder body wings and an ebony fingerboard. A slim extra Thin U neck profile and scalloping from the 17th fret create extremely comfortable playing characteristics for lightspeed solos and tight riffing.

Pickups and hardware

The guitar amp's EMG KH Bone Breaker pickups with engraved Metalworks caps provide the appropriate Metallica sound, extracting the last ounce of gain from the amp and allowing every note played to cut through the mix with sharply focused midrange. For fearless lead acrobatics with the whammy bar, the ESP KH-3 also comes with a Floyd Rose Original Double Locking Tremolo. The black high-gloss finish of the ESP 30th Anniversary KH-3 Spider is also decorated with the distinctive spider graphic by metal and punk artist Pushead, who created countless Metallica artworks.

The ESP 30th Anniversary KH-3 Spider at a glance:

• Singlecut electric guitar from the ESP Custom Shop, made in Japan
  

• Kirk Hammett (Metallica) signature guitar

• Special model for the 30th anniversary of the ESP KH-3 guitar from 1991

• Black finish with spider graphics by artist Pushead

• Neck-through construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)

• Alder body

• Full-length, three-piece maple neck

• Ebony fingerboard with scalloping from 17th to 24th fret

• Extra Thin U neck profile

• Spider and Skull & Crossbones inlays

• Active EMG KH Bone Breaker pickups with engraved Metalworks caps

• Floyd Rose Original Double Locking Tremolo

• Grover Rotomatic tuners

• Case and certificate included