Description
The ESP LTD KH-3 Spider 30th Anniversary Edition reissues Kirk Hammett’s iconic guitar from the Black Album era with modern upgrades. Featuring a spider graphic, black finish with silver accents, and a neck-thru-body design, it offers seamless fret access. Key features include a Floyd Rose 1000 bridge, an extra-thin U-shaped neck with a scalloped ebony fingerboard, and upgraded EMG Bonebreaker pickups for aggressive tones. Limited in production, it combines Metallica’s signature look with high-performance elements, making it a collector’s item.
Striking Aesthetics
The KH-3 Spider boasts a dramatic black finish adorned with spider and skull inlays. This is complemented by a metallic silver spider silk graphic that stretches across the alder body, creating a visually striking instrument that stands out on stage.
Premium Hardware
The KH-3 Spider includes a Floyd Rose 1000 bridge for reliable tuning stability and dive-bomb effects, along with Grover tuners for precise tuning adjustments. Its extra-jumbo frets and high-quality hardware ensure flawless playability and sustain.
Powerful Pickups
Equipped with Kirk Hammett’s signature EMG Bonebreaker humbucking pickups, this guitar delivers a wide range of aggressive tones. The pickups are controlled via a 3-way toggle switch and push-pull volume and tone knobs, offering versatility from rich, full sounds to tight, cutting leads.
Enhanced Playability
Featuring an extra-thin U-shaped maple neck and a scalloped ebony fingerboard from frets #17-24, the KH-3 Spider is designed for fast, comfortable playing. This neck profile ensures smooth access to the highest frets, ideal for complex solos and intricate riffs.
- Alder body
- Maple neck with extra thin “U”profile
- Ebony fingerboard
- EMG Bonebreaker humbucking pickups
- Grover tuners
- Floyd Rose 1000 bridge
- 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 Bone Breaker
- Bridge PU: EMG Bone Breaker
- Electronics: Active
- 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: Yes
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