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ESP LTD KH202 Kirk Hammett Signature Electric Guitar

EMG-ESP LH301 humbuckers. Jumbo frets.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           10 out of 10
Features:
           10 out of 10
Quality:
           10 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           10 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"A really great guitar"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from live.com
Submitted: 12/4/2008
Style of Music: metal
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: ft collins colorado

 

 
Feature:
I would say the best. The guitar came with all the proper tools and they all fit where they are suppose to. I think the features are all good because it's desighned to kirks specs so I cant complain about what I think it should or shouldn't have, It is what it is suppose to be.

Quality:
Well you get what you pay for if that helps at all. There are some flaws on my kh202, nothing major but that's to be expected with any guitar that comes off of an assembly line. They all can be fixed. I think if you take care of this guitar I'm shure it would hold up on the road, just regular maintenance and cleaning. I dont think anything would break untill something does actually break..lol. I am always leary of floating bridges that the studs might rip out of the body if you put too much ass on it, but thats with every guitar that has one not just the ltd.

Value:
The value rocks if your a starving musician like myself. I give it a 10.

Desirability:
The look is awesome, you can't ever go wrong with and skull and crossbones. I was however a little dissapointed with the hardware. The advertisement said it was black hardware but in fact it came with nickel hardware, but no big deal it can be swapped.

Sound:
The sound overall is good. I really only use the bridge pickup with the tone wide open. I did think that with both pickups activated the sound was muddy and a little dull but like I said I dont really use both. But yes the sound over all is good.

Ease of Use:
I would also say the best. As far as sound...well there are alot of factors that come into play, like amps and what not. The kh 202 is very playable and the manual is very clear on how to properly care for your guitar. Also it seems to be compatable with the rest of my gear so I give this section a 10.

Support:
I give it a 10, because I havent had to deal with them yet and honestly I don't think I will ever need to. Innocent untill proven guily..lol

Overall:
I expect I will be happy with this product for along time, This is my first ltd and I will probably never play another brand.

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"ESP Kirk Hammett Guitar"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from Hotmail.com
Submitted: 7/9/2007

 

 
Feature:
Skull n bones inlays- KIller awesome feature Floyd rose Licensed tremolo(comes w/bar)- Awesome feature hardly evergoes out of tune and u can do some crazy trem Inverse headstock- Just like Kirk Emg HZ Passive pickups-good pickups for the price of this guitar BAsswood body- smooth glassy kind of body Maple neck and rosewood fingerboard- smooth easy to play.

Quality:
Very good quality for a cheaper ltd of KIRK HAMMETT sounds great.

Value:
This guitar is totally worth buying for anyone who is a fan of metallica or just wants a nice shredding guitar I used to have an IBanez RG but I wanted another guitar with about the same shape that has emgs and double locking trem!

Desirability:
Very Sexy Guitar Its kirk hammetts and it looks like you can play guitar great even if you can't

Sound:
You Get all The Classic Thrash Hevay stuff metallica used to make and you will sound just like kirk hammett.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use everything about it is awesome!!!

Support:
Great!

Overall:
Overall its a decent guitar for the price This was my first Esp/Ltd Guitar and I have over 7 guitars have like $2000 les pauls and stuff I still play this more than anything else. Its my favorite and main guitar that I own.

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"KH-202 yes..."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 7/9/2007
Style of Music: Metal Hard Core and anything that starts with metal and ends with lica
Musical Experience: Active Musican
Location: San Diego California USA

 

 
Feature:
The floyd rose locking temolo system was nice. oh and it has an awsome headstock and the strings are real close to the fretboard so its easy to fret.

Quality:
well see i dont know this... because i used it in a store but it seemed solid..

Value:
this guitar is totally worth the price. i would pay thousands to sound like metallica ok well maybe not thousands since you can get this for $419 and sound like them.

Desirability:
wooo doggy this guitar is sexy..

Sound:
This guitar has a really awsome heavy sound when you use it with a good amp. i was at a guitar store and i got it turned up the amp and played a single power chord and it was so awsome and so heavy that i fell in love with the guitar.

Ease of Use:
Well you see ive only played about 15 guitars in my life and out of every single one this is the easiest to play.

Support:
pssh i dont know

Overall:
i love this guitar and i cant wait till it ships to me and when i get it i will play it for 4 days straight.. ok maybe not but a long time.

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"BEST VALUE GUITAR EVER!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 8/30/2007
Style of Music: Heavy Metal
Musical Experience: Hobbyist at the moment
Location: Guernsey,Channel Islands,UK

 

 
Feature:
The floyd rose tremolo system is great.my vintage strat is rubbish compared to this guitar.i had a dual against my friend i used the whammy bar he used the floyd rose.he won easy.and i love the skull and bones on the neck.

Quality:
Very reliable.Build like a rock.my mate has dropped his so many times yet his still hasnt dented or chipped even marked.Great quality

Value:
When he told me how much he paid i was shocked.Such good value its unbelieveable.id would pay at least $1500 for this guitar

Desirability:
i want this guitar bad.im hopefully going to get it.then ill beat my mate.

Sound:
This guitar sounds awesome! i played my friends guitar and i was blown away.i can play basically anyfin.sounds brilliant playin metallica especially One.

Ease of Use:
Its so easy to make this guitar make great sounds.you sound good even if your useless.GET THIS GUITAR!!.cos its easy 2 learn on but can still keep with the pace when you get good.

Support:
He hasnt had 2 use the company

Overall:
This is the best value guitar ive ever seen.take my advice.BUY THIS GUITAR!!!!!! i am going to be an ESP customer for life now

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"It's worth every penny."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 11/8/2007
Style of Music: Classic Rock and all kinds of metal.
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Sweden

 

 
Feature:
I got the guitar. That gotta count as a feature. :D And I really like the bridge too, It feels softer than any other floyd rose ever in some kind of way. I also like that it has one Volume for each pickup.

Quality:
This guitar is so good. <3 I hope it will last for the rest of my life.

Value:
If you think of how it is to play and that it acually has ESP-EMG and Floyd Rose I could pay a grand for it. (If i could afford it since I'm just a kid)

Desirability:
This guitar is like it has some kind of soul, just like a really good guitar should be.

Sound:
Incredeble sound, And using a Line 6 Spider II makes it even better.

Ease of Use:
It's really easy to use. I still just love the sound of it.

Support:
Well. There has been no need to call the support.

Overall:
This is a guitar that you really would like to own. And it´s worth every penny. I am truly glad it was this cheap too.

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"GET THIS GUITAR!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: none
Submitted: 12/22/2005
Style of Music: metal, hard rock, metallica, megadeth
Musical Experience: lead guitarist in a band
Location: Tupper Lkae, NY, USA

 

 
Feature:
The box it came in had a 2005 esp catolog and an owners manuel. There is a package with the tremelo bar in it and an extra string if you want factory setting

Quality:
The guitar will last a long time for me and when you use the tremelo it hardly ever gos out of tune.

Value:
This guitar is worth every penny and you wont be broke after you buy it and i reccomend you buy strap locks so it doesnt fall.

Desirability:
The guitar looks Amazing and its easy to play

Sound:
This guitar is AMAZING. I played this for the first time and right before christmas and i love it. It sounds awsome and the tremelo isnt all that bad either. The skulll and bones look awsome. If you like metallica or megadeth or any other rock this guitar is perfect. If you get this guitar it will not let you down.

Support:
The company was easy to reach and it only took 1 day to arrive.

Overall:
I will always have this guitar and i will last a long time and sounds awsome.

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"its made out of awsome(:"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 2/2/2008
Style of Music: rock, alternative
Musical Experience: active musician
Location: michigan

 

 
Feature:
the floyd rose is awsome, major whammy abuse

Quality:
the lock-in tuners dont always stay in tune if you use the whammy bar alot just tune it daily

Value:
great price

Desirability:
the skull in-lays are awsome

Sound:
it has a really good distortion and clean sound a little to much hum in the background but i guess thats why they call them humbuckers

Ease of Use:
plug it in, turn it up, and ROCK

Support:
they were nice they didnt really anwser my questions though

Overall:
i will keep it the rest of my life

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"rock on"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 7/11/2005
Style of Music: rock ,metal
Musical Experience: hobbyist
Location: oneonta ny usa

 

 
Feature:
yes the most useful feature is the flyd rose tremolo

Quality:
the best guality ever blows the heck out of gibson les pauls

Value:
its worth it id pay at least 1,500 for it

Desirability:
its the sexiest guitar ive ever seen

Sound:
it sounds like kirk hammet is right in the house with u. it sounds really good on master of puppets

Support:
havent needed to deal with them

Overall:
ill take this guitar to my grave i love it so much

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"Dangerous Guitar"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 5/18/2005
Style of Music: Hard Rock
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: St. Louis, MO

 

 
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Feature:
Floyd Rose locking tremelo is awesome!

Sound:
I have owned a Les Paul Studio and Fender Standard start. I could never get the sound I wanted out of either. I eneded up selling both recently purchased this guitar and was totally blown away. I will never buy another brand of guitar ever. This thing is dangerous!

Overall:
I am now an esp customer for life.

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ESP KH202 Kirk Hammett Customer Review

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 7/28/2004
Style of Music: metal and rock
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada

 

 
Feature:
all the features on it is the best

Quality:
quality is 110%

Value:
a really good price

Desirability:
i want it

Sound:
the sound is sweet

Overall:
the sweetest guitar out there

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