Kirk Hammett and ESP are celebrating 25 years of successful cooperation with three brand new KH signature models. This one, KH-DC is based upon the EC series models, but has a double cutaway, instead of a single one. This model was, along with other ESP novelties, exhibited at ESP booth at NAMM 2012. KH-DC starts off with a solid, double cutaway body made of mahogany back and flamed maple top. the carved top is bound in multiple layers of creme binding and has an elevated, white pickguard. See thru black cherry with glossy finish is the only color option available for this model. In the bridge department, Tonepros tune-o-matic bridge is paired with a stoptail bar. Both of them are plated in gold. Pickups for KH-DC are EMG81 active humbucker in the bridge and EMG60, also active humbucker in the neck position. To control and manipulate them, player has split volume controls, master tone and a three-way toggle switch. Neck on this Kirk Hammett model is made of mahogany and equipped with thin U contour and st-in joint. The fingerboard is made of rosewood with a set of 22 extra jumbo frets, flag position inlays and 1.6" wide bone string nut. 25-1/2" sale, Sperzel locking tuners and gold plated hardware complete the specs.

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Wood Mahogany
Body Top Wood Maple (Flame)
Carved Top Yes
Binding Creme
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape U-shaped neck
Neck Joint Set neck
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Extra Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Flag
Hardware Gold
Number of Strings 6
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Nut Width 1.65"
String Nut Bone
Tuners Sperzel
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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Body Top Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Carved Top
Yes
No
Binding
Creme
Creme
Bridge
Stoptail/Tune-O-Matic
Stoptail
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
U-shaped neck
U-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Extra Jumbo
Extra Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Flag
Flag
Hardware
Gold
Gold
Number of Strings
6
6
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
Nut Width
1.65"
1.65"
String Nut
Bone
No
Tuners
Sperzel
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