ESP GUITARS

This very strange electric guitar has a hollow and transparent plexi-glass body which is filled with blue wave machine fluid. It has a rosewood fretboard, a standard ESP neck and a natural headstock. Its body design is an ESP Telecaster model.

As you can see in the picture on the left  the blue fluid separates into a blue and a clear one at the bottom when the guitar is not being moved.

The guitar's body graphic shows Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster.  The eyes of Frankenstein's monster are lit up with two red lights.  In its inlays there is written "THE MONSTER IS ALIVE!".  The inlays' message start at the bridge and glow green in the dark.

This electric-guitar is a black/white ESP KH-1 signature model. The Flying V body is composed of mahogany and the fretboard with the 22 extra jumbo frets of rosewood. The KH-1 was Kirk's very first ESP signature guitar. It contains one pickup and a single volume control.

This guitar is mainly used to be played D-tuned.

This electric-guitar is a black signature model which is based upon the ESP M-II series. Its hardware is black and the neck is bolt on the body.  It consists of an alder body, a maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard and a Floyd Rose bridge.  A red "Caution HOT" sticker covers a large chip in the finish below the bridge + a small sticker above the neck pickup that says "Kirk's Guitar".

KH-2 - M-II - Ouija

This electric guitar is a ESP signature model which is based upon the ESP M-II serie. Its body consist of alder, the fingerboard (with 24XJ frets) of rosewood and the neck which is bolt on the body of maple.  The bridge is an original Floyd Rose bridge.

The Ouija board graphics are located between the pickups, and show a moon and a sun as well as on the graphics located at the edges of the guitar.

Its inlays show on the one hand a star within a half moon and on the other hand a singled star.

KH-2 - M-II - Boris Karloff Mummy graphic

(This guitar is Kirk's favorite)

This electric guitar is a ESP signature model which is based upon the ESP M-II series. Its body is composed of alder, the fingerboard (with 24XJ frets) of rosewood and the neck which is bolt on the body of maple. The bridge is an original Floyd Rose bridge.

The body shows the original graphic of the movie "The Mummy" which is staring the actor Boris Karloff as the mummy. On the guitar's left horn there's written in a sort of hand writing font "It comes to life!"

KH-3 - Eclipse - Pushead Spider graphic

This electric-guitar is a black signature model which is based upon the ESP Eclipse series.  Its hardware is black and the neck is bolt on the body. It is composed of an alder body, a maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard and a Floyd Rose bridge. The inlays are "Pushead Spider" and Skull & Crossbones.  Kirk placed a "Devil"- graphic at the top of the body and a slope sticker "13" below the spider during the "Load" Tour.

KH-4 - M-II - F**k You

This electric-guitar is a black signature model which is based off the ESP M-II series.  It is composed of an alder neck-through body, a maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard and a Floyd Rose bridge.  It has a white mother of pearl pickguard and at the 12th fret is written "F*ck You".  At the top of its headstock is a signature of Kirk.

LTD - Smash guitar

Eclipse - similar to the KH-3 without Pushead Spider graphic

Semi-Acoustic Eclipse

This red steel-stringed semi-acoustic guitar is composed of a semi-hollow mahogany body with a bound maple top and a 22 extra-jumbo frets long rosewood fingerboard.  It contains a piezo electric pickup with an active EQ system.  Kirk uses this guitar to play acoustic parts in live shows.

NEW ESP KH SIGNATURE GUITARS

LTD KH-502

LTD KH-503

KH-2 Vintage (Relic)

an exact reproduction of Kirk's main stage guitar, production limited to 100 instruments, each guitar includes a certificate of authenticity signed by Kirk Hammett; red sticker: "Caution Hot", small black sticker: "Kirk's Guitar"

GUITARS ONSTAGE

Dan Electro U2

Fender Stratocaster - cream

Fernandes Flying V

Fernandes Stratocaster

Gibson Flying V #1 - black

Gibson Flying V #2 - red

Gibson Flying V #3 - black

Gibson Les Paul Custom - black

Gibson Les Paul Standard - cherry burst

Godin Multiac (acoustic)

GUITARS RECORDING

Gibson Super 400

RUMORED NEW GUITAR

1. Mesa Boogie Strategy 300 power amps
   Mesa Boogie Mark IV amp
   Mesa Boogie 4 x 12 speaker cabinets
   Mesa Boogie Triaxis preamp
   Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier solo head
   Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier solo head (used in Lollapalloza 1996 tour)
   Marshall JMP-1 preamp
   Marshall 4 x 12 speaker cabinets w/ 25-watt speakers
   Marshall 2 x 12 speaker cabinets
   Marshall practice amps
   Custom Audio Electronics preamp
   ADA MP-1 preamp
   Bradshaw preamp
   VHT power amp
   Matchless Spitfire
   Vox AC-30
   Fender tweed combos
   Flextone
   Ken Fisher Trainwreck
   Line-6 digital amp head (can be seen in the Garage Inc. booklet)

EFFECTS

1. Dunlop Crybaby Wah-Wah pedals - modified (dunlop electronics enclosed in ernie ball volume pedal bodies)
   Roland VG-8
   EMB Audio Remote Wah units
   EMB/Ernie Ball Wah Pedals - custom
   Multiple Foot Pedals Custom Rackmount
   Rocktron RSB-18F pedal boards
   Ibanez Tube Screamer
   Bradshaw Switching System
   Bradshaw Patch Bay Custom
   Lovetone Meatball pedal (for the Wah like sound in the opening riff of "I Disappear")

1. Furman power strips
   Nady 1200 Wireless receivers and transmitters
   ADA MQ-1 E.Q.
   Alesis Data Disk
   Juice Goose power strip
   Eventide H3000 SE
   Boss SE-50
   Rocktron Juice Extractor
   Aphex Parametric E.Q.
   Rocktron Patchmate
   Ascot Road cases
   Dunlop pedals
   Pro-Co sound cables
   Peterson 520 strobe tuner
   Floyd Rose Tremelo Systems
   Whirlwind channel boxes
   Ultra guitar stands
   R & R road cases
   DiMarzio guitar straps

STRINGS

1. Ernieball strings (.010 / .013 / .017 / .030 / .042 / .052)

PICKS

1. Dunlop Green Tortex .88 mm Guitar Picks