ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett Signature Series Electric Guitar Black

I'll tell you right now, all these negative reviews are people who don't have the faintest idea of how to use a floyd rose. This guitar will not go out of tune no matter how hard you bend the strings. The neck is amazing and I would love to get a fixed bridge guitar with a neck as slim as that. Really solid guitar but it's easy to be upset if you're clueless about using a floyd.

Sounds great on distortion clean tones suck unless your into like short funky stuff. Sustain on distortion is great trying to play clean it just wont hold a note. On the positive side very easy to play comfortable fretboard even on high side 12th and up. I may upgrade pickups I like the floyd rose no tuning problems! Looks good all around ok guitar! I say ok because its just not that great of a guitar maybe the more expensive version is better as to this one Icconsidered returning it but think a little tweaking and better pickups it would be great!

I've been looking for a good solid metal guitar for a while and this one is pretty close to what I had in mind. The pickups that came in it are good for passive pickups but I had a set of active 81/60s from another project i swapped in along with a brass block in the bridge and what a world of difference in tone. This thing sounds as good as my Gibson LP now (doesn't play as good). The frett board felt a little rough but I slapped some GHS Fast Fret on it and it plays great. Setup was great out of the box, low action, no fret bus and the intonation was spot on. I picked up this guitar on a deal of the day from GC so the price was right. The only weird thing I had was I'm used to playing Gibson and Fender guitars which have a more narrow neck than esp guitars. Not a big deal but took some getting used too. Overall very happy with this guitar after I put some work into it.

I bought this guitar having played ESP's in the past and always have enjoyed the way they play. I was eye balling this one and my girlfriend surprised me with it. The guitar feels solid, has decent sustain, and a quick neck. BUT, out of the box, the setup was all wrong. The FR trem is setup pretty much backwards, Low E frets out the whole way as the truss rod is too tight, and there are 3 dead frets on the high E & B strings that will require Luthier work. I know some people will say that "every guitar has to be setup after you buy it" but this is just ridiculous... I'm hoping I just got a bad apple here and nobody else has this experience.

I haven't put it down since I got it. Once I figured out how to tune the Floyd Rose properly its awesome. I am going to replace the bridge pickup with a Dimebucker but only because I want a really hot pickup without going to active pickups. The pickups are fine otherwise. With a good amp and distortion pedal this thing screams. The action is really close for shredding and the neck is really thin. It was just what I was looking for in a metal guitar. I am used to a much fatter neck on my LP. I highly recommend it, not just for the beginner but for anyone.

I got this guitar exactly a year ago and let me tell you... I'm in love. I love the slim super smooth neck. No matter how humid it is, it never seems to get that "sticky" feeling that you can sometimes get. I also love the overall feel and look of the guitar too. The ESP humbuckers, all though passive, really pack a punch. You can play anything from lamb of god to bb king and everything in between. I can't really say if the floyd rose is good or not because this is the only guitar I've ever owned other than my strat, so I can't really compare. It is kinda hard to tune, so I would recommend keeping it in one tuning most of the time. Other than that it looks amazing, especially the rosewood fretboard the crossbone inlays. It's got a moderate weight to it but its super comfortable to play standing, sitting, and even laying down. For the price nothing that i played even comes close. I would recommend the kh-602 but if you're looking for a really good moderate level guitar and your on a budget, then this one's for you.