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Metallica's Kirk Hammett is fascinated by the strange and macabre aspects of life, evidenced by his custom guitars featuring classic horror art and paranormal phenomena, most famously seen in his well-known Ouija guitars.

The next step in his LTD Signature Series is the KH Demonology, a guitar powerful enough to summon the mightiest of dark forces. Over its black finish are a number of sigils, which are ancient symbols reputed to be imbued with magical power that allows the owner to summon demonic entities. Whether or not you use the KH Demonology as a portal to magical dimensions, it's an amazing musical instrument in its own right.

The KH Demonology is a neck-thru-body design at 25.5 in. scale, with a comfortably contoured alder body, an extra-thin U-shaped three-piece maple neck, and a rosewood fingerboard inlaid with Kirk's skull-and-crossbones motif, along with 24 extra-jumbo frets. A set of active EMG 60 (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) pickups provide a range of tones that go from deep and rich to super aggressive with the flick of a toggle switch, and each pickup has its own volume control.

The KH Demonology includes a Floyd Rose tremolo for expressive performance styles, and comes with a special Tombstone case, appropriate for this unearthly tool of musical mayhem.
Open Box ESP LTD KH Demonology Level 1 Black
Open Box ESP LTD KH Demonology Level 1 Black
Open Box ESP LTD KH Demonology Level 1 Black

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Koa
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Extra thin U
  • Neck wood: 3-piece Maple
  • Joint: Neck-through
  • Scale length: 25.5 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 13.75 in.
  • Fret size: Extra-jumbo
  • Number of frets: 24
  • Inlays: Skull and crossbones
  • Nut width: Not specified
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: EMG-60
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: EMG 81
  • Brand: EMG
  • Active or passive pickups: Active 
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: Yes
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
  • Bridge design: Floyd Rose original
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: LTD
  • Color: Black
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Signature model, Body graphic
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: South Korea

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Reviewed by 3 customers

  • solid guitar and pretty cool lookin to

    5

    submitteda year ago

    byAlexander

    fromclearwater location

    pretty sweet guitar and feels better most of guitar and sounds pretty sweet through most amps that I've ran it through and the floyd rose original trem is a massive bonus for me to about this guitar

  • Very swag

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byJacob F

    fromAlgonquin, IL

    Literally sounds like a kirk Hammett guitar. I'm not sure if the pickups are his signature bone breaker pickups or just the EMG combo that are basically the same thing, but both the riff and lead tones are awesome, and both pickups still sound good and fade out perfectly as you turn the knobs down. It sounds really good clean as well. I have a Randall RX120D head that I don't think exists anywhere anymore and it normally sounds pretty weak, but this guitar makes it sound like a nice fat tone. I've been playing guitar for about two years now and, believe it or not I really like Metallica. I only know a few of kirks solos but they all felt a little bit easier and sounded better once I got this guitar compared to my others. The floyd rose 1000 bridge system also stays in tune very well even with multiple pretty far dive bombs, and if it gets out of tune it's very small amounts that can be tuned back up in a couple seconds. Anyways, I've had this guitar for a few weeks now and it's totally awesome, as well as the tombstone case it comes in with a microfiber cloth and tools to change/adjust strings, and a replacement spring for the bridge. I would say it's good for live shows as well but I've never played one of those so...

  • BEST PLAYING GUITAR EVER!

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byTodd Zilla

    fromcharlotte nc

    I have owned well over 100 guitars. This guitar is the quality of a $4000 custom build. The Korean plant that ESP uses is unreal. Best playing and sounding guitar I have ever owned. The fit, finish, fret work and quality of this guitar is amazing. Plus the case is killer!

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked bypatrick

    fromundisclosed

    are the frets stainless steel?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    No, they're not.

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked byMeatloaf

    fromSpace

    Does it have bonebreaker pickups

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Yes

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byIsaac

    fromundisclosed

    Does this guitar come with a case?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    No. it doesn't.