Fitted with a stunning Pale Moon Ebony fingerboard and a figured maple veneer, and custom spec pickups, these guitars are elegant and powerful. Rose Original bridge, and a set of EMG 60A (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) active pickups, just as Kirk's own guitar uses.Fender Fender’s Limited Edition American Quilt Maple Top Stratocaster HSS in Transparent Black combines traditional Stratocaster appointments, modern playability, and some of the finest tonewoods available. Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 24 extra-jumbo frets and Kirk's skull & bones inlays, and high-end components including Goth tuners, a Floyd It's a neck-thru-body shred machine, with a comfortable alder body, extra-thin U-shaped

But the KH-2 Vintage is more than just its cool looks. The resulting 'lived in' vibe, including distressed paint with small chips and pitting, lightning-fast neck,Īnd famous 'CAUTION HOT' sticker and 'KIRK'S GUITAR' label, are perfectly recreated by the luthiers at the world-class luthiers at the ESP Custom Shop A specialĪdaptation of Kirk's standard ESP KH-2 model, the KH-2 Vintage is based on one of Kirk's personal guitars that saw duty in the studio and on stagesĪround the world during Metallica albums and tours.

Perhaps no other guitar is as closely associated with Metallica's massively influential lead guitarist Kirk Hammett than the ESP KH-2 Vintage. Designed to keep the capo aligned over the fret board, the saddle is padded with genuine leather to protect your instrument’s fine finish.įor more information on this Elliott Capo, please contact us.

The Elite Guitar Capo features the exclusive patented Elliott “push button” quick release top-bar locking system combined with the McKinney style saddle. The Elite frame has been narrowed by 1/8″ inch. Crafted for both guitar and banjo, the Elite Capo has a thinner, sleeker profile than other Elliott capos, which some players find more comfortable for the fretting hand. The result of that careful refining process is evident in the Elite capo available today. Tom sent some rough frame examples to Phill, who refined the design and has been producing this model since the mid 1990’s. The Elite Capo began with some small banjo capo frames Tom McKinney was experimenting with.

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