ESP LTD KH602 - Kirk Hammett signature

[@OlaEnglund]

LTD KH602 guitar test!!!

[@blackkrypt8846]

Good to see someone demo an affordable guitar instead of 2-3k guitars

[@stonyman4062]

Say your prayers

[@justicechadwell1944]

I want one lol

[@Acepilot1312]

Shall I buy it? It has everything I want! I’m only worried about the QC issues. :)

[@warlockconnor7712]

I want those inlays

[@Pablomarinho10]

The skulls are meant to be friendly, because metal is about friendship.

[@jesseyasaitis9036]

Skulls are inside. It's what's inside that counts.

[@imacashew.]

Jesse Yasaitis You have beautiful bone structure

[@brnuo_]

hello brazilian guy

[@Hoscitt]

😄

[@domsguitargeartricksandtip9901]

Well what else could they be for?

[@VapnFagan]

WOW Those EMG's actually sound pretty awesome!

[@KrunchM]

EMGs sound great with lots of distortion. They really start to feel weak when you use them on a clean channel or if you want lots of dynamics (they are very, very compressed).

[@hunter757]

To be honest all of the guitars that I've owned that had an EMG 81 in the bridge have been the best all around

[@Calcium_Penguin]

@G. V. Q www.emgpickups.com/dg20-davidgilmour.html

[@Dasdickehuhn]

It sounds great because of these emg pickups and they're active i like this guitar but I Don't have it

[@fertunchik880]

what is the song in the background in the video tc fangs

[@FRANANGELICOONA]

Get Kirk Hamster on coffee with Ola!

[@bbck15]

that would be great! Kirk would probably do it if you asked him

[@daverdz7348]

@@bbck15 Kirk Hamster XD!!!

[@tomcat8983]

Most definitely!

[@metallimatt10]

@@bbck15 i agree, Kirk is pretty chill, he'd do it

[@manosassassin]

I don't think he would

[@TheSlashSignature]

All DT stuff in the video :D 4:23 Another Day - Solo (strange version) 5:31 Metropolis Intro Dive Bombs 8:35 Under a glass moon obviously 10:18 A change of seasons

[@PikaStu666]

Thank you! 10:18 was puzzling me... Change of Seasons was one of my choices 🤘

[@schotzfired]

How about 7:59

[@vincentvoortwijs2879]

@@schotzfired Preachers of death, from The Haunted.

[@luizcarvalho4245]

4:23 The Haunted - Time(Will not Heal) (solo)

[@ivandalegundran6535]

@@vincentvoortwijs2879 thanks! Absolutely heavy riffs.

[@deathslayer4551]

Rock In Paradise Eddie Van Halen. Greetings From Manila, Philippines.

[@CosmicHarmony58]

@ethan hunt I'm sure he's aware

[@nuclearllama7239]

I swear i will never get tired of hearing battery's main riff

[@Jacob-kj1lj]

That and hearing the four horsemen

[@stallionstudios]

That is a gooder.

[@ecatalan98]

Th living definition of a pummeling and merciless riff: BATTERY!!!

[@KyleP133]

It's such a relief to see even Ola Englund has sore forearms after playing Master of Puppets.

[@IYF_Productions_SL]

He didn't say he had sore arms if I recall. He said it was a work out down picking that song.

[@jonnyj.]

@@IYF_Productions_SL Um... you can infer what he meant...

[@IYF_Productions_SL]

@@jonnyj. it quickly becomes apparent, a few need some splainin' to know that. Maybe you should be proud you're exceptional and didn't need it :)

[@jonnyj.]

@@IYF_Productions_SL How that relates to my comment, I have no clue. Maybe read it again :)

[@nckhed]

@@jonnyj. People these days are something else, aren't they? 🤦‍♂️😏

[@tomsvinylsessions]

I am a fan off signiture style guitars. If this is going to be a series, maybe stick to those types of guitars, hagstrom fantomen, wylde audio, dave murray fender, adrian smith sdx Jackson those sorts, maybe even make them into an artists rig of the week.

[@sm-oh8ef]

Great Idea!!

[@mattjns]

Shit yes! Jim Root’s Fender series are fkn epic. I’d love Ola’s opinion of them.

[@stabblooder6148]

@Chris 1983 Wow, thats impressive

[@tylercady3985]

I'm usually not a huge fan of signatures, but I like that idea. Also this one, as well as James Hetfield's Snakebyte, are ok signatures because it doesn't look overly like their guitar. If you didn't know any better you'd think that was just a factory guitar

[@tomsvinylsessions]

@@tylercady3985 yes, the lizzy hale explorer looks really good aswel.

[@BassRacerx]

I love how you are a guitar maker but you are still doing reviews and buying other brands guitars. and saying positive things about the competition! we need more people like you leading the industry!

[@jared305]

@Aussie As biased* but yeah I think so too :/

[@hyssean12]

He is not a guitar maker.

[@mikeg3950]

Ola has a passion for what he does, it’s not just a business. I think that’s what makes his content stand out from so many others. More options= better for the players

[@RichardGarcia93]

He’s the owner of a guitar company lols. Not a maker. But I get what you’re saying.

[@BassRacerx]

@@RichardGarcia93 You are just arguing semantics. He created the company and gets to take all the credit doesnt matter if he is the one personally cutting the wood or not.

[@DevinJamesMetal]

The Ola Hammett. King of the WAHmen 🎸

[@icebladefilms7363]

😂😂

[@vincentrandles8105]

😂😂😂😂😂 Wah-burn!! Classic K.Hammy! V⚡

[@lukebelay6995]

And waHAAA

[@chloezbow4575]

I am still so surprised that I won this! I can't wait to play it!

[@Djozyanited]

good for you!

[@impendingdoom385]

NICE!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@vio-lence7267]

Nice, how does it feel?

[@chloezbow4575]

@@vio-lence7267 great!

[@MyBichSustained]

Guess you answered my comment question.....congrats!

[@ozzykilian7140]

You should make a EVH gear video as a tribute to Eddie❤️

[@restojon1]

That's a nice idea

[@kopekartsandmusic95]

Jay Zed's Guide to Things n Stuff yup

[@marvintimke3978]

He should try the EVH stripe red, or white

[@SlapMyBass3825]

2nded

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

@@marvintimke3978 the Wolfgang is amazing. The wolfgang standard sounds epic.

[@AlexH8280]

12-year-old me totally wants my dad to buy this for me.

[@6tringdanny]

today year old me wats my dad to buy this guitar for me

[@ZaneDalton]

@@6tringdanny 😂

[@OmarOttoman]

I am 33 and still ask my dad to buy me stuff.

[@michaelpatrick6840]

51 year old me, a dad, needs to beg myself. lol.

[@rocknrollcowboy1620]

@@michaelpatrick6840 more like beg the wife

[@dreammfyre]

These pickups sound pretty amazing to me. A very slick yet heavy sound, like record ready without much tweaking. And somehow these LTDs/ESPs makes me extremely nostalgic. It’s like I’m back in -95 and browsing the Thomann catalogue at my friends house.

[@fredriksvard2603]

My best sounding guitar for recordings was an esp baritone with emg 81s

[@Kristianfreknu]

I bought a left handed version of this guitar back in december 2019. I absolutely love how it feels to play. The neck is so comfortable. It stays perfect in tune for a long long time. And the EMG's. Love them. For the price, it's a very good guitar with a lot of value in my opinion!

[@blackstormer95]

I have the left handed KH-202 since 2011 and it still plays amazing, so you got a great one there for a long time 😎

[@_FadetoOrion_]

Where did you find this left handed KH-602?? And how much did it cost?

[@ryanholt9884]

Love having coffee with Ola. Kirk Hammett signature series? yes please!

[@thereddeadslayer5368]

I have this guitar. For me it plays like a dream. It is my favorite guitar. All I play are ltds and Gibson now.

[@SynBaka]

Imagine being a Metallica fan and winning this guitar.

[@Timbo6669]

yep...I even own a Kh202 and winning this? I think i would have a heart attack.

[@rtomas47]

Idk, Im Metallica fan but I would propably sell it

[@saido009]

But also being a lefty

[@svenmilicic6802]

Never had a chance to get a good guitar this kind of shit would make me cry

[@kalmankovacs2889]

I have this guitar but I bought it

[@mikewifak]

Busted my ass mowing lawns when I was 15 to buy a KH-2 that looks basically exactly like that. Now I’m 40 and I still play it. You got me in them feelz today, Ola!

[@JenMajuraOfficial]

👍🏼 good luck to all the members to win this guitar

[@JenMajuraOfficial]

@Topher T hahaha 🤣👍🏼

[@marcpompette7431]

JEN 🤜🤛

[@DropDeadLegs]

Member of what I missed this part of the sentence when he said win.

[@PooNinja]

Where do I join to win your Pia???🤗

[@Inflames131]

Hey man I hope you are staying safe!! Just want to say thanks for keeping up with the entertainment it is really awesome!! You are hilarious to watch and your sense of humor is great! Keep up the great work!! Keep having fun!!

[@Spoonley]

Yess! Something that can cheer us all up! Been waiting for this vid ever since the Sunday with ola where you bought it!

[@OldManTenno]

That clean tone sounded fantastic.

[@eddyalbert]

The clean sound is Amazing ! And you played that part perfectly.

[@danielehartmann2787]

I truly truly truly love the clean guitar tone.

[@plotonisradd]

hey Ola, i found your channel by luck maybe couple of months ago , now im eagerly waiting on your new content ! Keep rocking up man ! Good work , you deserve much much better !!! I was wondering , are you planning to do a EVH tribute kinda thing ? Thanks man

[@HELLSPAWN19922007]

My 602 will be here tomorrow. Your video made me get it. I had one back in 09 but it got the neck snapped in half during a show and I hope this one lives up to the old school 602 I had.

[@davidclay8037]

How is it? Thinking about getting one.

[@damagecase138]

Sounds so BEASTLY. I want to try those pickups and his signature Randall head. I was surprised about how good that sounded too

[@musk_xl]

This headstock looks like a proper knife blade.

[@harshvardhanbhatt7555]

Yeah you can totally perform a proper medical surgery using that thing

[@naughtymaster7994]

Coz KH is the rippaa

[@nckhed]

@@fredriksvard2603 The Eclipse headstock is nice, but I love the reversed 6-in-line headstock, too.

[@greekfreak1980]

Wow,you absolutely nailed that oldschool Metallica tone on this video.About the Pau Ferro fingerboard: that is NOT a cheap type of wood,Suhr uses it on their super-expensive custom shop models. For example, Reb Beach has a Pau Ferro fretboard on his insanely expensive Suhr sign. models with the Koa body/top. And yeah,I concur, an EVH tribute would be cool.

[@ToneChaser79]

I hate it on my Slash Firebird

[@flyingmanforfun]

My Mayones got a pau ferro board and it looks incredible, some nice streaking and even a hint of flame in it

[@lukebelay6995]

Yeah it’s not a bad wood it’s just gets a bad wrap because it’s on a lot of squires but Srv used it a lot

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@lukebelay6995 also cause it looks like furniture wood

[@jesseyasaitis9036]

I have four LTD's. SC706B, F207, a Snakebyte, and an F400. All bought online with out playing them before. I've been lucky to instantly fall in love with them as soon as I tune them and start playing them. LTD makes a great guitar for the price.

[@mikedixon8830]

R.I.P. Ed we love you say hi to Dime and Vin.

[@thedanimalchannel7072]

I have a KH 603 and I love it.

[@osmansarcos404]

8:37 Under a glass moon... sweet Ola 🤘

[@cfh13]

HOLY SHIT! I NEVER thought I'd play something on guitar better/easier than Ola fkn Englund. That Master of Puppets. Thank you for making me feel superior for that brief second. I bought my ESP KH2 21 years ago and payed a few hundred less than what that ltd version gos for. Makes me feel damn good when i see any esp/ltd nowadays. Craigslist has saved me a shitload of money. Three guitars ive saved a shitload of money on. Thank you for this video. KH2 was my dream guitar when i first taught myself to play and its still my number one beast.

[@91Metalhead]

The LTD I recieved from Anderton's had an amazing setup as well. Lovely neck too. Honestly the best guitar Ive ever played imo. Really like esp.

[@gravelrhoads]

I could listen to "My Next" on a loop. Okay... I have listened to the instrumental version on loop, but to watch you play it makes me even happier. Love your content!

[@restojon1]

The all new ESP LTD KH-602... Chugging Swede not included

[@jakedemara139]

The EMGs and just amazing

[@lumurumba]

"Ole Englund can make anything sound good." Change my mind.

[@fchampd4512]

Make Chalks on a blackboard sound good. You should Change ”anything” to any Guitar related product 😂 happy to Change your mind!

[@lumurumba]

Fchamp D Ok I agree. you changed my mind 🙂

[@Lordcamilli]

Holy shit, Ola, you really turned it up a notch on musicianship in this one, man. Good job on those lead lines, holly cow

[@josemourinho2810]

03:10 The way you play Battery is amazing.

[@Unknown-Guitarist]

Bought this guitar in 2013. The left handed version (81/85 EMG's). Still playing it daily. One of the best ST out there. Versatile, with lots of gain itself and endless sustain (with a good setup). Great testing from Ola, cheers.

[@tijn_0649]

Just bought this guitar. He is coming in a few days😍

[@davidclay8037]

How is it? Thinking about getting one.

[@Surgicalsteel222]

It’s honestly just nice seeing you having fun with a new guitar:)

[@Beiskraft]

I love that guitar. From the inlays to everything. The sound is pretty impressive (for me :=)) and Ola that lead section you played was sick!

[@Swampster70]

I bought a Hetfield LTD baritone Snakebyte last year and it came properly setup right out of the box. I put thinner strings on it because I wanted an Eb but the brighter sound of the longer scale length and when I did that it needed a minor truss rod adjustment but apart from that it was exceptionally well setup. Much better than some more expensive Gibson guitars I've bought in the past. One thing that did impress was the intonation was spot on. Not just close - dead fucking on. I can't imagine how much better the full on ESP guitars are.

[@sebd8849]

10:05 It does use neck pickup, you just can't have one of the volume knob at 0, because it won't work at all. It's a wiring thing, it works the same in my Les Paul. Try the other way around - bridge pickup at 10 and change neck volume knob level - you won't hear anything when neck volume knob is at 0.

[@ptricksmith1965]

🤣🤣

[@raaphor]

Yeah, excactly. I don't know if this happens only with active pu wirings tho.

[@sebd8849]

@@raaphor Nope, I have passive pickups in my LP. It's just wiring. When one of the knob is at 0 there's no path for signal, so there's no sound. There's no any bypass when knob is at 0.

[@JakeTerch]

Is it a newer Les Paul perhaps? That should only occur if you’re in the middle position and one pickup is at 0. Maybe something funky with the wiring.

[@sebd8849]

​@@JakeTerch It's 1990/1991 japanese Burny (Fernandes) Les Paul Custom, it's 1960 Gibson LPC copy. And yes, it occurs only if you’re in the middle position and one pickup is at 0.

[@gbirdo4718]

i like the saturation in the mids. it sounds more refined to me. i like how low noise emgs are even without a gate.

[@efogg3]

BIG fan of Kirk Hammett! since 86. back in the day \m/

[@ryanjohnson3572]

I got so happy when I heard you playing "my next". Definitely one of my favorite feared songs, actually one of my favorites in general.

[@leonerdothe13th32]

Always wanted to try one of these...cool review!

[@FilipFichoBoshevski]

Glorius lead tone Sir Ola!

[@QuintalandaQuarter]

I absolutely love this guitar. You can play just about anything on this guitar! My favourite guitar in my collection right now!!

[@judewessel5713]

Me too dude! Plays like a dream

[@christiandelgado3543]

I just picked it up, how do you guys feel about that fretboard? I was considering darkening to make inlays stand out more

[@gorddangit8463]

@@christiandelgado3543if it’s one of kirks signature models I wouldn’t recommend changing it

[@marcvance]

Love the new segment. I probably wouldn’t have that guitar at the top of my must buy list, but it checks a lot of boxes. I understand why you chose it.

[@kidder83]

The KHs are absolute monsters; Ill never regret getting my Ouija

[@bonifacywyruchał420]

That clean tone sounds amazing!

[@winstoncarter2119]

Haha hell yeah, I've had my KH602 for 10 years, cool to see a proper review of it man!

[@jackhildebrecht2872]

Ola. You R probably one of the main reasons I’ve picked up my guitar again after watching the video you did with Nita Strauss, hence buying that guitar...... thank you for amazing videos and inspiration..... cheers from California..... Taak Skahl du ha

[@billyruben6540]

That sweet, sweet clean playing was putting me to sleep.

[@joedebono4012]

Best guitar review ever

[@andrewlauret]

I guess you liked the clean this time. You spent more than 10 seconds at it... Lol

[@douglaskooienga]

I LOOOVE the clean sounds on this!! The gloss neck could be remedied with some light sandpaper. so that's not an "insurmountable issue".

[@jadenrios7964]

9:31 i though he was about to play the call of ktulu lmao

[@connorsummers3729]

I think he was but stopped because he didn’t want to get copyrighted

[@Itsallfun3000]

The bite of the palm muted rhythm is great

[@alexisnicolas9554]

Well that guitar suits you pretty good 👌 Since i started listening to Metallica, I always thought this model was the most effective design ever made for a guitar. Black, sober, straight to the point and soooo classy 🖤😎🤘

[@강동율-p4s]

wow. the day I purchase this model with purple spackle color, you uploaded this review. what a coincidence! yeah I love this guitar.

[@The_Derek_Alfaro]

I would love to see Ola testing a Wylde Audio guitar. 🤘🏻 The guitar is sick btw, even the skulls lol.

[@pfopfo]

That's my guitar since about 10 yrs ago. Still love it.

[@mabecka]

Time to test an EVH guitar. Without EVH, no Dimebag! R.I.P.

[@davidrona]

EVH room check before packing up the gear kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rGqJelpdFpaNE

[@tommilitello198]

You’re high,dimebag was dimebag and would have been without him to

[@jeppyjep]

@@tommilitello198 but EVH is Dimebag's inspiration. Maybe Dimebag would still play guitar even if he didnt got inspired by Eddie, but it would be different.

[@PaulRod215]

Hi Ola. So from a 15 year hiatus from playing. I bought this 602 and a Peavey X3. Thanks for your reviews. Now looking to chug along..

[@RichardGarcia93]

4:24 that lead tone is so liquidy. Amazing.

[@B2Rockin]

I knew if I wanted to hear some proper chug on the new KH-602, Ola’s channel is the place to go!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥

[@erickomight6417]

8.35 - Under a Glass Moon by Dream Theater 🤣 by the way, perfect test for your new guitar of ESP 😁🤘 Hope you have a great day,Ola! 🤘 😁

[@tuu_nainen]

Couldn’t resist 🤣

[@user-ww3js8ci7d]

Papa Ola fills the massive void of loneliness left in my heart.

[@tomsvinylsessions]

Ola's used G String.

[@jordan1111ism]

Wtf😂😭💀

[@burnsZY85]

Have one and it is great, sanded all black paint of the back, it is a lot smoother that way.

[@omegaelixir]

You really nailed that Metallica tone there, so can we see which settings and gear you used?

[@DanGmz]

Yeah very black album, my favorite tone of metallica.

[@ELECTRICSCARS]

search for: BGelais's Metallica Guitar cab's Impulses Reponses Classics 2.0

[@Nizzon.]

@@DerSilvano Ride The Lightning-tone.

[@jesus.9878]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnW8dGyvr7qlq6s

[@fredriksvard2603]

Silvano Schwetscher load had great tone

[@SomeChumpster]

The Feared Clean sections are so good. I love it!

[@Krankaos1986]

It’s be great to feature a George Lynch guitar of any kind on here.

[@johnwick3269]

Thats a very slick guitar id perfect for me i can never afford one but hey its nice to hear one and see such a guitar master rocking on it! Love the channel olga thsnk you for the videos!!

[@ok-tchau]

Hard to beat Ltd guitars in terms of value.

[@MrRazorsoul]

Killer guitar. Always had my eye on one when I was younger. I never got one but I still love the look and love the way they play.

[@kidder83]

I honestly love the bone breakers; they’ve got the grit and general voice of the 81/60 set, but Kirk’s ears tuned the pickups to have more high mids

[@rafafontanez6961]

Excellent playing! Awesome demo. Gorgeous guitar! All guitars should be black.... Good luck everyone!!

[@incubrian]

this guitar actually sounds so fucking awesome. im sure the amp is a huge part but i feel like those pickups just "sit" right.

[@Irishtwinbeads282]

Love the shirt! Super Nintendo was my 5th grade graduation gift back in 1992. Ugh I’m old

[@jameshatfield7165]

i love this guitar, i have the 202 myself. Plays like a dream

[@ipokambos]

me too but with emg khbb

[@1974gibsonfrancesco]

I liked how in the middle position you get the Les Paul second lead tone with the neck pickup around 6 or 7!! Then you can bump up to just bridge fer the guitars natural boost peddle into searing leads!! Its a well setup guitar n thought out that doe's this!! Then it clean's up wonderfully well!! I might throw a push-pull on the tone knob fer coil split??

[@drwinlied]

Always had good experiences with the ltd series. Much more so than other brands/models of equal cost. It would likely be very useful for regular joes for some more signature model reviews. Thanks for all u do, Ola!

[@cannibals7446]

All I can say it's bloody beautiful! And another great Video from Ola. Is there more to ask than a beauty of guitar combined in a Ola video? naaaah! So good!

[@jessegray4556]

Ola is definitely in my top ten of favorite guitarist, always informative and entertaining!🤘🏻

[@mikeswain8126]

Love it. Not bad not to be one of yours. U do it justus. Keep on rocking. Thanks mike

[@anthonycabillaje]

Rest In Peace Eddie!

[@jbvap]

I have a similar kh Ltd, and while it wasn’t a cheap guitar it was beautifully made and set up. They do good work.

[@ihaveriffs8261]

Oh wow, I didn’t think it would even work without a wah pedal.

[@dakotahutchinson9371]

Oh my. That guitar is freaking beautiful! If I won that thing man I'd be so hyped. Ola is such a dope dude

[@emanchuloo3390]

Hey Ola! I'm a huge fan of you, an a mega fan of Kirk Hammett, I am 13 years old and I live in Argentina, where is impossible to buy these guitars because of the crisis we're going through and I have a 40 bucks guitar, hope I can win that beautiful guitar to play my favourite Metallica riffs. Thanks Ola

[@nathanmontover1436]

This video really took some interesting turns. Early thrash metal to prog in one jam. Wasn't expecting to enjoy listening to clean tones on a KH sig. (and I own this guitar!). Really inspired work and I loved it. Thanks