Amps that pair well with the ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black

Peavey VTM-120

The VTM-120's tight, aggressive metal gain gives the KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups serious weight to push against.

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo

The Super Fifteen's bold, punchy pitch-vibrato gives the KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups a genuinely unexpected amp voice to sing through.

Marshall JCM800 2203

Documented together — the JCM800's aggressive midrange gain gives the KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups a genuinely classic metal amp voice to push into. — also used together by 1 artist

PRS Archon

Both aim squarely at metal lead tone — the KH-1's high-gain humbuckers and the Archon's modern high-gain voicing don't have to fight each other.

Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar

The KH-1's articulate, sustain-heavy metal pickups are a sharper edge than the Blues Junior's own natural, balanced blues voice usually gets.

Peavey Invective 120

The Invective's tight, gated metal channel gives the KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups a controlled amp voice to sing through.

Carr Viceroy Combo 2x12" Black

The KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups suit the Viceroy's explosive, dynamic crunch — plenty of headroom for that metal bite to bloom.

Soldano SLO 100R

The SLO 100R's quiet, studio-grade headroom gives the KH1's articulate, high-gain pickups a genuinely clean amp voice to sing through.

Park P75H

The P75H's British, hard-rock headroom suits the KH-1's articulate, sustain-heavy metal pickups better than a scooped metal amp would.

Soldano SLO-30 Super Lead Overdrive

The KH-1's articulate, sustain-forward pickups give the SLO-30's clear, headroom-rich platform plenty of definition to shape into lead tones.

Fender H.O.T. Combo Amplifier

What ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe

The Tweed Deluxe's woody, mid-thick breakup gives the KH-1's high-output pickups an unexpectedly vintage character, far from its usual metal voicing.

Cornell Romany 10 Tweed 10 watt Tube

The Romany's chimey, natural tweed breakup gives the KH-1's articulate high-gain pickups a clean canvas that shows off note definition instead of burying it.

Engl E600 Ironball Combo

What ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Bad Cat *PRE Order* Hot Cat Head

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Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt

What ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Engl Ritchie Blackmore Signature E650

ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Blackstar Stage 602 MKII

ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying

Milkman Sound Pint 10W

Into the Pint's tremolo-and-reverb clean platform, the KH-1's complex, sustain-heavy metal pickups get a warmer, more transformer-driven canvas than a metal head would give them.

2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II Combo

The KH-1's articulate, sustain-heavy metal pickups get real headroom from the Hot Rod Deluxe's own warm, bluesy clean.

ENGL E651 Custom Shop Artist Edition 50W

ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Crate V18-212

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ENGL E650 Ritchie Blackmore Signature

What ESP Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature KH1 KH-1 Flying V Black brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around

Hiwatt DR103 Custom Head

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