ESP SIGNATURE SERIES JEFF HANNEMAN MODELS

ESP Jeff Hanneman models are signature guitars for the late Jeff Hanneman of Slayer. The design is based on Hannemans favourite Jackson Soloist - with neck through contruction and EMG pickups. Hanneman's own guitars had maple bodies - which ESP changed to alder for the production models. Also initally ESP used a Floyd Rose tremolo on the early production models but changed to a Kahler bridge as used by Hanneman himself.

In 2012 ESP introduced two new Hanneman models: the ESP Jeff Hanneman EC and the LTD JH-600EC. These are a customized version of the single cutaway ESP Eclipse mode. In the early Slayer era (Show No Mercy and Hell Awaits) Hanneman played a black Les Paul guitar - the EC models pay tribute to those early days.

ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC

The ESP Jeff Hanneman EC is a customized version of the popular ESP Eclipse model, built to Hanneman’s specifications. It features neck-thru-body construction at 24.75" scale, an alder body with arched top, a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, and 24 XJ frets. The Jeff Hanneman EC guitars have a traditional-style full body thickness but with a waist cut. Components include EMG 81 (bridge) / EMG 85 (neck) active pickups, and the ESP version includes an EMG SPC Control.

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ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE

Inlays changed over time on this model. Early ones had dots (with a Slayer logo at the 12th fret) by 2006 this model had eagle and dot fingerboard inlays (with no Slayer logo), by 2008 these had changed to dagger-H inlays. Finish options are black and urban camoflage and the neck and headstock are bound in white. Earlier models had a Floyd Rose tremolo (1999-2005) but by 2006 this model had a Kahler 2315 Bridge.

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LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)

The LTD JH-200 is the entry level ESP/LTD Jeff Hanneman signature model. It is like the LTD JH-600 but with a bolt-on neck, basswood body, rosewood fingerboard and more affordable pickups and hardware. Pickups are ESP LH-301 humbuckers.

The model has gone through minor changes. Initially the LTD JH-200 had eagle fingerboard markers (up to the 12th fret and then dots) these are currently H & sword inlays (up to the 12th fret then swords). The current model has a Kahler X-treme bridge but early models had Floyd Rose Licensed bridges.

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LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)

The LTD JH-600 was introduced in 2004. It is the more affordable version of the ESP Jeff Hanneman signature model. This is a black neck-though superstrat with bound ebony fingerboard and EMG 81/85 humbuckers. The model has gone through minor changes in its nearly 10 year history. Initially the LTD JH-600 had eagle fingerboard markers (up to the 12th fret and then dots) these are currently H & sword inlays (up to the 12th fret then swords). The 2005 ESP catalog says the body is maple (like on Hanneman's own guitar) but this was changed to alder in subsequent catalogs.

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LTD JH-600 EC

The LTD JH-600 EC is the LTD version of the ESP Jeff Hanneman EC (Eclipse) model, built to Hanneman’s specifications. It features neck-thru-body construction at 24.75" scale, an alder body with arched top, a maple neck with ebony fingerboard, and 24 XJ frets. Components include EMG 81 (bridge) / EMG 85 (neck) active pickups. The LTD version does not have the EMG SPC Control found on the ESP model. The LTD model has Grover tuners and a Kahler Hybrid tremolo (compared with Gotoh tuners and Kahler 2315 on the ESP).

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Specifications:

ModelImageBindingFinish colorsMade inNumber of stringsScale lengthGraphics
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
white bindingblack finishJapan6 strings24.75 inches scale-length-
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
white bindingblack finishJapan6 strings-camouflage graphics
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
white bindingblack finishChina6 strings25.5 inches scale-length-
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
white bindingblack finishKorea6 strings25.5 inches scale-length-
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
white bindingblack finishKorea6 strings24.75 inches scale-length-
ModelBody materialBody shape featuresBody style
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
alder bodycarved top, single cutawayLes Paul-style body
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
alder bodydouble cutaway-
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
basswood bodydouble cutaway-
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
alder body, maple bodydouble cutaway-
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
alder bodycarved top, single cutawayLes Paul-style body
ModelBridgeHardware colorTuners
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
Kahler 2315 Tremoloblack hardwareGotoh tuners
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
Floyd Rose tremolo, Kahler 2315 Tremolo, Kahler Pro tremoloblack hardwareGotoh tuners
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
Floyd Rose licensed tremolo, Kahler X-Treme tremoloblack hardware-
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
Floyd Rose tremolo, Kahler Hybrid tremoloblack hardwareGrover tuners
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
Kahler Hybrid tremoloblack hardwareGrover tuners
ModelCircuit functionsPickups brand and modelPickups configuration
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
active electronicsEMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
-EMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
-ESP LH-301 pickup(s)-
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
active electronicsEMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
active electronicsEMG 81 pickup(s), EMG 85 pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
ebony fingerboardstar fingerboard position markers
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
ebony fingerboarddagger-H fingerboard position markers, dot fingerboard position markers, eagle fingerboard position markers
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
rosewood fingerboarddagger-H fingerboard position markers, dot fingerboard position markers, eagle fingerboard position markers
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
ebony fingerboard, rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers, eagle fingerboard position markers
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
ebony fingerboardstar fingerboard position markers
ModelNeck jointNeck materialNeck profileNeck widthNumber of fretsNutTuner layoutPeghead (headstock)
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
neck through bodymaple neckthin neck profile1.65 inches wide at nut24 fretlocking nutthree-each-side-
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
neck through bodymaple neckthin neck profile-24 fret--pointed headstock
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
bolt on neckmaple neck-1.61 inches wide at nut24 fret-six-in-a-row tunerspointed headstock
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
neck through bodymaple neck-1.61 inches wide at nut24 fret-six-in-a-row tunerspointed headstock
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
neck through bodymaple neckthin neck profile1.65 inches wide at nut24 fretlocking nutthree-each-side-
ModelPickup selector controlsTone controlsVolume controls
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN EC
2012
1 pickup selector switch, 3-way selector switch1 SPC control, 1 tone control1 volume control
ESP JEFF HANNEMAN SIGNATURE
1999
3-way selector switch1 SPC control, 1 tone control1 volume control
LTD JH-200 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2006
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
LTD JH-600 (JEFF HANNEMAN)
2004
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
LTD JH-600 EC
2012
1 pickup selector switch, 3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control