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11 legends of the Flying V and Explorer
Players of pointy axes - in pictures
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 4:38 pm UTC
On the Kill ’Em All album, Hetfield was using a V copy with Gibson truss rod cover, then the rhythm king’s white ‘More Beer’ and ‘So What’ (named after the permanent marker scrawl on their bodies) 1984 Explorers became veterans of every Metallica session from 1984’s Ride The Lightning until 1991’s Black Album.
Unlike his other guitars, neither have EMG pickups – and the ‘More Beer’ features Seymour Duncans.
User comments (10)
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glad to see dave grohl
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Lonnie Mack
Albert King -
am i missing andy powell,or have you?
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What? No Lonnie Mack? For crying out loud........Stevie Ray thought Lonnie was a great player! And he has a flying V with the number 0007. Can't beat that with a stick!! And I agree it's a shame there is no Allen Collins either!! Maybe this is a list written by somebody real young who doesn't care about history!!
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Rick Nielsen? You gotta be kidding!!!
But no Allen Collins?
James Hetfield might have something to say about that! -
Lack of Randy Rhoads is odd...
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Matthias Jabs!!!! Explorer player , changed my life! wtf Scorpions rock!
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Erm... No Randy Rhoads?
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What? No Andy Powell or Marc Bolan ... shame on you.
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I'm well happy to see Tim Wheeler there!
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