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Kirk Hammett plays a Jackson Rhoads [left]; Peter Green with the Les Paul that Hammett would eventually own.
“That song has so much voodoo in it”: Kirk Hammett on the Fleetwood Mac classic that defines heavy music

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Metallica guitarist says he is in awe of The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) and explains why metal owes a huge debt to the late Peter Green

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Kirk Hammett plays his Mummy ESP signature guitar [left]; Neal Schon plays a Les Paul on a stage lit up in purple.
Kirk Hammett felt so guilty after buying Neal Schon's Les Paul on the cheap he offered to return it

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Some might have thought that this was the bargain of a lifetime, a Factory Black '57 Les Paul with P-90s, and it was. And that was the problem

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The Gibson Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition is a forensic replica of the guitar made famous by the former UFO and Scorpions guitarist – a guitar that is now owned by Metallica's Kirk Hammett.
How a broken string, a loan from his brother and a fresh paint job helped Michael Schenker turn this Flying V into an icon of rock

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Gibson used 3D scans to create this stunning Collector's Edition replica of the black-and-white Flying V that defined Schenker's work with UFO and Scorpions

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Gibson Custom Shop Aged Greenybucker Set: with the nickel housings given the Murphy Lab treatment, these are exacting replicas of the pickups found in the Gibson Custom Kirk Hammett “Greeny” Les Paul, complete with the out-of-phase middle position sound.
Gibson unveils the $449 Murphy Lab aged humbucker set that will make your Les Paul sound like ‘Greeny’

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Limited to 100 units worldwide, exclusive to Gibson, these are aged by the Murphy Lab to look just like the real thing

Guitars
"Cliff took Kirk's solo, which I think is just so cool": Robert Trujillo on the time Metallica mixed up their solos

By Will Simpson Published

He says Orion is “the closest thing to the spirit of Cliff Burton”

Bass Guitars
Vernon Reid of Living Colour [left] smiles as he plays his Reverend signature model live onstage. On the right, Jack White, bathed in blue stage lights, plays his Fender Triplecaster.
Vernon Reid says he hopes he and Jack White have started a trend for pro guitarists swapping signature models

By Jonathan Horsley Published

It all started with a chance meeting at the airport but now the Living Colour guitarist says he's already lined up more high-profile trades

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(L-R): Fher Olvera (Mana), Cesar Gueikian (Gibson CEO) playing the Gibson Flying V Custom CEO#8, and Sergio Vallin (Mana), performing onstage with Mana at Bridgestone Arena.
Cesar Gueikian on building the SG Kirk Hammett played to honour Black Sabbath and how his designs might shape future Gibson releases

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Gibson CEO on his guitar-making journey, from early missteps to making the SG Hammett rocked at Back To The Beginning, and the Ghost Burst finish that's coming soon to the Gibson lineup

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Kirk Hammett plays CEO 4 at Black Sabbath's farewell show, Back to the Beginning. CEO 4 is an SG built by Gibson CEO and president Cesar Gueikian, and it is being auction for Gibson Gives.
The unique SG built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning heads to auction

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics

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Gibson Custom Kirk Hammett Raven: the Metallica lead guitarist's new signature acoustic is a Halloween-friendly take on the Hummingbird that's limited to 100 units worldwide.
Enter, the Raven: Kirk Hammett’s Custom Shop Gibson acoustic dresses up the Hummingbird for Halloween

By Jonathan Horsley Published

This collector's item is limited to 100 units worldwide, has a soundhole label signed by Metallica guitarist, and has aesthetic updates that just the thing for the horror superfan

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Kirk Hammett plays his Mummy ESP onstage with Metallica. In the middle of this comp'd image is the Thinline custom Triplecaster Hammett commissioned then gifted to White. On the right, White plays his Fender Triplecaster with the yellow pickguard.
Kirk Hammett orders up custom version of Jack White’s Triplecaster – and gets one for White, too

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Jack White's been giving out his Triplecaster to all and sundry and now Hammett returns the favour, with a "cool mod" that White hopes will duly upset Telecaster purists

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