Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V EB

Description

Specification

One of the Most Important Heavy Metal Guitars of All Time

Metallica fans worldwide are familiar with Kirk Hammett’s 1979 Flying V. It was Kirk’s first Gibson and established his passion for Gibson guitars. Its purchase was inspired by famous Flying V™ players Kirk admired and because he was looking for a fuller sound. And what a sound! Kirk still plays the original guitar to this day, and used it on all the early Metallica albums, including Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All, and The Black Album, making it one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time. Only 200 were hand-made by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee, artfully aged to match the original by the Murphy Lab. The included Certificate of Authenticity photo is signed by Kirk Hammett himself.

Body

Shape Flying V

Material 1 -piece Mahogany

Neck

Neck 3-piece Mahogany with Volute

Profile Kirk Hammett V Profile

Nut width 1.54" / 39.12mm

Fingerboard 1-piece Indian Rosewood

Scale length 24.75 / 628.65mm

Number of frets 22

Nut Corian

Inlay Perloid Dot

Hardware

Bridge Custom Replica Bridge

Tailpiece Stop Bar; Heavy Chrome

Tuners M6 Schaller

Plating Chrome

Electronics

Neck pickup T-Type Humbucker

Bridge pickup T-Type Humbucker

Controls 2 Volume, Master Tone; CT potentiometers

Case SKB Flying V Case