Kirk Hammett still plays his first ever Gibson Guitar the 1979 Flying V
Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Metallica. He is known for his use of Gibson guitars, particularly his 1979 Flying V which he still regularly plays.. Here are some details about Kirk Hammett’s Gibson 1979 Flying V guitar:
The guitar is made of mahogany and has a one-piece mahogany neck with volute.
It features Grover Rotomatic machine heads with “spade” buttons.
The fingerboard is made of 1-piece Indian Rosewood and has a radius of 304.8 mm / 12 in.
The guitar has 22 medium frets and perloid dot inlays.
The body style is a Flying V and the body shape is spherically symmetric.
The guitar has a Murphy Lab-aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish and chrome hardware.
The bridge is a custom replica bridge and the tailpiece is a stop bar; heavy chrome.
The guitar has two T-Type Humbucker pickups, one in the neck position and one in the bridge position.
The controls include 2 volume knobs, a master tone knob, and a 3-way pickup selector switch.
The guitar comes with an SKB Flying V case and a certificate of authenticity.