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Tim Henson also responds to a critique from Metallica's Kirk Hammett and offers an update on the next Polyphia album ...
Kirk Hammett doesn’t want his guitars to go unplayed – so he’s been secretly selling them online. Phil Weller. Mon, June 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM UTC. 3 min read.
Kirk Hammett has played a huge amount of electric guitars over the course of his career, from uber-expensive vintage Gibsons and Peter Green’s iconic Greeny Les Paul (which he now owns), all the ...
Kirk Hammett tells PEOPLE that his new book, 'The Collection: Kirk Hammett,' written by Chris Vinnicombe, Gibson's Editor-in-Chief, and released via Gibson Publishing on March 20, is a compendium ...
Kirk Hammett with “Greeny,” his world-famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar. The guitar was previously owned by guitarists Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, solo artist).
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will share some of the stories behind the instruments he’s used throughout his career in a new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett.. The 400-page book ...
Metallica's Kirk Hammett sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about his new 400-page coffee table book showcasing his collection of guitars.
According to Kirk Hammett, we may have the best guitar solo of 2024 and that accolade goes to Phil Demmel's work on Kerry King's new song, "Idle Hands.". We may only be in March, but the bar may ...
It was around 1990 that Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett first approached ESP with the idea of a guitar that made use of graphic elements from Hasbro's classic Ouija mystical board game.
The guitar that Kirk Hammett played in Metallica's absolutely iconic video for One has been put up for auction.. Heritage Auctions have listed the instrument – which is in "excellent" condition ...
Kirk Hammett is well aware of the criticism of his playing on Metallica's "Lux Æterna" — he just doesn't care.. Since the thrashers released the 72 Seasons lead single in November, several ...
Of his gear picks for Metallica's ninth album, Kirk Hammett told Guitar World back in 2008: “I’ve added more midrange to my over sound.I can still appreciate my original scooped sound, but I ...