Chicago Music Exchange | 3 years ago

This V flew the second we got it, but we figured why not have a little fun before we fade to black? Nathaniel takes a closer look at our recently sold 2012 Gibson Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Flying V, a spot-on recreation of the Metallica guitarist’s own customized 1979 model.

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More About Kirk Hammett:
Hammett was born on November 18, 1962, in San Francisco, California, and raised in the town of El Sobrante. He is the son of Teofila "Chefela" (née Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett (a Merchant Mariner). His mother is of Filipino descent and his father was of English, German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. He attended De Anza High School in Richmond, California. While attending De Anza High School, he met Les Claypool of Primus, and they remain close friends. Hammett has a well-known passion for horror movies that stretches back to the late sixties. After spraining his arm in a fight with his sister at the age of five, Hammett's parents placed him in front of the television. It was during this time that he first watched The Day of the Triffids. After that, Hammett found himself drawn to his brother's Frankenstein figures, and soon began spending his milk money on horror magazines. For the better part of the next decade, Hammett dove deep into the horror scene.

Hammett began showing an interest in music after listening to his brother Rick's extensive record collection (which included Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and UFO). He began selling his horror magazines to buy music records, which led him to properly picking up the guitar at the age of fifteen. Hammett's first guitar was (in his own words) a "wholly unglamorous" Montgomery Ward catalog special, which was accompanied by a shoebox (with a 4-inch speaker) for an amp. After purchasing a 1978 Fender Stratocaster copy, Hammett attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, before eventually buying a 1974 Gibson Flying V.

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Riffs Played:
00:00 - 00:46 - "Into The Fire" - Metallica
02:13 - 03:26 - "Creeping Death" - Metallica

Gear Used:
Victory VX The Kraken 50W Compact Head
Victory V212-VG 2x12 Closed Back Speaker Cabinet 120W

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