Skip to product information
1 of 11
Earn 10% Alto Bucks

Gibson LTD 79 Flying V Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar - Aged Ebony

Gibson LTD 79 Flying V Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar - Aged Ebony

Limited quantities available!

View full details
  • Details
  • Tech Specs
  • Reviews

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.

More Information
Product Name Gibson LTD 79 Flying V Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar - Aged Ebony
Shipping Option Free Shipping to the Continental U.S.

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; CTS potentiometers

Case & SKU

Case

SKB Flying V Case

SKU

FV79KHEBCH1

Gibson LTD 79 Flying V Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar - Aged Ebony

Details

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.

More Information
Product Name Gibson LTD 79 Flying V Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar - Aged Ebony
Shipping Option Free Shipping to the Continental U.S.
Tech Specs

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; CTS potentiometers

Case & SKU

Case

SKB Flying V Case

SKU

FV79KHEBCH1

Reviews