In an exclusive ICONS clip on Gibson TV, found below, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett tells the story of how he found the guitar sound he’d always been looking for. The Kirk Hammett guitar sound we all know and love is easily humbuckers and Marshall stacks. But did you know it all started because he was frustrated with the thin tone of his first guitar, which happened to be a single coil? Listen as Kirk talks about how he traded up to a Gibson 1979 Flying V and finally unlocked the fullness, aggression, and clarity he’d been looking for in his guitar sound. That guitar didn’t just change his tone, it gave him an identity and paved the way to Kirk becoming synonymous with the Gibson Flying V guitar.
Kirk shares how the sound of humbuckers drew him into heavier music, sparking an obsession with bands like UFO, Motörhead, the Scorpions, and the raw power of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Inspired by their sound, he began evolving his own style of guitar playing which came through in the bands he was playing with that mixed heavier guitars, harder-hitting drums, and an unmistakable intensity in his playing.
Little did he know he was becoming a major player and an innovator in a scene that would become known as the San Francisco thrash metal scene.
Together with a group of like-minded musicians, Kirk turned that inspiration into a movement which changed the face of music. Fueled by record store import sections, Rampage Radio, and Metal Mondays at the Old Waldorf, Kirk and his band, Exodus helped form the foundation of what would become the San Francisco thrash metal scene. That tone, attitude, and energy would later define Metallica and ignite a global metal revolution with his Gibson Flying V in hand.
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which Kirk tells the stories behind the rare and highly collectible instruments he has used on hit records and on stages worldwide in front of millions of fans. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is available globally via Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage locations in three premium formats: limited signed and numbered Custom and Deluxe Editions and a Standard hardcover.
A 400-page premium coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett explores in unprecedented detail the extraordinary guitar collection and life in music of one of heavy metal’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist, Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and featuring rare imagery from Halfin’s photo archives, this latest release from Gibson Publishing features exclusive new interviews with Hammett conducted by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson Editor-in-Chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson Director of Brand Experience). The Collection: Kirk Hammett takes the deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection, documenting the instruments he has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Bay Area thrash trailblazers Exodus to selling over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with Metallica for over 40 years on the world’s biggest stages. Guitars under the microscope include Hammett’s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V™ and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard formerly owned by guitarists Peter Green and Gary Moore, and so much more. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a must-have for fans of Kirk Hammett and Metallica and anyone with an interest in fine guitars.
Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events:
June
28 – Denver, CO – TBD
(Photo – Gibson Publishing)
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Kirk shares how the sound of humbuckers drew him into heavier music, sparking an obsession with bands like UFO, Motörhead, the Scorpions, and the raw power of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Inspired by their sound, he began evolving his own style of guitar playing which came through in the bands he was playing with that mixed heavier guitars, harder-hitting drums, and an unmistakable intensity in his playing.
Little did he know he was becoming a major player and an innovator in a scene that would become known as the San Francisco thrash metal scene.
Together with a group of like-minded musicians, Kirk turned that inspiration into a movement which changed the face of music. Fueled by record store import sections, Rampage Radio, and Metal Mondays at the Old Waldorf, Kirk and his band, Exodus helped form the foundation of what would become the San Francisco thrash metal scene. That tone, attitude, and energy would later define Metallica and ignite a global metal revolution with his Gibson Flying V in hand.
Newly released worldwide via Gibson Publishing, The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a premium, hardcover coffee table book in which Kirk tells the stories behind the rare and highly collectible instruments he has used on hit records and on stages worldwide in front of millions of fans. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is available globally via Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage locations in three premium formats: limited signed and numbered Custom and Deluxe Editions and a Standard hardcover.
A 400-page premium coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett explores in unprecedented detail the extraordinary guitar collection and life in music of one of heavy metal’s true pioneers, Gibson signature artist, Kirk Hammett. Shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin and featuring rare imagery from Halfin’s photo archives, this latest release from Gibson Publishing features exclusive new interviews with Hammett conducted by Chris Vinnicombe (Gibson Editor-in-Chief) and Mark Agnesi (Gibson Director of Brand Experience). The Collection: Kirk Hammett takes the deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection, documenting the instruments he has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Bay Area thrash trailblazers Exodus to selling over 125 million albums worldwide and rocking out with Metallica for over 40 years on the world’s biggest stages. Guitars under the microscope include Hammett’s storied 1979 Gibson Flying V™ and Greeny, the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard formerly owned by guitarists Peter Green and Gary Moore, and so much more. The Collection: Kirk Hammett is a must-have for fans of Kirk Hammett and Metallica and anyone with an interest in fine guitars.
Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live events:
June
28 – Denver, CO – TBD
(Photo – Gibson Publishing)
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