Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V Purple Metallic

Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V Purple Metallic Item Description

An iconic Heavy Metal guitar at an attainable price point! Here is the Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V in Purple Metallic - a recreation of the V he wielded on all of the early Metallica records! Now, Epiphone is partnering with the Gibson Custom Shop to release the Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, a meticulous recreation of Kirk’s prized original. It features a mahogany body, a one-piece mahogany neck with volute, Grover® Rotomatic® machine heads with “spade” buttons, and a custom bridge. The electronics are also top-notch, with a pair of Gibson USA Calibrated T-Type humbucker™ pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers and an Orange Drop® capacitor, and a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector toggle switch and a 1/4” output jack. A Kirk Hammett logo adorns the rear of the headstock, and a black hardshell case with a red plush interior is also included.

Includes: Hardshell Case and Paperwork

Product Specs and Features

• Solidbody Electric Guitar
• Mahogany Body
• One-Piece Mahogany Neck
• Indian Laurel Fretboard
• Rounded "C" with Volute Profile
• 24-3/4" Scale Length
• 1.692" Width Graphtech Nut
• 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
• Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
• Gibson USA Calibrated T-Type Humbuckers
• 2 Volume, Master Tone, CTS Potentiometers, Orange Drop Capacitor
• Custom Bridge with LockTone Stopbar Tailpiece
• Grover Rotomatic Tuners with Spade Buttons
• Nickel Hardware