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
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
