Electric & Bass Guitars Epiphone

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 Flyi more→ng 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. Now, Epiphone is partnering with the Gibson Custom Shop to release the Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, a meticulous …

Designed to meet the MEGADETH legend’s exacting specifications, the Dave Mustaine Flying V Prophecy is for players looking to set new standards in speed, sound, and technique. Front and center are a p more→air of custom-voiced Fishman Fluence pickups that deliver three distinct tones - a warm "Patent Applied For" vintage humbucker, a hot modern humbucker, and a shimmering, optimized single-coil sound, all accessed by push/pull Volume and Tone pots. The Dave Mustaine Flying V Prophecy also includes Grover locking Rotomatic tuners, Epiphone's LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece for added sustain, and a Graph Tech nut that boosts harmonic content and increases tuning stability. The ma…