Here we have a super cool offering...the limited edition Kirk Hammett Les Paul Custom from the Gibson Murphy Lab where only 125 were made...this is serial number 25 and is in flawless/collector condition with all case candy as it arrived new when originally released in 2024. This offering also includes his limited edition KH95x Cry Baby Wah from Dunlop which is 1 of 75 hand-signed by the man himself. Both the Guitar and Wah are in original as-new condition and will ship in the original boxes.
Thanks for looking and please ask should you have any questions!
- Kyle @ American Vintage Music
Here's what Gibson had to say about the guitar..."Based on Hammett’s “blacked-out” Les Paul Custom from 1989, the Kirk Hammett 1989 Les Paul Custom is an artfully aged replica of an instrument that the Metallica star has used extensively, both on stage and in the studio. It’s available in a limited quantity of 125 units.
Often featuring on live versions of “Fade To Black,” the fan-favorite guitar can also be seen and heard in action in “A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica,” the 1992 documentary on the making of Metallica’s iconic “Black Album” and the colossal tour that followed in its wake.
“This black 1989 Les Paul Custom is actually the first Les Paul I ever played live on stage and on tour,” says Kirk Hammett. “I got it when we were on the ‘…And Justice For All’ tour, specifically for ‘Fade To Black’ because I really wanted that big, fat, creamy Les Paul sound for the intro. I loved how fast the neck was and after my tech modified a bunch of the hardware, making it ‘none more black,’ it ended up being a great live metal guitar. It’s a very dependable and reliable guitar, and I’ve used it for decades. I hope you all will enjoy it as much as I did!”
True to the original instrument, the Kirk Hammett 1989 Les Paul Custom comes with black hardware and an Ebony finish with Murphy Lab aging, simulating the look and feel of a Les Paul that spent years on the road with one of the world’s biggest rock bands.
In line with Kirk’s preferences, the guitar features T-Type pickups without covers and includes a Fishman® Powerbridge piezo bridge pickup system. Complete with a Fishman Powerchip preamp and volume control, this adds full-bodied acoustic-like sounds to the guitar’s already versatile arsenal of powerful magnetic pickup tones."
