@@kirkwahmmett1666 I sported one back in the day. Had a big Venom patch on it. Then changed to a Mercyful Fate patch. Covered with a lot of smaller patches like Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Destruction, Dark Angel…etc. I rocked it out back in the day. But I’d look like a butt plug wearing it today 🤣. My son could rock one. I’ve seen a few here and there in modern times. But not as much as back in the 80’s and 90’s,
I said this before but for that price I can get a plane ticket to Japan go to the ESP custom shop and get a way better guitar built and have money left over. Still cool though.
looks neat but MY GOODNESS that string alignment on the neck, what's going on there at the 7:05 mark! It would personally drive me batty just looking at it. I get this is more of a collectors piece but I bet playability for this particular one is not great. I know I would be slipping off the fretboard constantly with the High E with misalignment like that.
Considering they already did a custom shop version of this guitar once already, and with the teased '84 Explorer re-issue coming to the standard USA line-up eventually, I think they should have skipped a second custom shop version and done a non-aged standard USA version of this guitar. The current "70s Flying V" in the standard USA range has the wrong, pointy headstock shape and binding. I know there are lots of Metallica fans out there, and I think there is ample opportunity to sell a metric ton of White '84 Explorers and Black 70s Flying V's.
I think the gaffer tape is there to make sure that the guitar doesn't slide around when you run around on stage. Because the original is a stage guitar.
I would like to take a moment to say a huge THANK YOU for all the years of useful info, demos and overall presentation of guitars. Your work is outstanding! Respect from Athens, GR!
I did the same with a mustang, black pickup rings ontop of a white pickguard, and also could not find rings without corner holes anywhere, so i cut screws shot and glued them into the rings, but it's just amazing that no one is producing rings without corner holes.
I can’t believe they used the Captain Harlock skull for this.Glenn Danzig was the one known for wearing this during the Misfits period,Hammet adopted it much later in an obvious nod to Misfits/Danzig
@@erikracz4162Most people would have never heard of the Misfits or Danzig if it wasn't for Metallica. Metallica in the 80s used to wear Misfits T-shirts all the time, so lots of band photos of them featured the famous Misfits skull or Danzig shirts. That's how I first learned about the Misfits. Lars even helped put together a Misfits collection called Plan 9, which was the first Misfits tape I bought.
The one you asked what you're supposed to do with it, that's your back-patch bro!! Yeah - heads up Austin!! 😁👍 Ahh! And the pins for on your leather jacket!! Hel's yeah!🤘
Did anyone else notice the strings are not perfectly centered?It’s as if the bridge was placed with the high E closer to the edge of the neck compared to the low E side
I do that on all guitar videos no matter how good the player is. Most people can't stand channels talking about guitars and not playing, so much so that there are entire channels and videos dedicated to only sound demos. I'm the exact opposite.
The one that got snatched in Chicago in 83 hahaha... I just saw that concert today, it is great! I believe my favorite Hetfield guitar is the Custom purple LP, hopefully it comes out
Austin, kudos on your guitar play, you are so much better than a few years back. I enjoy watching all your vids everyday!!! And I always look forward to the next one. Yes, I am addicted.
The closest I will ever get to a Metallica machine is a Gothic Explorer I use to own and the Harley Benton Pro series 84' Explorer with the old Het set (EMG 81/60) I currently abuse. Something odd with Thomann. They seem to swap the pups around a lot. They ship them with the EMG 60 in the body and the EMG 81 in the neck.
Yeah Stars made the hardware to Alembic, now if Trogly would get ahold of one of those that would be something! I always loved Jerry Garcia's guitars. It makes sense Kirk got ahold of that bridge since they were based out of San Francisco where he was born.
$15,000 and they can't even notch/space the saddled correctly. Can they not see that the strings run diagonally up the fretboard? I also imagine it would be a lot harder getting replacement saddles to fix it.
I actually don't think any guitar is worth that much as a consumer product. A collector's thing? Fine. And I've played a few Gibson's and almost bought a vintage but they have balls to think a guitar should be priced like that. No way your brand isn't worth it
The tape on the back. Watching a concert from Chicago 1983. The tape covered almost the entire back here. Kirk also abused the guitar quite a bit, plus the crowd took it, just luck it didn't get destroyed hehe. He also have his single humbucker esp flying v on this show.
From what I understand the way they do the checking now is to actually freeze the guitar and then let it expand rather than slicing the checking with a razor blade like they used to.
Finally got my hands on one and ain’t gonna lie, it’s a guilty pleasure and draws a good ‘ol bleeding me and of course enter sandman. Its has super resonance and great attention to detail. If you get a chance try one out - absolutely awesome.
It depends on the run. For example, this V - they will all have the tape and that rectangle mark on the back of the headstock. Most signature models have a small list of things that must be there to give the guitar it’s identity - the rest is just in house aging
I have a Black Gibson Flying V built on my Birthday in 1983. What's the odds of stumbling onto that!? It had cracks in the body and a little the worse for wear after being in Ron Zelle's trunk with another one for years gigging. Mine was the better of the 2. I had it redone with black body after filling the lil cracks along with the face of the neck being left original. Natural satin neck with the stock rosewood fingerboard, new frets, etc. EMG 81 pickups that Het used in those days. Original Flying V case too! I used to play Sabbath, Priest & Metallica on it.
Dear lord, I will never understand "aged" guitars. That much money for a guitar that's beat to shit. Is this for people that want to look like they play but actually don't know how?
greatest guitar ive ever played… i handled this thing in the gibson garage in a once in a lifetime opportunity a few days ago (shoutout to matt from gibson garage!)
I don't know if Gibson made a deal with SKB on cases but the first SKB case I bought was for a rogue that was a Jackson knockoff. The cases have improved a lot since 96.
Cool guitar, but Im not paying 15k for it. I got a real 82 white one. You can get a real one for like 8-10k. Why wouldn’t you just buy vintage at that price point??
This is so ridicules. 15k For this is just overpriced hype. You can buy an actual 1978 V for around 2500 or a 67 reissue for 2500. So you get a bunch of trinkets for your 15k. PT Barnum was correct. Gibson learned this as well.
I understand that but someone is buying this .And I have to say after playing buying guitars for over 5 decades I just can’t believe people buy this. I have over 200 guitars in my collection and can tell you some guitars are just better then others and the magic “custom shop” are not Better then the production model. The custom shop years ago was there to build you what you wanted like installing a Kahler trem in a Les Paul or three pickups . It did not mean you got a far superior guitar you got a “custom “ guitar built to your specs. This is a marketing tactic.
@@palehorsenameddeath7731 and I thought custom shop meant hand built or actual customer service person for taking complaints about all tool marks and unscraped binding..
@@phillipvisnaw2355 All I can tell you is I have custom shop Les Pauls and production Les Pauls and some of my regular production guitars play better then my custom shop Les Pauls. As far as fit and finish for me mine all look the same and are very well executed. I have a buddy that has over 300 Les Pauls from original vintage to the 80's custom shop made just for him to new custom shop guitars and just off the rack guitars. Trust me some are better them others. Both myself and my buddy are older guys so keep in mind we have buying and collection for 50 years. You tend to accumulate a lot of "treasures" in that amount of time.
I could buy 2 used suv and still have thousands in savings! Keep it Im not that much of a complete idiot to pay that kind of money for a guitar. A Fool and his Money will soon be parted!
To be fair, with inflation as high as it is, you’re much better blowing money than saving it. 3% interest is actually a 7% yearly loss if you keep it in a money account. At least with a guitar you can actually play it, and when you sell it the depreciation will be much less than the rate of inflation, or hell, it might even turn a profit. Putting your money in actual assets is much wiser move in todays economy. The country is dying, not much to save for anyway. Pretty soon we’ll all be using government controlled central digital currency, and if you’re buying things they don’t want you to, well, too bad. No, you can’t buy gas this week, you bought gas last week, and if you bought it this week your carbon footprint will be too big. It’s coming.
Speaking of Flying Vs, I got an email today from The Music Zoo showing a pair of Korinas, a Flying V and an Explorer......for $100k, bit ridiculous for a reissue IMO, but they are both very low serial numbers of their respective runs
I had all three back in the late 80's they cost about 700.00 each. I just can't buy into all this hype. Wood is wood wire is wire everything else is snake oil.
Must be that rare mahogany sourced from Mars and the special emg pickups sprinkled with fairy dust,but why does it sound like my emg equipped Dean v that was a couple hundred bucks?oh I know,in the room it sounds absolutely amazing lMFAO
I get why it's crazy expensive, i mean you dont buy a signature guitar because you just want the guitar. It's more for the cool experience of owning a signature guitar, and it's dope if you're into that. Just not worth it at all if you're just looking to get a good guitar
@@stevenlight6785 Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the one I have. That narrow neck almost feels like a broomstick. Then again I tend to prefer their 2015 soloist necks. Are you using the pickups or no?
This flying v is too expensive, I bought a flying 67 reissue classic white 3 years ago for 1100 dollars, it's a 90 model. What justifies such a high price? The tape on the back? 😅
I think that the picture of Kirk Hammett that was black and it had a skull with crossbones? Was meant to be a backpack for a jean jacket with no sleeves. I'm old enough to know. I'm 50 years old and that's the way I used to dress when I was a kid
Wow, they went all in on this thing with actual, interesting swag and a serious, SERIOUS relic job. I despise relic’d guitars…earn your dings, dammit. But a.) this is a replica and b.) it’s so next-level, I can’t help but appreciate it, without a trace of irony. This is completely beautiful and while yes, I wish they would price these things so that *real* street fans could afford them, I also wish that people would love eachother and live in harmony. It’s not gonna happen and a fiddle of this magnitude is *going to be* lawyer money. Such is life. Gibson has been on a bit of a downward slope for the past 15 years but this is unimpeachable work.
I actually like 70s era guitars in general. From Fender jumbo headstock bullet trust rods, to the 78 Gibson silverburst, to the lawsuit era Ibanez les pauls. Kirk played a single pickup version of this guitar too as a backup. Kirk always says hes a fan at heart, he still relates to the fans, and understands what its like to be a broke musician playing Jerry rigged guitars.. but still continues to sign on with Gibson and puts out insanely priced guitars with his name on it and acts like this guitar is for the every day middle class, barely making it financially, fan.. some of the prices I've seen listed for this guitar or any of his Gibson guitars esp "Greeny" is like half a years salary for an average person lol.
Let's get a brand new, mint condition high end guitar, smash it up and scratch the shit out of it, and then increase the price ten times the original cost.😁
You are supposed to sew that fabric Banner onto the back of your jeans jacket.
Back patch for your battle jacket. Gotta cut the sleeves off.
@Doogz66 of course. Gotta sew the patches on with dental floss.
look at his style.....he dont know nothing about back patch
@Doogz66 custom patchwork on canvas and jean jackets are very popular
Kids these days don't know about sewing a giant band patch on the back of your jean jacket. The 80s kicked ass!
That “tapestry” is a back patch for a denim jacket. They were popular amongst headbangers of the era.
yup,,,trogly makes me laugh sometimes....
I have a couple friends currently who have their own battle jackets. It's still alive and well just definitely not as popular as it used to be.
@@kirkwahmmett1666 I sported one back in the day. Had a big Venom patch on it. Then changed to a Mercyful Fate patch. Covered with a lot of smaller patches like Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Destruction, Dark Angel…etc. I rocked it out back in the day. But I’d look like a butt plug wearing it today 🤣. My son could rock one. I’ve seen a few here and there in modern times. But not as much as back in the 80’s and 90’s,
I've had a few on display on my denim back in the '80's.
James Hetfield rocks his battle vest quite often when he plays live now'a days.
I said this before but for that price I can get a plane ticket to Japan go to the ESP custom shop and get a way better guitar built and have money left over. Still cool though.
Yeah true
Yeah or any other crazy custom build from Jackson, Suhr or any other brand.
I just bought an all-white brand-new 70's V a couple of weeks ago. I can't quite describe how amazing it sounds!
How much did it cost compared to the 15 grand for this Hammett V?
@@stormengine3261 It’s $2500. Nowhere near what the Kirk Hammett costs but sounds amazing!
Does it metal ?
looks neat but MY GOODNESS that string alignment on the neck, what's going on there at the 7:05 mark! It would personally drive me batty just looking at it. I get this is more of a collectors piece but I bet playability for this particular one is not great. I know I would be slipping off the fretboard constantly with the High E with misalignment like that.
Tip for V players. Move your rear strap button to middle of the V. Works much better and more balanced. Learned that tip from Paul Stanley
the new Flying V strap button are beneath the wing, it's way more comfortable to play and well balanced this way
thank you, bc my epiphone v has some serious nose dive
Considering they already did a custom shop version of this guitar once already, and with the teased '84 Explorer re-issue coming to the standard USA line-up eventually, I think they should have skipped a second custom shop version and done a non-aged standard USA version of this guitar. The current "70s Flying V" in the standard USA range has the wrong, pointy headstock shape and binding. I know there are lots of Metallica fans out there, and I think there is ample opportunity to sell a metric ton of White '84 Explorers and Black 70s Flying V's.
7:04 Look how far off to the right that string spacing is.....that high E string will be falling off the fret board 100%.
Oooohhh… and you can see how much space is left on the high E… doesn’t matter how much you pay, a Gibson will always be a Gibson 🤦♂️
@ Maddox May right!? I love Gibson Custom guitars but this has me scratching my head how this got through QC. Such a pricey axe as well, yikes.
If a fool is being separated from their money, might as well make it official.
I think the gaffer tape is there to make sure that the guitar doesn't slide around when you run around on stage.
Because the original is a stage guitar.
$15K for that?! Look at the wonky neck alignment at 7:05 - the 6th string nearly misses the neck PU pole piece! Trogly never seems to mention that.
He most likely bought it for the video, then ships it back for refund or it was shipped to him free to do a video then he sends it back.
And yes it's a complete POS guitar, very true
I highly doubt that Trogly purposely neglected to mention that. He always mentions QC problems he sees. He must've just failed to notice it.
I would like to take a moment to say a huge THANK YOU for all the years of useful info, demos and overall presentation of guitars. Your work is outstanding! Respect from Athens, GR!
It was priced by status, the Adam Jones was 10,000, so it has to be 5,000 more for Sir Kirk Hammett. That plus the Gibson and Murphy status mark up
I did the same with a mustang, black pickup rings ontop of a white pickguard, and also could not find rings without corner holes anywhere, so i cut screws shot and glued them into the rings, but it's just amazing that no one is producing rings without corner holes.
That’s a $1100 silica bag!
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The zoom into Kirk's face at 5:35 made me spit out my drink
The square cloth patch goes on the back of your Jean coat big in the 80's.
Id never pay 15G but that thing sounds phenomenal!
I can’t believe they used the Captain Harlock skull for this.Glenn Danzig was the one known for wearing this during the Misfits period,Hammet adopted it much later in an obvious nod to Misfits/Danzig
With all the money Metallica made, on way over priced guitars, they should be sued for using someone else’s art work… just saying 🤣
@@erikracz4162Most people would have never heard of the Misfits or Danzig if it wasn't for Metallica. Metallica in the 80s used to wear Misfits T-shirts all the time, so lots of band photos of them featured the famous Misfits skull or Danzig shirts. That's how I first learned about the Misfits.
Lars even helped put together a Misfits collection called Plan 9, which was the first Misfits tape I bought.
Hey everyone! Nothing wrong with a good Ol’ Flying V
That patch goes on the back of a denim vest!
4:03 .. it's a back patch for a jean jacket. A-Greed $20k?
The one you asked what you're supposed to do with it, that's your back-patch bro!! Yeah - heads up Austin!! 😁👍
Ahh! And the pins for on your leather jacket!! Hel's yeah!🤘
Did anyone else notice the strings are not perfectly centered?It’s as if the bridge was placed with the high E closer to the edge of the neck compared to the low E
side
Wow, Austin! Your tee matches the pennant perfectly! Great demo!
KIRK HAMMETT's Flying V! Very nice indeed.
Am I the only one that tunes out when the playing starts?
Can't take-it like fingernails on a chalkboard!
I do that on all guitar videos no matter how good the player is. Most people can't stand channels talking about guitars and not playing, so much so that there are entire channels and videos dedicated to only sound demos. I'm the exact opposite.
The “goofy rounded over headstock” is the coolest feature of a 70s V
The one that got snatched in Chicago in 83 hahaha... I just saw that concert today, it is great! I believe my favorite Hetfield guitar is the Custom purple LP, hopefully it comes out
That's the one the fans in front took out of his hands? I loved the look on his face, like wtf?
@@wadeguidry6675 That one!!! he sort of scolds them with his eyes hahahaha!!!
Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌
Studio updates, band stuff. Backstage stuff…but mostly, more shorts like the one you’re wearing in this video. Glad you’re doing well bro!!
Austin, kudos on your guitar play, you are so much better than a few years back. I enjoy watching all your vids everyday!!! And I always look forward to the next one. Yes, I am addicted.
The closest I will ever get to a Metallica machine is a Gothic Explorer I use to own and the Harley Benton Pro series 84' Explorer with the old Het set (EMG 81/60) I currently abuse. Something odd with Thomann. They seem to swap the pups around a lot. They ship them with the EMG 60 in the body and the EMG 81 in the neck.
Omg i forgot about the Gothic series!
@@LRP-e1m I LOVED that series! The 1999-2000 original run..MAN those were awesome 👌.
Great review Austin! Thanks. The price tag is rather absurd.
Yeah Stars made the hardware to Alembic, now if Trogly would get ahold of one of those that would be something! I always loved Jerry Garcia's guitars.
It makes sense Kirk got ahold of that bridge since they were based out of San Francisco where he was born.
Aged guitars are such a scam 😂
To me Paul Stanley had the coolest 70s flying V. Black single pickup with mirror pick guard and dimarzio pickup
$15,000 and they can't even notch/space the saddled correctly. Can they not see that the strings run diagonally up the fretboard? I also imagine it would be a lot harder getting replacement saddles to fix it.
I actually don't think any guitar is worth that much as a consumer product. A collector's thing? Fine. And I've played a few Gibson's and almost bought a vintage but they have balls to think a guitar should be priced like that. No way your brand isn't worth it
Will you compare it to the 2013 model?
The tape on the back. Watching a concert from Chicago 1983. The tape covered almost the entire back here. Kirk also abused the guitar quite a bit, plus the crowd took it, just luck it didn't get destroyed hehe.
He also have his single humbucker esp flying v on this show.
From what I understand the way they do the checking now is to actually freeze the guitar and then let it expand rather than slicing the checking with a razor blade like they used to.
Finally got my hands on one and ain’t gonna lie, it’s a guilty pleasure and draws a good ‘ol bleeding me and of course enter sandman. Its has super resonance and great attention to detail. If you get a chance try one out - absolutely awesome.
Another sound piece, Austin will you fill us in regarding the “key characteristics” that all Murphy custom jobs have? Just curious…
It depends on the run. For example, this V - they will all have the tape and that rectangle mark on the back of the headstock. Most signature models have a small list of things that must be there to give the guitar it’s identity - the rest is just in house aging
I have a Black Gibson Flying V built on my Birthday in 1983. What's the odds of stumbling onto that!? It had cracks in the body and a little the worse for wear after being in Ron Zelle's trunk with another one for years gigging. Mine was the better of the 2. I had it redone with black body after filling the lil cracks along with the face of the neck being left original. Natural satin neck with the stock rosewood fingerboard, new frets, etc. EMG 81 pickups that Het used in those days. Original Flying V case too! I used to play Sabbath, Priest & Metallica on it.
Dear lord, I will never understand "aged" guitars. That much money for a guitar that's beat to shit. Is this for people that want to look like they play but actually don't know how?
If you were a REAL Metallica fan you’d document the ESP signatures from the 80s/90s… 😝
ESP are way better than Gibson clowns😆 Probably why Trog won't. Might bust the Gibson bubble.
@@kattycat3502 Wow, take it easy.
greatest guitar ive ever played… i handled this thing in the gibson garage in a once in a lifetime opportunity a few days ago (shoutout to matt from gibson garage!)
You told the price of the Greeny guitars... it would be nice to not hsve to look it up since you said it was kind of high for what you're getting...
Schenkers, Wolf Hoffman and Lips all used these exclusively. Beautiful guitar.💯
Damn it Hammett !!! Too many signature guitars.
What's the song at 12:50? I am trying to remember the name but I can't
lil late but thats the call of ktulu
I don't know if Gibson made a deal with SKB on cases but the first SKB case I bought was for a rogue that was a Jackson knockoff. The cases have improved a lot since 96.
Cool guitar, but Im not paying 15k for it. I got a real 82 white one. You can get a real one for like 8-10k. Why wouldn’t you just buy vintage at that price point??
This is so ridicules. 15k For this is just overpriced hype. You can buy an actual 1978 V for around 2500 or a 67 reissue for 2500. So you get a bunch of trinkets for your 15k. PT Barnum was correct. Gibson learned this as well.
Love that PT Barnum reference.
He most likely bought it for the video, then ships it back for refund or it was shipped to him free to do a video then he sends it back.
I understand that but someone is buying this .And I have to say after playing buying guitars for over 5 decades I just can’t believe people buy this. I have over 200 guitars in my collection and can tell you some guitars are just better then others and the magic “custom shop” are not Better then the production model. The custom shop years ago was there to build you what you wanted like installing a Kahler trem in a Les Paul or three pickups . It did not mean you got a far superior guitar you got a “custom “ guitar built to your specs. This is a marketing tactic.
@@palehorsenameddeath7731 and I thought custom shop meant hand built or actual customer service person for taking complaints about all tool marks and unscraped binding..
@@phillipvisnaw2355 All I can tell you is I have custom shop Les Pauls and production Les Pauls and some of my regular production guitars play better then my custom shop Les Pauls. As far as fit and finish for me mine all look the same and are very well executed. I have a buddy that has over 300 Les Pauls from original vintage to the 80's custom shop made just for him to new custom shop guitars and just off the rack guitars. Trust me some are better them others. Both myself and my buddy are older guys so keep in mind we have buying and collection for 50 years. You tend to accumulate a lot of "treasures" in that amount of time.
that intro gives me vibes of Cars movie thanks!
That’s my favorite V headstock. I don’t like how pointy they normally are
I could buy 2 used suv and still have thousands in savings! Keep it Im not that much of a complete idiot to pay that kind of money for a guitar. A Fool and his Money will soon be parted!
To be fair, with inflation as high as it is, you’re much better blowing money than saving it. 3% interest is actually a 7% yearly loss if you keep it in a money account. At least with a guitar you can actually play it, and when you sell it the depreciation will be much less than the rate of inflation, or hell, it might even turn a profit. Putting your money in actual assets is much wiser move in todays economy. The country is dying, not much to save for anyway. Pretty soon we’ll all be using government controlled central digital currency, and if you’re buying things they don’t want you to, well, too bad. No, you can’t buy gas this week, you bought gas last week, and if you bought it this week your carbon footprint will be too big. It’s coming.
He most likely bought it for the video, then ships it back for refund or it was shipped to him free to do a video then he sends it back.
Speaking of Flying Vs, I got an email today from The Music Zoo showing a pair of Korinas, a Flying V and an Explorer......for $100k, bit ridiculous for a reissue IMO, but they are both very low serial numbers of their respective runs
Sounds like the collectors edition set
I had all three back in the late 80's they cost about 700.00 each. I just can't buy into all this hype. Wood is wood wire is wire everything else is snake oil.
@@Trog Yeah, that's the one. They look great, but damn that's a steep price
He also used it in the hardwired to self destruct album
Nice
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You switching to ESP is much better idea than Hatfield switching to Gibson. :)
Must be that rare mahogany sourced from Mars and the special emg pickups sprinkled with fairy dust,but why does it sound like my emg equipped Dean v that was a couple hundred bucks?oh I know,in the room it sounds absolutely amazing lMFAO
Now this is more appropriate to have his name on it.
There needs to be a Gibson USA version of this V.
What's that tool at 10:17?
contour gauge
Aging a brand new instrument and selling it for more than its new version is simply ridiculous.
I always thought it was a Rickenbacker bridge. Thank you for clarifying.
Hey Trog can you do a video on the new Certified Vintage Gibsons that came up? Looks like an interesting new batch of Guitars.
Has a lively sound to it.
I get why it's crazy expensive, i mean you dont buy a signature guitar because you just want the guitar. It's more for the cool experience of owning a signature guitar, and it's dope if you're into that. Just not worth it at all if you're just looking to get a good guitar
I need to play a V sometime. I don't recall ever playing one of any brand.
Do a video on the 2015 Japan limited 70s re-issue Vs. Probably the only reasonably priced 70s spec V out there now.
That has similar neck dimensions as my 1971 SG 200
I had a 72 SG 200 years ago. I still have the pickups from it.
@@stevenlight6785 Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the one I have. That narrow neck almost feels like a broomstick. Then again I tend to prefer their 2015 soloist necks. Are you using the pickups or no?
Trogly do they replicate original body fluid staining for $15,000? From that groupie in Cleveland during the 1983 Kill ‘Em All tour?
I wish they'd do an Epiphone version of this and James' white Flying V.
That James one would be so expensive. Even epiphone
James flying V is not gibson tho
It's Electra copy
@@kaivalentine9664 I'm sure Epiphone is allowed to make a copy of a copy of a Gibson. 😄
For the concert and recording of ride the lightning he used a strat
Perhaps you're meant to pin/sew that cloth tapestry of KH onto your battle jacket?
My skb V case is the same for my Gibson V, not very well fitted
Even though the price point is RIDICULOUS!!! The rounded headstock is the best version IMO
This flying v is too expensive, I bought a flying 67 reissue classic white 3 years ago for 1100 dollars, it's a 90 model.
What justifies such a high price? The tape on the back? 😅
“We get another cloth tapestry … I’m not quite sure what you’re supposed to do with that.” Are you sure you are a Metallica fan Trogly ?
@@cataclysmicconverter I don’t think he even has a denim jacket.
I think that the picture of Kirk Hammett that was black and it had a skull with crossbones? Was meant to be a backpack for a jean jacket with no sleeves. I'm old enough to know. I'm 50 years old and that's the way I used to dress when I was a kid
Wow, they went all in on this thing with actual, interesting swag and a serious, SERIOUS relic job. I despise relic’d guitars…earn your dings, dammit. But a.) this is a replica and b.) it’s so next-level, I can’t help but appreciate it, without a trace of irony. This is completely beautiful and while yes, I wish they would price these things so that *real* street fans could afford them, I also wish that people would love eachother and live in harmony. It’s not gonna happen and a fiddle of this magnitude is *going to be* lawyer money. Such is life. Gibson has been on a bit of a downward slope for the past 15 years but this is unimpeachable work.
Sounds killer but 15k 🤦♂️ your right 15k is nuts.
Never been a big fan of Vs or middle switch, but wow, I love that sound!
You don’t play Metallica riffs on the neck pick-up. It’s the law man
15k? Why?
I wouldn’t pay more than $500 for that beat up wreck!
Gibson has to be targeting wealthy type people with these guitars. they basically are investment guitars with those prices.
I'm not paying 15,000$ for an aged guitar
Replicated tuner holes? I'm done.
I think he was on about the kind of dent left by the original klusons, idk tho
Statistically, the most-used words in UA-cam videos are: #1 "the", #2 "basically", #3 "iconic".
Well done!!!!
I actually like 70s era guitars in general. From Fender jumbo headstock bullet trust rods, to the 78 Gibson silverburst, to the lawsuit era Ibanez les pauls. Kirk played a single pickup version of this guitar too as a backup. Kirk always says hes a fan at heart, he still relates to the fans, and understands what its like to be a broke musician playing Jerry rigged guitars.. but still continues to sign on with Gibson and puts out insanely priced guitars with his name on it and acts like this guitar is for the every day middle class, barely making it financially, fan.. some of the prices I've seen listed for this guitar or any of his Gibson guitars esp "Greeny" is like half a years salary for an average person lol.
It would be great if Gibson spent less time building "collectible" guitars and more time building guitars worth collecting.
why tf would you pay this much for a destroyed guitar , even for a hardcore fan just get an undamaged one and it will eventually age from your own use
Let's get a brand new, mint condition high end guitar, smash it up and scratch the shit out of it, and then increase the price ten times the original cost.😁
They were all using ESP from Justice onward.
There is no way that this is ever worth the price
Yes,thats a back patch for your levi jacket everybody wore in the 80's...