Description
Serial: KH 057
To fans of metal, Kirk Hammett needs no introduction. Longtime fans will also no doubt be familiar with his “blacked-out” 1989 Gibson Les Paul™ Custom, which he has used on numerous Metallica albums and tours. Now the Gibson Custom Shop has recreated this renowned guitar in exquisite detail. Like the original, the Kirk Hammett 1989 Les Paul Custom features all-black hardware, and per Kirk’s wishes, it comes equipped with uncovered T-Type pickups, along with a Fishman® Powerbridge piezo bridge pickup system with a Fishman Powerchip preamp and volume control that bring simulated full-bodied acoustic tone to this versatile Les Paul Custom. Artfully aged by the Murphy Lab to match the look and feel of Kirk’s original 1989 Les Paul Custom, only 125 units have been crafted in a fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favorite instruments.
BODY
Body Shape: Les Paul
Top: Plain Maple
Back: 1-Piece Mahogany
Binding: 7-ply Top, 5-ply Back and Headstock, Single Ply Fretboard
Weight Relief: None
Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK
Material: Mahogany
Profile: SlimTaper
Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12″
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 1.687″ / 42.85 mm
End of Board Width: 2.061″ / 52.37 mm
Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck Long; Neck Tenon
HARDWARE
Finish: Black
Bridge: Fishman Powerbridge
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Buttons
Truss Rod: Standard
Truss Rod Cover: Black Molded 2-ply Bell, Hot Stamp “Les Paul Custom”
Control Knobs: Black Speed
Switch Tip: Black
Jack Plate Cover: Black
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup: T-Type
Bridge Pickup: T-Type
Under Saddle Pickup: Fishman Powerbridge Piezo Pickup
Controls: 2 Volume (for Neck and Bridge Pickups), Master Tone, Fishman Powerbridge Volume
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle
Preamp: Fishman Powerchip Preamp – 9V Battery in Control Cavity
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