Gibson Custom Shop Artist Collection Kirk Hammett 1989 Les Paul Custom Murphy Lab – Ebony
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, it is a fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favorite instruments.
Specs:
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Body Material: One Piece Mahogany
- Top Material: Plain Maple
- Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Nut width: 42.85 mm / 1.687″
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Scale length: 24.75″ / 628.65 mm
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut Material: Corian
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Custom Block
- Hardware Plating: Black
- Bridge: Fishman Powerbridge
- Knobs: Black Speed
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Buttons
- Neck pickup: T-Type Alnico 5 2-Conductor (Unpotted)
- Bridge pickup: T-Type Alnico 5 2-Conductor (Unpotted)
- Pickup Covers: None
- Under saddle pickup: Fishman Powerbridge Piezo Pickup
- Controls: 2 Volume (for Neck and Bridge Pickups), Master Tone, Fishman Powerbridge Volume
- Case: Gibson Deluxe Protector Case + COA & Case Candy
