Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V - An ICON Of Heavy Metal History!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Dagan checks out the amazing Kirk Hammett Epiphone Flying V, seen here in its purple metallic finish. This awesome axe honours One of the Most Important Heavy Metal Guitars of All Time!
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 Flying 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!
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Epiphone is partnering with the Gibson Custom Shop to release the Epiphone Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, a meticulous recreation of Kirk’s prized original. It features a mahogany body, a one-piece mahogany neck with volute, Grover Rotomatic machine heads with “spade” buttons, and a custom bridge. The electronics are also top-notch, with a pair of Gibson USA Calibrated T-Type humbucker pickups wired to CTS potentiometers and an Orange Drop capacitor, and a Switchcraft 3-way pickup selector toggle switch and a 1/4” output jack. A Kirk Hammett logo adorns the rear of the headstock, and a black hardshell case with a red plush interior is also included.
0:00 Intro Riffs
1:49 Kirk Hammett & Gibson Guitars History
2:23 Awesome Kirk Hammett Gibson Fact!
3:20 Specs & Unique Features
5:20 More Dirty Tones
8:50 Clean Tone Demo
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I would definitely buy this guitar if it were in the $700 range. I’m sick of these guitar companies price gouging the everyday working man just because it has a famous name on the headstock
you said it my friend!!! im with you 100%, and the working man musicians people like you and me buy the most stuff and keep those companys afloat... not the collectors who buy 250k bursts lol and 5000$ Klons
Signature models are usually priced way above that of a regular model with the same specs, so that is no surprise. You also get more guitar for the money buying a Prophecy V.
And it's still made in china. No way I'm going to cough up more than 500 quid for a china product
Is Kirk Hammett getting a percentage / royalties of Epiphone. How much $$$ ?
@@yeti1002Usually that is the reason of why signature instruments are pricier than average model of the same specs. Royalty earnings can be anywhere between 5% to 16% so a higher price yields more profits for the artist.
I bought one a few weeks ago , it’s the purple one , love it.
Plays like a Gibson …. cheers Dagan 🎸
Kirk's original guitar had a Stars Guitars bridge. In 2012 making the first reissue of it Gibson stated the bridge was a repo with permission from stars. Now the new Gibson says custom replica bridge whilst the epiphone just says custom bridge and it does look a slightly different profile, so I don't know if they've tweaked it enough for it to look close enough, but not actually be a replica and thus cost them more. Maybe they bought the rights, who knows.
Absolutely a MONSTER on the six string.
Getting really bored of reading comments on all the reviews of this guitar complaining about the price. Given the cost of other Epi V’s and factoring in the hardware and electronics upgrades (not to mention the included hardshell case) it’s not unreasonable. Sure, there’s an “artist premium” but it’s not ridiculous and this isn’t even their most expensive V. And if you’re not interested in this spec, the Designer and Prophecy V’s are both a lot cheaper.
It's people who can't afford an epiphone
I feel ya man
Ever since epiphone returned to premium quality in mid 2019 ..some want the premium brand for a budget price never going to happen.. epiphone was never ever meant to be a budget brand in the first place and they weren't until Norlin ruined them when they took over Gibson
Also consider the price of a comparable Gibson model is going to be like twice as much! An "actual" Gibson V goes for $2.5k new. The Gibson Custom Shop version of this costs 15 GRAND and has a bunch of hideous looking fake aging to make it look more like Kirk's actual guitar. No thanks.
So far ahead of it’s time until Hendrix at the Isle of Wight. All metal players bow your heads with deep respect.
I want this in gibson range !!! love the purple i have the black one its amazing
Absolutely Killer! Love it! 🤟😉👍
I amglad epiphone dcided to do this release and I love the purple color on this flying V as well sounds really good as well.
Like the old school aggressiveness of the pickups
That colour 🥳 I want it!!!
Man the Gibson boys got ripped apart with actual facts about epiphone on everything Sg and epiphone talk..it's beautiful
The bridge is from a company called stars guitars and it was an upgrade from the ABR-1 or so I’ve read.
Thanks for the info!
@@PMTVUK unfortunately, it’s the only part of the Guitar I don’t like. It looks more like an inexpensive piece of metal than it does anything constructive or useful.
I never like the flying v model, but this is absolutely monster
Now I’d love a sparkly purple V, but that’s a little much for an Epiphone.
Well the gibson flying v Kirk Hammett is 15,000
@@Jamie070and it’s only in black. Honestly, kinda a little tired of the complaints of the prices, if you don’t want to pay then don’t buy it. I mean, they’re really good guitars, and if you don’t want to pay the price look at the alternatives.
@@squiddysquidster802 exactly. I love looking at guitars outside my budget
@@Jamie070 it’s fun looking at what you could have if you had just a little more.
@@squiddysquidster802 true lol
Today I tried one for an hour. Beautiful guitar, Indian Laurel not too dry, overall good quality control, set up to be reviewed. Two things made me give up on the purchase (I had the money in my pocket ready for the purchase): nice guitar but €1500 is really a lot (here in Italy it's an average monthly salary); it's a Kirk signature ok.... but are we sure? There's no name anywhere, just a figure behind it that could represent anyone. If I buy his signature at least put the name on the truss rod cover. it's a purple Flying V 1979 as far as I'm concerned. Then knowing me maybe I'll go out and buy it on Monday but for now it's a no. If it had cost 800 at most 900 it would be with me at home now.
When in doubt, never go for Epiphone. Their frets are shit cause they’re prone to be misaligned. Don’t take a gamble for that price tag.
I hope they RELEASE the epiphone Kirk Hammet 59 Les paul ebony body
Another Dagan Flying V video? Hell yeah I'm in lol
I saw the neck is a rounded c profile. Is it as thick as a les paul 50's c neck?
Dagan you asked about the bridge. Watch Trogly's videos on the Kirk Gibson V, he'll keep you right. 😊 I love your playing but it sounds like this Epiphone has single coils in it. Not enough gain? Or is that just how the pickups sound?
You know i wonder if Epiphone turn more of a profit than the parent company Gibson. They just seem to be churning out better and better gear.
Why aren't you playing Mesa? or a Marshall for this, Video?
WANT! =)
Man idk if it’s just me but I’m not a fan of light brown colored fretboards on a lot of guitars , obviously there’s exceptions but for these gibson classic looks I’m not a fan unless it’s that darker rosewood or ebony color
The best part about this guitar being made by Epiphone is the pickups. As close to the original for the buck. One cheap special thing they could do is include a truss rod cover with the Metallica stick dude on it and maybe one with the same kirk logo from the volute.
Good idea on the truss rod cover. Cheap to do but would be a fun thing to swap out.
@@chris_2714 I want a Dave Kramer V, just the color and shape tells you who it is a replica of.
I want the black one personally so iconic
Agreed. This purple is not the same shade or purple that Kirk plays and lacks the sparkle in the finish. The black one is a truer replica of his original
@@chris_2714 'replica' is too far, the black one is the same colour at least.
💥🤘🏼💜🤘🏼
Schecter v1 custom or an epiphone flying KH ?
The purple color always reminds me of something Jimi Hendrix would play.
Jimi never played anything purple. All that came after his death and came from his tune purple haze.
I liked him in Purple Rain
I like Dan.
You would have to be simple to pay £1350 for that!
It may have Kirk on the guitar but I'm guessing it feels and plays totally different to his actual Gibson.
True, it won't feel much like his original Gibson, the body and neck specs are all wrong.
The bridge. A DiMarzio Jerry Garcia alligator bridge. Discontinued years ago
Made by Stars Guitars.
@@dubster82 correct
I was waiting for the Epiphone Greeny but I suspect it’ll be around £1350-1400 poly finish made in China yes it’s got the correct Les Paul headstock, I the meantime a Gibson Les `Paul Standard faded came up at £1450 used mint no contest really, it’ll replace my Gibson deluxe player that I had to sell. I’m not a headstock snob I already have an Epiphone les Paul prophecy. That only cast £595 new.
Stars Guitars Alembic Bridge
At this price it had better say Gibson on the headstock
That’s an easy fix, Gibson truss Rod cover 😂
Yeah it is one of the more expensive i just bought the Noel Gallagher Epiphone and that is quite expensive. However lol. if it did have Gibson on the head stock it would still be double or triple the price lol
Careful, if it said Gibson on the headstock, it might crack and fall off!😅
@@sirrealistic5625 hahaha
@@sirrealistic5625 🤣🤣
This’ll drop in price soon. The Dave Mustaine Prophecy model is under a grand at the moment…
Yeah that Mustaine Prophecy had a significant price cut, I think that's a combination of it not being a guitar he actually plays and Mustaine not having a big enough name (oh and nobody has enough money during the Epiphone price increase). The black model also had reductions.
I reckon these Hammett models will sell better though. The unique purple colour in particular. Kirk's a bigger name. But they may face a price cut eventually, who knows. I also suspect they were originally gonna make one of these a Prophecy, until discovering how bad the JC and DM prophecy models sold.
Dave is probably a bigger name than Kirk,they probably went down because of this release,and it’s not just epiphone,lMFAO hilarious though
Just wait till the hype has cooled, the next big thing will come along and these will be sitting in the shelves gathering dust....just like the Adam Jones LP....going for under a grand at some places!🎸🤘🎸
@@tommilitello198Dave a bigger name than Kirk? What? Dave is amazing but come on
Go on play some schenker stuff bonny lad
I never understand the stock position of the rear strap button. There's literally a correct position for this and that's not it.
Though I had thought the same, I don't find it an issue when playing stood or seated.
I bought a Gibson 70's V during the pandemic for 1900euros, those are now 2744euros! It wasn't worth the 1900 I spent, but I could flip it without any financial loss. I wonder if the 1500euro Epi is worth that kind of money?
Cool guitar Dagan! Didn't I hear that Kirk re-installed the original pickups back into his V and therefore took out the EMGs? I could be wrong! Anyway, Kirk is one of my heroes, the others being Jason Newsted, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich, you know?, the better Metallica!(come at me comment section..lol)
the most powerful live metallica
@@marciopaivaRS YES very much so!! I saw them live in 89 on the Justice Tour and it changed my life!
I would never sell my Epiphones for any Gibson
Damn that price!!! 😂
it sucks that when they do epiphones like this or joe bonamassa ones for example they make them super super expensive because they have gibson usa pickups in them lol... makes no sense either charge epiphone price with gibson pickups or use Epiphone branded variants of said pickup.. or dont do a epiphone model lol not fair to the working man musician , very rarely are we catered to like the collector market is... i mean every now and then we do get gems.. the inspired by gibson lineup, Kramer Baretta Special but anything with a artists name on it is expensive (for a epiphone )not talking gibson here, i mean they did make that 500$ AFD Les paul special ii which was a very sick guitar ( i own it),
Epiphone is where it should have always been epiphone was never ever meant to be a budget brand in the first place Norlin ruined them when they took over Gibson and JC curliegh restored Epiphone in mid 2019..you want a premium guitars for a budget price it's not going to happen..find yourself something you can afford it's that simple
Bit too much for an Epi V. You could look about and get a used Gibson for not much more.
5 years ago, this would have cost 700.
Dagan is definitely a better riffer then Kirk! If not better guitarplayer overall! Always a pleasure to watch/listen him play. 🤘
"Affordable" =/= £1300
yeah okay
Cheaper than the £15,000 Gibson!
I know that you rep a store so cant say its not worth the price but really $1300 for a chinese made guitar?
No chance id pay that for an Epiphone. For that money id personally be looking at a Jackson Pro or LTD
Umm at least the Quindoe Epiphone facility is completely American owned and operated Scott Lewis is the facility manager along with American and Asian luthiers did you see that American luthiers also. your Jackson pro and LTD aren't even touched by one American luthiers Epiphones are..and you Jackson pro and LTD aren't even slightly close to the legendary history of epiphone..so there you have it
@@LarrytheMan-uc4ev So none of what you said changes the fact its an overpriced guitar from a budget brand. Country of origin is meaningless. I've had high end USA guitars that needed full fret level, crown and polish in order to get good action. Conversely I've had Chinese and Indonesian guitars that were flawless out of the box. So the content of your post, well it don't mean quite what you think it does. The "legendary history of Epiphone" is that people know them as a company that makes budget copies of Gibson guitars. So yeah, there's that.
@@booshting3520no one cares what you GIBSON fanboys think or say you're BS ended a long time ago with the Gibson lawsuit failures Gibson is nothing to epiphone so get used to it and over it
I used to use Jackson back in my "hey day" playing in bands. Both my former lead guitar player and myself have both said we won't buy new jackson guitars. We both remember them fondly. Feeling nostalgic, I purchased a Jackson recently and sent it back after just a few minutes of playing. My former lead guitarist still owns a silver sparkle Dave Mustaine King V (USA MADE) and sold his other, in a different colour. I was always a Jackson RR5 player back then. Sadly, I just don't feel Jackson these day. However, I'm not the same person let alone guitar player I once was. I will always remember the old Jacksons fondly, but after my recent experience, can't imagine owning one again. At least not a newer build. Have a great day.
@@stringingitalltogether5773 Yes there are QC problems these days with most manufacturers, but when you find a good one it's great. I'm 50, been playing over 35 years so i remember the Jacksons of the 80s, they were really nice. That said I have a flawless Pro Series RR3 and a USA Select Adrian Smith sig that I'd put against anything. These Epiphones are a gouge imo
1500 euros...
The price 😮🤨😐😞😠👎
Gibson couldn't let people have an authentic V for less than what a LP traditional cost few years ago.
Shouldn't that colour be metallic-a purple?
Laurel fingerboard on a £1300 guitar 😅
All the complaints about the price…. Look around. EVERYTHING has gone up!
The guitar community is nothing but a meme at this point,everyone is an expert
First
bad jack input position
Umm it's a copy of Kirk Hammet's 70's V........
It's not the best, but it's not the worst.
The whole its too much for an Epiphone or i could get a Gibson for that much comments are tiring and sound like a pure Bitchfest!! It is what it is, if you don't like the price don't buy it, plain and simple. There are a ton of guitars that can fit ones price range.
Other than that this is a great playing guitar and fits exactly what i was looking for!!
I bought one from ZZounds and it's a great guitar. Absolutely flawless, has a volute and the correct position of the strap buttons so no neck dive, and includes a hardshell case. Good value for the money.
not for the money. For this cash you can easily get Edwards/some used EII. Idiotically expensive for epiphone
Must admit I am not really a fan of Flying V's. I wouldn't stop anyone from buying them but I don't think they're worth the money personally. All opinions respected ofc
Disagree ! My experiences with a Gibson V antique natural are very positive. They have excellent playability, easy access to all frets, excellent tuning stability, light-weight but still with solid, deep tonal qualities, great sustain and acoustic properties (whole guitar vibrates)....and looks and sounds like a true rock and blues machine.
🤣 F O Gibson you are taking the piss now £1349 ba ha hahaha 🤪
The Gibson sounds waaaaaaaaay better
Epiphone in the headstock. Quality not at the level of LTD. 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah I'm not paying that price for an Epiphone, which is a shame because I'd love to own one. But there's not a fucking chance I'd pay that cash for a Chinese guitar.
I don’t think I’ll ever buy a Chinese guitar.
I'd buy an Eastwood, played one of their acoustics and it's the best guitar I've ever played
I used to,but not anymore. They have gotten so ridiculous it's like just spend a little more and buy US made.
ok
1200 is just a lil too much
Not at all to much you people want premium guitars at a budget price not going to happen epiphone is more premium than budget that's the way it should have always been in the first place..