The Metallica V | 2023 Gibson Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V Review + Demo
????My Website: https://www.troglysguitarshow.com
????Reverb: https://tidd.ly/4aFiyhC
❓Private Help Sessions: https://troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/
⚫Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Zither-Wooden-Guitar-Stand-Handcrafted/dp/B06X9QPNXF/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=fender+guitar+stand&qid=1584154756&sr=8-43&linkCode=ll1&tag=trogly-20&linkId=5f49c589f48a3c5d78f875555c93a6a7&language=en_US
????Shop Sweetwater + Support the Show ➡️ https://imp.i114863.net/trogly
I’ve wanted to review the Kirk Hammett Signature Flying V for a while – Imagine my surprise when they reissue it again in 2023! My first question was – why? and why so much? I was pleased to see this was a reissue of the guitar in an earlier state with passive pickups and arguably a better aging job. At least the runs are a little bit different! The secret to his V is the Stars Guitars bridge – so very iconic!
???? Episode Guide:
0:00 – Intro – Check Links in the Description
0:13 – Unboxing / About Kirk Hammett
0:48 – The Case / First Impressions
1:50 – The 2012 Flying V Release
2:18 – How This Release is Different
3:37 – Case Candy
5:44 – Inside Look / Specs
11:57 – Tone Demo
15:01 – Final Thoughts
16:38 – What to Watch Next!
????️ Videos Mentioned:
1:28 1979 Gibson Flying V Tobacco Sunburst
10:10 1965 Gibson Melody Maker D Red with 1970s Mini Humbucker Pickup
❓Private Help Sessions ➡️ https://troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals
????New to Reverb? Get $10 on Me ➡️ https://reverb.grsm.io/earn10
????Shop Sweetwater + Support the Show ➡️ https://sweetwater.sjv.io/x90ZDO
???? Shop Guitar Center + Support the Show ➡️ https://guitar-center.pxf.io/raGJPR
????eBay Affiliate Link: https://ebay.us/Wfmyoy
???? Merch: https://thetroglysguitarshow.dashery.com/
???? Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/trogly
???? Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/troglys
???? Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/troglys
????My Website: https://www.troglysguitarshow.com
???? TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCix8J4YIPRpu7i29k7sgirw
???? Current Inventory ➡️ https://reverb.grsm.io/CurrentInventory (also on website)
✉️ Email for Business Inquiries ➡️ austin@troglysguitarshow.com
❓Guitar Questions ➡️ https://troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals
⚙️ Gear Used to Make the Show: (AFFILIATE LINKS)
Guitar + Recording:
George L’s Guitar Lead: ebay – https://goo.gl/6SjCeG
Shure SM57 (Amp Cab Mic): ebay – https://goo.gl/JK9bAC
Audio Interface – Roland Duo Capture EX – amazon – https://amzn.to/2tkIBed
+ Universal Audio Apollo Twin: amazon – https://amzn.to/2uYeeKN
Headphones: Focal Listen Professional: amazon – https://amzn.to/2tonXtI
Rode Videomic Go (backup audio): amazon – https://amzn.to/2vHNzm5
Lens: Lumix 12-35mm : ebay – https://goo.gl/NP6dQd
Computer: Mac Pro 2013 – amazon – https://amzn.to/37L9eb4
Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X – ebay – https://goo.gl/oiU3L2
American DJ Eco UV Bar Plus Blacklight: ebay – https://goo.gl/1E4ELt
Camera:
Panasonic Lumix GH-4: amazon – https://amzn.to/2Se3akM
Camera Gimbal: amazon – https://amzn.to/38KxYk9
Camera Slider: amazon – https://amzn.to/3bTIXK1
Rode NTG-2 (vocal + room mic): amazon – https://amzn.to/2UjxmxA
Affiliate Links are found in this description + comments section – clicking and purchasing items from partners will help financially support the show.
#Metallica #Gibson #Kirk #Hammett #Flying #Review #Demo
Originally posted by UCsNBeL5vY5GZT_g_4D3QAFQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAN6-JKgao
It'd be e so funny if a true Kirk head buyed this whole array of super expensive memorablia thing and just hanged the jacket patch to the Wall as you wuold ????. Anyway, rhis little guitar , non fitting case, tapestry and other sort of goodies array just cannot cost what it costs!!! For that money I want the actual Greenie, Signed and brougt to my home by the Actual Kirk reaching my house vía Amzon electric truck throwing a little treat to my dog before ringing my bell. .. wearing that ridículos patch on his jacket..
The neck angle on these is actually not more than one degree. I’m a luthier and I’m currently doing research on these because I’m making one for myself. To play metal with, of course. These late 70s early 80s ones are my favorite stylistically. I don’t know why, maybe because those are the ones these metal legends played in the 80s.
But yeah, these have that elevated fretboard on them. It’s the same thing as with the beautiful natural finish 1980 one you have a video on. The neck angle situation is a bit wonky with the flying v over the years, and I guess it has to do with the fact that they started and stopped, started and stopped with them. And then whoever was in charge at the time of the relaunch, decided what to do with them.
There is this weird rumour out there that flying vs all have a huge neck angle. But they just don’t, if my humble research is of any use. These ones have the elevated fretboard, and you can tell by just looking at it that the angle isn’t more than 1 on this. If it was 4, the strings would be well over 30mm from the body on the bridge, and the pickups would sit several mm apart in height. And, a 4 degree angle is very much something one notices.
Probably the technically easiest way to build flying vs is to make them the same way they make les pauls. That is, to plane the neck angle (on flying vs about 4 degrees) into the top of the body and have the fretboard sit directly on that. If you make it that way, the bridge will be on the height of something like 20-22mm. However, the pickups would then have to have drastically different height rims, as they do have. Well, these late seventies early eighties ones don’t have rims on them, and the pickups are sitting very high and wonky without them, and also they sit close to the same height. And that’s because of the elevated neck joint with the almost non-existent or kind of a small neck angle. It can also be seen on the neck joint area by eye. If there was zero neck angle (I don’t think it’s zero, this is just theoretical thinking), you would get away with elevating the fretboard to sit about 16-17mm from the top, and the string height in the bridge area would again be alright. With just one degree of neck angle the strings would rise several millimetres on the brigde.
I’m rambling here. But hey everybody, if someone has knowledge on this matter, I would be very interested to aquire it. And also, if my reasoning on this is bullsheit, please also give me some educated answers that would guide us the right way. I’m all about learning.
Thank you for your videos!
Looks like garbage.
Keep it ????
My guitar cost $600???? and it resonates better than that $15000 dollar guitar
People are getting ripped off by the guitar companies, Why does a guitar companies charge so much for a guitar.Tell us why
I think it's over the top to make a exact copy of Kirk's V with the nicks and cuts. Just make a fresh a new looking one.
I hate these fake aged crap….. for boat load of cash to boot.
This is not worth 15g’s
Sweetwater still has a bunch of them ready for sale. Its a 2500.00 guitar they are trying to sell for 14k. Yeesh whats up with the offset groove on the B String intonation key thing?
Wow talk about an overpriced used guitar with merch
Dude i had to turn this off. Your vocal fry was making me climb the walls. Do you have any idea how annoying that is? You should get that looked at.
The “goofy rounded over headstock” is the coolest feature of a 70s V
He also used it in the hardwired to self destruct album
If Metallica is your favorite group of all time then why don't you play metal
Do a video on the 2015 Japan limited 70s re-issue Vs. Probably the only reasonably priced 70s spec V out there now.
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
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.
And you play the same as Kirk does ????
that intro gives me vibes of Cars movie thanks!
Yes,thats a back patch for your levi jacket everybody wore in the 80's…
The intonation is off.
Trogly hoping james joins gibson to get the iron cross
Me : I just want the OGV!!!! and a 80s white explorer
What's the song at 12:50? I am trying to remember the name but I can't
Didn’t even play a kill em all song smh.
thats a flag not a penant
Just saw an epi version of this. Sounds about the same. $1299
15k? Why?
I don't understand the "aged" look. If I'm paying good money for a NEW guitar there better not be any marks on it! As a guitar player the scratches and chips are EARNED. This is like buying a new car with dents in it or jeans with holes in them. Make your own memories and earn your scars.
James is just fine where hes at with ESP
100% waste of money hahaha.
Go buy a brand new V from Gibson.
So is this a new guitar aged to look like Kirk's original guitar
greatest guitar ive ever played… i handled this thing in the gibson garage in a once in a lifetime opportunity a few days ago (shoutout to matt from gibson garage!)
I'm not paying 15,000$ for an aged guitar
Old photo of Kirk before all the fkd up ridiculous makeup
Id neverbought it for the price they sell it lol
At that price at least it have too include a signed wha wha ????
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
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 would never buy a guitar with someone else's name on it.
My dream… ????
Hi! Do you think the Epiphone version is good? I want one but can’t afford Gibson version. Kirk Hammett is my favorite guitar player & I love Metallica.
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