“Add some gain and it’s got this weird kind of chainsaw distortion that I love... of course I feel in love with it”: Kirk Hammett has a second Les Paul that was previously owned by Gary Moore – and Moore said it sounded even better than Greeny

Kirk Hammett shows Gibson's Mark Agnesi some choice Les Pauls from his epic guitar collection, including Greeny, a triple-humbucker Les Paul Custom, a '52 Gold Top with a trapeze tailpiece, and a stunning 1958 Les Paul Standard finished in red. .

Kirk Hammett invited Gibson’s Mark Agnesi into his home to show off some of his favourite electric guitars in his collection, and it might just be the best episode of GibsonTV’s The Collection yet, and like Slash, Metallica’s lead guitar maverick is documenting it all in a forthcoming book.

There are some astonishing vintage instruments on show, such as his 1958 Les Paul Standard, custom ordered in transparent Cherry before Gibson even shipped guitars in Cherry. “That is definitely something that’s rare,” says Hammett. “The popular term at the at the moment is ‘unicorn.’”