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Nick Johnston names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Schecter-toting virtuoso on the guitarist with the deepest “licktionary”, the song that forever changed his approach to music and discovering Eddie Van Halen via Animaniacs

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Kirk Hammett remembers his last encounter with Dimebag Darrell: "I still regret not taking the time to have a full conversation with him"

The two last spoke backstage at the 2004 Download Festival, as Hammett frantically searched for a temporary replacement for an ill Lars Ulrich

Guitar World

Kirk Hammett recalls Joey Jordison's onstage tears before playing Enter Sandman with Metallica at Download

Metallica's Kirk Hammett relives playing Download 2004 with Joey Jordison for a forthcoming oral history of the UK festival

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10 Metallica guitar techniques you need to know

How the rhythm and lead styles of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett will power up your metal playing fast

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The story behind Metallica's 72 Seasons: "We love what we do, and we love each other"

Metallica have gone from being a cult metal band to a commercial juggernaut and a household name. But even with new album 72 Seasons storming charts worldwide they’re still figuring out what it's all about

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When Cliff Burton met Geddy Lee: “He started pacing, he started smoking pot, and he was like, ‘Oh my God!’”

Kirk Hammett remembers when Rush frontman Geddy Lee showed up at a Metallica show

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Gibson Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard review

Following a pair of five-figure Custom versions, here’s the everyman Greeny. But is it a valid introduction or simply a slightly pimped version of an existing Les Paul?

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St Anger at 20: how Metallica's most maligned album saved their career

Metallica were facing oblivion at the turn of the millennium. 20 years ago today, they'd release the album that'd turn their fortunes around - and go down in infamy

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Is Dave Grohl’s new Epiphone DG-335… Gold?

After a B/W pic surfaced of an Epiphone DG-335, Andy Ferris colourised the image, revealing that the Foo Fighters frontman's forthcoming signature model might not be Pelham Blue after all

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Joe Bonamassa tries Peter Green's Gretsch White Falcon: "You can play blues on anything"

"Bobby Parker showed up with a Dimebag Darrell Dean - he ripped into the blues and he didn't care"

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Kirk Hammett: “Maybe the age of active pickups is over”

The Metallica guitarist says PAFs age better and he has been swayed away from active humbuckers for lead work – and James Hetfield agrees

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Watch Joe Bonamassa play Peter Green’s guitars – and explain why he’s pleased Kirk Hammett owns the Greeny Les Paul

Green’s 1968 Gretsch White Falcon and 1931 National Duolian Resonator received the Bonamassa seal of approval ahead of going up for auction next month

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Kirk Hammett says he prefers the Epiphone Greeny to the $20k Gibson Custom Shop version – here’s why

The Metallica man says they’re all great “but my favorite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone”

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Kirk Hammett: "My favourite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone"

Metallica guitarist suggests the best is yet to come for the legacy of the Les Paul and explains why

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Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett play John Lennon and Yardbirds classics alongside Johnny Depp, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Imelda May at Jeff Beck tribute gig

The first of two all-star Jeff Beck tribute concerts in London featured some of the world's most celebrated guitar heroes

Guitar World

Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down

Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr. and many more all squeezed onstage to pay tribute to the late guitar great

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Kirk Hammett’s 1960 Les Paul Standard “Sunny” is A) beautiful and B) up for sale via Gibson Certified Vintage

Gibson collectors, assemble. This is the Les Paul you might recognise from The Beauty Of The Burst book, from watching Metallica, or from your wildest dreams

Guitar World

Gibson adds Kirk Hammett’s 1960 “Sunny” Les Paul Standard to its Certified Vintage Collection

Sunny was used by the Metallica maestro up until last year, and joins the company’s growing cohort of ultra-exclusive vintage instruments to be sold to customers direct via the Gibson Garage

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Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo offer their track-by-track guide to Metallica’s super-heavy smash-hit new album, 72 Seasons

Fast stuff, bouncy stuff, thrashing riffs, evil tones, power grooves and ‘total noise’ solos included

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Check out this great documentary on the Peter Green / Gary Moore / Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' Les Paul

A remarkable guitar gets the Five Watt World treatment

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The guitar gear secrets behind James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s tones on 72 Seasons

Metallica co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made with the help of a Marshall modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard and a rack full of battle-hardened guitars, including one that makes Hetfield “immediately want to play fast riffs”

Guitar World

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “With 72 Seasons, I improvised 20, 30 solos, gave them all to Lars and Greg Fidelman, and went, ‘You guys edit them!’”

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo draw back the curtain on the metal album of the year: the gear shakeups, the Angus Young and Ritchie Blackmore-inspired guitar approach, and the response to critics of Kirk’s improvisational soloing approach

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Hammett talks Hetfield: "We connect in a place that is not comfortable"

The Metallica guitarist reveals his sometimes awkward dynamic with the rhythm king – "It looked like the future was very, very bleak"

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Cesar Gueikian appointed President, Interim CEO of Gibson

The appointment of Gueikian, formerly the guitar giant's Brand President, marks the end of James “JC” Curleigh's four-and-a-half year tenure as Gibson CEO

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The essential new electric guitars you need to play in 2023

GEAR EXPO 2023: Classic ranges, signature editions, all-new designs and the Greeny is back… again

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