Kirk Hammett chats about his 1959 Les Paul, Worldwired Tour | Guitar Interactive Magazine - Issue 54 

Yes he is a good and nice man, but he’s not the best blues man out of town. 😅

He's such a good guy that he made his wife go and grab all the guitars she could during an evacuation.

I've sold him a lot of gear over the years. He's a very nice guy.

it’s because he is a filipino

Im thinking Kirk had a stroke or the beginning of Parkinsons :(

Actually if it was in a museum, it would probably be behind glass, can't collect dust in there.

Cauee NcLv ... hear hear... guitars, even one as precious as this, are built to be played .. Both Gary and Peter would want that I’m sure.

@@Synismyhero but it's always played and cleaned before each use anyway

He still can't play Oh Well correctly! "Vintage" makes a really good copy of the guitar for around $400.

Yes, played by a Clown.....!!

And shit is a perfect description of Kirk's playing irrespective of his passion! :-)

@@seanandben stfu he has been playing a lot better

He was holding in the tears

As a musician or as a person? People like Kirk as a person, he's just not respected as a musician.

@@Erkki_Mela not respected by who? internet experts? he's a better player than i'll ever be after nearly 30 years playing, a better player than 99% of all guitar players. Maybe not satriani, vai or friedman but that's a ridiculous high bar internet experts. not where i form my opinions. the guy is a great player - there is no argument really

Derek Scanlan to be fair, it's tough to spot internet experts from people who actually know what they're talking about. Sure, he gets bombarded by internet experts too, and that's not cool.

@@Erkki_Mela Sure thing - as a person Kirk is a nice guy, but as a guitar player he total fuck up...

@@MrSiriosus says anonymous

Agree. The Beast and the Skinner Burst are like my 3 favorite Les Pauls of all time tone wise... Love Peters 3 humbucker Les Pauls too.

That's Greenie, put some respect on that name sir.

Yea....!!

Kirk dosent deserve that guitar

@@andymccallum8090 Kirk is pretty good. I'm not that big of a fan but to say he has no talent is a pretty egotistical and outrageous implication

Michael H who the hell bashes Metallica??

melissa n I’m calling bullshit...

melissa n because they’re psychotic and attention seeking?

melissa n if you say so lady.. if there was any proof of this crap you would have gone to the police already and he would have been charged.. now please stop commenting your bull crap

melissa n also lay off the crack, it’s bad for you

I know,He works his ass off to bring his craft,,,people are jealous.

You should go to a head doctor, you need serious mental help.

I blame Tom green for my weirdness its sarcasm

I blame Tom green for my weirdness never mind that “girl” is a nickel back fan and an attention seeker what do u expect lol

melissa n oh I’m a scum for saying present facts or proofs first before accusing someone boohooo sweetheart

yeah Green day rocks man!!!!

@@kasperandersen2571 Not sure if you're trolling or not, but i'm pretty sure he meant Peter Green.

@@ethan5817 i thought he said Green day. my bad

EXACTLY!!

Word.

That may be because he talks a lot of rubbish for an average guitarist who got very lucky!

but did kirk mention wah?

@@cerisejones8061 I think he was too concerned about smudging his nail varnish, makeup, eyeliner, lipstick, or eye shadow to make proper vowel sounds! I assume you're from Wales, so cael diwrnod braf. xx :-)

The guys talking shit about Kirk would never be good enough to play in Metallica or be able to own iconic guitars such as the Greenie Moore LP. Envious little douchelings.

@@ericsmodsandgear8098 Master of muppets? :-)

We don't hate anyone, at least I don't. I respect Kirk. The issue is that guitar and it's history (which I know). It was Peter Greene's guitar and he gave it to Gary Moore and it was Gary's main guitar. It's almost like as if Yngwie plays his neo classical ripping guitar leads on say Chet Atkins or Johnny Cash's guitar. It just doesn't seem right.

@@ChicagoBeaver what a load of crap. its a guitar a tool to create music. thats theonly reason it exists. not to play just rock or blues or metal.

@@ChicagoBeaver it's a Les Paul, it's made for blues, rock and metal. And it's being played in front of thousands as it should be, not sitting in the dark in some case.

(Kirk messes up a bit of the Wherever I May Roam solo) Fans: How does he sleep at night?! On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.

i am a baker and iam always rolling in dough.

Rama Tolentino black album, yes. And puppets.

The solos on and justice were really cool to, the us of modes and fast lines as usual, all done with hardly any distortion or effects. He is in Metallica for God sake, they were not gunna put up with an idiot, and i think his solos were the result of honest hard work and dedication.

I hate to say this I really do put although Kirk is very talented you got to thank his solos on those albums to Bob rock. He literally would make kirk play the solos over and over until they were flawless

@@bluecomet1109 very true for example the unforgiven 1 solo

@@cenaakashakash possibly the best solo on that entire album, you can feel the soul in that one

Who the hell dosent like Kirk's playing

@@justingod5824 people who enjoy Peter Green aren't likely to be in the same group that likes Kirk hammet. Fuck off.

Fuck yeah Kirk rules!! Happy mother's day ladies!!!?😂

well said Metallica has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide These losers can sit on 125 million poison needles. They have no soul, no honor, no respect for iconic great artists.

You are 100% right!! Haters can hate but Kirk is a legend!

@@starbattles1 by that argument beiber is a great musician and nobody can question him...

@@fondfarewell2 Pretty sure he's a singer. He made his millions with his voice not an instrument. Actually made it with his looks and good marketing.

Frank Peltier you know the song he was playing at the start is one of the greatest rock songs written

Frank Peltier I'd like to see you play in front of millions without messing up... You clearly have a band as big as Metallica you are better than Kirk so why don't I know your name... Oh that's right you suck... FACT

Frank Peltier Why don't you record yourself playing a LP with no amp and post a YT video of the result? I bet it would blow our minds...

Frank Peltier Angus from Acdc and that fat bakd dude from Slayer play the same riffs during their entire career. No one gives a shit. But Kirk gets hate undeserving of his talent. Total bs.

Daniel Martínez Giraldo buying records, selling tickets. Britney Spears and Justin Bieber sold more so, by your measure they are better than Hammett lol

Alles Gitarre yes!

Technically, if you are smelling Mom Basements off the comments section, it’s coming from the device you are viewing RU-vid on.....must be from where it spends most of its time :)

HAHAHA YEA, NO SHIT

lol

@Nickhead87 Tell Mom I said Hi!

I’m stealing that line

Not exactly the way P.G. did in 1970!

the resonance unplugged is crazy

totally agree. I was stunned at the tone

You're right. Rings like a bell. I remember a great GM vid called Fire Alarm Bues and Gary had a 'Paul (not Greeny) and mentioned looking for that 'ring' unplugged. In '76 i boiught a '75 SB HT Strat and didn't plug it in unti i got home. I lnew it was a good one. I miss it all the time.

Does greeny is that les paul?

Zidders Roofurry The really old Gibsons all sing like that, when played unplugged - that’s why everyone wants them lol. It’s just the quality of the wood. The masterbuilders who made these guitars spent considerable amounts of time looking for the absolute perfect piece of timber to make a guitar with. Whereas now, in the factories, they just use anything. I’ve got a 79 and that has so much natural tone, unplugged, that I often don’t even bother plugging it in most of the time.

My thoughts exactly

Yeah, and why are they here? I am not in a Beyondsay video bashing her because I hate her. I don't listen to shit I hate. Maybe we should all go to a Justin Beeber video and tell every one in there how much he sucks. But then again, what's the point. Were not losers like these asshats.

@Helle Fyre The first album is good, but not the best in anyway, only a handful of people, music critics and fans included, think they have made anything better than MOP.

because he is rich , that´s why.

I think that kirk is losing wight...so much weight...please eat well and let that stupid vegetarian diet.

plejaren giants priest would disagree with you. I would too! 😄

how do you know you someone will never compare? kirk is great but nothing amazing... hes has a few great solos. but he is pretty shit compared to Gary Moore,Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Srv, etc. his technique is not great, his vibrato sounds like wasp and his fast non melodic stuff sounds like a turkey going blblblblblbbaahahha. and just because someone is not a famous guitarist does not mean they cant have some valid criticism against him. you say there are thousands of technical guitarists.. and that's true but Kirk ain't one of them and he isn't a soulful one like BB king or Eric Clapton.

Facts

@@andymccallum8090 Steve Vai, man, I find him annoying and douchey af, Gary Moore is a different style, personally I don't find his music exciting, a bit cheesy also. Anyways, I have met and/or listened to many guitar players over the years that blew my mind in terms of technique and mimmicking, but not many make me play air guitar like Kirk. See how opinions differ? It is not only technique, it's about music, and that is personally subjective but in a way objective, considering Hammett is way more popular than half of the players you mentioned combined. Kirk, SRV, Satriani OTOH, those guys make me want pick up a guitar. Still being inspired by great players doesn't change the fact that I suck as a guitarist, but that is a different matter lol

@@mjeffbr I dont like steve vai's music, gary moore I like alot and hes just on another level such a soulful player. I love Metallica. Great songwriters. But the topic of discussion here is guitar players. Obviously the music is more important. But let's be real here. Even Kirk would admit that hes nowhere near their level. Hes just meh. In the context of great guitar players of all time.

Dude... you didn't know how that works? There have been many through the centuries ... Its like becoming Ra's al Ghul.

lookin like a micheal Jackson zombie...

He has Dio's hair, Nuno's fingernails and the Greeny-Moore guitar... but sadly he has neither Peter Green's nor Gary Moore's talent.

Peter Marshall Meanwhile, who has sold millions of more albums and influenced more guitarists over the last 30 years? I rest my case.

Peter Marshall Gary Moore's been dead for years and I bet he'd still play better than this guy! And his guitar would be in tune!

That's exacty what I think,seems his creativeness is being held back in metallica I bet he'd make a killer solo album.

James and Lars won't let him! Just ask Newstead.

He wanted to make a solo album in the late 90's/early 2000, but then he saw what happened with Jason... btw. It's Newsted not Newstead

He said he might do it when he’s done with Metallica

that's all on James

jay rob Yeah the dude has always been shy-sounding and stuttering

He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. But I do agree, he looks sickly in this video.

"It's easy to rag on Kirk's abilities" Let them rag away, It was his abilities that made him the money to be able to own this guitar, After Gary died only a rich guy was ever going to get the guitar and at least with Kirk it's not hanging on a wall above a Banksy never to be played

its better not being played at all than "played" by him come on people !!!!

He looks strange without facial hair and with grey hair.

cool story bro. How's life in your mom's basement, Marcus?