"The Collection: Kirk Hammett" Gibson Standard Edition Book

Dive Deep into “The Collection: Kirk Hammett”!

Kirk has partnered with Gibson Publishing to release The Collection: Kirk Hammett, available in three premium formats now in The Metallica Store, on Gibson.com, and in Gibson Garage locations. The 400-page luxury coffee table book explores his extraordinary arsenal of guitars in unprecedented detail, including exclusive new interviews with Kirk conducted by Gibson Editor-in-Chief Chris Vinnicombe and Director of Brand Experience Mark Agnesi. The book features stunning photos you’ve come to expect from Ross Halfin, shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles, alongside rare images from the photographer’s archives.

Written and edited by Vinnicombe and designed by acclaimed graphic designer Tom Jermann, The Collection: Kirk Hammett documents the instruments Kirk has leaned on throughout his career, from his early days with Exodus to today. Among the detailed pieces are Kirk’s first-ever Gibson, the 1979 Flying V™, and the legendary Greeny, the 1959 Gibson Les Paul™ Standard formerly owned by Peter Green and Gary Moore.

“It’s so special,” Kirk says of Greeny. “I don’t really feel like it’s mine, I feel like I’m the caretaker. I feel so fortunate that I got that guitar. It’s changed my guitar style, it’s opened up my ears. It allows me to feel everything that much deeper. I get emotional about it, because I feel like I have such a connection to it.”