Kirk Hammett shows Mark Agnesi his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard "Greeny"

[@Carkshark]

I really admire how open Kirk is to allowing others to play his prized guitar

[@dm8579]

Kirk is such a genuine guy. You can really tell how much he loves it because he actually uses it.

[@richardhill6640]

I’m really glad he got it. Love the fact he actually uses it.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

It's a relief he paid less than $500,000 for it. Cause at the end of the day - it's only a guitar. It's only worth what people want to pay for it.

[@robertlambert4514]

​@@DavidOakesMusic it's so important historically though it really is priceless. It's been played and loved by the who's who list of guitarists not to mention recorded and heard by countless on some of the greatest songs ever made.

[@kenjikodai]

I don't even listen to Metallica or know much about Kirk Hammett but genuinely seeing him so enthusiastic about guitars is so fun to watch. Like he's always curious about them and is truly a massive fan of them. I really like the guy after seeing the videos recently truth be told.

[@Barry101er]

Same here, for the most part - and he got me interested in Metallica

[@muriloninja]

Now if only he ever practiced and improved. Lol

[@rayfabris2512]

watch murder in the front row it tells the history of Metallica and other bands from that time in the SF BAY AREA in the late 70s and early 80s I was in San Jose starting my guitar playing at 14 I have a BAM magazine with Y&T on the cover in it is a Club advertisement of METALLICA Dave Mustaine their original guitar player check it out I was around those places and times and what a great time it was UFO, SCORPIONS, IRON MAIDEN and on there will never be that time again in fact the last time a the stone in palo alto was the last time UFO original members played in 96 or 97

[@rayfabris2512]

btw murder in the front row is on KZbin

[@sweetkittiez]

One day it will be available again for a very large amount

[@monties9557]

I'm glad Kirk got greeny. He loves her. SO COOL.

[@nimitz1739]

Yep it’s where it belongs. And he plays it almost every night in front of thousands of people. Instead of it being locked up in some sleazy rich lawyers guitar vault collecting dust

[@jennifermontgomery680]

Should of been given to Joe bonamasda

[@irageguitars]

Kirk said he’s got more guitars to show so I wanna see part 2 of Kirk Hammett guitar collection

[@BKDocHoliday]

Take a spin through the ESP room for us too! lol

[@Ottophil]

@@BKDocHolidayi don’t think they are seperated by brand. Its more like the gibsons are the ones he really plays in the studio, and the ESP’s are what he plays in front of people for money

[@BKDocHoliday]

@@Ottophil Still a 30+ year part of his collection and on stage even if it were just for money. I want to see them all!

[@Ottophil]

@@BKDocHoliday me too lol

[@J.M.81]

The long video is online since a few weeks - there he shows more than just Gibsons 😄 plus a long interview

[@MrJackrockerman]

He's a multi millionaire, great guitar player with a big name band Metallica. making history, making a remarkable guitar solo &riffs.. toured around the world.. So much experience.. And a great composer.. Selling million copies album and still continuing rock on a stage till now.. But he's still genuine,, enjoyable and humble human being.. What a great man.. Kirk you're the man.. ❤

[@alandeniston9229]

Kudos to Kirk ! This guitar has the mojo and needs to be played. Not sitting in a collector's closet or hanging on a wall at Hard Rock Cafe.

[@stevendearden8030]

Absolutely love to see such a mega star like KH so enthusiastic about 'Greeny'! So lovely to see...Oh Well

[@greenmanalishi6963]

To be a fly on the wall hearing young Peter Greens wailing blues

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

I am happy he has it. He really likes it.

[@harryadam7679]

Kirk REALLY loves guitars. He’s not faking it. I fuckin love that

[@jbbeaudry]

If you want to see a textbook example of "a kid in a candy store", any Kirk Hammett interview talking about guitars is one of them. I love the fact that such an iconic instrument is now being played live on stages around the world. I do remember when I saw Metallica for the last time, and Kirk was playing Greeny. I turned to my buddies, in awe, and said "damn, he's playing Greeny". They couldn't care less, probably like 97% of the audience, but it sure meant a lot for the remaining 3%. Thank you Mr Hammett for keeping that legacy alive.

[@islesheerin7563]

It’s cool that he got it and is using it and is very proud of it.

[@koji5150]

So glad to Kirk has this guitar.

[@thespectralights2072]

We need to get a Jimmy Page guitar collection video

[@Glockinmyrawrie]

There’s vids about his guitars that don’t need to be shown again, even amps and pedals

[@abbybonilla4511]

SLASH.

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

Are they recent? His collection deserves a quality modern documentation ​@Alan-su5bg

[@johnnyboywonder]

You gotta love his enthusiasm for it.

[@vegasdogg111]

I could listen to Kirk talk about anything, but hearing him talk about greeny is really cool. Don’t know when he turned into the cowardly lion but he still rocks.

[@MsRocker961]

Well I guess Kirk answered my question. Greenie somehow makes it own fate and wants to be played ! It picks its owners ! Very cool

[@AFXAcid37]

It’s like the One Ring!

[@steveberti7060]

What a magnificent Les Paul It's like a Stradivarous

[@michaelrdangelo]

Ppl need to stop worry about how much it cost! Kirk's purchase of the guitar, along with the respect he's shown for its legacy, has likely increased its value (and lore!) tenfold !!

[@Max_Kleiber]

Agreed, just let him have it. I believe it’s in the right hands

[@BootsORiley]

You can really see and hear the passion he feels for it

[@panagiotisexplorer213]

I’d like to see an interview with John Sykes and his collection

[@michaelr.4878]

Love his playing or not, you have to admit that he is the perfect guy to own this guitar. His passion for it is undeniable.

[@Lukeclayson]

I don’t know much about Kirk or Metallica but it’s cool to see a guy who just loves his guitar.

[@maxwellfan55]

The colour and contrast of this well-worn guitar is beyond words. Then there's the sound. Green had the best out of this. Strange to think Green didn't even care for it in the end, but he knew it had to played.

[@pcar928fan]

Very cool interview. Love his view about that special guitar!

[@warwickadams1179]

I was never a Metallica fan, but after watching interviews with Kirk about greeny, I've realised he is a super nice guy! We could be best mates. We're the same age lol. So i bought a gibson greeny standard & its the best les paul ive ever played, & ive had a few over the years. Great interview

[@f.duranleau4416]

Nice to see that Kirk really appreciate the famous "Greeny" Les Paul guitar. I do not know if Kirk is still using the Fractal Audio's Axe-Fx II XL+ modeling preamp paired with a Matrix GT1000FX-1U power amp for his LIVE gigs with Metallica...I find that all of Kirk's guitars sound the same through that amp set-up, including Greeny...

[@bjdenil]

I have loved the sound of this guitar for decades because of Green and Moore but never saw videos of them playing, so never knew about the out of phase thing. I just knew the guitar had great tone. Honestly, I am glad that Gibson made a big deal about the Hammett "Greeny" wish I could afford one and am even a bit tempted to buy the Epiphone one. If I see these for reasonable prices on the secondary market I cannot say I wouldn't buy one.

[@StuPedassol]

Gotta love Kirk

[@jimestooper1480]

I really love the respect he has for that guitar. He's absolutely right. Guitars want to be played.

[@andrewtate8303]

Kirk seems a nice dude glad he got Greeny .

[@charlesrocks]

What a gem.

[@legchyloyanishevskyyvolod3005]

You need to make a video of Knopfler's collection. He still has a lot of vintage Gibsons and Fenders to show, it would be epic video

[@glennclark6235]

Less than half a million is all he said

[@Danjoker.]

$499,999 😂

[@FadeDance]

He clearly still knows that it's a ridiculous price, probably even for him. That said, he actually sounds to be getting value and worth out of it. In his position, it's so easy to just be jaded and non-caring about material things, and he found something that still can make him panic and shed a tear if it gets damaged, just like someone buying their first nice guitar feels. Meanwhile, he could probably get an entire garage full of ridiculous cars and not feel half that or have half as much enjoyment from it. Good purchase.

[@bryantcochran5065]

Does it really matter what he paid? He's never going to sell it and it now has KH carved into the back.

[@Michael-zt8rk]

The guy absolutely adores the guitar and plays it regularly. So much better this way than a collector buying it and locking it away in a vault. He treats it like an instrument, not an investment opportunity. The best thing though is the anount of salt from people going "he shouldnt have that guitsr, x or y or z should have it instead" 😂

[@gunterluber7882]

Greeny is Gary - Gary is Greeny! Kirk is the owner - nothing more.

[@1994Scubasteve]

anyone know what gig bag theyre using for greeny?

[@Glockinmyrawrie]

Gibson needs to do a Robert fripp Les Paul, too much greeny, slash, Joe bonamassa guitars they make

[@frankwebster9110]

Absolutely..

[@EasyBreather000]

Where was this filmed ?

[@0Imtheslime0]

When Peter Green went loco and faded into obscurity, part of his soul took residence in that axe. Too imagine all the stages, all the Fleetwood sessions that guitar has been on. I have listened to all the studio outtakes, and that guitar was there making amazing blues that was part of the English revival. Clapton was great, Moore was suberb.. But Green was something special to me. Its probably the only guitar i would love to own. I would give anything just to sit down with it and play it.I would not care about Page´s #1.. I would choose this.

[@chefjameso]

i got a set of strings from kirk off greeny

[@NikkiHSG]

Yeah my Les Paul broke within 5 months of owning it and not only did the customer service ignore me, but they practically told me to screw off. Everyone I’d be cautious buying from them.

[@jonathansfv3109]

He has an original factory black 59 with a bigsby . I’m surprised he didn’t show it.

[@JordanDennisLeadingYouHome]

KIRK! One of the greats! And a awesome story about "Greeny".

[@Dainichi_Nyorai]

Kirk is so Nigel Tuffnel 💗

[@tymanngruter1808]

Kirk plays the guitar, that was the point Green maded, Gary, play the guitar! Yes, this one!

[@craigusselman546]

Love that Greeny is in a gig bag a working guitar awesome.

[@MsRocker961]

Hi . I want to know how a guitar like that even shows up on sale ! Kirk are you going to leave it to one of your children??? It’s weird how a guitar so famous just got bumped around . I do hope you keep it in your family ❤

[@tompaul2591]

Well, think of famous people giving them away. George Harrison gave his SG to Pete Ham of Badfinger. He gave his rooftop Telecaster to Delaney Bramlett. Clapton gave his Fool SG to Todd Rundgren. They do bounce around

[@bz-h]

Great guitar.

[@charlesholt6815]

i wanna play it

[@TheGalilee416]

Never been a fan of Gibson. Played probably 40 to 50 in my 30 years of playing and never "got it". I ordered a USA Greeny off Reverb Oct 2023 with all intentions of returning it, and the second I opened the case I was blown away. I carry mine around the house like Kirk. It's pulled emotion out of me no other guitar has. Now I love Gibson. Thank you Gibson and Kirk for doing this project. 🙏

Sellout

[@kellygrant3074]

The guitar that made me flip a perfectly good magnet.

[@michaelharris2997]

So cool that he treats like a normal guitar and uses it all the time.

[@eddiejr540]

I’d love to hear what James thinks about greenie🤔

[@georgie5397]

For those who are wondering, he paid $ 420,000 for it. It was being sold for 450k but settled for 420k.

[@bryantcochran5065]

And you came up with that figure how?

[@erikthompson404]

@@bryantcochran5065took off his shoes after he ran out of fingers.

[@jarrettfullerton2580]

Very curious to hear where you got this...he has said he will never tell...

[@Max_Kleiber]

Please enlighten us where you got that figure from…

[@jimmygillard]

@@Max_Kleiber Out of his arse. Kirk has never said how much he paid.

[@Kurt764]

Pourquoi j'ai que le début de la vidéo traduite en Français ? 😢

[@gastonrivera3478]

Is like the Derrik Guitar Gibson Copy that Slash have secure at home, with that record Apettite for Destruction

[@kmrumedy]

Kirk owns Peter's Les Paul. Rob owns Jaco's Jazz bass....Hmmmm..... New album , new music, played on vintage instruments? I'd buy that.

[@nico72]

I think something about 350 k $

[@DuncanMcArthur-l7l]

great video still think it should have stayed in the uk 🙃

[@SmelOdies]

Are they sitting in Aleister Crowley’s living room?

[@arloross]

"It's Magic!" ~Mr Bean

[@S.C.500]

I have a guitar that my friend named Greenie (same spelling), but it's a Warmoth telecaster, and it's actually green. Lol

[@davidhapka5410]

I respect how much reverence and joy Kirk has for this guitar. It's like a modern day Stradivarius. But I'm not a fan of Heavy Metal and Metallica. Greeny needs to be in the hands of a Jimmy Page or Peter Frampton.

[@stephanea5364]

Gibson TV, you musty make an Icon film with Alex Lifeson ASAP

[@j.frankparnell.radiation]

Bring it to FLA, Tampa , next time you’re here so I can play it, 42 years of playing.

[@NINEWALKING]

It wants to be played by me, obviously 😂😂😂 So Kirk, if you come to Amsterdam the Netherlands, come visit. I will hook you up with some amazing boutique built point to point amplifiers. You hook me up to try Greeny 😊 We both will be happy, and Greeny will get her wish as well 😊

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I notice he didn't mention that he also dropped it and broke the head off.

[@CFFH09]

What's the difference between a '59 guitar and a new Gibson guitar like the '60s Standard", ther than the wood being more stable? Why do people chase after Jimmy Page or Green guitars? Explain to me please

[@diesel719]

Hi Mark. Another great vid .. .. go and rattle 'Norms' cage once in a while will ya.. 'Guitar of the day ' really hit and you sure left Lemmo with a great Legacy. Just goes to show ya, hey. you may be president of Gibson in 10 years

[@christianboy5976]

Is it just me, or does anyone else want to know how much he paid for greeny? 🤔

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

After a lot of digging I e heard it was between $250,000- $270,000 usd

[@Davey480]

Kurt is still a teenager.

[@JakesOnline]

Keeps it In a gig bag

[@romusromulus]

New album comin up , and justice for the pimp. only missing piece is his cane.

[@RayGordon-o7n]

Already watched this in original collection of Kirk H., y are we breaking it into sections and reposting is ignorant.😢

[@felipebentopereira]

Agora as custom shop deverão sair das lojas com o KH.😂

[@joepro182]

We need a Noel Gallagher guitar collection video

[@Dreyno]

So Johnny Marr can see some of his stuff for the first time in decades?

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

One day, eventually, we're going to see The Red Special going to someone. Perhaps Brian has already bequeathed it to someone, some organization, who knows. But if it ever hits the market, there won't be an instrument, guitar or other, that reaches the $ amount the The Red Special will demand. All the other iconic guitars, The Gilmour Collection included, put together won't be as much as it will command. It will be in it's own classification.

[@miguelricardo1028]

❤😉🙌🏻

[@NaturallyNatemc]

I need a Jimmy Page Signature and even an Epiphone model would go hard

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

I'm more interested in the fact he reads all the guitar magazines

[@kyleandrews9708]

I wanna see jimmy pages gutiar collection

[@caustofoppi]

4:40 : "I don't really feel like it's mine.I feel like I'm the caretaker. I'm the caretaker." Then he was bored at a rehearsal and carved his intitials in the guitar ! No, that's not Rock'n Roll, thats idiotic !!!

[@mpachuca1313]

⚡️👍🤘🕊️

[@NigelTufnel612]

Let's hope Jim Irsay doesn't get his greedy hands on this guitar in the future...

[@frankwebster9110]

Haven't we heard enough about this?

[@manager4409]

He's rich probably has tons of free time

[@Andre_tc]

So why come back for more?

[@intoit1074]

He’s told these stories over and over and over

[@StuPedassol]

Nope.

[@kirksornberger]

The guitar is more important than the player ?

[@nm8dm]

Ask yourselves a question, who's going to play it next? No one of note, thats for sure.

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

HEY MARK, I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE DOING WELL IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042 USA

[@Harrisabd]

Jeez, Kirk really struggles to make eye contact with Mark

[@bryantcochran5065]

The great thing about gibsons is they get better sounding as they age. Fenders don't seem to have as much of that. I know from my lp and strat that it really is s thing.

[@jimhimesjr]

Let me play it and it’d instantly go down in value

[@Taylor___]

I reckon he paid around 250-300K.

[@noahclark8335]

greeny in a gig bag

[@rayfabris2512]

mine is loud to but it was $2600 and worth it best guitar I've ever had I got it when I was 57 been playing since I was 14 but I would paid whatever he paid for it tThin Lizzy history Peter Green even 2 million if I had it I would pay it Gibson is making good guitars r they perfect no but once you get yours set up correctly no better guitar

[@rareform6747]

Jimmie Hendrix Plaid Greeny ?

[@0115gary]

Perfect home for holygrail

[@Solidsaw]

Admin i dont want to hear about greeny anymore ffs