Kirk Hammett's Guitar Collection Unveiled

0:00On April 3rd, Kirk Hammond, Metallica's guitar wizard, just dropped the full 90-minute video of his live book event from Sydney State Library on November 14th, 2025. It happened during his book tour, tied to the M72 tour, where he dove deep into his career and rare guitars. He shared it on his YouTube channel this past April 2nd, calling it a thrill to bring his collection stories to fans. The book, the collection, Kirk Hammond, is a 400-page coffee table stunner from Gibson Publishing. It spotlights his prize instruments, shopped by rock photographer Ross Halfen in Hawaii in Los Angeles. Kirk chats about everything from his early Exodus days to rocking stages with Metallica for over 40 years, selling more than 100, 25 million albums. Fans are buzzing because this gives an up-close look at heavy metal history through Kirk's eyes. He started with Exodus, even naming the band and recruiting their first singer, Paul Bayloff. Then in 1983, he jumped to Metallica, replacing Dave Mustaine and laying down tracks for their debut, Killamall.

1:06Digging deeper, the book covers icons like his 1979 Gibson flying V and Greeny, that legendary 1959 lay Paul once, owned by Peter Green and Gary Moore. It packs exclusive interviews with Gibson's top folks, making it a must for guitar abscesses and Metallica heads. You can grab a worldwide on Gibson's site, or their garage spots in custom signed editions, deluxe, or standard hardcover. Jason Momoa even narrates a teaser, hyping how every guitar has got a killer story, just like Kirk's endless quest for tone. Cast that video and level up your collection game. Stay tuned with music news today, AI-powered updates.