Gibson Les Paul Standard Kirk Hammett “Greeny” Greeny Burst
“Greeny” is probably one of the most storied electric guitars ever. The original, built in 1959, was used by Peter Green during his time with Fleetwood Mac. The next owner was none other than Gary Moore. He used Greeny for more than three decades with Thin Lizzy and as a solo artist. The next chapter in Greeny’s life is in the hands of Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett.
The latter currently plays the guitar in the studio and on stage all over the world.
Gibson finally presents a replica of this unique guitar, outside the custom shop realms.
As a special highlight Greeny features the inverted neck pickup with reversed polarity. In the middle position it has a unique out-of-phase sound which is difficult to copy…
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Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Top Wood
2-Piece Figured Maple
Neck
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Radius
12″
Neck Shape
Gibson Vintage 50’s
Neck Dimension
1st Fret 21.5mm – 12th Fret 24.7mm
Width at Nut
43.053 mm / 1.695 in
Nut material
Graphtec
Inlays
Acrylic Trapezoid
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Number of Frets
22
Scale Length
24.75″
Hardware
Bridge
ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic
Tailpiece
Aluminium Stop Bar
Tuners
Grover Rotomatic
Electronics
Pickup Neck
Greenybucker with Reversed Magnetic Polarity; Reverse Mounted
Pickup Bridge
Greenybucker
Color
Greeny Burst
Miscellaneous
Finish
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Including
Case
Weight
3.9kg
Year
2023












