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“I turned up at one of his shows with Greeny and said, ‘Bro, check it out...’” Kirk Hammett on the time Jack White played the original Greeny onstage

It turns out the two have a history of sharing gear – and White has sent the Metallica guitarist some "totally psycho" kit

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“The deepest-ever dive into the Metallica star’s eclectic guitar collection”: Kirk Hammett and Gibson Publishing team up for epic coffee-table book

Available in Standard, Deluxe and Custom Editions, this weighty 400-pager is essential for Metallica gear heads and tells the story behind Hammett's most-famous guitars

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“Greeny is getting a bit jealous!” Kirk Hammett sent Jack White his signature Gibson Les Paul – and received the White Stripes legend’s wild Fender Triplecaster in return

The Metallica guitarist, who sent White one of his Greeny Les Pauls, seemingly can’t put down the innovative Telecaster revamp

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“Add some gain and it’s got this weird kind of chainsaw distortion that I love... of course I feel in love with it”: Kirk Hammett has a second Les Paul that was previously owned by Gary Moore – and Moore said it sounded even better than Greeny

The Metallica lead guitarist offers Mark Agnesi a tour of his epic guitar collection on GibsonTV, with a coffee table book to follow. But will we ever see his ESP KH-1 with the onboard theremin?

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“I gave my friend a call and said, ‘What have you got for me today?’ He goes, ‘Oh, I have a guitar for you…’” How Kirk Hammett ended up in possession of the legendary ‘Greeny’ Les Paul – and why he had no interest in it at first

The Metallica guitarist never intended to buy Peter Green and Gary Moore's iconic single-cut – but changed his mind once he finally got his hands on it

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“Greeny is my Excalibur!”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says he’s still in love with that famous guitar

He calls it “a magic piece of wood”

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ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt Discusses Pat McAfee and Perceived ‘Competition’ With FS1

Scott Van Pelt defends Pat McAfee against critics, and says FS1 started fight, then quit.

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ESPN analyst Louis Riddick with some clarity on Davante Adams to the New York Jets

Louis Riddick is done talking about Davante Adams to the Jets.

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“Less versatile than the Greeny tributes… but it’s the perfect weapon to seek and destroy”: ESP LTD KH-V Kirk Hammett review

The latest signature model for the Metallica guitarist is a lot pointier than his previous offering – and the tones match the looks

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Gibson's CEO has just revealed some guitar-shaped easter eggs: Three new Epiphone models with 'open book' headstocks are on their way

The Gibson-style headstock is currently only available on the Adam Jones and Greeny Epiphone signature Les Pauls – but that looks set to change

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"With effortless playability and the credentials to absolutely nail those iconic Peter Green, Gary Moore and Kirk Hammett tones": Epiphone Kirk Hammett "Greeny" 1959 Les Paul Standard review

The world's most famous Les Paul finally gets the Epiphone treatment – but is it worth it?

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Bills Fans Salute ESPN’s Mike Greenberg for Surprising Defense of Josh Allen

Buffalo fans couldn't believe the infamous Jets fan had Josh Allen's back.

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“It’s called Roman because of the Roman numerals I etched into the back”: James Hetfield owns five ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard ’Bursts – and he’s carved a massive ‘12’ into one of them

The Metallica man’s new guitar book Messengers showcases perhaps the ultimate example of zero-f**ks-given guitar ownership

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“It found its right home. Collecting is about what you love and what you are gonna do with it”: Joe Bonamassa confirms he passed up the chance to buy the iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul before it ended up with Kirk Hammett

Bonamassa was approached with the prospect of purchasing the prized LP back in 2013 – the same year he played it live at the Royal Albert Hall

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Epiphone Greeny Les Paul breaks cover early: Kirk Hammett and Gibson CEO have been filmed playing it

Hammett used in onstage with Metallica in Detroit while Cesar Gueikian jams Metallica riffs on the soon-to-be-announced model in his office

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Mike Greenberg on Aaron Rodgers injury: ‘There’s no way in the world I have processed this’

It's brutal for him and every other Jets fan.

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett flubs intro to Nothing Else Matters in front of 80,000 people and recovers like a champ

“If it’s not good enough for myself, it’s not good enough for you!” says Hammett, as he and Greeny get over first night nerves and get restart the song

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Peter Green classic interview: "I'm only Eric Clapton's replacement, I'm not Eric Clapton"

Three years on from his passing, we remember the self-effacing Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers guitar legend with this 1998 interview

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"You are hot tonight, young man": when Gary Moore (and Greeny) played The Thrill Is Gone with B.B. King

The blues titans' 1992 collaboration yielded what must rank as one of the greatest call and response sequences ever committed to tape

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Mark Wood thinks he can get even faster after lightning spell at Headingley

Wood clocked 91mph from his first delivery and topped out at 96.5mph.

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SI Media Mailbag: Jeter on Fox; Russo Impact on ‘First Take’; Where’s Greenberg, More

Answering your questions on Derek Jeter, Chris Russo, Mike Greenberg and more.

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Kirk Hammett: "My favourite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone"

Metallica guitarist suggests the best is yet to come for the legacy of the Les Paul and explains why

Guitar World

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “With 72 Seasons, I improvised 20, 30 solos, gave them all to Lars and Greg Fidelman, and went, ‘You guys edit them!’”

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo draw back the curtain on the metal album of the year: the gear shakeups, the Angus Young and Ritchie Blackmore-inspired guitar approach, and the response to critics of Kirk’s improvisational soloing approach

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Kirk Hammett plays his '59 'Unicorn' black Les Paul on the Stern Show and explains how he came to buy his Greeny 'Burst – but James Hetfield reveals that he was offered it first

"The guy brought it backstage to show it to me and I rejected it"

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Kirk Hammett just bought one of the rarest Les Pauls ever made – a Factory Black ’59 Les Paul Standard

The Metallica guitarist has been unicorn hunting and bagged a true specimen from Carter Vintage Guitars – a guitar to make Greeny green with envy

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