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Gibson Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard

This is probably one of the most-discussed guitars in the past year or so, and Gibson has certainly pushed the boat out in celebrating this 1959 ’Burst, which was once owned by Peter Green, then Gary Moore and now resides in the collection of Kirk Hammett. While the Custom Shop version will set you back £20k, this USA production version – which comes in just one low-gloss nitro colour, Greeny Burst, of

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