EPIPHONE / Kirk Hammett Greeny 1959 Les Paul Standard Greeny Burst

‘The story of the ‘Greenie’ is shrouded in mystery, but few guitars are as famous as this one.’ The ‘Greenie’ is one of the most iconic of the original Les Paul Standards and is as unique in sound as it is in looks.

Previously owned by Peter Green, this guitar was used during his time with Fleetwood Mac and was later sold to Gary Moore. Gary used the guitar for 30 years as a member of Thin Lizzy and as a solo artist. The ‘Greenie’ is now owned by Kirk Hammett and has passed through the hands of three guitar legends. Its distinctive sound is due to the neck pickup being mounted with reverse polarity, which gives it a reverse-phase sound in the switch position mix.

Epiphone Kirk Hammett ‘Greenie’ Les Paul Standard was developed in close collaboration between Epiphone and Gibson Custom Shop. This particular guitar is inspired by Kirk's legendary original guitar. With this product release, players around the world will be able to experience a piece of the ‘Greeny’ magic.

This product features the following premium components: two Gibson USA Greenybucker pickups, reverse mounted on the neck side, Switchcraft pickup selector, 1/4’ output jack, CTS potentiometer, Mallory capacitor and spade-style Grover Rotomatic tuners. Comes with a vintage-style hardshell case with brown exterior and pink interior.

Body
Shape Les Paul
Material Mahogany
Top Maple with AAA Flame Maple Veneer

Neck
Neck One Piece Mahogany
Profile Custom Greeny Profile
Nut width 43mm
Fingerboard Indian Laurel
Scale length 628.65mm
Number of frets 22
Nut Graph Tech
Inlay Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
Hardware
Bridge Epiphone ABR
Tailpiece LockTone Stop Bar
Tuners Grover Rotomatic with Spade Style Buttons
Plating Nickel
Electronics
Neck pickup Gibson USA Greenybucker with Reversed Magnetic Polarity;Reverse Mounted
Bridge pickup Gibson USA Greenybucker
Under saddle pickup N/A
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 50s Wiring, CTS Potentiomenters, Mallory Capacitors
Case & SKUs
Case Vintage-style Hardshell with Tan Exteri or, Pink Interior, and Custom Artwork