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“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury
By Matt Owen published
Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explains to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse

"You are hot tonight, young man": when Gary Moore (and Greeny) played The Thrill Is Gone with B.B. King
By Matt Parker published
The blues titans' 1992 collaboration yielded what must rank as one of the greatest call and response sequences ever committed to tape

Gibson Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard review
By Dave Burrluck published
Following a pair of five-figure Custom versions, here’s the everyman Greeny. But is it a valid introduction or simply a slightly pimped version of an existing Les Paul?

Kirk Hammett says he prefers the Epiphone Greeny to the $20k Gibson Custom Shop version – here’s why
By Matt Parker published
The Metallica man says they’re all great “but my favorite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone”

James Hetfield was offered the chance to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett, but he turned it down: “I’m a real idiot”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Watch Hammett demo Peter Green’s iconic Gibson for Howard Stern as his Metallica bandmate makes the surprise revelation

Gibson’s long-awaited USA Standard Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul launches at $3,199 – nearly $17k less than its Custom Shop sibling
By Matt Parker published
The new Greeny comes with a considerably more accessible price tag that’s not much more than a modern-day Les Paul Standard

Gibson announces the USA Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard, bringing its most anticipated signature model to the masses
By Matt Parker published
In the meantime, a new $20k Custom Shop edition of the legendary LP – previously owned by Peter Green and Gary Moore – is now available to order

Tool’s Adam Jones reveals he’s bought one of the Gibson Custom Shop’s ultra-exclusive Greeny Les Paul reissues
By Matt Parker published
The Tool guitarist has purchased one of only 50 Custom Shop reproductions of the iconic Les Paul once owned by Peter Green

6 times the legendary “Greeny” Gibson Les Paul was used to create electric guitar magic
By Matt Owen published
It's the mythical force behind some of the greatest pieces of guitar playing committed to record – here are Greeny's most notable performances at the hands of Peter Green, Gary Moore, Kirk Hammett and more…
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