So, it's now the Peter Green/Gary Moore/Kirk Hammett Les Paul ???

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http://guitarism-tr.blogspot.com/2014/07/kirk-hammett-owns-greeny.html

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Will Kirk Hammett owning it make it worth more, or less? cop0
 
B Valley said:
You'd think if it was that great, they would have kept it.

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Gary Moore sold it after having the neck fixed. He had it in the trunk (boot?) of his car, and someone ran a red light and T-boned him...splintered the neck up real good. You can see pics of the back of the neck on that first site I posted.

He had it fixed by an expert, and I guess the neck is pretty stable now, but Moore said it just didn't play and sound the same after the accident. He ended up getting a pretty good chunk of change for a guitar that just didn't excite him anymore.
 
Boy look at all that pick checking between those buckers. If he had a middle pickup it would have been in the way. Too bad no one told Gary or Peter that they had a problem with their technique.
 
i don't think i'll ever refer to this iconic instrument as the "Hammett" les paul. still, good for him to be so successful that he can own something so coveted.
 
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