James Hetfield 'Kill 'Em All' Flying V Replica by MCG

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This build took 45 labor hours to complete! It is without a doubt the most labor intensive replica I've done to date. Every guitar I make, I always try to outdo myself, and this guitar shows it!

[alanjamesh.zamorano]

If someone showed Hetfield this guitar in person would he say: Did you just break into my home?

[johnlemon]

When the world needed him most, he returned

[menschmeier]

This is the guy you need to call if your are going to direct a Biopic about musicians and you want every instrument to be accurate.

[ElmarSprong]

He has returned, I repeat, he has returned

[kiro]

I love how you added Kill 'Em All tracks in the background
Whilst constructing a replica of James' weapon of thrash destruction

[damageinc.]

I’m curious to see how he’ll fair with a replica of Cliff Burton’s Rickenbacker

[babangtamvan]

Finally he's remember his password

[navezou]

That tone on Seek & Destroy is absolutely spot on. Awesome job with the guitar btw

[skywell]

good lordddd, the attention to detail of the relicing

[jezmez]

I was a fan since "Kill 'Em All". I lived in Germany when it came out and they were WAY bigger in Europe before they were in America. I got to see them at shows and talk to them. I asked one of their crew about James' "Gibson" Flying V and the tech dude said, "That's NOT a Gibson!"

[BlutigeTranen]

My man is an artist. Watching you play Metallica at the end, it's like James overtook your body. You had his posture, looked like his picking hand. Damn.

[MoreSoNowThanEver]

Dave Ellefson’s BC Rich Mockingbird with the bomber themed paint job would be absolutely badass to see.

[cam]

Am I the only one that want to see The Dean From Hell?

[chocolatecookie]

I was 15 when I saw James Hetfield on a photo with this guitar. Kirk had the black/white version. I totally felt in love with these guitars. Perhaps the most exciting guitars I’ve ever seen

[Mozilafoxx]

YYEEEEHH, YEEEAAAAHH, OOOHHHH YEEE-EAAAH. Absolutely fantastic work my man, glad to see you with another project. Would love to see a Dean from Hell, what do you think?

[extremeXmetal]

I still remember listening to Kill'em All for the first time, As an 11 yr old it blew me away!

[harrygoodchild]

Thats cool! Id love to see you give rory Gallaghers strat a go

[alexanderkostan]

It cracks me up how they used James Hetfield actual voice from the Kill ‘Em All record, obviously James Hetfield is one of those main guitarists in heavy-metal history that use the Flying V for a little while of his career before switching over to the 1984 Gibson Explorer where his iconic look took shape, but thank you for actually telling the world that he actually played a flying V in his early years of Metallica especially through the Kill ‘Em All to the Ride The Lightning years of Metallica, even though he didn’t exactly have the Gibson Flying V, Electra guitars created an exact replica with their specs

[TheJoeylush]

Wow, the amount of perfection to make something imperfect is astounding....then to hear it ...perfection.... outstanding work and video

[briansmith]

A really cool build, and a LOT of work but....

Sure would love to see this guitar with it's original pickups. Hetfield never put EMG's into his Electra V until probably '86 or '87 at the earliest. It was left at home for the Puppets tour where he switched to EMG's.