KKV

The KKV (Kerry King V) is a electric guitar designed by Kerry King of Slayer for B.C. Rich. Its shape was heavily influenced by the Gibson Flying V, hence the V in the name.

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The guitar design is somewhat reminiscent of Kerry's tribal tattoos.

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Electric guitar: An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic "pickups" to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. The current may be electrically altered to achieve various tonal effects prior to being fed into an amplifier, ...

Kerry King: Kerry King, born June 3 1964 in Los Angeles California is best known for his work as guitarist and lyricist in the band Slayer....

Slayer: Slayer is an American thrash metal group, founded in Huntington Park (not Huntington Beach as has often been reported), California in 1982 by Tom Araya (bass guitar, vocals), Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). Lombardo has been in and out of the group several times, bu...