Metallica – St. Anger
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2003 album St. Anger.
Music from St. Anger
Artists on St. Anger
Gear Used On St. Anger
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Metallica – St. Anger (2003). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by James Hetfield on St. Anger
Gibson Explorer Electric Guitar
Avg price: $2,484.86
This guitar was used as one of James’ main guitars for the album St.Anger released in 2003, both in studio and for the tour. It was most likely brand new.
The guitar features matte black finish and tarnish metal pickguard. Rest of the specs were transferred over from his earlier guitars, including EMG pickups and Tune-o-Matic bridge.
ESP James Hetfield Custom Viper Baritone Guitar "The Grynch"
In this Photo, taken in 2006 live in Seoul, we can see Hetfield with his Black ESP LTD Viper Baritone with a Light Green flames, Hetfield Usually has this Baritone in Drop-D Tuning.
This Baritone first appeared around Metallica's "St. Anger" Era, it has only been seen live however may have been used in the studio recorings for "St. Anger".
James used this Aged Primer Gray ESP Signature Truckster on the St Anger and Death Magnetic World Tours
Amplifiers used by James Hetfield on St. Anger
Avg price: $1,659.99
Here is a picture from "Some Kind of Monster", a documentary about the making of St. Anger. We see a Peavey 5150 sitting under one of James' Marshalls. It's unclear whether this actually belonged to James.
Diezel 412-RV Rear-Loaded 240-Watt 4x12" Guitar Speaker Cabinet
Avg price: $1,513.19
In the video titled "Metallica recording a promo for a radio contest" on YouTube, starting at 0:15, James Hetfield is seen using a Diezel 412-RV Rear-Loaded 240-Watt 4x12" Guitar Speaker Cabinet. It can be identified as a rear-loaded cabinet by its baffle angle, which distinguishes it from the completely straight front-loaded cabinets.
Microphones used by James Hetfield on St. Anger
Audio-Technica Artist Elite AE5400
Avg price: $417.25
James Hetfield used the Audio-Technica Artist Elite AE5400 microphone primarily during live performances on Metallica's tours from "St. Anger" through "Death Magnetic." He can also be seen using this microphone in the "St. Anger" rehearsal video. While he now opts for the Shure Super 55, the AE5400 was a significant part of his setup during that period. This information is detailed in an article on Metalwani.
Kirk Hammett
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Effects Pedals used by Kirk Hammett on St. Anger
Avg price: $122.00
Used on St. Anger, as is visible in the first photo in the gallery Jump in the Studio (The Making of St. Anger) on Metallica's official website.
Microphones used by Kirk Hammett on St. Anger
Shure Super 55 Limited Edition
Avg price: $900.00
At 3:23, Kirk Hammett uses the Shure Super 55 for the backing vocals of St. Anger. Like James Hetfield, Kirk and Robert use the Shure Super 55 Limited Edition for the backing vocals whilst performing live.
Lars Ulrich
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Snare Drums used by Lars Ulrich on St. Anger
Tama Power Metal 14x6.5'' Bell Brass Snare
Avg price: $3,959.79
He uses this model of Tama live from 1996 to 2000. It is also seen in the making of St-Anger & Death Magnetic. He changed the Hoops into an original brass for Die-Cast Hoops like those of Starclassic for example. Tama has even designed a signature Snare from this model named the LU1465BB with 3mm thickness, Die-Cast Hoops, wooden lacquer in limited version. 200.
Drum Sets used by Lars Ulrich on St. Anger
Tama Starclassic Green Sparkle
Lars Ulrich played on this drum set when metallica promoted St.Anger album, currently Ulrich uses Tama Starclassic Green Sparkle on tuning rooms before the concerts.
Bob Rock
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Bass Guitars used by Bob Rock on St. Anger
Bob Rock used a Music Man Status bass during the recording sessions for "St. Anger," as shown in the image from Google.