James Hetfield

If you look at the rack closely you will see the noise gate says 1074 on it and on the left of it says dbx. This Picture can be found in an article that Mesa/Boogie released on their website, and if you search James' rack or gear on Google you can find it in Images.

Hetfield: We’re really pleased with Fractal. It’s amazing. For my rig, we went into the studio and put some sounds into it—a combination of my Mesa/Boogie amps mixed in with a little bit of my Diezel sound. The clean sounds are from the Roland JC-120. On stage, Mesa 2:Ninety power amps drive my cabinets, but those cabs aren’t miked at all. They’re only there for my monitoring, for getting feedback, and for just feeling it. The Fractal is going direct to the board.

According to fractal audio all live Metallica tones are made by using the Axe-fx III

In this video of James playing in his home music room you can see a Focusrite of some sort. I can't confirm whether it's the 18i8. But it clearly has 4 inputs in the front and 4 control knobs. It could also possibly be the Clarett 4-pre USB.

The AXE FX II is the second generation of the Fractal AXE FX amp modeling series. this is his live rig, and Kirk Hammett, the Rhythym Guitarist of Metallica also uses this specific model of AXE FX. James uses 3 in his rack, the first and third are the distortion settings and the second is for straight clean sounds. the James' rig can be seen at 2;07 on "Metallica: A Look at James & Kirk's Guitar Rigs" and Kirk's rig can be seen at 13;30 of that video. when james started using this specific model is unclear, but we do know that this is his been his main live rig for many years.

As recalled in the source article, this item is used by James Hetfield for modualtion effects.

In the video "James Hetfield Metallica Gear Run" by suonatelevision, at the 00:40 mark, you can see James Hetfield's TC Electronic G-Major II Guitar Effects Processor as part of his rig.

At 3:45 in this gear run of Hetfield's equipment, the ground control is shown which is one of his key pieces of gear.

Hetfield using axe fx 2 xl in "worldwired" tour

Listed on the official Metallica page.

In this video, James Hetfield's rig is shown to consist of a PL-Pro DMC Power Conditioner.

The unit can be seen at the very top of James's and Cliff's amp rack some time during touring for Ride the Lightning. The foot controller can be seen by James's feet at the Lyceum Ballroom in London in a picture taken by Ross Halfin dated 1984 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/8b/65/518b65b41a38a7bf8da28701ccb8d327.jpg

At 2:58 in this video, James' rig is shown to consist of a RJM Mini Line Mixer.

On this photo, you can see Furman PL-PLUS Power Conditioner in James's rack.

On this photo, you can see Boss SE-50 in James's rack.

On this photo, you can see Rocktron Patch Mate in James's rack.

Used by both Kirk & James live & in the studio to sculpt the tone of their Mesa Boogie(s) in the FX Loop

Used from circa 1985 - 1996.

Photo 1: Flemming Rasmussen's 500 series lunchbox used during the "Master of Puppets" recording session.

Photo 2: James' Live Rack 1993

Unit mentioned by Kirk: @https://youtu.be/jFh5gq8KM44?si=94PYZRhrmmQy543h&t=3783

In the video titled "Göteborg sings Ecstasy of Gold with James Hetfield 18.06.2023" by Anahita’s Musings, at around 0:17, the RJM Music Mastermind GT-16 can be seen connected to James Hetfield's rig, confirming its use during live performances.