Kirk Hammett

In this remote performance of Blackened, a Boss Katana Air can be seen placed on a stool in the background in Kirk's house.

In this picture from early days of Metallica, we can see Kirk and James playing through their Marshall JCM 800 heads.

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, Kirk Hammett plays through Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amp heads.

"The story of MESA/Boogie and Metallica goes back about as far as the origins of the band itself. James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett have both used Mesa products in their live rigs and studio recording since the Mesa Mark IIC+ hit the streets in the early '80s . The Mark IIC+ played a significant role in the recording of some of early Metallica's most recognized music "

Kirk Hammett seen in this ADA MP-1 advertisement.

On the Official Mesa Boogie blog, it lists the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Rackmount as part of Kirk Hammett's live rig:

"A big part of Kirk’s live rig are Rackmount Dual Rectifiers. It’s a very simple rig comprised of DBX Quad gates, Digital Music Corp GCX Expander switching racks, T.C. Electronic G Major FX Processors and Dunlop DCR-ISR Rack Wah."

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, Kirk Hammett plays through his signature amp, the Randall RM100KH.

at about 13:25 into the submitted video, Kirk can be seen playing a Marshall JMP, and i know Kirk loves his vintage Marshalls.

Hammett can be seen with this amplifier in the background. It is said that Metallica used these German, handmade amps in the 1990's

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, Kirk Hammett plays through Randall Kirk Hammett Signature 4x12 Speaker Cabinets.

the amp is present in this image

Randall Amplifiers have recently begun production of Kirk Hammett's new signature amplifier. Kirk himself discussed the perks of the new amp in this video by Musician's Friend.

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the Triple Rectifier.

Listed on the official Metallica website.

It is listed on Randall's website and it's a Kirk Hammett signature amp. The specs are,

Wattage / Power: 120w Channels: 2+Boost Speaker: Celestion Rocket 50 Impedance ;4? Minimum FX/GATE/REVERB: Spring Reverb FOOTSWITCH: RF2KH – 3 button switches Clean/Overdrive, Gain1/Gain2, Reverb Dimensions: (LxWxH in mm) 324x241x282 Weight (kg): 48,50 Dimensions: (LxWxH in inches) 24,57×9,49×11,10 Weight (Lbs): 106,92

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the Trem-O-Verb combo.

Kirk Hammett often uses the Mesa Boogie 4x12 Straight cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's when playing with Metallica.

In a video by Musician's Friend, Kirk Hammett discusses using the Randall KH412-V30 Kirk Hammett Signature Cabinet along with his Randall KH103 Signature Amp Head.

In this video, Kirk's rig is shown to consist of a Matrix 1000FX-1U power amp.

used live during black album tour

Hammett was using this preamp as his main clean sound at some point.

Kirk Hammett used the Marshall JMP-1 Tube MIDI Guitar Preamp, as noted on Angelfire.

Kirk Hammett of Metallica utilized the Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 Poweramp, as documented on Angelfire.

Used live during the Damaged Justice tour 1988-1989

At the Jeff Beck tribute concert, Kirk Hammett used a Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.

Kirk Hammett played Mesa/Boogie 1x12 boogie open back extension cabinet at Jeff Beck tribute concert according to this post.

According to Guitar Lobby, Kirk used Plexi 1959SLP.

According to Guitar Lobby, Kirk used Mark IV.

Kirk Hammett used the Marshall JMP 1959 Mk II Super Lead 100w (1976-77) on the album Kill 'Em All, as confirmed by Silverwulf in the "Album Analysis: Kill ‘Em All"

Kirk Hammett is confirmed to use the Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++ Head, as detailed in the article "A History of the Mesa Boogie Mark II Series." The "++ Mod" was a special modification for artists like Hammett, which increased gain in the Lead Channel, and was performed on approximately 20 units before the end of the IIC+ production.