Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett uses a 2007 Gibson Les Paul Standard Premium with translucent red tiger stripes, as seen in Metallica's performance of "Fade to Black" in Toronto on November 29, 2016, featured on their official YouTube channel.

Kirk Hammett uses Ernie Ball RPS Regular Slinky Guitar Strings (10-46), as showcased on Ernie Ball's Instagram, featuring his workbench in a post with the hashtag #iplayslinky.

12:30 His tech Justin Crew switched the neck pickup to a 60A (Alnico) in combination with a 81 in the bridge... This set is installed on the KH-2 Purple Spark...

Kirk uses his ESP Flying V since Death Magnetic. You can see him playing a lot at live performance of "The Day That Never Comes".

At 18:14 in this video, Kirk Hammett's rig is also shown to consist of a Boss FS-5U.

In a video on the Vans YouTube channel, Kirk Hammett is seen playing the Martin X Series LX1E Little Martin Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

In this video of Metallica playing Battery live on the Stephen Colbert show you can see that Kirk is playing a refinished to black and white Gibson medallion flying v. Kirk also posted on his instagram that it was #56 out of less than 350 made. Kirk probably bought this knowing it was a medallion and loved the paint job because of the influence Michael Schenker had on him.

In a Reverb article titled "Reverb Quiz: Which Spooky Guitar Are You?", Kirk Hammett is associated with the ESP LTD Bela Lugosi Model guitar.

Listed on the official Metallica website.

In the YouTube video titled "Kirk Hammett ESP Nosferatu LTD," Kirk Hammett showcases the ESP LTD KH Nosferatu Limited, his 2016 signature model. This limited edition guitar is one of only 300 produced.

In this Instagram Post od KHDK, you can see Kirk Hammett using Monster Cables as a connection for the Ghoul Screamer

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

Hammet recalls that during the recording of Metallica's Ride the Lightning, he "had the [Dunlop] Cry Baby wah [he's] always had." Considering that the only Dunlop wah available during the time of the Ride the Lightning sessions was the GCB95, Hammet must have used this wah on the album.

According to the Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the Wobulator.

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the Brown Source.

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.

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

he is holding the guitar in this image, but he rarely used this model live

In the Ernie Ball: String Theory video featuring Kirk Hammett, at 3:22, a collection of wah pedals is visible, including the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe (Limited Edition). This suggests that Hammett uses or collects these pedals, potentially for studio work or personal interest.

In this Youtube video, Kirk Hammettcan be seen using Gibson Flying V "half white, half black"

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, Kirk Hammett uses the TC Electronics G-Major II guitar effects processor.

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, one of Kirk Hammett's guitars is an ESP KH-2 with a mirrored pickguard.

According to Metallica's 2010 tour gear list, one of Kirk Hammett's guitars is an ESP KH20 20th Anniversary Edition.

According to the Famous Martin Owners page on the C.F. Martin website, Kirk Hammett plays a D-42.

Listed on the official Metallica page.

Listed on http://www.metallica.com/band/band-bio-gear.asp

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

Crafted by hand with painstaking detail at the world-famous ESP Custom Shop in Japan and limited to just 25 pieces worldwide, the ESP KH Ouija™ Natural is — from day one — a rare and highly-coveted Signature Series guitar created for Kirk Hammett of Metallica. The ESP KH Ouija™ Natural takes the famed graphics from Kirk Hammett’s original Ouija™ guitar and uses them on a stunning hand-selected, highly-figured, 5mm thick, quilted maple “drop top” that complements the guitar’s alder body. The ESP KH Ouija™ Natural offers neck-thru-body construction, with a three-piece extra-thin U-shaped maple neck. Its maple fingerboard features 24 extra-jumbo Jescar frets (with a scalloped fingerboard for frets #17-24), and star and moon inlays perfect for the occult-oriented theme of this amazing guitar. Components include a Floyd Rose Original bridge, Gotoh tuners, and a set of EMG 60 (neck) and EMG 81 (bridge) active pickups with custom quilted maple covers featuring the Ouija® artwork. Owners of the ESP KH Ouija™ Natural will receive a special Ouija™ case and a signed Certificate of Authenticity from ESP, along with an 8x10 photo of Kirk with the guitar and a reproduction of the original build sheet used at the ESP Custom Shop.

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the Shure PSM600.

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the GCX.