Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett has been ripping up solos for Metallica for over 30 years. Riffs on Ride the Lighting, Master of Puppets, and the Black Album are a must learn for all rock guitarists. For Kirk, his tone starts with EMG pickups. “Metallica’s crunch sound is often cleaner than people expect”, says Kirk. “My taste in tone has definitely changed over the years. I don’t like to use as much distortion these days—I prefer my tone to be nice and crisp”. The new Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker set is the result of taking the success of Metallica tone and adding some new elements without sacrificing gain for clean or vice-versa. By making slight pre-amp adjustments and combining Alnico 5 and Ceramic magnets the perfect tone-beast was created. The Bone Breaker set consist of the BB-B Ceramic bridge and the BB-N Alnico 5 neck pickups. If you are looking for rhythm or lead tone, the Kirk Hammett Bone Breaker set offers crisp crushing leads or smooth rounded rhythm tone at the flip of the selector switch.

In this video, Kirk's rig is shown to consist of a Furman Power Conditioner and a Shure UR4D+ wireless receiver.

Kirk Hammett is seen using an ESP Ouija Purple Sparkle guitar on stage, as shown in a photo from his Instagram account. The guitar is a custom shop model, blending elements of the ESP Ouija and ESP Purple Sparkle designs, and was featured during the Stade de France show in Paris.

Found on the Kirk Hamett Instagram account, and saw it on the Stade de France, Paris show.

Its a Custom Esp with Red Sparkle Colour and Ouija Finish

Kirk Hammett received this ESP Custom Shop Black Sparkle V guitar as the second in a series of three ESP USA V-II models, as highlighted by ESP Guitars on Instagram.

Kirk used this guitar in 1997, the guitar was played during Fade To Black in the Shoreline Amphitheatre, the guitar can see in minute 0:22. The guitar was played too in The Bridge School Benefit gig playing the same song

In this article, Kirk Hammett can be seen holding a Ghoul Jr overdrive. http://www.heavy-metal.it/kirk-hammetts-khdk-electronics-introduces-ghoul-jr-overdrive/

In this Youtube video at 32:37, Kirk Hammett can be seen using Acoustasonic Stratocaster

The art of Dirty Donny ushers in the thrashing Kirk Hammett Signature Pick Tin with five picks featuring unique images inspired by the axe-wielding Metallica madman and one pick modeled after the one he uses on tour. Gauge: .88MM. This Jazz III is custom-made for Kirk Hammett and is the pick he uses on tour. It’s only available with this collector’s tin!

Kirk Hammett uses the KHDK No.1 Overdrive, describing it as "so unique and so goddamn good," according to KHDK Electronics.

Kirk Hammett used a Martin D-28 during Metallica's live performance of "Nothing Else Matters" on October 19, 1997, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, as seen in the official YouTube video by Metallica on MV.

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.

Kirk Hammett is noted for using the Yamaha SPX90 II Digital Multi-Effects Processor, as seen in the user-uploaded photo from D1w8cc2yygc27j.

In this video, James' and Kirk's guitar rigs are shown to consist of a Matrix GT1000FX-2U rack power amp.

In this video, Kirk's rig is shown to consist of a Furman Power Conditioner and a Shure UR4D+ wireless receiver.

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

at 0:26, he can be seen playing the guitar live. it is also mentioned in this video (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P6k2ghtbhoU&t=30s) at 11:53

“My wife Lani and our friend Era used to work on leather projects ages ago at our place in Northern California. We had so many rattlesnakes on the land (and literally on our doorstep) they had to find something useful to do with them... The workshop was laced with skins and hides, peacock feathers and deer antlers. It seemed back then we were all wearing something from those hills.

There’s always something artistic and creative being made in our home whether it’s music, clothing, good food, and now guitar straps. I really love these straps and know others will appreciate not only the story of how they came to be, but above all, the craftsmanship. I know the concept of a guitar strap is nothing new to the world, yet I find a great need for these. They are simple (yet detailed), beautiful (and durable), extremely well made from vegetable-tanned leather, and just plain kick-ass!” — KH

You can see kirk holding that guitar during an interview with EmgTv equipped with his signature emg Kh20 loaded pickguard

Kirk Hammett is here using his Gibson 1974 Flying V model.

Kirk uses a black 58 style flying v while playing fade to black in san diego (1992), you can also see him play this guitar in the sad but true music video around the 2:10 mark.

Listed on his page on the Metallica website.

Listed on the official Metallica website.

Listed on the official Metallica website.

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

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

This guitar is a commemoration of Kirk Hammett's 30 years of partnership (or endorsement, If you prefer) with ESP Guitars. It can be seen in the video at around the 0:19 mark.

For more info such as the specs of the guitar itself, check this link: http://www.espguitars.com/products/19164-kh-demonology?category_id=1963398-kirk-hammett

Kirk talks about how he used this for his multiple wahs on stage

Kirk Hammett of Metallica uses the ESP KH Ouija Natural guitar, as seen in the live performance of "Am I Evil?" at Rock in Rio 2011. This limited edition guitar, crafted at the ESP Custom Shop in Japan, features the iconic Ouija graphics on a quilted maple top and includes a neck-thru-body construction with a three-piece maple neck and ebony fingerboard. It is equipped with a Floyd Rose Original bridge, Gotoh tuners, and EMG active pickups. This distinctive instrument is part of Hammett's Signature Series, highlighting its exclusivity and craftsmanship.

According to Guitar-Rigs.com, Hammet used the dbx 1074.

In this video he talks about the pick