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Most guitar players growing up wanted to have a guitar as sick as one of Metallica's Kirk Hammett. Let's take a peek at what Kirk has been seen using for a guitar gear rig and equipment. Kirk Hammett has played a lot of different gear over the years with Metallica, so we will try to give a nice survey of what he uses.
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Guitars
Kirk often plays his original 1987 ESP KH-2 live.
 
Checkout the KH-2 Ouija:
Hammett also has an ESP KH-3 hardtail that he calls the "Invisible Kid", which Kirk did the artwork for himself.
He has an ESP M-2 "Frankenstein" that is inlated with "The Monster is Loose". The eyes are LEDs.
Hammett has ESP V custom guitars
There are various Kirk Hammet ESP LTD guitars, which are bit better for value (lower price):
ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett Signature Model Electric Guitar
 
ESP LTD KH-602 Kirk Hammett Signature Guitar
 
Kirk Hammett LTD KH-603 signature guitar
Some of the other guitars Kirk owns are:
1987 Gibson Les Paul
1959 Fender Tele with blonde finish
Fender stratocasters including an early 60's in lake placid blue and a 1963 Fender Strat in seafoam green
Gibson Les Pauls including black Les Paul Custom and a 1959 Les Paul
Jackson Randy Rhoads guitars
Parker Fly
 
Gibson ES-335
Martin D-28
- A variety of Gibson Flying V guitars
- ESP Custom Shop "Michael Schenker Colored" V (seen in 2008 rig)
Strings, picks and more
Custom Kirk Hammett Dunlop Jazz III picks
Custom Levy's straps including M7GG3
Peterson Strobe 420 Tuner
Dunlop .88 (Green) Picks
Custom Yellow/Black Picks
Audio Technica microphones: AT4050 for guitars, AT4054 for vocals
EMG Pickups
Kirk uses Ernie Ball string with gauge .011-.048.
Amps and Cabinets
Randall Kirk Hammett signature series heads (2 of them live)
Randall Kirk Hammett signature series 4x12" cabinet
Randall Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH15
Randall Kirk Hammett Signature Series RM100KHLTD
Marshall DSL 2000
Marshall 1960b cabinet
Mesa Boogie Tremoverb combo
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Mesa Booge triple rectifier
Mesa Booogie Stilleto
Mesa Boogie Triaxis amp
Marshall Super Lead Plexi
Vox AC30
Marshall JCM 800 2203
Bogner Uberschall
Peavey 5150
Hiwatt custom 50
Marshall Mode Four
Dumble SSS (Steel String Singer)
Mesa Boogie 4x12-Celestion Vintage 30s
Effects
Kirk also has been known to use Line 6 pedals, Dunlop CryBaby wah, and a Digitech Whammy. Let's look at what he's used:
Randall Kirk Hammett Signature Series KH1, KH2, KH3 preamp modules
Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Crybaby Wah
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Vox Wah pedal
Ernie Ball Volume pedal - Connects to midi solutions pedal controller and into TC Electronics G-Major
DBX 1074 Quad Gate
Line6 DL4 Delay
Line6 MM4 Modulation
Line6 FM4 Filter
Line6 DM4 Distortion
Line 6 duoverb
Digitech WH1 Whammy
Digitech XP-300 Space Station
Furman PL Pro
TC Electronic G-Major Effects
Dunlop 1SR Rackwah
Voodoo Labs GCX Audio Switcher
Pod XT
Lovetone meatball
Lovetone Wobulator
Lovetone Brown source
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Dunlop Crybaby Wah Pedal
Shure PSM600 WirelessTransmitter and UR-4D receiver
 
MXR Eddie Van Halen Flanger
Boss NS2
Palmer Y-Box Guitar Splitter |
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