Guitars Kirk Hammett

kirk hammett in 2010

kirk hammett s tour guitars of 2015:

esp m-ii zorlac – starting line whole kh series. features vertical skull , crossbones opposed horizontal ones featured on today s kh s, , upside down jackson guitars style headstock hammett intended. however, jackson guitars threatened lawsuits if model ever sold. result, headstock changed typical esp style, flipped upside down.
esp m-ii standard – emg , seymour duncan pickups. hammett used lot in studio , live.
esp kh-2 bride of frankenstein – new 2009.
esp kh-4 chrome – new 2009. remake of former kh-4 guitar, chrome pickguard, chrome hardware, , chrome emg pickups.
esp mii-nt – new 2009. custom finished occult-themed graphics.
esp kh-2 skully – hammett s main touring guitar. signature model based upon modifications made m-ii.
esp kh-2 m-ii boris karloff mummy #i – has been hammett s favourite guitar many years. features boris karloff mummy graphic of hammett owns rights to. not released esp. hammett has 2 of these guitars, 1 eye of horus inlays , other hieroglyphics inlays.
esp kh-2 m-ii ouija – guitar contains 2 spelling errors. sports words william fued talking baard set in fact should william fuld talking board set . hammett plays white version of guitar on tour.
esp kh-2 m-ii greenburst standard kh-2 custom green sunburst finish, green inlays, , green logo.
esp kh-3 eclipse – pushead spider graphic. taken classic les paul jr. shape floyd rose vibrato , emg pickups.
esp flying v copy – cherry red white pickguard , gold hardware. hammett uses live song seek & destroy .
esp michael schenker flying v
esp viper baritone;; used performances of unnamed feeling .
gibson 1968 les paul custom – on ballads such fade black , welcome home .
gibson les paul standard – used on songs st. anger.
ibanez rg – used during wherever may roam american , european tour. used stunt guitar , deep purple covers.
jackson randy rhoads model rr1t – custom made hammett. tuned 1 step down standard tuning, , used songs sad true , memory remains .
tc customs death magnetic flying v – used on world magnetic tour.
teuffel birdfish – designed , produced german guitar designer/builder, ulrich teuffel. model limited (500 made) , made amplify sound using various pickups. guitar used live judas kiss .
teuffel tulsa

on 25th anniversary of metallica s debut album kill em all, hammett appears on cover of feb. 2008 s guitar world sporting new custom esp. model kh20, 20th anniversary model esp.guitar world – covers archive

in video 1 , hammett seen using esp vintage plus. appears modified; has floyd rose tremolo, have been hammett s own work or custom model.

in 2014, hammett purchased 1959 les paul formerly used gary moore , peter green; using on tour of 2015 when playing thin lizzy cover: whiskey in jar .