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1 Biography

Kirk Hammett is Metallica's lead guitarist. Hammett was born in San Francisco on November 18, 1962 to a Filipino mother and a merchant Seaman father. He learned how to play the guitar at age 15. Hammett later joined Metallica in 1983 (replacing former Metallica guitarist and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine) having previously been in the band "Exodus". In 2002 he was the first inductee into Guitar World magazine's "Hall of Fame." Despite this constant attention, he is regarded by many to be little more than a pentatonic player.

2 Equipment

2.1 Guitars

• ESP Flying V
• ESP Mummy
• ESP Ouija
• ESP Skull
• ESP Spider
• ESP Wavecaster (Only 1 in existence)
• Gibson Les Paul
• Jackson Randy Rhodes Model
• Jackson Dave Mustaine Flying V

2.2 Amplifiers

• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Amp
• Mesa Boogie Strategy 400 Stereo power Amp
• Mesa Boogie Tremoverb 2x12 Combo Amp
• Mesa Boogie Triaxis Pre-Amp

2.3 Cabinets

• Mesa Boogie 2x12 Speaker Cabinet
• Mesa Boogie 4x12 Speaker Cabinet

2.4 Accessories

• Dunlop Picks