KIRK HAMMETT'S GEAR THROUGH THE YEARS PART 1
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- Kirk Hammett's gear from Kill em All to And Justice for All! in this video I will discuss all guitars and amps that Kirk used in the early days of Metallica! Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss more gear videos!
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His Jackson RR and the forgotten Fernandes strat were always my favorite guitars.
Woah yeah that Fernandes strat
I adored his Jackson RR1T and his black Fernandes FST-135. Those were such cool guitars. I'm hoping to buy some for my collection soon.
Same. Including his KH 3 Spider & Gibson Flying V
which one? Edna or the red one?
Fun fact: Scott Ian from Anthrax is the one who got Kirk his ESP deal
OH he did? Interesting how good he promoted that since he's been a Jackson dude for a long time ;D That's cool
Scott said it was because Jackson originally didn't give him an endorsement because he isn't a lead player. I think he said it on a Loudwire Gear Factor video
@UnfailingFeline ya in 1987
Everything sounds pretty close to what I've heard as well. I read that the band's gear was stolen just before they recorded Ride the Lightening and that was the inspiration for the song Fade to Black.
Yeah someone broke into their van or storage and the mythical Marshall was stolen
@@xanderraymondcharles Yes, something like that. I had a project for English 102 that I researched prominent musical acts of the early 80's and the local library had some great literature on Metallica.
I may be wrong but I had seen an interview with someone that was with them in 1984 during this time, he said that the guys that stole their gear actually stole their truck and the reason they had their guitars still was because they never left them in the truck
Finally! Somebody who shares my sentiment that "Justice" is their favorite album!
Kill 'Em All is an all time top album for me. I wore out so many of those tapes back in the day.
Hell yeah man! I gotta go ride the lightning.
Flemming Rasmussen took notes and made drawings of all the amp settings on the Master of Puppets album. I was watching a Ola Englund video the other day about this and he showed the notes on the vid. Pretty cool stuff I'm really digging your channel Ray keep up the good work and I will keep watching your stuff. I'm really enjoying your vids. Thanks !!!
Kirk used ADA stuff for the recording of justice. Along with the boogies.
Can you do a James Hetfield version
thank you so much I have been waiting so long : )
You have done the most accurate history of Kirks gear. Great vid Ray.
Thanks Jon!
Hi great video. I read an interview with Kirk from around 86 and he said he had a black Les-Paul custom (don't remember from when but I do bellive it's a late 50's because of the pu's) that he used to record "Fade to Black". You can see him play it live version of that song that's featured on Clif' em all.
Hey Ray did you get that link i sent about the and justice for all with audible bass ?
The Metallica book, 'Back to the front' states on page 158 that: "James and Kirk each used a 100-watt Marshall JCM800 head for their clean sound and a Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ for the crunch." I reckon the 'Boogies slaved into Marshalls' story is a long time bit of misinfo, that's been circling the internet for at least 20 years. Otherwise great video, man!
Love your gear vids - many thanks for putting them out. I heard that Kirk used an Anderson Drop Top S/S/H with a vintage switch on the singles for the beginning of Nothing Else Matter.
Great video and research. Thumbs up! 👍
Was also said that they searched all over Denmark for a 4x12" Celestion G12-65 cab w/ the white rim as two kinds were made of those speakers.
Also he was in Exodus and they were signed at the time so I would not say Metallica was his first big thing...
I'm glad they fired DM. Otherwise we wouldn't have Megadeth!
they made metallica better and made a new very good band
RTL was recorded with Kirk using Fernandes Strat and Flying V. By the time both guitars had EMG pickups.
An interesting interview. Search for “ And justice for All’ 30th Anniversary: Kirk Hammett discusses recording Metallica’s “one”.
What about the wah pedals?!
Ha! Nice
Funny enough, Kirk and his rhoads originally got me into Jackson
James Williams ok random person on the internet lol welcome to TH-cam. The point of my comment was that Kirk doesn’t play Jackson guitars except for the one Rhoads he has always had, but that was still the guitar that made me want a Jackson when I was growing up. I’m more of a dealer than a player, either way I’ve had a lot of them, but hey, regardless, thanks for the comment ya miserable piece of shit :D
Now where do I sign
Just your average keyboard warrior mannnnn
Great work, SMR. saw them at the Kabuki SF for Ride the Lightning. Kill Em All is all i need (gave the rest to my son). Worth noting that Marshall was stolen from them.
I recall a photo of KRK around AJFA and he was at a sound check with a type 2 V Black with one HB and a 'Floyd. Great looking axe, ESP i believe.
Thanks so much!
There are definitely a few articles about their early gear. It’s been a while, but I am pretty sure that they were also using hardcore rack Parametric EQ’s (multiples) on Ride The Lightning to get that sound. That’s why they were so jazzed to have one right on the amp when they tried Mesa.
also great timing because I will see him live on tuesday
From my understanding the reason they used the power section of the modded Marshall JCM 800's was because it gave the sound of the guitars more of a "dry" sound less natural thickness the 6L6 mesa would give. they also ran the Amps through 70s Marshall cabs with T-75 speakers.
That makes sense. Mesas are known for being super spongy and wet sounding. Thanks for the insight!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Kirk says he used a Boss Super Distortion on Kill em All, as his TS9 was stolen
5:43 As far as I know, James was the one who solely used the Mark IIC+, and Kirk solely used the JCM800. But for some parts and leads, i suspect the duo riffing in battery (the one before the solo), the JCM as a poweramp and the Mark as a preamp were used.
From what I've heard many times since I first heard Metallica in 1984 is Lars called Kirk , Kirk said yes to joining ,Dave did play a few gigs after they arrived but when Kirk was on the way they fired Dave then rehearsed & did some gigs before going into the studio. Kirk wasn't hired the day before they went in the studio. I'm sure he used the Hamster Caster on MOP album at least for the whammy stuff. Just saw Kirk saying he had ESP build his first one you showed in 87 & he had just started using EMG's just before that also. And for Justice he also had just got a Tom Anderson guitar. Don't know if he used it on the album . He could easily confirm the year of his No.1 Gibson V but I've only ever heard it's a 74.
If I had to guess, for some of the leads on MoP he probably used his strat copies for the floyd rose.
Edit: He installed the emg's in his gibson flying v before RtL was recorded.
If you watch the 83 Live At the Metro concert you’ll notice that Kirk has a secondary Flying V with only 1 humbucker, which according to my research is a Fernandes Flying V copy
Is that the clip from Cliff Em All where someone in the crowd grabs his guitar and tries to take off with it? The tech comes over and hands Kirk another black V.
ryanbwags yes, that’s the one
@James Williams Didn't knew that, thanks for the info.
Whats the song/band music in the background?
I'm not a huge Metallica fan. I'm a huge metal head but I really only like a couple of their albums. No denying how iconic they are and important to metal. But this was cool to watch. Thanks for the effort.
Kirk Hammet , my favorite guitarist from my very early age..for AJFA is used Mesa/Boogie mostly
What about the Roland JC-120 for Justice? You can even see them in the one video sitting on top of the amps in the background.
In a Guitar For The Practicing Musician Magazine from around the summer of 1991 Kirk said he used the Boss Distortion 1 pedal at least for the Search and Destroy solo. Along with a T.C. Electronics unit of some sort at least for the same solo but it's highly likely he used both throughout the album
I used a MIM Floyd Rose Strat(lic. Floyd not a real one). It was black with a rosewood board. I put a hot rails in the bridge and neck and I left the factory single in the middle and I put a black pickup cover in place of the white one. Put on 3 black knobs on the volume and tones and a black switch tip. It was an Edna on a budget. Lol! It worked for me and closely resembles Kirk's Fernandez Edna.
I always loved the esp he plays on the “one” video
Idk how many watts the crunch berries amp but maybe they used the power amp of the jcm because it had more watts
I could be wrong but who knows
2c+ was used for justice. The 400 strategy was just in that photo because it was an add
i am not sure if the 2c++ was used constantly with the 800. but some say that the slaved 2c++ was only used for the leads
My understanding was that for AJFA they used some rack preamps into mesa mark IVs with multiple cabs and mic positions, including room mics. Flemming goes into some of the mics used and the methodology of that recording. The toms were mic'd with 57s surprisingly.
Not uncommon or odd at all. Shure sm57s have been industry standard all purpose mics for decades. I've seen em used to record damn near every instrument at this point. Never seen one used on a kick but that's about the only exception.
@@rowdyjohnson6026 it was just a surprise as 421s and atm25s were more in vogue at the time for toms in large studios.
Also sm57 was used for kick on first van Halen record. Sunset sound has recall sheet and damn near everything was tracked with sm57/unidyne 3
Kill Em All Amp: Modded Plexi (Like a JCM-800)
Ride The Lightning: JCM-800
MOP: Modded JCM-800 and Mesa Boogie
AJFA: Mesa Boogie
From what I’ve heard, Kirk didn’t play any rhythm on recordings until the 90’s. He only did the leads. I haven’t looked into that, but I’ve heard that quite a lot
yep. that was the way back then. it was only with the Load up to St. Anger that they start to split tracking duties. with DM onwards they went back to their designated duties, per Rick Rubin's suggestion.
yep in master of puppets, james tracked both his guitar and kirks guitar
@@azrul666 Pretty much right on the head.
Now Kirk did contribute riff ideas for the albums from Ride the Lightning onwards throught Death Magnetic - Creeping Death's bridge, Disposable Heroes and MoP's 'pre-chorus' riffs, Sandman's main riff, etc. But that isn't the same as actually recording those rhythms for the finished album.
That's interesting because I aways assumed that
On and justice for all kirk and James both used ada mp1s with the mesa boogie strategy power amp for clean and heavy. Kirk also went back to the ada in 1992 for the black tour
No they used a mark IIC+
@@demarcusp359 nope everyone believes that but that was puppets maybe James used some mesa on justice but kirk used the ada mp1 on pretty much the whole thing and on tour
Tuan Murphy 🤦🏽♂️its pretty much common knowledge the used a mark IIC+ and james for sure used it for rhythm
@@demarcusp359 ffs man that's James then because kirk used it on justice and even used it on the black album mixed in with a bradshaw preamp! Look it up!
That Kirk Hammett Randall is the sickest amp in the World. It’s an absolute TONE MONSTER
I recently bought a Mesa boogie Mark V and it is spot on with AJFA and Master of puppets tone... no question it’s Mesa
The Justice tour there is a guitar missing its a strat looking guitar Tom Anderson Pro Am Model Kirk apparently owned a fee of those and also its seen a lot in the Seattle Concert fron Live Shit Box set
Speaking of slaving Marshalls with Boogies, it was quite common for players to slave a Boogie Studio .22 combo through a Marshall. This is part of the sound on Appetite for Destruction. Izzy Stradlin used this on the road too. Mesa eventually came out with a rack mounted Studio .22 preamp because they were so popular. As a preamp I think it's superior to the Mark III rackmount. Just sounds better.
The fact that he said that there were two hard tail guitars used on Master of puppets doesn't make any sense cuz there is definitely use of a tremolo so a Fernandez was definitely used
Dave Mustaine next
07:35 I heard there was some ADA preamps involved with And Justice For All album...
He said that
And the video clip of One ? It was a Fernandes if I’m not mistaken so he did not only use the gibson and the ESP
Justice was an ADA Preamp, Mesa Quad Preamp, and IIC+.
Part 2?
That was alot of info..lol... cover James Hetfield..I'd say Dime too but hes been a Dean guy till his last show
I already did dime man.... James is certainly a good pick 🤘🏼
@@xanderraymondcharles ..shit...just went back through the old vids and seen it... my brain dont work on sundays...
Haha no worries man. It happens
he made the switch to washburn in his later years
My favorite album is and justice for all too
Kirk also owns a Gibson 1971 Medallion V no. 132
I built Kirk’s rig and pedalboard for Justice. The ADA MP-1 isn’t a modeler. It’s a preamp. He used this o the record..
Did you do any work on lars kit? I want to know why the drums sound tinny. What kind of EQ levels
He got that m-270 ESP in 87' not 86, justice was ada mp1/mesa strategy 400, cleans on justice were Roland Jc-120
Why didn’t
you mention Kirks black and white Fender style Fernandes that he used during Master of Puppets tour?
didn't he play an esp vintage strat in the one video?
A Motley Crue vid would be pretty sweet🤘🏻
I’ll see what I can do 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Yes! Mick went through a slew of guitars during the first 2 albums. When Shout at the Devil came out he was flooded by every guitar brand with pointy locking trem models.
A 100 or 400 watt power section gives a pre amp distortion sound more bottom and clarity.
Just from guess, about the mesa/Marshall combo for Master of Puppets... Marshall would have had EL34's, and Mesa would have had 6L6's? and seeing as Metallica were huge fans of NWOBH back then, they'll want to keep the Marshall sound? Maybe, I might be wrong though lol.
Hey your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they just did it cuz reasons haha
@@xanderraymondcharles I think it's as simple as the boogie has a "better" pre-amp and the jcm had a "better" power section.
My favorite Kirk guitar is the esp green burst
Dude the cabs are what matters the most
Both guitars you listed for master of puppets did not have flyod rose tremolos. The thing that should not be had whammy bar work so he had to have another guitar involved.
I would like to see next sepultura
ESP in One video?
I always thought justice was mesa boogie mark ii c plusses.
Nah almost all of it was recorded with ada mp1s
I didn’t see kirks skull and cross bones esp until the black album
What about kirks Fernandez red strat
You forgot the black Strat ESP guitar he used(See Blitzkrieg live: 1986 in Toronto vid). Sorry dude. Two demerit points and to the pit of misery with you. Take him boys....
Kurt Ballou's gear trough the years pls
So no pedals other than the ratt and maybe tubescreamer in this era?
No entendi nada pero de que esta bueno esta bueno
think of the Mesa kinda like a pre amp.
you for got the guitar speakers
No strat?
Kirk still use Jackson RR for sad but true
Guess you should do James after
I think they used randall on and justice for all
He also owned a black strat.. Not sure whether Fender or hmmm... 🤔
The red Fernandes was a a Kramer
Nah it’s a Fernandes
Eddie V. Amp was never modded.
yes it was, his Marshall was originally set up to be used in European countries so it was turned down from 240v to 120v
Not according to the guy who completely rebuilt it. ( Dave Friedman ) he says it was not modded.
@@johngonzalez7967 you can find the EVH interview on TH-cam and see for yourself
Kirk always had EMG's in his Gibson v
No he didn't bro... There was an early pic in this video showing the original pickups...
8:11 me not thinking of one.
THE SAME hahha I just think of harvester
i tihnk ajfa had a mk4 in it
Wah wah ? 👀👀
James please
damn. I cant believe I missed this vid. I keep getting unsubbed for no reason. It would be sweet to get an ESP on the channel. Young me saw Metallica playing them and Ive wanted one ever since. great vid bro!
elgoog kcuf that’s odd. Same thing happened to me and algorithms brought him around again.
But i thought you hated metallica. . .
Nah just underrated
@@xanderraymondcharles surprised to hear you say that metallica is underrated, and did you see the slipknot show live?
Yessir just got done watching it🤘🏼
@@xanderraymondcharles i also just did
Who cares, no matter effect nor filter, he really s....Ks!!!
James Hetfield