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===Guitars=== Hammett's touring guitars over the years have included: [[File:Kirk Hammett Sao Paulo.JPG|thumb|right|Hammett playing at the [[EstΓ‘dio do Morumbi|Morumbi stadium]] in SΓ£o Paulo, 2010]] * '''ESP MM-250/MM-270 "Zorlac"''' β Hammett's first custom-made instrument by [[ESP Guitars]] was the precursor to the whole KH series. Featuring vertical skulls and crossbones as opposed to the horizontal ones featured on today's KHs, and an upside down [[Jackson Guitars]] style headstock which is what Hammett originally intended. The threat of potential lawsuits from Jackson Guitars over this model meant it was withdrawn as a custom shop option forever. As a result, the headstock was changed to the typical modern era [[ESP Guitars|ESP]] style, but flipped upside down, the inlays were rotated 90 degrees and those became the modern -day KH series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarscollector.com/1986---esp-mm-270--zorlac-.html |title=Photo of Hammett |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112655/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/zorlac/kirkzorlac.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/zorlac/zorlackh2.jpg |title=Guitar photo |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112710/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/zorlac/zorlackh2.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''ESP KH-2 MM-290 "Skully"''' β Hammett's main touring guitar and first modern-era KH model. This signature model is based upon the modifications he made to his original ESP custom model.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/Skully/skully1.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112731/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/Skully/skully1.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''[[ESP M-II|ESP M-II Standard]]''' β with [[EMG Inc.|EMG]] and [[Seymour Duncan]] pickups. Hammett used this a lot in the studio and live. * '''ESP KH-2 "Bride of Frankenstein"''' β New for 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalremains.com/news/images/tour2009/07july2209_pic07.jpg|title=Image of Hammett at Metalremains.com}}</ref> * '''ESP KH-4 Chrome''' β New for 2009. A remake of his former KH-4 guitar, with a chrome pickguard, chrome hardware, and chrome EMG pickups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espguitars.com/images/gallery/09/kh-mirror.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928002245/http://www.espguitars.com/images/gallery/09/kh-mirror.jpg |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> * '''ESP MII-NT''' β New for 2009. It is custom finished with Occult-themed graphics. * '''ESP KH-2 M-II "[[Boris Karloff|Boris Karloff Mummy]]" #I''' β This has been Hammett's favourite guitar for many years. It features a [[Boris Karloff]] Mummy I graphic which Hammett owns the rights to. It will not be released by ESP. Hammett has two of these guitars, one with ''Eye of Horus'' inlays and the other with hieroglyphics inlays.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/mummy1/mummy.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112719/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/mummy1/mummy.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''ESP KH-2 M-II "Ouija"''' β This guitar contains two spelling errors. It sports the words "WILLIAM FUED TALKING BAARD SET" but it in fact should say "WILLIAM FULD TALKING BOARD SET". Hammett also now plays a white version of this guitar on tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/ouija/ouija1.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112724/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/ouija/ouija1.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://i25.tinypic.com/mlntpy.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910030429/http://i25.tinypic.com/mlntpy.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''ESP KH-2 M-II "Greenburst"''' A standard KH-2 with a custom green sunburst finish, green inlays, and green logo. * '''ESP KH-3 Eclipse''' β [[Pushead]] Spider graphic. It is taken from a classic [[Gibson Les Paul Junior|Les Paul Jr.]] shape with a Floyd Rose vibrato and EMG pickups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarsatbmusic.com.au/esp/guitars/sigseries/hires/kh3.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218191903/http://www.guitarsatbmusic.com.au/esp/guitars/sigseries/hires/kh3.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> * '''ESP Flying V copy''' β Cherry Red with white pickguard and gold hardware. Hammett uses this live mostly for the song "[[Seek & Destroy]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalmonster.fr/img/equipements/photo_kirk.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009181822/http://www.metalmonster.fr/img/equipements/photo_kirk.jpg |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> * '''ESP Michael Schenker Flying V'''<ref>[http://dashboard.metallica.com/ivergence/image/11nov1808_pic27.jpg Image]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * '''[[ESP VIPER|ESP VIPER Baritone]]''' β Used for performances of "[[The Unnamed Feeling]]". * '''[[Gibson Les Paul|Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom]]''' β Mostly on ballads such as "[[Fade to Black (Metallica song)|Fade to Black]]" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)".<ref>[http://media.photobucket.com/image/1968%20Les%20Paul%20Custom%20Kirk/Stryke-Azrael/Kirk_Hammet_Les_Paul_by_karpett.jpg 1968 les paul custom kirk image by Stryke-Azrael on Photobucket] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809132520/http://media.photobucket.com/image/1968%20Les%20Paul%20Custom%20Kirk/Stryke-Azrael/Kirk_Hammet_Les_Paul_by_karpett.jpg |date=August 9, 2011 }}. Media.photobucket.com. Retrieved on November 5, 2010.</ref> * '''Gibson Les Paul Standard''' β Used on songs from ''[[St. Anger]]''.<ref>[http://dashboard.metallica.com/ivergence/image/10oct2008_pic06.jpg Image]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * '''[[Ibanez RG]]''' β Used during the [[Wherever We May Roam Tour|Wherever We May Roam American and European]] tour. It was used as a stunt guitar and for [[Deep Purple]] covers. * '''[[Jackson Randy Rhoads]] Model RR1T''' β Custom made specifically for Hammett. It is usually tuned one step down from standard tuning, and used for songs like "[[Sad but True]]" and "[[The Memory Remains]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/RhoadsV/kirkjacksonrhoads2.jpg |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227112738/http://filepit.freewebs.com/montyjay/kirkguitars/RhoadsV/kirkjacksonrhoads2.jpg |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''TC Customs Death Magnetic Flying V''' β Used on the [[World Magnetic Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tscustoms.de/images/products/Death%20Magnetic%20V%202009/Mr.Moby.JPG |title=Image |access-date=November 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910030450/http://tscustoms.de/images/products/Death%20Magnetic%20V%202009/Mr.Moby.JPG |archive-date=September 10, 2011 }}</ref> * '''Teuffel Birdfish''' β Designed and produced by German guitar designer/builder, Ulrich Teuffel. The model is limited (500 made) and is made to amplify sound using various pickups. This guitar is used live for "[[The Judas Kiss (song)|The Judas Kiss]]".<ref>[http://www.teuffelguitars.de/english/guitars/birdfish/birdfish_main.htm birdfish] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829080018/http://www.teuffelguitars.de/english/guitars/birdfish/birdfish_main.htm |date=August 29, 2009 }}. Teuffelguitars.de. Retrieved on November 5, 2010.</ref> * '''Teuffel Tesla''' On the 25th anniversary of Metallica's debut album ''[[Kill 'Em All]]'', Hammett appears on the cover of Feb. 2008's ''[[Guitar World]]'' sporting his new custom ESP. This model is the KH20, the 20th anniversary model from ESP.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/guitar-world-magazine-covers-gallery#&gid=ci0217150510352578&pid=1208-metallica-kirk_1jpg |title=Guitar World Magazine Covers Gallery: Every Issue from 2008 to 2014 |website=Guitar World |date=January 2014 |language=en-us |access-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091042/https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/guitar-world-magazine-covers-gallery#&gid=ci0217150510352578&pid=1208-metallica-kirk_1jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Hammett purchased "[[Greeny (guitar)|Greeny]]", a 1959 [[Les Paul]] formerly used by [[Gary Moore]] and [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]]; using it on tour {{as of|2015|lc=y}} when playing a cover of [[Thin Lizzy]]'s version of "[[Whiskey in the Jar]]".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scapelliti|first1=Christopher|title=Kirk Hammett Talks About His Prize: Peter Green and Gary Moore's Les Paul |url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/kirk-hammett-talks-about-his-prize-peter-green-and-gary-moores-les-paul--video/51872|website=guitarplayer.com|access-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423195331/https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/kirk-hammett-talks-about-his-prize-peter-green-and-gary-moores-les-paul--video/51872|archive-date=April 23, 2015}}</ref>
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