Editing Kirk Hammett (section)

===Effects===
To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Hammett keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers. His [[guitar technician]] controls them through a pedalboard sidestage. The pedal controller allows him to change between different effect pedals and amplifiers.

Although using a wah-wah pedal since [[Kill ‘Em All]], the release of [[Metallica (album)|The Black Album]], saw prominent usage in Hammett's playing thereafter. In 2008, [[Jim Dunlop]] started working in partnership with Hammett to create a signature Wah-wah pedal, the KH95. In 2022 on an interview with [[Rick Beato]], he claimed to own "around 200" wah-wah pedals, citing his favorite one to be the Dunlop  [[Dimebag Darrell|Dimebag]] Cry Baby From Hell.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=GquxuIf8QX9_j6ny&v=lrUXqbfSm6g&feature=youtu.be |title=Kirk Hammett's Wah-Wah Obsession  |date=2023-09-25 |last=Rick Beato 2 |access-date=2024-09-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Hammett said that the [[Ibanez Tube Screamer]] has been an essential part of his sound since he was a teenager, but it was not versatile enough, which started him searching for a better pedal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kirk_hammett_ibanez_tube_screamer_can_be_a_musically-limiting_pedal.html|title=Kirk Hammett: Ibanez Tube Screamer Can Be a Musically-Limiting Pedal|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com|access-date=August 19, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721003504/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/kirk_hammett_ibanez_tube_screamer_can_be_a_musically-limiting_pedal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he co-founded KHDK Electronics with sound designer David Karon, hiring Antonin Salva as chief engineer, based in Prague. The company makes guitar pedals in [[Paducah, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khdkelectronics.com/about/|title=KHDK Electronics|website=KHDK Electronics|access-date=August 19, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802225430/https://www.khdkelectronics.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They began developing pedals and trying out prototypes. In September 2015, the company launched its first series of pedals, surprising the industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/kirk-hammett-launches-gear-company-khdk-electronics-628635|title=Kirk Hammett launches gear company KHDK Electronics|first=Rob Laing28|last=September 2015|website=MusicRadar|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=August 19, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819072521/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/kirk-hammett-launches-gear-company-khdk-electronics-628635|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* [[TC Electronic]] G-Major 2 effects processor
* [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] NS-2 Noise Suppressor
* [[Dunlop Manufacturing|Dunlop]] KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Crybaby
* [[Ibanez Tube Screamer]] ([[Robert Keeley (instrument maker)|Keeley]] modified)
* [[DigiTech Whammy]] WH-1
* [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] DL4 Delay Modeler
* [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] MM4 Modulation Modeler
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* [[Shure]] UR-4D Wireless Receiver
* GCX Audio Switcher
* Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro floorboard
* DBX 1074 Quad Gate
* [[MXR]] Eddie Van Halen Flanger
* [[MXR]] Bass Octave Deluxe
* [[DigiTech]] Space Station
* ToneBone Hot British Tube Distortion
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