Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett
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Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Birth Name Kirk Hammett
Birth Date November 18, 1962
Place of Birth San Francisco, California
Marital Status Married
Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Height 5'8" / 1.75 meters

Kirk Hammett (born November 18, 1962 in San Francisco, California, USA) is the lead guitarist in heavy metal group Metallica.

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Biography

Hammett was born to a Filipino mother and a Merchant Seaman father. He learned how to play the guitar at age 15. He received his formal training from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani in Berkeley, CA. Hammett later joined Metallica in 1983 (replacing former Metallica guitarist and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine) having previously been in the band Exodus. His lead guitar playing is regarded by some as being more varied than his heavy metal contemporaries, while others regard him as little more than a pentatonic player. In 2002, he was the first inductee into Guitar World magazine's "Hall of Fame." He has toured with Metallica for more than 20 years and is a role model for many modern guitarists. Despite his significant musical abilities he didn't write his first riff for Metallica until 1990. His first effort, Enter Sandman, was written in a hotel room at 3:00 am, and became perhaps Metallica's best recognized song. It was the first track and single on Metallica's self-titled breakout album and was ranked 399th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6596661?rnd=1115236318398&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.872)

Equipment

Guitars

  • ESP Flying V
  • ESP Mummy
  • ESP Ouija
  • ESP Skull
  • ESP Spider
  • ESP Wavecaster (Only 3 in existence)
  • Gibson Les Paul
  • Jackson Randy Rhodes Model
  • ESP KH-2(Main touring guitar) Kirk's signature model guitar is based upon the modifications he made to his M-II. (Kirk's Favorite guitar, nicknamed "Skully" because of the skull and crossbone inlays)

Amplifiers

Cabinets

Accessories

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