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Kirk Hammett - Definition and Overview |
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| Kirk Hammett |
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| Birth Name | Kirk Lee Hammett |
| Birth Date | November 18, 1962 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, CA |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Hair | Brown |
| Height | 5'8" / 1.75 meters |
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". 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."
= Equipment
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
- ESP M-II (Main touring guitar) Kirk's signature model guitar is based upon the modifications he made to his M-II.
Amplifiers
Cabinets
Accessories
- Dunlop Tortex 0.88mm Custom Picks
- Ernie Ball "Power Slinky" Strings (.11 - .48)
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Example Usage of Hammett |
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guitaristhub: shooting pedal demos over the next few days. dime, evh and kirk Hammett. any song suggestions? |
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CharlesSalzberg: "Talking's something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice."Hammett."Talk is cheap,which is why there's so much of it." Swann |
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meltzface: Watchin #metallica on the rnr hall of fame concert...for all the awesomeness kirk Hammett brings, lars ulrich cancels out...asshole. |
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