Metallica Pedals: Kirk Hammett’s Custom Dunlop Crybaby in an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

Metallica Pedals – Kirk Hammett Wah Pedal

For that Metallica pedals sound, don’t trust your eyes if take a glance at Kirk Hammett’s pedalboard. His Wah pedal is a bit of a Frankenstein, made up of an exterior casing completely different from the components inside.

Metallica Pedals – Kirk Hammett’s custom Wah Pedal components

The shell of this wah pedal is made of this…
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal

kirk hammett pedalboard Ernie Ball 500K Stereo/Pan VolumeThis Ernie Ball 6165 stereo volume/pan pedal is designed for easy flexibility and great sound. Its 2 input and 2 output jacks accommodate stereo TRS cables or mono TS cables and let you quickly select between volume control or pan control.



…but with the electronics of this classic pedal.
Dunlop Classic Wah Crybaby

Dunlop Crybaby Classic Wah Pedal Dunlop Crybaby Classic Wah PedalDunlop Crybaby Classic Wah Pedal. When you think about the classic wah-wah sounds of the 60s, you think about British bluesmen and psychedelic American rockers, not Italy.


Metallica Pedals – Kirk Hammett’s Signature Wah

Still, nothing says “Metallica Pedals” more than one that actually has Kirk Hammett’s name written on it. Dunlop manufactures a signature Wah pedal modeled after his own sound, which is not a bad alternative to trying to get that Metallica sound, without the hassle!

Metallica Pedals Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Crybaby Wah Guitar Effects Pedal Black and Green

Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Crybaby Wah Guitar Effects Pedal Black and Green

Developed in close collaboration with the metal guitar icon himself, the Dunlop Kirk Hammett Signature Wah Pedal has been meticulously tuned and tweaked to deliver the wah-wah sound that revolutionized metal solos in the ’80s and for all time to come.

Dunlop’s engineers took Kirk Hamett’s EQ, volume and tone settings—reflecting decades of blazing Crybaby riffology—and reproduced them with exacting precision. The Kirk Hammett Wah is exceptionally even in response, with a thick top end and full dynamic range. This radical stomp pedal features cool foot bone graphics.







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Metallica Pedals: Kirk Hammett’s Pedalboard