Kirk Hammett- you never get enough credit for just how good you are. Too many critics in this world. Kirk just has his own style. But he's amazing. And how many people have seen the collection of guitars this man actually owns.
@@twerktospec You don't have to invent something new to have your own style... like you said, his style is a mix of all his influences. No different to any musician whether it's the beginner or the person gracing guitar magazine covers. He didn't really change the game but he absolutely has his own style/sound, just like Slash (and many others)didn't do anything new but he has his own style.
@@skylinrg I see that you said I read your comment wrong in the previous reply, yet you probably misunderstood the title of the video, I don’t think it meant “crazy solo” as in diminished arpeggios, fast minor scales what it meant was crazy as in destructive and over the top
He's such a shit player, I cant fathom anybody thinks he's good. If you slow the vid down it's such simple boring playing, he plays like someone who just found out about the pentatonic scale.
@@jethrokeys1438 still worth more than your entire family tree. And you’ll never be able to write better music than Kirk or anyone in metallica for that matter
He always has so much passion on his face. The sheer & impact of his facial expression. Absolutely incredibly amazing. 1 of my all-time favourite guitarists ever
@@DOWNPOUR_ top 15? of what? players who use wah to hide their poor intonation and can't bend to pitch? I take my first comment back, the real joke is here.
@@skylinrg lol id love to see you try and hold a candle to his skill. he’s written some of the craziest solos in rock history, as well as some of metallica’s best riffs. “wah is a crutch” bullshit man. you know who else loved wah and used it plenty? hendrix. sit down little man
Honestly he killed this solo, I really think he's not a bad player, but he just has his own style, and he really loves the sound of wah a bit too much lol😂
@@nooneabsolutelynoone7994 Would you like a list of wealthy musicians who still practice their craft? It's disappointing and disrespectful to ask fans to pay for expensive tickets just to see someone doesn't practice their craft.
@@dimesroady Yeah that's true! It may be disrespectful but.. I'm just saying.. Kirks a LOT richer than a lot of famous guitarists.. I'd do the exact same as Kirk, so would millions of other guitarists out there! I know it's the wrong thing to do, but a lot of people would take advantage of their success
Leave us in the dust? what, you mean the hammer slide was just for show? he can do it with a broom too or a duster????? Wow! Amazing Garth! Wayne's World Wayne's World party time excellent!
Of course, you pin point at the part where he takes a hammer & slides it across the strings. But nevertheless, it obviously goes without saying that there hundreds of thousands of guitarists out there who are light-years beyond Kirk Hammett. Unless you're probably being sarcastic. In which that would be tremendously understandable. And it goes without saying on the other hand that he's definitely not a bad player. He's good to a relatively decent degree.
Blasphemy is a sin! Repent don’t use Gods name in vain, would you use your moms name as a cuss word? And yet God gave you life and your mother and you use his name in vain. Jesus is coming soon get ready repent
Lots of wah, lots of distortion, flail mostly pentatonics in position 1 and sometimes Phrygian ... there you go. Literally anyone with a wah pedal and no sense of rhythm or pitch could play like him.
I've been a Metallica fan for over 30 years. And I'm a working guitar player. I know full well the extent of Kirk's abilities. I can tell you what years his playing peaked, when it started to wind down and when it's been at its worst. All thing considered, this is by far NOT an example of his best work. But, the guy's in his 50s now, and he's achieved the success of 10 guitar players. Some guys start to slow down and their nerve function/reaction time diminishes with age. The same can be said for any professional athlete. Michael Jordan isn't the basketball player he was 25 years ago. The aging curve gets musicians just the same, eventually. Some guys it happens to later than others. I think he's lost some picking accuracy and speed, but I'm not going to tear him down over it. He's paid his dues and has nothing to prove anymore. If you want to hear his playing at its peak, listen to Ride the Lightning. The solos were his fastest, his most out-of-the-box (for him) and the most accurate. There was good work on Puppets and Justice, but in my opinion, Ride the Lightning was his best technical showcase. As for this solo, the guy is up there having fun, loving it and selling that energy to the audience. That's more than can be said for most of the armchair critics out there. I know guys who can emulate Malmsteen but can't perform to a crowd or exist in a band. Having enough of the total package to get out there and make it happen is a gift. Kudos to Kirk.
He’s clearly over the hill and i’m not even sure if he’s even inspired by anyone or anything anymore musically speaking. In a way i don’t blame him coz the golden age of metal is long gone but that doesn’t explain how some other bands from the same era are still living it like it’s the early nineties?? Nevertheless, there’s only ONE Kirk Hammett and the rest of us only try to sound like him at best.
I mean, he started rubbing a hammer on the guitar before pushing the fretboard on the camera next to him. It’s probably safe to say he was just having fun
his album recordings of his solos were done by james on kirks guitar so that might be why it was better. kirk littlerally just shows up to play solos live thats it. this is pretty common knoledge now a days on the internet. love kirk and james tho
Doesn't necessarily have to be his best to be great. He's having fun, right? Gotta enjoy what you're doing and go ham anyway. Besides, he's still a thousand times better than me. I think the heart and soul for music is just as important as speed and accuracy, and Kirk absolutely has an incredible ear for sound.
started excellent ? to me the excellent start ends 2 seconds after it begun. The rest is so amateurish. The improvisation is just a demo of amteurish playing. bends are out ouf tune. his vibrato is that of a beginner. People are complaining about the overuse of wah but the only reason he's using it is because it hides all the mistakes and the sloppiness of his playing.
His playing has definitely declined for sure lol. But he’s gotten older and he loves what he does. I personally think that he was a kick ass guitar player in the 80s tho
The solo isn't very musical and lacks any structure or excitement, Kirk seems to have given up and doesn't really care, especially in 3:17. Sad but true.
Hogwash guitar riffs. No imagination or comparison to Dave Mustaine. Megadeth is a much better refined machine. If Metallica has anything, it’s what they tried to steal from Dave Mustaine.
![Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo Mexico City (HD) [1993.03.01] 1993](/img/n.gif)
Still has the heart of a teenage rocker, how can you not love this guy
Because 31 years of wah thats why
@@James-hh1lq so original. Sit down 👇
@@Dewitt-b8n overrated band end of
@@James-hh1lq Pure A League band. The Elite.
@@Dewitt-b8n testament overkill krestor exodus proper thrash metal bands
I'm sure that guitar needed a cigarrette after that
😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eddie Van Halen cared about this need of his guitars very much ;)
🤣🤣🤣
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Kirk Hammett- you never get enough credit for just how good you are. Too many critics in this world. Kirk just has his own style. But he's amazing. And how many people have seen the collection of guitars this man actually owns.
@@twerktospec You don't have to invent something new to have your own style... like you said, his style is a mix of all his influences. No different to any musician whether it's the beginner or the person gracing guitar magazine covers.
He didn't really change the game but he absolutely has his own style/sound, just like Slash (and many others)didn't do anything new but he has his own style.
This comment has more likes than the yt chanel has subs rn
XD
Ong
Only a guitar player can understand....😂
I think I heard this at Guitar Center one weekend.
LOL
LMAO
He was just testing the strength of his Ernie balls 🧘🏻♂️🧘🏻♂️
Haha
lol its just a marketing scheme
Kirk choked the life out of that guitar. Sounds like the guitar put up one hell of a fight as Kirk seeked and destroyed it like nothing else mattered.
Haha I see what you did there!
You're so corny LoL
lol! Agreed
*so many puns*
😂😂😂
This guy got on the stage, played by his ass and earned an applause and a lot of money.
What a legend
And? Justin Bieber and Ariane Grande go on stage and sing a bunch, and make tons of money. Does that make them amazing musicians?
@@SefniAsheforr man, that was a sarcasm 😜
@xevxnteen Lots of assumptions you made based on me calling out a terrible argument.
@@SefniAsheforr no, but it makes kirk an amazing one
1:39 this man starts playing the 2x4 riff 🤣🤘🏻
1:25 frayed ends
Would have been awesome if the rest of the band had come in and they played the song!
Underrated song
He’s Kirk Hammett
@@jacksonsmith8860 yeah he wrote that riff lol
2:50 IS THAT HAMMER ON ?
hahahah
No, it's Kirk Hammer
No. It's wah.
Nah, it's pick slide.
badum tss
Someone send this video to Steve T
Its stevie t and i know him. I will
I sent it to him.
@@Vulkanzed-117 nice😊
Greaaaat!!!! (Steve T gr8 signature)😅
Haha steve t is miles ahead of kirk wahmmet 😂
He freaking hammered that solo!
3:01
The older kirk gets, the younger his brain gets. I think his mental age is 13 these days
same with his playing skills
@@skylinrg like you could do better...
@@racc7805 No one needs to be better than the next person to be able to tell that what they do is not a "crazy solo"
@@skylinrg I see that you said I read your comment wrong in the previous reply, yet you probably misunderstood the title of the video, I don’t think it meant “crazy solo” as in diminished arpeggios, fast minor scales what it meant was crazy as in destructive and over the top
@@racc7805 Alright then.
Saw them in Orlando on this tour. I wish Kirk had been that wild. What a treat to see someone so timid unleash his beast and showcase immense talent.
He's such a shit player, I cant fathom anybody thinks he's good. If you slow the vid down it's such simple boring playing, he plays like someone who just found out about the pentatonic scale.
@@jethrokeys1438 still worth more than your entire family tree. And you’ll never be able to write better music than Kirk or anyone in metallica for that matter
3:31 my sleep paralysis demon
💀
Thanks for the ad
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So you too get sleep paralysis,its frightening isn't it.haha
He really said 👹
Kirk's leads and riffs are unique. Not corny. Jame's Rhythms and leads are very good too. Who wouldnt love metallica?
Corny, salty megadeth fans will hate
He always has so much passion on his face. The sheer & impact of his facial expression. Absolutely incredibly amazing. 1 of my all-time favourite guitarists ever
The amount of people not understanding he’s just messing around kills me
Wait what’s the joke?
@@skylinrg considering he’s probably a top 15 guitarist of all time, i wouldn’t say he’s a joke. what are you doing with your life buddy?
@@DiegoMartinez-hb2wc he’s ducking around trying to be funny
@@DOWNPOUR_ top 15? of what? players who use wah to hide their poor intonation and can't bend to pitch? I take my first comment back, the real joke is here.
@@skylinrg lol id love to see you try and hold a candle to his skill. he’s written some of the craziest solos in rock history, as well as some of metallica’s best riffs. “wah is a crutch” bullshit man. you know who else loved wah and used it plenty? hendrix. sit down little man
Guys I think my face just melted off from how godly his solo is🎸🔥
Literally searched “wah pedal guitar solo” and this came up lmao
He’s inspired more players than probably anyone the last 20-30 years honestly
Bro not even, 20-30 years that goes back to the 90’s. Like that’s with people like Kurt cobain, slash, John frusciante and like so many others
slash?
slash, frusciante, MUSTAINE, jhon fucking mayers and probably nowadays tim henson.
He was(and is) a big influence to me! Im 25 now and still play guitar 🎸
Kirk is awesome, but your statement is nonsense.
Jimi Hendrix loved the wah too haters smh
Call Me AfterWords he actually made it sound good tho
But the combination of a wah peddle and an ass fucking amount of distortion makes any phrase an incomprehensible mess.
@@joop5415 incomprehensible mess, I like it and its a very good way to describe hammets playing.
kirk definetly has talent with the wah but he overuses it
Everyone talks smack about a wah pedal till they tinker with one
I died when he whiped his ass with it 😂
he did in 1992
Never seen Kirk get so much out-of-pocket...love it
he did that in san diego in the earoy 90s
Sounds like every teenage beginner guitarist at Guitar Center when you walk in the door trying to impress people. 🤣
yes, i thought stranger
Yeah maybe you have seen someone play guitar with a pick... BUT HAVE YOU SEEN SOMEONE PLAY WITH A GOTDAMN HAMMER?!?!?
Ermmm Wut Steve Vai did harmonics with his tongue
Herman Li:👁👄👁
Can't get more Metal than this. Loved it.
@@mistrual3254 🤣🤣🤣
Tom Morello uses Allen wrenches and 9v batteries, does that count? Lol
Honestly he killed this solo, I really think he's not a bad player, but he just has his own style, and he really loves the sound of wah a bit too much lol😂
hate people saying he has his own style as an excuse for being nasty at dirty playing guitar
@@juandelakrus1807 Have you heard "One" by Metallica?
@@darshan.88 yeah, that was a pretty decent song from Metallica.. so what? Kirk is still nasty at playing live..
@@juandelakrus1807 Idk man I think he sucked only this one time. I think he's awesome.
@@darshan.88 one time? are you sure? you always probably don't listen to Metallica.. there are several videos on UA-cam indicating his natiness
When James screamed Hammett at 0:01 it sounded like clarkson from topgear screaming HAMMOND
That was metal as fuck🤘🤘 I love you Kirk!!
That was pretend metal. The man can't play.
@@palonazo id like to see you play 😂🫵
@@palonazo he is actually one of the best metal guitarists you can ever see. he was just having fun in this one it was still fire
@@edizkalya598 no he's not. Nobody thinks that.
@@palonazo yes he is. he has many fans. keep your bad opinion to yourself
Must be going thru a divorce 😂
@ S.E. Sander
And a Midlife crisis
I think kirk is losing his mind...lol
Maybe so- que Sera sera
It's okay everyone does
SuperCyril2 what do you mean ?
in a good way
Yeah he was kinda scaring me but was a good solo
Haha Kirk finally let loose! Never imagined Kirk to do something like this. Normally he's way too laidback for this kind of stuff😂
He was actually doing this kind of stuff since the 90s
You must not have watched Live Shit: Binge and Purge lol
He’s just having fun lol relax, he’s been doing this for years
That makes it even worse, haha. He had decades to get better and never bothering trying to.
@@dimesroady why would you when you're worth over a $100 million dollars????? I don't think you would either dumbass
Legacy and reputation maybe
@@nooneabsolutelynoone7994 Would you like a list of wealthy musicians who still practice their craft? It's disappointing and disrespectful to ask fans to pay for expensive tickets just to see someone doesn't practice their craft.
@@dimesroady Yeah that's true! It may be disrespectful but.. I'm just saying.. Kirks a LOT richer than a lot of famous guitarists.. I'd do the exact same as Kirk, so would millions of other guitarists out there! I know it's the wrong thing to do, but a lot of people would take advantage of their success
90%WAH /8%distortion/2%few sick classic scales!
You forgot the ass section dude
Akhum Quins wtf😂 I want to see you doing the same 👀
Then show us watchu got 🤣
Dive bomb too.
@@rons-topic1067 dive bomb stealing from Glenn Tipton
Kirk Hammet is a legend, all the wannabes he leaves you in the dust, they won't remember you, they will remember Kirk!
Legend? Meh, not so much, The face of mainstream rock, yes.
@@jeremeweatherbee1667 oh my god im so special i cant apreciate a good guitarist because everyone likes him💅💅
Leave us in the dust? what, you mean the hammer slide was just for show? he can do it with a broom too or a duster????? Wow! Amazing Garth! Wayne's World Wayne's World party time excellent!
@@jeremeweatherbee1667 If you can you can try to beat him
Im 16 and kirk was in my dust a few years ago
That solo is a war crime.
The kirk by the '90's stills in his soul😻
I love how he played the 2 x 4 riff. One of my favourite Metallica songs, they should add it to the setlist again
Rocking the madonna style i see 3:17
Adrian Kovacs lmao 🤣
was about to say that
Stfu 😂
Ah yes my favorite guitar move
🤣😂
idc how bad he is, bro is just having fun and making millions, i love him
i always love his guitars and this was so fun to watch
I do love Kirk. He reminds me of how I used to play when I was 13 years old, after 6 months of playing guitar
Love him or hate him. He makes a killer noise
Wah me all night long, Kirk. I love your style. ROCK IT, BROTHER!
Kirk is an amazing guitarist and an amazing guy!🤘🤘
The second part is true 😂
Reminds me of nirvana doing endless nameless while destroying the whole stage
2:55 no other guitarist can do that but him, he is guitar God!! All guitarist must worship him!!!
No way, he is not even close to being that good.
Of course, you pin point at the part where he takes a hammer & slides it across the strings.
But nevertheless, it obviously goes without saying that there hundreds of thousands of guitarists out there who are light-years beyond Kirk Hammett. Unless you're probably being sarcastic. In which that would be tremendously understandable.
And it goes without saying on the other hand that he's definitely not a bad player. He's good to a relatively decent degree.
@@webb-hill1610 Yes he is
@@nixongasmo5114 beat it, this guitar solo was terrible. For how long he has been playing he should be better… but he has gotten worse.
@@webb-hill1610 He’s still great and that’s his style of play, he also has arthritis
When he rubs it on his ass I fucking lost it 😂🤣
What i hear:
Wahwahwahwah
ZacKiwi well, I think your are deaf
PIERRE ANTOINE PUENTE Dud
Don't judge i fuckin love kirk hammett
It doesn't matter.
All you can hear is wahwah.
Pretty much makes you deaf.
Man the art on his guitar looks amazing
Como eu amo esse cara.
Listen to his solo album guys! I used to call him the wah "crybaby" (the pedals) but his solo work changed my perspective completely.
Listen, his guitar cries for him when he leaves it alone & walks away
That has to be the most badass riff iv'e ever heard
the shortest straw mate
I love it. It's a raw, unedited, unpolished one-take.
That's why I love Metallica so much
The intro is literally The Shortest Straw, and I love it
Now I've the certain Sir Hammett is trolling all us by ever.
Man that’s some crazy genius sounds!
I only realized this was a joke when he pulled out the hammer XD
He is doing this for the audience
I’m sure he think that’s b.s but he became famous because of that stuff
Never forget where you come from
Kirk did an awesome job! Just enough time for the other guys to slam a kombucha 🤗
Guitar solos and drum solos are old school and so am l. Love it 👍🏻
I always wanted to See Eddie van halen and Kirk do a jam session together.Love you Both.
I grew up on Metallica and loved Kirk’s epic solos, but goddamn wtf was this 😂
@Will & camillipede Allen
Don’t stop drugs kids
Playing around, duh!
Kirk fucking around 😂
Blasphemy is a sin! Repent don’t use Gods name in vain, would you use your moms name as a cuss word? And yet God gave you life and your mother and you use his name in vain. Jesus is coming soon get ready repent
@@GradyPlaysGuitar i would use my moms name in a cussword and she would think its funny aswell
if i may alter an airheads line "and he wipes his ass with the guitar i love this guy"
Thanks Kirk for giving us a great lesson about hammering and pull offs😅
Lmao kirk lost it
1 of the best guitarist.(THE KIRK HAMMETT)🤟🤟 ❤️......
No one can play like him🤟...........
Lots of wah, lots of distortion, flail mostly pentatonics in position 1 and sometimes Phrygian ... there you go. Literally anyone with a wah pedal and no sense of rhythm or pitch could play like him.
A million teenagers around the world would disagree with you
He doesn't have a heartbeat, he has a guitar solo instead. He is absolutely incredibly amazing well done congratulations 👏🎉
I've been a Metallica fan for over 30 years. And I'm a working guitar player. I know full well the extent of Kirk's abilities. I can tell you what years his playing peaked, when it started to wind down and when it's been at its worst. All thing considered, this is by far NOT an example of his best work. But, the guy's in his 50s now, and he's achieved the success of 10 guitar players. Some guys start to slow down and their nerve function/reaction time diminishes with age. The same can be said for any professional athlete. Michael Jordan isn't the basketball player he was 25 years ago. The aging curve gets musicians just the same, eventually. Some guys it happens to later than others. I think he's lost some picking accuracy and speed, but I'm not going to tear him down over it. He's paid his dues and has nothing to prove anymore. If you want to hear his playing at its peak, listen to Ride the Lightning. The solos were his fastest, his most out-of-the-box (for him) and the most accurate. There was good work on Puppets and Justice, but in my opinion, Ride the Lightning was his best technical showcase. As for this solo, the guy is up there having fun, loving it and selling that energy to the audience. That's more than can be said for most of the armchair critics out there. I know guys who can emulate Malmsteen but can't perform to a crowd or exist in a band. Having enough of the total package to get out there and make it happen is a gift. Kudos to Kirk.
Well said . Kirk has nothing to prove especially to these keyboard warriors.
He’s clearly over the hill and i’m not even sure if he’s even inspired by anyone or anything anymore musically speaking. In a way i don’t blame him coz the golden age of metal is long gone but that doesn’t explain how some other bands from the same era are still living it like it’s the early nineties?? Nevertheless, there’s only ONE Kirk Hammett and the rest of us only try to sound like him at best.
I mean, he started rubbing a hammer on the guitar before pushing the fretboard on the camera next to him. It’s probably safe to say he was just having fun
his album recordings of his solos were done by james on kirks guitar so that might be why it was better. kirk littlerally just shows up to play solos live thats it. this is pretty common knoledge now a days on the internet. love kirk and james tho
Doesn't necessarily have to be his best to be great. He's having fun, right? Gotta enjoy what you're doing and go ham anyway. Besides, he's still a thousand times better than me. I think the heart and soul for music is just as important as speed and accuracy, and Kirk absolutely has an incredible ear for sound.
Lol he’s playing 2X4 after all these years. That riff is just that catchy
You make me smile kirk adorable 😇😍❤
this guy plays better guitar solos WHILE FUCKING AROUND then this entire comment section.. people find any reason to hate on this man
O like já foi ganho no finalzinho na arte de tocar sentando na guitarra🤘🤘🤘🕷🕷
Hands down, the man behind that instrument nowadays
I love Kirk but holy shit wtf. I’m confusion this started excellent the right way and just went south
I Sharky I Well it was s joke.
started excellent ? to me the excellent start ends 2 seconds after it begun. The rest is so amateurish. The improvisation is just a demo of amteurish playing. bends are out ouf tune. his vibrato is that of a beginner. People are complaining about the overuse of wah but the only reason he's using it is because it hides all the mistakes and the sloppiness of his playing.
@@neutronstar7803 you must be really fun at parties. 10 months later I wonder if you ever found out he wasn't taking any of this serious..?
His playing has definitely declined for sure lol. But he’s gotten older and he loves what he does. I personally think that he was a kick ass guitar player in the 80s tho
@@neutronstar7803 and your ass is hurting so much, because you'll never be as successful as he is.
Damn that's fking talent right there he be shredding without using his hands
he wasnt shredding. He does ripping.
Audience goers had to pay extra fee upon exit from that show for the solo!
classic kirk
Kirk my King ... the best 🎸men ...
“How much wah do you want?”
Kirk: “yes”
I decided I needed to learn guitar when I heard Claptons wah pedal laden "White Room"! All about the wah!
I saw this years back and it is still funny now.🤣🤣🤣
In metal music, there are very technic and melodic guitarists, like EVH, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrel, Zakk Wylde ... And there is Kirk Hammett ...
1:26 cowboys from hell
So good I start laughing! Amazing and sence of humor! 🙂
Kirk played so hard,, he had to wipe his own @xx with that LTD at the end😂
Very unique style :-) 🤘
Amo o Kirk Hammett.
Bro went ham I did not expect that ending 💀
I like when he just started playing 2X4
Jesus man that guy is the true guitar God
Only Kirk can make meaningful noise
Fking right bro.
@@000Skill Mighty wrong.
meaningful in what way? o_O That was seriously cringeworthy for the most part
NICKONOMIC GAMING
This ain’t meaningful this suckd
I wish that was exactly the same sound my heart beat makes
Throws his guitar then he says in his mind I GOTTA RUN
Raw emotion... Love it
The solo isn't very musical and lacks any structure or excitement, Kirk seems to have given up and doesn't really care, especially in 3:17. Sad but true.
Jimbo Films That shit was funny
Kirk has been doing that butt trick for decades. He hasn't given up anything at all.
Hogwash guitar riffs. No imagination or comparison to Dave Mustaine. Megadeth is a much better refined machine. If Metallica has anything, it’s what they tried to steal from Dave Mustaine.
@@zebbmist4031 the cringe is real
agree! nothing that will make you wanna cover any notes from that solo. no interesting trick ever.
At the age of 60 he's still the best at this.
Let’s live legends while they still with us more and more
3:14 porra eu não acredito que o kirk fez isso kkkk
kkkkkjj ner
nem eu dkdkdkdkddkdkd
kirk is my favorite guitar player
Kirk na minha opnião é um dos melhores guitarristas do mundo, ele é diferenciado.
My condolences.
@@jeremeweatherbee1667 Dude if you are one of those guys you can't respect other's opinion I should give you my condolences
@@jeremeweatherbee1667nobody asked