# Kirk Hammett Pedalboard 2017: Full Gear & Pedal List > The 2017 Kirk Hammett pedalboard, pedal by pedal: Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Wah - A and 3 more. Signal-chain order, settings and cited sources. - Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-hammett/worldwired-rack-wah-rig-2017/ - Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt - Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/ ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Artist | Kirk Hammett | | Board | WorldWired remote-wah rig | | Date | 2017-09-21 — September 21, 2017 (day precision) | | Context | WorldWired tour | | Scope | Touring-period rig | | Signal path | 4 units · Guitar to amplifier | | Routing | Switchable effects loops | | Unit evidence | Documented | | Order evidence | Reconstructed | | Status | Tech-guided inventory - controller topology | | Audited | 2026-07-18 | | Sources | 3 | Kirk Hammett's WorldWired rig in 2017 kept two Cry Baby Rack Wahs that could be driven from treadles at five stage positions or switched by his technician, feeding two Fractal Axe-Fx II XL+ processors, one clean and one lead. ## Signal chain **Order evidence — Reconstructed.** No source publishes this sequence; the order is reconstructed. The units are evidenced; their sequence is the archive's inference from the convention below, not an observation. Do not report this order as documented. Reconstruction convention: Tuner → Wah and filter → Compressor → Overdrive, distortion and fuzz → Modulation → Delay → Reverb → Amplifier. A documented routing zone always overrides it. | # | Unit | Role | Zone | Unit evidence | Position evidence | Catalog page | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Wah - A | Provides Hammett's principal vocal lead sweep from remote treadles positioned around the stage. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/ | | 2 | Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Wah - B | Extends the remotely addressable wah system documented by Crew across Hammett's large in-the-round stage. | Switching loop | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/ | | 3 | Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ - Clean Processor | Carries Hammett's clean and lower-gain programmed sounds within the WorldWired rack. | Clean amplifier path | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fractal-audio-axe-fx-ii-xl-clean-processor/ | | 4 | Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ - Lead Processor | Supplies Hammett's high-gain amplifier models, delays and programmed lead effects. | Distorted amplifier path | Documented | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/fractal-audio-axe-fx-ii-xl-lead-processor/ | ## Reconstruction note Guitar tech Justin Crew documents a processor rack broadly matching Hetfield's WorldWired architecture and identifies two rack wah units controlled from five stage positions. The official video and its technical summary do not publish the private Axe-Fx preset layouts or a strict loop-by-loop order, so the rack wah pair and processor paths are presented as an exact inventory with reconstructed display order. Dunlop independently confirms that Hammett's touring sound comes from a Cry Baby Rack Wah and that its settings formed the basis of his signature floor model. Expression shells, MIDI controllers, input mixer, GCX routing and backups are omitted. ## Questions ### What pedals did Kirk Hammett use in 2017? This dated entry lists 4 units: Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Wah - A, Dunlop Cry Baby Rack Wah - B, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ - Clean Processor, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ - Lead Processor. This is the recorded inventory, not a claim that every connection or model identification is confirmed; see the evidence and routing notes. ### What order were Kirk Hammett's pedals in? The complete order is reconstructed, not observed. The layout follows the cited routing constraints and the archive's signal-chain convention where the sources are silent. See the diagram and routing notes for the separate paths and any unconfirmed connections. ### Is this Kirk Hammett's full guitar rig? No. This dated entry covers 4 units in the effects path, not every piece of gear Kirk Hammett owned or used. Floor pedals, rack units and routing devices are included only where recorded; omitted equipment and uncertain connections are explained in the notes. It is not a complete or current rig inventory. ### When and where was this pedalboard used? September 21, 2017. WorldWired tour. This is the rig documented for that touring period, not a career-wide gear list. ### How does the archive know what was on this pedalboard? 3 cited sources, listed above with the date each was read, including Metallica, Guitarristas, Dunlop Manufacturing. Among them a rig rundown, a written article and an official listing. The units are recorded as documented equipment, and the page was last audited on 2026-07-18. ## Sources 3 cited sources across 2 independent groups. Two sources sharing an independent group report the same observation and count once. 1. [Metallica: A Look at James & Kirk's Guitar Rigs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6k2ghtbhoU) — Metallica (Primary source · rig-rundown), published 2017-09-21, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `metallica-worldwired-2017-video` 2. [El equipo de Metallica en 2017, pieza a pieza](https://www.guitarristas.info/reportajes/equipo-metallica-2017-pieza-pieza/7265) — Guitarristas (Specialist source · article), published 2017-09-26, accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `metallica-worldwired-2017-video` 3. [Kirk Hammett Cry Baby Wah](https://www.jimdunlop.com/kirk-hammett-cry-baby-wah/) — Dunlop Manufacturing (Primary source · official), accessed 2026-07-18, independent group `dunlop-kirk-hammett-rack-wah` ## Related pages - Every documented board by Kirk Hammett: [Kirk Hammett board history](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-hammett/) - [James Hetfield — WorldWired dual-processor rig](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/james-hetfield/worldwired-dual-processor-rig-2017/): shares Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II XL+ - Clean Processor - [Adam Jones — Tool touring effects board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/): shares Cry Baby Wah - [Chris Buck — Dual Schmidt Array touring system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/chris-buck/schmidt-array-touring-system-2024/): shares Cry Baby Wah - [Christone "Kingfish" Ingram — Compact ShredMaster touring board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/christone-kingfish-ingram/brooklyn-bowl-board-2024/): shares Cry Baby Wah - [John Petrucci — The Astonishing tour switching system](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-petrucci/astonishing-tour-loop-system-2016/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Filter & EQ) - [Tom Morello — Long-term effects-loop board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tom-morello/long-term-rig-2019/): no shared unit; a comparable signal path (Multi-effects & Modeling, Filter & EQ) - Previous board in archive order: [Kirk Fletcher — Vertex stereo board](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-fletcher/vertex-board-2012/) - Next board in archive order: [Kurt Cobain — In Utero touring chain](https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kurt-cobain/in-utero-tour-1993/)