Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollyson USING a wah does not discredit Kirk Hammet. Have you SEEN Metallica live? He ABUSES the wah to cover up mistakes. What confuses you here?

You could say the same about people who uses too much reverb and delay to make the playing easier ... Vai & Angelo for example !

I don't think his reason for using the wah is to cover up mistakes , cuz he usualy screw things up live anyway ! :rolleyes: