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Metal tone and Metallica's gear What amps, cabs, mics, etc did they use for the recording on the Black album? Go pick up a copy of 'A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica' Volume 1 and check out as much as you can in the background. I know that around that period of time, James was using a Mesa/Boogie Mark 2c+ head into Marshall 4x12s for that main rythm sound, and Kirk had a rack which consisted of an ADA MP-1 and a CAE preamp, which he used in combination with an old Marshall plexi head for much of his soloing. Knowing Bob Rock, there were probably lots of 57s up close and 67s about a foot off the speaker. Staff Engineer BearTracks Studios Suffern, NY. Guitar Player Oct 1992, The Distortion Issue. Page 46: Metallica's James Hetfield: 'Distortion always starts with the amp.
Pedals just site on top of the sound. They don't feel like a full part of it, just some fuzz on top. You can fiddle with parametric EQs and all that shit for days, but it still won't have the smooth distortion of an amp. The last time I used a distortion overdrive pedal was on Ride the Lightning, and it was hell. It was an Ibanez Tube Screamer like Kirk uses. It really helps his solos cut through, but it puts a shitty coating on smooth rhythm tones, and it was hard to make it not sound like a pedal.
You can recognize Marshall distortion in an instant; that's why I shied away from that and went with MESA/Boogies. I basically use the Boogie's distortion with a non-programmable studio-quality Aphex parametric EQ to fine-tune certain frequencies, dipping out some of the midrange. All my speakers are Celestion Vintage 30s.' Metallica's Kirk Hammett: 'My philosophy has always been a clean amp with a stomp box.
I hate the sound of piling distortion on top of distortion. It sounds like he's criticizing using a mix of preamp and power amp distortion. I was using a MESA/Boogie preamp, but I've gone back to the ADA MP-1 the first preamp to combine MIDI and a preamp vacuum tube with an ADA programmable EQ through a MESA/Boogie Strategy 400 power amp.
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For leads, I use a low gain setting on the ADA MP-1, but switch on an Ibanez Tube Screamer. Using the Tube Screamer in conjunction with a tube amp really brings out the tube qualities of the amp. And there's just something about that simple, raw, gritty fuzz box sound. One of the best lead sounds I ever got was when I played an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff through a Montgomery Ward amp with 3' speaker, for a Jeff Beck tone.' Also, Metallica is the cover story for Guitar Player Sep 1991, which I have. James: 'I use a lot of mics.
I use them to phase-cancel each other, to control the sound like with an EQ but instead of an EQ. For the 1991 album, I'm using MESA/Boogie amps, with ADA MP-1 preamp, but Boogie Simul-class II is the main part of the sound. Cabs: Boogie for clean, cutting stuff, Marshalls with 30 watt Celestion Vintage 30s for warmth.'
Kirk: 'VHT power amp with Bradshaw preamp through Marshall cab for lows. Straight Marshall for highs. I didn't use the Boogie gear I used on Master of Puppets and Justice for All. I also stopped using the ADA preamp. The Bradshaw is my favorite preamp. I use the Bradshaw Patchmate, which lets you switch amps through MIDI. No TS-9 this time.
I used an old VOX wah, warmer than Cry Baby this is one more time: the Cry Baby is the.worst. wah pedal, unanimously, except for the Morley. Michael The VOX is mouthier; it talks.' Godflesh: Justin Broadrick - uses Boss Heavy Metal pedal religiously (1992), with a clean tone from the amp, to get the pedal's 'fizzy' his word sound.
HM's tone settings: low boost, high cut that would make a crusty, not liquidy, sound. He likes the tone of Obituary and Entombed.
from Guitar Player Oct 1992, The Distortion Issue. I have this. Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal: 'Jerry Garcia used one and if you crank the high 'Color Mix' knob you can get a pretty good Jerry fuzztone' - Someone told me a Hafler/Bogner Triple Giant preamp was the best preamp for metal.
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I don't know about this particular piece of equipment. What has proven itself to be the best heavy metal preamp?
I'm looking and looking and looking. I've gone through a Peavy Rockmaster, Roland GP-100, and Rocktron Chameleon, in that order, over the past 7 years. I'm using a Carvin Tube-100 Power amp and 4x12 and 2x12 Marshall speaker cabs. I like the sounds of the GP-100, but it's a bit too digital.
I like the 'tubiness' of the Chameleon, but it's not as sharp-edged. Have you tried the Boss Metal Zone distortion pedal? It's an important point of reference, at least. I own one, and it's the most metallish preamp-distortion pedal I've heard.
I bought it as per a comparative Guitar Player review of the best distortion boxes; the article was divided into types of distortion boxes, and this one won in the 'metal' category. I've heard that the Mesa-Boogie Tri-Axis was good, but even James Hetfield of Metallica has to hot-rod it to get it to sound the way he wants.
I actually heard the Tri-Axis once, but I'll have to give it another listen-it looks to be difficult to dial in your setup. Here is the sound I'm going for: Bass turned up to the half-way mark (not as important to my sound).
Tight, compressed, punchy, power sound that almost sounds like you've got a wah sitting on the 1/4 or half-way mark, high trebles, low presence.
James Hetfield does more than just provide the band Metallica with growling vocals - he is also the bands rythym guitarist. Let's checkout his gear. Let's see what guitar gear and equipment Metallica's James Hetfield's has been seen using in his guitar rig. Click the gear images for more info & specs at Musician's Friend Guitars James has uses a large amount of guitars. The following are some of them that have been seen: - ESP James Hetfield Truckster Electric Guitar Distressed Satin Black - Gibson 1973 Les Paul Custom 'Iron Cross' (ESP made a James Hetfield Iron Cross Signature) - ESP James Hetfield LTD Truckster Electric Guitar Aged Primer Gray - ESP LTD James Hetfield Snakebyte Electric Guitar - ESP Explorers, including a black and chrome version.
He also has an ESP LTD 7-string guitar (coined 'The Goblin') and an ESP LTD F-300M. ESP JH-1 Flying V - Ken Lawrence Explorer guitars - 1976 Gibson Explorer called 'Rusty' - 1973 Gibson Les Paul called 'Uncle Milty' - 1959 Gibson Les Paul James designed the graphics for his original ESP Viper baritone guitar.
The graphics were hand painted by Kirk Taylor of Custom Design Studios in Novato, California. Kirk Taylor also paints James' hotrods and motorcycles. Line 6 Variax Acoustic (Used for live performances of 'The Unforgiven') - custom Gibson Firebird guitar - Jackson King V guitar (white, used in the 80's during Master of Puppets tour) - BC Rich Wrath (seen using in 90's) - EMG 81/EMG 60 pickups - EMG James Hetfield JH pickup set Amps and Cabinets - Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuces His amp rack has a Mesa/Boogie Triaxis and a Strategy 400.
He also plays two Diezel VH4 heads loaded with EL34s. A Wizard, a Marshall DSL, a Roland JC-120, and a Sears Magnatone amongst other amps.