guitarguru777
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Boom! yup thats exactly it, also mic'ing the cab a but further back then normal. But thats precisely it. Its almost got that cocked wah quality to it.
What is this tonal characteristic caused by? (Guitar)
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Boom! yup thats exactly it, also mic'ing the cab a but further back then normal. But thats precisely it. Its almost got that cocked wah quality to it.
mickrich
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Oh dear. This thread just cost you 1,000 quid
If you can find a second hand MK4 in good condition grab it.
The head and combo use the exact same amp in different chassis.
Mine is a combo that I use into a cab for recording at my studio or I can bring the combo to where I teach if we are tracking. Really handy.
Mine is a rev B but the rev A is supposed to be pretty much the same.
Love my MK4. Gets used more than my other amps for sure.
Beautiful cleans, fat crunch and super tight drive from one amp.
On the look out for a MK3 too.
Would love a 2C but they are really hard to find.
D_A_V
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Mattayus, thank you for the link to dörje. Never heard them befor and they sound fu cking tits.
In this video you can see the equipment they are using:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yC5aFL12k0
In this video you can see the equipment they are using:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yC5aFL12k0
Yeah man definitely that, but it's still got a thickness to it that I can't explain. The tone on Load/Reload is, as I said, bizarre, and I can only guess that it's a blend of at least 3 amp/mic types.
Oh dear. This thread just cost you 1,000 quid
If you can find a second hand MK4 in good condition grab it.
The head and combo use the exact same amp in different chassis.
Mine is a combo that I use into a cab for recording at my studio or I can bring the combo to where I teach if we are tracking. Really handy.
Mine is a rev B but the rev A is supposed to be pretty much the same.
Yeah I've wanted one for a loooong time man, this certainly isn't helping!
Yeah I just watched that! I had no idea it was tracked in the stock room of a shop!
I'm also surprised that that tone came out of a T75. It seems far too smooth.
bryan_kilco
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I've ran the IV for a long time at practice, then played a gig with a band from Mexico where the guitarist had a full stack of Marshall cabs and a 6505+ CRANKED too loud for the band but it sounded killer. So I wanted to use my 5150 again. Tried it for a practice....came back next practice, tried it again...meh...hooked up the M4 and YUP!
nezvers
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7bwtrH3EQeU#t=1205s
here is guitars
at 23:17 you can see amps in use
12:40 all amps they had tested
here is guitars
at 23:17 you can see amps in use
12:40 all amps they had tested
JeffTD
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Any tips for general settings? The amp seems super finicky; we've got two in the studio for some odd reason and I've just never gotten along with it.
abt
BT
You're going to hate me when tell you this but years ago a had a magazine that went through nearly every track on the Load re-load albums and what instruments and amps they used. I remember they had lots of different guitars that we'd never seen them use before like Teles. I can't remember what the magazine was, I think Maximum Guitar with Hetfield in the cover. It was after re-load so about 1998.
B36arin
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I've had the same problem with a MK5 which I've heard is pretty similar. I don't have one, but I've had one in the studio for two or three long reamping sessions. So far I've never got it to sound the way I wanted to(high gain) and have always ended up using my 5150 or Recto.
bryan_kilco
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It took me quite a while to figure the thing out.
The EQ section is weird and you can't run the bass at 7-8 like you can on a 5150. I have a (what I believe is a halfway) decent tone and I'm running through a shit 5150 cab.
My settings (Lead Channel):
Gain: 7-8, Pulled
Treble: 7-8
Mid: 3-5
Bass: 1-2
Drive: 7-8
Pres: 6-8
and the graphic EQ is sort of a classic "V" with mids scooped and bass/treble bumped up.
Pentode, Mid gain, and currently running Class A which right now is 2X EL34's.
I've removed my TS and only boost for leads.
Wish I could post a clip but the thing is packed away for about a month.
mickrich
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bryan_kilco
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Wow, that middle EQ fader.... 0.o
and Pull Shift huh? Never really liked that but it does seem to smoothen things out a bit.
and Pull Shift huh? Never really liked that but it does seem to smoothen things out a bit.
smy1
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Why does it say "FOH AMP" on that picture? Do people run their signal (probably wirelessly) from stage to the FOH and amp it there?
bryan_kilco
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In their rig run-through, they explain it. LoG runs 3 Mark IV's per guitarist. 1 goes to FOH, 1 goes to stage, and one goes backstage to an iso-cab.
Bay Studio
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Didn´t read all the posts here, but james used mesa dual or triple rectifiers during the load/re-load times.
nezvers
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For Dorje it was 3 tracks per guitarist, if I understood it right those was layered not 3 tracked. Rob used Orange dark terror, Silverback and probably Blackstar HT-5 (Line 6 dt25 for leads). For Rabea one of them was Marshall JVM.
Mago
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huh? Isn't it more like FOH-Amp goes to Isocab+mic, goes to FOH?
And a 2nd one for monitoring.
I guess each would have a backup, but I still don't get how the 3 you meantioned fit in there?
Or FOH amp preamp out to cabsim and then FOH?
fwiw, Mark IV's are awesome. Only played one so far through a Oversize, with similar settings on the graphic eq (from a petrucci vid), but couldn't remeber how the rest was set.
Didn't have a lot of time, but the tone was allready pretty nice! Imagine it would slay if you know it inside-out
bryan_kilco
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abt
BT
Haha damn, that would have been damn handy. I'll have a search for it.
EDIT: Was it this one?
That's the one I'm thinking of but can't guarantee it has the article I'm think of. Maybe someone has a copy.
I answered your PM. I'm not getting subscription email notifications any more for some reason.
I found this, from memory it looks pretty accurate:
http://montyjay.com/metallica-gear/james-hetfield-guitars/load/
http://montyjay.com/metallica-gear/james-hetfield-guitars/reload/
So all you need to do is buy about 30 guitars, 20 amps, and develop Hetfield's right hand and you'll nail it I reckon!
