I'm serious about Hetfield's tone, ONE of the key parts is a boost of some sort between 3-400hz. That was said by Bob Rock. That's why that tent was made to catch more of those frequencies. I'm not saying a big boost in that area is going to sound good, were talking a very small boost here, too much of that frequency does muddy things up for sure.
Have any studio clips to show us? I’ve seen some pretty convincing studio clips from VES that he knows what he’s doing lol.
I'll have to do some digging, but I know for certain that Bob Rock said this. VES has some good clips for sure, but he also has some that I'm not a fan of at all. So...
That doesn't sound like "Gonk!" to me, this is in the lower midrange. They captured it by building that tent for Hetfield's rig.
2004 and 2012 tremoverbs?
I was talking about clips you’ve micd up personally boosting these frequencies for us to hear. Not bob rocks signals that were not just a raw track but ran through an ssl console and eqd to fit the mix. I mean hell, when I reamp I use blankets and stuff so I don’t get reflections.
Personally, I don't have any great clips I feel like sharing. I haven't recorded in years now, but I still know a lot about it. I was talking mainly about Metallica's use of those frequencies.
That's not the thing he's describing at all. This is something they pick up on the room mics and it goes "gonk", so I figure it's gotta be in the mids, you ever fuck around with a wah and do palm mutes? that's more in the fequency range he's describing, not a big resonant "thump" like you hear in AJFA, or the outro to This Love or something? I know what you are talking about though.... I already know the answer to this is 300 to 400hz because I've heard an interview with Bob Rock stating this is the frequency range that Hetfield looks for in his tone during that time.
Well that's exactly what it is, just a little air basically, a very subtle boost. It's just the room mics too, not the main tracks. But it adds to the palm muted tone according to Bob Rock, kinda gives Hetfield part of his signature tone. It's kinda like how the Jose marshall was used, they used it just a little bit to the main tone to give the tracks a little extra upper midrange, cause the Boogie's were pretty heavily scooped.
Triples are the way to go, IMO. They don't have that low end 'bloat' that even a boost can't take away, that the duals tend to have. I haven't played a 3 channel Triple but have owned 2 Gs and 2Fs, and I've played a MW trip. All are killer.
