Listen to the riff Hetfield does on his own at 0.55 in the vid - what kind of weird guitar sound is that?! It's like single coils but with loads of mush on top.
Even if it is Fractal stuff there's SO many people getting amazing guitar tones out of it I can't believe this is what Metallica of...
People who say there's "No good music nowadays" are either just bitter, close-minded, or too lazy to give other genres and artists a chance.
All the old blues players such as BB King, Albert King, Peter Green, Buddy Guy etc etc are just boring to me. I'm sure they were great in their day, but...
I was wondering if anyone has used these, then gone onto something else like Monster/Lava etc... and noticed a big difference?
Mainly because I'm of the opinion that once you get a quality cable from a reputable manufacturer then that's your cables sorted and anything else more expensive...
It's an old BOSS 8 track with a CD drive. I use the in-built drum patterns as best I can really, they're not brilliany but they do the job.
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Check them out and tell me what you think - the new one "Quality Time" is all done with just one cheap Fender acoustic too.
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I'm sure a piece of gear from Fractal can be made to sound as good or as bad as you want - it's all about editing the presets.
When I got my GSP I was shocked as to how bad the presets sounded, but after going into them and turning everything off other than the amp sim and building them back up...
I have a Liquifire in the neck position of my LP Classic (Recommended by Larry DiMarzio himself in a YouTube comment, he seems to reply them to a lot)!
It's the most syrup-y neck pickup I've had in my LP and my favourite so far; definitely get one if you want a really creamy sound!
The first bit of shred in the original comment sounded a bit sped up to me. Bit high pitched like he played it really well, but then they cheekily sped up the tape?
They used loads of different amps at the same time and dropped them in and out for different tracks and parts according to an interview I read recently.
Sounds really good and the last few albums have been brilliant, so they're on a bit of a streak it seems!
Not a huge Metallica fan, so from a bit of an objective standpoint -
It's cool how they're going "back to their roots" somewhat and with a better production than the last album it seems, but there's something about a multi-millionaire rockstar, who probably has every comfort in life and has...
I've been putting those little packs of silica gel you get in Dunlop strings in my guitar case in the hope of keeping my strings and hardware fresher longer seeing as the idea is they pick up all the moisture that could cause rust.
Think there's anything in this theory, or does anyone else do this?
Guitar looks cool and is obviously good quality, but I've said it before - Lynch is really going off the boil for me. I LOVED his playing on the LM albums and loads of the Dokken stuff but nowadays I'm sure he's got a bit sloppier maybe?
Can't quite put my finger on it, but his recent tone...
Weird that he would have dummy Marshall heads onstage, he's almost always had his heads in the tech area and just cabs on stage, so it's strange he would do this!
I like how he's gone back to the Jubilees though for that classic live GN'R sound (Not that his tone is ever substandard really)!
Sounds good like we thought it would, but it's not exactly the Brown Sound. Need to hear an A/B with a 6L6 version.
It's a shame Ed never did anything with Marshall and clone his original Plexi, maybe with a switch ala KK's "The Beast" mode.
No matter what the gear, as soon as I hear chorus on distortion it just reminds me of a cheap multi-fx pedal on "Stadium rock" preset.
Let's hear it raw, son!