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angelspade
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There actually is a chapter about that. It's right after the chapter when they become the biggest band on the planet...and is followed by the chapter where they are inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame.
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thegame
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Thanks for the scans Tone Monster but that's it? Nothing on the obscure elements of their past tones like Aphex EQs and the French market Ride the Lightning amp, etc?
TheGreatGreen
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There's more than that. There are about 8 pages of dense text talking about amps over the band's career. Some talk at length about the Crunchberries amp, etc. Quite a few pictures with settings visible. They also talk about studio vs live tones but they don't go into detail about settings or gear used outside the amps I don't think. Maybe there's some talk about mics but it's nothing like what an engineer's notebook would tell you. It's more about the stories around the particularly noteworthy amps.
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NineShallDie
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Here’s some additional stuff about the Coliseum amp featured in the book.
Techdeth
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After having all the marks here’s how you get these tones closest by just plugging in
Master of Puppets: is a 2c++. Nothing special to add . You plug in and it’s the puppets time after setting to master settings .
And Justice For All:mark 3++ green stripe : it has the highs and extra chunk . It’s like Justice almost straight in.
Black album: mark 4 : you get closest to black album with 4 . It’s missing the Jose highs from the album but it’s close
Master of Puppets: is a 2c++. Nothing special to add . You plug in and it’s the puppets time after setting to master settings .
And Justice For All:mark 3++ green stripe : it has the highs and extra chunk . It’s like Justice almost straight in.
Black album: mark 4 : you get closest to black album with 4 . It’s missing the Jose highs from the album but it’s close
RevDrucifer
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Tone Monster
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There's more but not any incredible details. Too many variables to a studio tone.
Tone Monster
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Man I couldn't disagree more about the Mark IV. Its a very nice amp, but next to my ++ it falls short. Sorry. It's that last 5-10%. When you hear it, you just smile and think, "Ahh, there it is!"
riffsfordaze
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Got the autographed version. So on his first 84 explorer says it came with 500T and 496R pickups originally. Very odd since the 500T was released in 1989. It had dirty fingers in it originally for Christ's sake. Did Jaymz even proof read his own book?
Cool book though.
Cool book though.
Techdeth
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I didn’t say it was better . But i like 3 ++
Best of all I’ll say that . I got rid of all marks but that . I’m different. I liked Hermanson ,wizard and an old Diezel better . Do rid of them .But I regret it financially fr . I was dumb there .
Also I didn’t mean 2c++ was bad . I meant you in straight in and it’s master of puppets . Nothing special meant no special eqs or boost to get that tone
riffsfordaze
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thegame
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It’d be cool if the book came with a little bookmark that was a replica of Mustaine’s bus ticket
Exo-metal
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Brutal
RevDrucifer
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I doubt that dude had a clue what he had back in the day. Not like they could just jump on the internet and find out info on production years or anything. There’s plenty of debate about the supposed Jose that got stolen in Boston and whether or not it was even a modded head, totally not surprised to see pickups in question.
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The One
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I Always find it funny when people are upset that Metallca cut their hair or changed their sound.
riffsfordaze
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It does make a person wonder where that amp is today.
anomaly
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I kinda disagree there dude, they all get close but there's some definite post EQ'ing that has to be done to get the exact tone of those albums, or at least an additional EQ in the loop of the amp. I had a III red stripe simulclass and it certainly was heavy sounding, but couldn't get MOP tones straight in. There was some mid frequencies that I could not get rid of with that amp, and it could get rediculously bright if needed, like AJFA... that album has a very cold, dry vibe to it IMO.
RevDrucifer
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Especially since it happened 30 years ago and nearly 40 years after the ‘last’ great Metallica album before they ”sold out”.
Techdeth
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That’s why I picked which amp gets you closest . But 2c++ just is the master of puppets tone . I don’t think that tone on MOP is hard to get . You just need that amp and it definitely in there . The others are just close. .i guess it’s hard to get the MOP tone because of price now though