James Hetfield and his Marshall’s used on Black Album to restore lost frequencies

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psychodave said:
Mark IV's are used a lot by Metallica. Mike B confirmed Hetfield's 2C++ has a Mark IV power transformer. :2thumbsup:

I'd love to find a mint Mark IV, but I refuse to pay these stupid prices they fetch.
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They have gone up so high. Thry were cheap on Craigslist up until Covid. Then the great price hike of 2020 happened and all gear went up to the most preposterous prices.
 
RevDrucifer said:
There’s so much fucking EQ on that album I don’t think it matters all that much which amps they used as long as they were Mesas.
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This, all of this. I remember watching the “Year and a half” DVD. The Sad But True tracking scene was great, but between the various cabs, mics, blankets and foam used all over, plus the multi tracking and baritone use…honestly it’s pretty impossible or even pointless to try and NAIL “that” tone. The amount of tone shaping that can go into an album of TBA status is staggering, but for me that’s probably one of my favorite studio guitar sounds of all time.

I had the opportunity to record my old band with producer Tim Giles back in 2014. He’s probably best known for his platinum album with Taking Back Sunday “Tell All Your Friends”. When we went into to do a 5 song EP I took my guitars (at the time all with EMG’s) and my Dual Rec head and Carvin legacy cab. All the rhythm tracks were quad tracked and I used my Mesa (ch 2 and 3), a Fryette, an Engl, and a Peters head. He had a Mark IV in there too, not sure if he plugged it in. 2 different mics and mic placement then during mixing he blended everything together. I dare anyone to listen and be able to “pick out” what tone is what. Here are some old pics of the set up.

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