METALLICA TONE & GEAR VIDEO

Going after the James Hetfield Master of Puppets rhythm tone in this one. Hope you enjoy it.
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[@OlaEnglund]

HEueueueueueueueueu!

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

Finally, a Metallica Tone!!!!!! ;)

[@C_Gu3]

Ola I love your channel buddy! I'm finally about to buy my first of many solar guitars! I can't wait!

[@fredriksvard2603]

Heu

[@sanwilliamslimited]

Bolt Thrower tone vid next please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Can u do a Killswitch Engage tone video???

[@applejuiceroman]

0:00 Hi, I'm Ola and today I'm searching for the Metallica "Master of Puppets" guitar tone 0:06 Search completed

[@giorgiomatraxiamusic4874]

😂😂

[@Dumrikk]

did you use the internet connectionfor this? I don't know what is the best search engine that works offline ?

[@todensarg]

@@Dumrikk what??

[@capngrim]

@@Dumrikk library

[@andrewwilson2813]

Thats Battery

[@leslawjurewicz8250]

Coffee with James Hetfield? 🤔

[@Hasahn.]

*Yames Hetfield

[@Rouwiinator]

wouldn't that be awesome.

[@jupjuck]

@@Hasahn. **Yames Yetfjieldt

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

YYYYEEEAAAH

[@theericg4997]

So much this. He would do it probably if they could get into the same room at the same time.

[@chrisbarnes22]

Metallica. The band so metal that they have metal in their name without it sounding lame.

[@xtofficial9643]

Chris Barnes and lic bc there licks are sick

[@ki2976]

lol, babymetal headass

[@josefeld7164]

@@samc3241 Well, Death Magnetic turned the ship around though.

[@cmurphy0707]

@@josefeld7164 And Hardwired completed the return to form.

[@okalright3941]

Lickametal

[@joshuaharris6638]

Video title: METALLICA TONE Ola: *plays slayer*

[@matthewgierula5674]

Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Testament and Exodus all had that sound in the mid 80's. Its where the term scooped mids came from because they would EQ out most of the mid ranges of the guitar to give it that sound.

[@somethinggrim9336]

@@matthewgierula5674 I don't know man, reign in blood had a bit more of a brighter tone compared to master of puppets

[@praxis4375]

Matthew Gierula nah, scooped mids is synonymous with Metallica, not thrash metal in general. Slayer specifically used *boosted* mids and cut the bass.

[@matthewgierula5674]

@@jsullivan2112 Similar, but definitely not the same, you're right. I should have said similar. Metallica switched over to Mesa Boogie around Master of Puppets. Praxis is right too, Slayer did have a unique sound, I shouldn't have included them but they did stick with Marshall throughout their career.

[@thiswillprobhrt]

and this is why I tune in!

[@tomahoks]

95dB burp. Mad respect!

[@snapascrew]

Tom Ahoks 95dB is nothing. Lol.

[@scriptosaurusrex]

10:47 my absolute favourite metallica song right there.

[@nateroska8509]

Buddy that’s not metallica😂😂

[@scriptosaurusrex]

@@nateroska8509 whooooooosh

[@nateroska8509]

@@scriptosaurusrex haha ik that you were kidding lol

[@hippo71124]

I like your taste but I think their work on Tornado of Souls is tighter imo

[@shekador]

@@hippo71124 Kirk Mustaine's bestest solo work ever!

[@necrojoe]

"Going for the Master of Puppets tone." *plays One and Enter Sandman*

[@jacktowers7533]

necrojoe there’s a lot of bleed over in the rig between 86-91 it’s pretty easy to get puppets-black live tones on the same set up with minimal tweaking

[@danielhenry4614]

Jack Towers I’m having a little trouble getting the live black album time on a mark v

[@jacktowers7533]

Daniel Henry that’s more because they again used the IIC+ slaved into a Marshall as well as a lot of secret sauce sort of stuff, I’ve recently been writing an article on how to get a close James Hetfield tone from every era of Metallica for under $5000 (that’s $5000 all together not $5000 per era)

[@danielhenry4614]

Jack Towers have you released the article? And what setup do you have

[@jacktowers7533]

Daniel Henry I need to make sure everything works and it’s not just theory or speculation But for the Black Album tone if you get a Harley Benton guitar like the SC-1000 or the Extreme-84 and replace the pickups with EMG 81-60 set, use a JCM-800 clone like the Bugera 1990 (I use a combination of EL-34 and 6L6 valves) with the Mesa Flux Five drive pedal to replicate the IIC+ drive with a similar settings Ola used in this video but a more pronounced Mid. I use that with a 4x12 cabinet with matching pairs of Celestion Vintage 30’s and Creambacks. You’ll be able to get a ball park tone for not a huge amount of money

[@wraith1117]

I actually got the Master of Puppets tour when Cliff was still alive. They opened for Ozzy. If I remember right it was Ozzy's Ultimate Sin tour. It was my first time hearing Metallica, and I was hooked. Still am.

[@chadgrov]

You saw them live opening for Ozzy? I’d give my left nut to see them in the mid 80’s. And Ozzy, Ultimate Sin is one of Ozzy’s best solo records, Jake E Lee criminally underrated

[@rabisingh1524]

I also saw them on that tour a few weeks before Cliff died. I went to see Metallica and after they left I stayed for Ozzy since I had already paid and was inside. The crowd liked Ozzy but went NUTS when Metallica was on stage. NUTS.

[@Jmjm-wl7pd]

Man to have been alive in that time grew up on them and Pantera still my two favorite bands of all time I can really hear them in my guitar playing to this day and I've been playing since I was 6 I'm 32 now and so many bands have come and gone but those 2 always get me to my soul love it

[@joshuarosevelt6476]

Dude that is an absolutely legendary show

[@JackPeloquin]

righ....

[@ined193]

10:26 enter the saddest man

[@anuragkadam7935]

Lmao

[@adrianurrusuno2607]

Six interesting guitar tones: 1. Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden). 2. Leviathan (Mastodon). 3. The Satanist (Behemoth). 4. The Violent Sleep of Reason (Meshuggah). 5. Ghost Reveries (Opeth). 6. And Justice for All (Metallica). Cool video Ola! Cheers from Spain.

[@user-yk7jb1ei2l]

And justice for all? Interesting? Haha, make mid as 0 and get it!

[@chriscleo]

Torture - cannibal corpse, or any of the cannibal albums produced by Erik rutan

[@plaguelordrapture]

@@chriscleo He already did a CC guitar tone, and it's basically the Rutan production sound (Maxon boost into a Rectifier with active pickups).

[@coffinfeeder7732]

chris da fagit For Evisceration Plague; *Rhythm* Triple Rectifier, ‘93 Rev F, if possible 2 Keeley Modded Boss MT-2s Rectifier standard 4x12 cab with 300w Electro Voice speakers *Lead* ENGL E645 Powerball Marshall 1960a, speaker unknown Guitar with EMG 81, Floyd Rose Original if available That’s pretty much that unforgivably heavy tone I fucking love.

[@cako82]

cheers from mexico!, esperen, pero si sabes español

[@k3ys.63]

10:46 ah yes, my favourite metallica song

[@abeliuscaesar7895]

please tell me name of this song

[@k3ys.63]

@@abeliuscaesar7895 it’s raining blood by slayer, that’s why i said this, it isn’t a metallica song

[@abeliuscaesar7895]

@@k3ys.63 thanks bro

[@dertmatyui]

The head bangs got me absolutely Raging rn

[@kirkoncod]

ah raining puppets

[@stevenwagner492]

it's definitely one of the most definitive metal album of all times it's also the first metal album to be preserved by the US Library Of Congress

[@SJMORG]

What no way link to info

[@Noboby2024]

SMOOTH JAZZZ www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/MasterOfPuppets.pdf

[@tjhooker824]

It is such a quality demonstration of the compositional technique, recording technique, and musicality that it deserves it

[@usaidouch42]

@Augustin Olivares fart lol

[@rawjoe]

Last time I came this early I became a father

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

Ödin Baldini I Think i love you 😂

[@joker71172]

Don't lead with that line ....

[@horuslupercal5437]

Ödin Baldini you, sir, have won the internet.

[@finaljesus]

That was absolutely funny lol

[@neonether]

Bag er up next time. Early birdy don't always have to give the worm to the hatchling.

[@Stillo116]

>Metallica Tone >Slayer - Raining Blood Love u Ola :D

[@toddtab3048]

I would say close to Anthrax as well. Maybe not as scooped.

[@Stillo116]

@@toddtab3048 Ola is playing Raining Blood on end of video ;)

[@Trollyulian]

He played DNR by Testament too

[@metal571]

Now we just need Slayer tone video

[@guitaraholic83]

Slayer instantly sounded better with the Metallica tone.

[@haydenboisvert3738]

11:07 when there's a fly on your fretboard

[@DoktorDamage]

Hahahaha !!! lmao !!!

[@yougotbodied7134]

*James Hetfield has one Redbull* Also James: *9000 MPH downstrokes*

[@dawsonbramble110]

I think the word you’re looking for is crack lmao

[@sharpshooter1159]

I didn’t like your post because it’s at 69 likes as of July 10th 2020 at 1:30 est

[@randy0210]

dawson bramble James didnt do drugs, he only drank beer

[@victorachim3951]

@@randy0210 why did he have to go to rehab then?

[@randy0210]

@@victorachim3951 did you not hear what I just said lol. James alcohol addiction was insane. Drank more beer a day than you’ll ever do in your whole life.

[@chriskoutsoumpas6772]

We need the Carcass "Heartwork" tone!! put out your Guvnor :P

[@Nizzon.]

This!

[@pablobonifacio8755]

Fuck yes!

[@abelvaldelvira4308]

Indeeeeeeedd

[@MrSuperboter]

fucking right!

[@nickwilliams3316]

Circle of Tone did a recreation of it. He went crazy into depth with his. His channel is definitely worth checking out for recreating tones.

[@moshao8887]

Ola: the downpicking is hard for me also Ola: plays riff i’ve been trying to use only downstrokes for 2 months

[@summoningkey7565]

And i just bought dark souls 2 sotfs

[@jakedevries1455]

@@summoningkey7565 lol the Dark Souls of Down Picking!

[@genghisfimpley3516]

Master of puppets type easy wym

[@d3athr0ck3r]

I started with downstrokes, tbh alternate picking is harder to me.

[@jace3143]

ayo keep at it dude...

[@tennesseeridgerunner5992]

Damn Ola, you make me feel old. I was 16 and a sophomore in high school when this record came out in March of 1986. I heard the song "Master of Puppets" on the radio(?) late one night in April and went out and bought the RECORD that week. It was like nothing I had ever heard. I mean back then Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were the kings of metal and here this album was heavier than they were! I was blown away. I remember trying to describe Metallica and "Master" to my friends and failing to do so, just started making cassette recordings of "Master" (that's right Lars) and passing them out. When August rolled around Ozzy came to my town on his Ultimate Sin Tour with opening act- you know it -Metallica! It wasn't the show I had hoped for from Metallica because that's when James had broken his arm skateboarding and had taken the stage in a cast sans guitar while his roadie played his parts behind the curtain......I'm sorry Ola. I rambled on too long. Its just that "Master of Puppets" will always mean so much to me and that young 16 year old metalhead during Metal's Golden years. I just can't explain what a game changer this record was for metal and the metal community. I have thoroughly enjoyed this video Ola. Thank you.

[@Roberta_Esposito]

yeaaahhh 16 in 85 forever, baby 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@ravenheart1439]

I was a freshmen...but I had heard 4 horsemen on 1340 Krock AM radio station..lol...but was hooked..then masters come out the rest is history...

[@mihalybeviz8543]

Hi Ola, When I met James Hetfield in 1991, I asked him whether he recorded the whole Master of Puppets album with that Jackson King V (when I asked him to sign the picture you showed in the video). He said 'No. Only some small parts.' He recorded most of the album with his then new '84 Gibson Explorer with stock pickups. It would have been easier for you to play an Explorer shaped guitar sitting too :)

[@henrynegro8397]

Yeah he had a gibson explorer with dirty fingers pickups I believe

[@YouTubeisaids69]

PICKUPS… ARE…NOT… EQUALISERS!!

[@UncleSasquatch]

Sounds great Ola! Love you all the way from Southern California. And you’re awesome for not metallica hating

[@chasebonin7043]

There is a difference between Metallica hating and Lars hating. They have killer riffs and a handful of landmark albums even up to Load. (I skipped school to buy that album) but Lars is an awful person and musician and is unfortunately in Metallica.....

[@UncleSasquatch]

Chase Bonin there it is! 👆 I knew at least one of you were in here. Cool story dude

[@metfan4l]

Hating on Lars has become such a meme by now I can't even take it seriously anymore... Besides, if anyone would actually go through the effort of watching some Meet&Greets with him, they would quickly see that he's one of the nicest guys around.

[@metalmaniac8640]

@@chasebonin7043 Lars isn't an awful person he just gets a bad wrap. He is actually a very kind and awsome person. Check out Mission to lars on youtube

[@Penisdoll]

@@chasebonin7043 What has he done in the last 20 years that makes him awful as a person? I can't remember one thing right now but I can remember hundreds of things that makes him an awesome person. About his musician skills. He made some really good Metal drum tracks for that time when they were written and released (Puppets, Justice). Justice is still my personal favorite Drum album of all metal albums I have heard to this day. No metal drummer on the planet has inspired as many other metal drummers as him. I rather see him live sucking at drums as long he is the showman he is today than if he played super tight but was super boring to look at as 99% of metal drummers are. When Usain Bolt is almost 60 years old I don't think he will be able to run as fast as he did when he was 20-25 years old. Age and a bunch of other reasons does that to humans if you didn't know that.

[@jettsom]

The legendary Mark II C+, the epitome of metal! Still kicks ass 35 years later!

[@Sybreeds]

6:46 Testament- DNR riff

[@Neo-Midgar]

God it's cool hearing that riff in E standard with this tone.

[@eizen2908]

Ola you gotta do a Megadeth tone from Killing is my business, Peace Sells but who's buying, Rust in Peace or Countdown to Extinction

[@transient442]

DIO probably not going to happen just saying

[@paulterl4563]

@@transient442 why?

[@xavilion8454]

Ola once said that he doesn't really like Megadeth :/

[@AndreiGrozea]

I ain't Ola, but EMG - Boss SD1 - JCM800 2203 - Marshall 1960V should get you pretty close

[@timjenkins502]

Rust in peace album tone please

[@paulterl4563]

If you are still interested: the JCM800 Lead Series has the "loop". Byeee

[@ax_el_alvarez]

Man that was tight sounding. Loved the 6:05 “99” riff by the haunted 🤘🏻

[@blackhawksandman]

That song jumps out and punches you in the face from the beginning. Simply badass tone.

[@cardbored_]

It’s funny how everyone shits on one of the main bands responsible for heavy music even existing. As someone who grew up in the late 80’s and 90’s Metallica was my childhood and I’m forever thankful for them.

[@kleebensplurknurch2718]

Seeing Ola downpicking made the whole world a better place for a good few minutes. And when he went back to his usual alternate picking technique, all large-scale worldly conflicts resumed their destructive deeds.. But at the time he began singing Enter Sandman, the heavens peered through the clouds and angelic choirs came descending upon the Earth caroling "hallelujah!"

[@Malum09]

We were so close to utopia, but it was just not meant to be

[@pauljonathan3404]

You should write poetry for a living.

[@barrygomez5968]

OhalllllaaaluuuuyaahhhhYEEAAAAHHHHHH!

[@NateBuker]

I swear by downstrokes whenever possible. I received my training via Johnny Ramone. Yes I'm oldish.

[@stonerscience6437]

They just have more energy. It's easier.

[@jfo3000]

Always all downstrokes whenever possible.

[@matthewgierula5674]

Exactly. You hear it on the first album some what but on the Ramones' second album 'Leave Home' is where Johnny Ramone changed punk and metal forever. Next to nobody played that fast before. That technique really entered Metal with Motorhead and early Iron Maiden and then they made it their own. Punk with the Bad Brains, Descendents and Black Flag.

[@amann2507]

Did not expect to hear Leper Messiah 🤔👌

[@DalleDayul]

This is the only person I've seen going after the 80s Metallica sound who has correctly used SD Invaders instead of EMGs. People don't seem to be aware that James only used EMGs from Justice onwards, and that the SDs were used on every album beforehand.

[@Soldier1287]

metallica with SD’s, dafuq?? I thought they just ran stock pickups before emgs

[@Drewitall54]

@@adamdevo7179 why would he use Gibson pickups in a Jackson king v? Cause that’s the guitar that was used on master of puppets and it came stock with invaders

[@snowyrain5730]

Active pickups all sound like shit. Every note sounds the same. Lifeless tone. "Anti-tone".

[@snowyrain5730]

@@adamdevo7179 I still use them! Hot non-active ceramic pup around 14kohm. Mine are all rusted up from 30 years of sweat and sound killer \m/

[@Drewitall54]

@@adamdevo7179 no it isn’t, hetfield has confirmed that the only guitar he used was his Jackson V along with using Kirk hammetts Jackson rhandy rhoads V

[@CheesePlow]

6:41 Testament - DNR ... perfect choice for thrashing out! \m/

[@merqury5]

This is really close to the sound James has into the recording back then. But he would have had analog signal loss, tape compression and distortion. And of course guitar tone is adjusted with eq in the mix. So what Ola is doing here sounds better than the recording because of the quality of modern recoding and not being part of the mix. So if any of you think Olas sound is a bit strange compared to the album it's because of these reasons. Great riff job Ola!!

[@marlonvansteelant8622]

You said it bro!!!

[@merqury5]

@@OmniscientVirtuosity hell yeah!

[@MetalMan2525]

Awesome knowledge right there

[@MikoSquiz]

It sounds a *lot* sizzlier and more top-mid nasal than the album's much softer tone. Maybe back off the mics a bit, or just roll off high end and scoop the mids some.

[@MrMOGHammer]

@@MikoSquiz it was EQd in the mixing process afterwards you need a bit of mids to get that bite for the palm muting scratchy effect.

[@connorohalloran9225]

“Get sweaty with Down picking” should be a shirt

[@LoreAccurateHusky]

You know what would actually get this rig closer to the tone than it already is? Run the FX Send of the Mesa into the FX Return of a DSL 100, which is just a different flavor of an 800. I've heard how close those DSL's can get to that 800 tone even with the same EL34's for the power amp section. If you can, I'd like to see you revisit this video and put this idea to the test. I think this could be the closest anyone could get to recreating the tone.

[@sharkedog6007]

Metallllll furry!!! Greetings brethren

[@singleproppilot]

Or get one of the newer Marshall JCM 800 Studio models, that has a built in effects loop.

[@Kevin.Kelly.]

Mark series are always tight. Especially with an EMG. Love em!

[@PenguinzFTW]

I have three tones I'd love you to try and seek: 1) Leviathan from Mastodon 2) The Book of Heavy Metal from Dream Evil 3) The Wings of War from Overkill These 3 tones are my favourites of all time and I think they'd make great videos. Thank you as always Ola, much love

[@nicwilson89]

Man I love me some Dream Evil. Book of heavy metal was great :D

[@metalmouth13]

One of Gus G greatest albums.

[@addeh666]

Dream Evil is all ENGL Savage. I asked Fredrik Nordström himself :)

[@jacee8094]

Absolutely the mastodon. Their tone is so hard to get but is just heavenly

[@rja9996]

The leviathan tone is filthy. One of my favorites

[@hinjurock70]

Master of Puppets is the best heavy guitar tone ever.

[@farkenfigjam8732]

There is a theory that James didn't use his Marshall Cabs with the G12 Heritage speakers on MOP, but they had rented some cabs from the studio which had T-75s in them which you can definitely hear on the album and more so in the isolated tracks. The sound is unmistakable.

[@santilozus5370]

5:08 Remarkable burp; dry, tight, just the right amount of in-your-face-ness, yet full of nuances and subtle.

[@VladimirM88]

95 dB's of pure burpy goodness

[@santilozus5370]

@@VladimirM88 hahaha hahaha very eagle-eyed of you hahaha

[@NunSuperior]

The MOP tone is one of those holy grail tones. So hard to nail. You even had a Mesa II C+ !

[@robfulco4739]

The tuning was done at 435hz because they recorded/played the songs slower and sped the tape up for the final mix so the guitar parts were tighter.

[@johamidmirgl532]

“1985 I was four years old when that came out. And I’m 25 now.” Lol 😂

[@maximized2871]

No one: James: Yeah!

[@invujerry]

Also: Ye-Heah!

[@harveyhandbanana]

No one: Lars Ulrich: uumm

[@avocadocommander]

No one: Kirk: *wah*

[@Penisdoll]

I think Puppets is the best metal album ever and has the best guitar tone ever

[@cyborgar15]

agreed

[@Morbidous]

The songs on Puppets are perfect, all of them..the production could have been better tho, I dig more the Lightning sound, it's thicker.

[@Penisdoll]

@@Morbidous The only thing I dont like about the production is the bassdrum sound and the bass frequences in general. The bass frequences is so messy.

[@Metal4Life56]

@@Morbidous the production on lightning isn't nearly as good as on Puppets dude. The heck you talking about? Drenched in reverb and too damn trebley. Puppets is warmer and tighter and it's pretty obvious. Unless you just happen to dig the raw sound of Lightning, which is cool. It suits the album.

[@Morbidous]

@@Metal4Life56 I'm not saying Puppets sounds bad BTW, I just happen to like the Lightning sound more. Agree with the reverb thing and it doesn't bother me, it gives to it some sort of 'epic feeling', not sure about the treble though..for me there's more treble on Puppets.

[@bouzouki2006]

Pretty close. Even the burp was Jame's style. ;)

[@yaschenkoyar6088]

What about Jerry Cantrell's tone from Dirt and Facelift?

[@screambluemurder101]

yaschenkoyar _ yes!!!!!!

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

@Kash Kustomer you're kidding me... I got mine for like $160.... For Dirt, Mesa Dual Rec in the other channel, BTW

[@InGrindWeCrust2010]

@Kash Kustomer Learn and continue to be poor, lol. Would have never sold mine if I hadn't needed the money. 😅

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Who cares

[@hernanbass5894]

Check out on the Circle of Tone channel, he nailed the Facelift Guitar tone.

[@metfan4l]

Props for the research and effort you put into replicating the tone, sounds fuckin' killer! Master of Puppets may be my favorite album of all time so this video was a nice surprise to see :D

[@davidyates8880]

Perfect video to start my day. Spot on sound, great playing. As for sounds, how about Dave Mustaine, Megadeth Rust in Peace album, you've already got the V out :)

[@riffslayer8795]

can we get a megadeth tone vid?

[@magicsteve5523]

Rust in peace tone would be interesting

[@TheMarioMan247]

I would like to hear the tone for Killing is My Business or Countdown to Extinction

[@Syklonus]

Megadeth tones were functional but didn't really have a lot of character to them. They really are just stock metal guitar tones of the time, but the music was great so who cares?

[@marct138]

Jcm800, seymour duncan JB. Youre welcome.

[@dirtsquad_1735]

Pretty basic tones so it wouldnt be all that interesting

[@jwardbass4452]

Much better than I expected, I’ve never heard anyone get this close! Almost exact.

[@TheJMan1K]

Coffee with Ola Ola: When did you start playing? Hetfield: *YEAH* in high school I’ll leave now

[@TheJMan1K]

Also use a strap when playing with a V

[@geraldorodriguew3605]

James would say: SINCE WE STARTED *Dave trying to holds laugh*

[@AUM_-po9sc]

Slipknot - "Iowa" tone. There are a lot of speculations about it, so wanna see someone collect them in one:D

[@coffinfeeder7732]

It’s impossible to get a VHT Ultra Lead, they’re never available and when they are, the asking price is over $2000. But that amp has one of the most unique and ballsy tones I’ve heard on an amp.

[@AUM_-po9sc]

@@coffinfeeder7732, well, never say never:D

[@davidmiranda7937]

What tone? Lol

[@EmptyKingdoms]

Fascinating guitar timbre, even the self-titled has an interesting sound. But the amount of compression is absurd.

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

I think Ola is more of a metal guy

[@j.t.cooper2963]

I seen the "Master of Puppets" tour back in March of 1986. They opened for Ozzy and I was on the floor in the center about 4-5 rows back for both bands. Absolutely killer show. 🤘🏻

[@womanizer6662]

There's a thread on Gearslutz where Flemming goes into detail about the recording. Most of the guitars were just the Boogie, some of the leads were slaved into the JCM800. Aphex notes on the right side are for the studio parametric EQ they had run through the Boogies FX loop. The mic EQ notes at the bottom are for an SM57, B&K 4006 OMNI mic, and AKG Goldtube mic. They used two Marshall cabs with the same miking. SM57 on center cone of a bottom speaker, the B&K OMNI center cone of another speaker, and the AKG tube mic at a 45 degree angle 4 feet away from the edge of the cab to pick up resonances. According to Flemming rhythm guitars were probably on an Explorer or possibly a Les Paul, Vs only would have been used for leads.

[@Infinighost]

when ola started singing Enter Sandman, a coworker had to ask me what I was laughing at.

[@AleArzMusic]

I've been looking for this tutorial for a decade. Thank you.

[@erikarnald419]

My Right arm hurts from just hearing this tone

[@JacksonAxe]

5:49 Indeed. It's a sweet sound.

[@rocknroll6373]

hey ola can you do a meshuggah guitar tone?

[@CoolestMcGuy]

Yeah, please

[@vilimikkola2545]

We need this

[@user-wj4ef2eb6l]

Yes

[@filipkarlsson89]

o hell yes!

[@michaelthompson3286]

Check out Plague Scythe channel, he does a great one using the AX8.

[@LukeCannotSkate]

One big part of the tone was the Celestion G12-65 speaker. It's a greenback-ish tone on that album

[@Tomcat82]

I’ve heard numerous people say that James used G12-65 speakers on MOP, but after looking at Flemming Rasmussen’s notes from the MOP studio sessions (pictured in this video), I don’t think that’s correct. On Flemming’s notes, it says that “300 watt kabinets” were used. 300 watts divided by 4 speakers = 75 watt speakers. So apparently Metallica recorded MOP with G12T-75 speakers, not G12-65s. And it should be noted that, in 1986, those would have been the gen 1 T-75 speakers with the vent on the back of the magnet. These are sonically superior to the ventless Chinese made versions Marshall puts inside their cabinets today. Though they share the same name and wattage rating, they are not at all the same speaker. I think it’s much more feasible to say that G12-65 speakers were used on RTL... I know of no hard evidence to confirm this, but being that it was 1984, it’s entirely likely they were used there. But for MOP, the available evidence seems to point to the T-75. If you know something I don’t about Metallica using the G12-65 on MOP, please reply with a link to whatever convinced you. I’m always looking to learn more about the gear they used on those older albums.

[@LukeCannotSkate]

Thomas Catlin Maybe that were some additional cabs (Maybe Kirks?). I used to think MoP was all T75s and I wanted to buy a pair for that reason but I‘m pretty convinced it was actually 65s.

[@5150powder]

@@Tomcat82 i had an 800 cab with 12 75s in it that dated to 1986. it was a monstrously outstanding sounding cab. truly great. and a thousand light years from a modern T75 loaded cab. Yes those first gen speakers were the bomb.

[@13lake]

0:06 found it.

[@Davutragem33337]

Fun fact: they didn't actually use the Mark IIC+ slaved in the JCM 800, Flemming admitted they only tried to do that on some leads but it probably didn't end up on the record

[@thebeautyofgrind]

Tone suggestion: Carcass - Heartwork. It’s my all time favorite sound!

[@7James77]

Slam the mids higher than your testicles

[@EmptyKingdoms]

You're not alone, it's a fascinating guitar timbre similarly done in Swansong.

[@TheRick517]

5150

[@thiswillprobhrt]

I think he did heartwork tone already?

[@Void921]

Andreas Kisser !!!!! A Charvel (model 2, Jensen doesn't have one ? 🙂) with EMG, Mesa Boogie and here we go !

[@Void921]

Also a Marshall pre-amp, or Mesa, i don't remember.

[@richie-richp3175]

7:23 whoa!!!!!!!!!! Wow tripped me out for a sec, I dident exspect that

[@guitarste]

I think you have nailed it OLA tbh well done

[@C_Gu3]

Next do the testament guitar tone!! The old testament tone from Practice what you preach album and then the modern tone from dark roots of the earth album!

[@ExcaliburDrumTracks]

That would be AWESOME!

[@C_Gu3]

@@ExcaliburDrumTracks right? The tone from "Native blood" is brutal!

[@ExcaliburDrumTracks]

RaptorCustomEmbroidery Totally agree! Andy Sneap did an amazing job producing that Album!!

[@lawrencewiltz1309]

To me Practice what you preach sounds like a lost MoP song.

[@Traski]

Playing a V in a classical position is either a yay or nay. Whether it's comfortable to play or not, largely boils down to the guitar's design. Best V I've ever played is an ESP E-II Arrow (which I also own). The extra cutaway on the larger wing and good body-to-neck balance really makes it effortless to play in classical position.

[@MaaZeus]

And a strap is a must with V's.

[@D1rtyB1rD]

@@MaaZeus this

[@MaaZeus]

@@OmniscientVirtuosity Not on guitars where the cable jack is either on the upper wing (most modern V's) or on the face of the guitar like classic Flying V's. You are correct for older Jacksons which stupidly have the jack on lower wing. In those cases you can use angled plug which does prevent breakage, but it feels annoying to have small thing pressing against your thigh.

[@Frontbuner]

The Esp DV8 is the perfect V for sitting and standing!

[@samp2204]

11:26 "you look like some sort of dork" LMAO this is literally how mustaine holds his KV up when he solos

[@davemustaine2450]

Sam Pradhan yeah he hurts me!😫

[@ZebuNeutrality]

Me who doesn't know anything about guitars or amps or anything but love heavy metal and seeing people playing guitar and absolutely shredding it

[@slobnchop]

Sepultura Arise album -> Max Cavalera rhythm tone

[@reapz4761]

Imo Ride the Lightning has definitely the best tone Metallica has ever created..even the isolated guitars sound amazing, you should give it a go, the trick is a lot of layering, scooped, but somewhat pronounced mids and a shit ton of reverb lol, I came somewhat close, but you have better equipment

[@groovysnake6664]

That tone is my favorite too, best Metallica album imo

[@idkwottocallmyself2496]

Ajfa? Don’t get me wrong I love rtl tone but I don’t wanna leave ajfa tone out

[@primeDecomposition]

100% agree. They were still using the Marshalls at that time. Kirk’s lead tone especially was sooooooo much better with the Marshalls than the Mesas and Emg loaded guitars which sound totally dry and sterile to me.

[@svenmilicic6802]

Oh yeah i actually have that album on cd and i juat listened to it yeaterday and tried to get close but i just couldnt

[@svenmilicic6802]

U have any advice on what distortion pedal do i use cuz m kinda broke rn so i cant buy a better amp

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

Man the low robotic crunch, it's like a tiny bit of modern flare. Cool

[@jasonstone8587]

In 85 I was 12yrs old....I bought Kill em All....Master Of Puppets on cassette....and Justice...the 80s were cool....then Pantera came along and changed everything....Awesome time....jeez I feel old....

[@glenncooper3524]

Cool Ola. I really appreciate you getting this pretty much exact. I practically never hear mention of the invaders. Awesome you found the notes. I remember when Rasmussen joined gearsluts and not many ppl know about that. Awesome you found that too!

[@Nightbreed82]

Nailed it! MOP has the quintessential thrash tone IMO.

[@Kylora2112]

MOP and Rust In Peace are THE metal tone monsters.

[@recipoldinasty]

Kylie McInnes RIP tone is meh, agree on MOP tho...

[@Penisdoll]

@@Kylora2112 Rust in Peace sounds like it were recorded on a Hello kitty guitar and amp if you compare it to the Puppets tone.

[@BuddhaDog93]

When an amp sounds so good you can decide what to play... so you play everything

[@PapaWheelie1]

I love that in the recording we don’t have to hear the Accoustic sounds of the strings over the amp - nothing worse than the twangy

[@ExcaliburDrumTracks]

Awesome video, Ola! People can talk all the shit they want about Metallica, but Master of Puppets will outlast them all! That album was a Masterpiece.

[@themuchdingdong]

Greatest metal album of all time

[@ExcaliburDrumTracks]

Nathaniel David I agree!!!

[@Syklonus]

@@themuchdingdong "Greatest" or "Best" is a fallacy. Music is subjective so there is no greatest. Just favourites.

[@themuchdingdong]

@@Syklonus I bet you're fun at parties

[@Hasahn.]

10:26 Ola on vocals for next album * wink *

[@mrfashionguy1]

Hey Ola! Could you maybe try and do Rammstein?

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Brings back sooo many memories listening to these songs.

[@alejandrolugo3983]

Awesome Ola! And I think that tone you made sounds more like Anthrax among the living! than the actual Master of puppets tone

[@monsterk7603]

That Raining Blood headbang had me dying. Awesome!! \,,/

[@mikesgtrs1]

I lot of guitarist friends I have dont realise that Puppets is in a different Hertz mode so when they play along in E at 440 hertz its sounds off. However I found that Damage Inc / Heroes & Sanitarium seem to be in 440 hertz.

[@michaelshepherd1072]

Hah! My introduction to Metallica. I bought the "cassette tape" plugged it into the player in my Chevy Camaro which cued up Battery. Quickly ejected it and threw it over the back seat into the trunk where it rolled around until spring cleaning & I reevaluated it. Not bad!

[@sivertSt02]

Could you do megadeth rust in peace? Or judas priest painkiller

[@salottin]

Painkiller would be nice!

[@MetalMan2525]

Hell yeah painkiller 🤘🤘

[@recipoldinasty]

MR_BEETROOT painkiller would be awesome, RIP tone is kinda meh except for friedmans lead tone, was killer

[@SamirMaamari]

At 11:00 I felt METAL running through my veins : ) so much wanna thrash now - and awesome Metallica tone 👌

[@sslredes]

That tone is from the gods 🙌🏻🙌🏻 the MKIIC+ is immortal, unbelievable man, unbelievable!

[@Albee213]

The secret to these amps is the EQ staging, the 3 band before the preamp and the 5 band after before the power amp. 3 band Treb 10, Mid 0, bass 0. 5 band eq to taste. To improve down picking hold the pick with 3 fingers, James does it and it helps endurance.

[@danielefontanella127]

Anche nel dual recto e' meglio usare un eq prima del suono

[@AutoRiff]

IIRC, they tuned the guitars lower while recording but sped the tapes up in post to achieve a tighter sound. I think what ended up being released is pretty much A=440hz.

[@steveshreds353]

Ola! Great video! Modern day Testament (Pale King) has a great thrash tone! Could you do a video on what they are using? Thanks very much!

[@Diggerdog2nd]

I was 20 when this came out & got it on that very day. James used the Jackson on The Thing that should not be.. D tuning for the first time. I think that was the only song he used that guitar on. Or at least in concert that's what he used the Jackson for.

[@braindeafofficial2677]

Ola singing Enter Sandman is the greatest thing I have seen on youtube

[@djay6651]

The down picking is pretty essential to the sound on ''MoP'' and ''RtL''. Alternate picking just doesn't sound right on a lot of those songs.

[@spiderfan1974]

Only on the chords open strings up down or alternate picking doesn't matter. Efficiency picking the open strings and down picking the chords nobody will ever know you're not downpicking.

[@spiderfan1974]

@J. L. Kale wrong it's the bass that brings the thunder in metal in general. Thrash metal guitar tone is all mid and treble. I promise you can't tell the difference between a down stroked open E or an up stroked open E. Now an open E chord you can tell a difference all day long.

[@spiderfan1974]

@J. L. Kale Can't palm mute using up strokes yet? You a guitar noob? That's where the percussive sound comes from the palm muting.

[@spiderfan1974]

@J. L. Kale OK calm down there child. An open palm muted string sounds the same up, down, or however you pick it. I bet you still believe in tone wood too, bless your heart.

[@spiderfan1974]

@J. L. Kale you first chief, where is your awesome videos where you kill it on the down strokes? How many accidentals in the key of b? Answer quick or I'll know you googled it. And what are said accidentals?

[@urvasbethud8849]

Great job as always. Maybe you should try the infamous « Slaughter of the soul » guitar sound. It is a nice challenge and you already have all the boss distorsion pedals needed.

[@SirRunk666]

What's the challenge? He could just ask them, he's playing with At the Gates right now.

[@PunishedByRobots]

SirRunk pretty sure he programmed the tones in the axefx floor unit they are using.

[@urvasbethud8849]

SirRunk Everybody knows what was the gear used for that legendary recording. It is more difficult to recreate it perfectly. And, of course, the guitarist who was responsible for the sound isn’t in the band anymore.

[@111Looping]

My favourite Metallica song 10:46

[@tavicotavio]

Dave Mustaine wrote it

[@unabridgeddick6645]

Ola had as much fun as we did watching 🤘🤘