Combo Amp for Metallica tone- which one?
Combo Amp for Metallica tone- which one?
which one? :)
by the way i heard mesas combos on you tube and they seem-sound similar mine marshall...not enough distortion..
then i heard some diezel and sounds better.
i like the distortion of my gnx1 multieffect..but i want to use just the amp for clean and distortion then single effect pedals as effects.
so u suggest me a booster or an eq ok to plug into my amp...
models and names? ;)
Mesa Boogie Mark V 25 or 35. Put it on channel 2 and set to Mark IV mode. The Mark IIC+ mode may sound like it should be the obvious choice but the Mark IV mode sounds more like an old Mark IIC++.
If you have some hot passive pickups or EMG’s you should be able to get that Master of Puppets/Justice/Black Album tone in just a minute or two.
Dont go to heavy on the gain (no more than 1 o’clock), roll off the bass pretty low (on the knob - not the graphic EQ) and set the graphic EQ to whatever flavor of V shape suits your ears.
The little Mark V’s are what I’d call a very reactive amp. More than any amp out there, the tone variation and attack from picking the strings with different attack means that if you want a very heavy chug, you need to work it on the guitar. Half ass the playing and you will sound half assed. Other high quality amps tend to coddle you and make you sound good however bad you play. The little Mark V tells it how it is - which can be a very good or a very bad thing.
A used Mesa DC-3 or a DC-5 combo may be youre thing, maybes a Used Mark IIIC, even a Used Tremoverb or Rectoverb.
The Express isnt what youre looking for, its more like like a Lamb Of God style sound on the 25W one, the Marshall DSL combos have cooling issues, a Marshall TSL may be what youre after, but with a boost and EQ.
The best way to get a Metallica tone is to get a Mark IIIC+ slaved into a JCM800 power amp, or visa versa.
You could even get a ENGL Screamer combo, from what ive heard of the Screamer head and a 2X12 ENGL Pro cab on the soft lead it can get very close to what you may be wanting.
LOL, I agree about the soap opera stuff. Mostly I like to see what the youngin's are up to these days and keep up on that. It's my little escape from reality. But when it comes to looking for gear advice, this is the last place I look. Most of what I see is rather inane and silly, however the gear some of the guys have is unbelievable, espaecially that Sean106 guy. Plus, if it wasn't for this board, I may not have ever seen the 2 girls, 1 cup vids. YUCK.
That sean106 guy is a bit coo coo in my book :p
I'll agree with sean to a point on the met stuff.
i mean thats what got me playing so naturally i wanted to learn alot of it first few years of playing. So i'll do my little warmup routine and bust through some metallica stuff to finish off. Regardless NEM is a cool song to play, alot of their stuff is cool to play to other people who arent guitarists/musicians because they can relate to it and just recognize it. Even if they arent into the band. Now im rambling about nothing
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I'll agree with sean to a point on the met stuff.
i mean thats what got me playing so naturally i wanted to learn alot of it first few years of playing. So i'll do my little warmup routine and bust through some metallica stuff to finish off. Regardless NEM is a cool song to play, alot of their stuff is cool to play to other people who arent guitarists/musicians because they can relate to it and just recognize it. Even if they arent into the band. Now im rambling about nothing
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You'll struggle to find a combo that does THE 'Metallica sound'.
You should be able to get a heavy sound from your combo, I would suggest trying an EQ pedal or a boost pedal to give your amp some extra kick.