Can a Mark V do a VH4?

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Well they say the Mark V is a jack of all trades and capable of many things. So is the Mark V capable of that clean dry crystal clear distortion like Metallica manages to get on there latest tune Lords of Summer? I have been trying but maybe I'm doing it wrong. Anyone else had any success dialling in this kind of tone?
 
It's also a "master of none" amp. 8)
You can get very decent approximations of almost any sound you can think of but never quite nail it. If you want a Diezel sound, you'd be better off with an actual Diezel amp. If you want Fender Twin sound, you'd be better off with a Twin. Etc.

That said, here's what I'd try. Not that I've actually tried to replicate that particular sound but the sound I nowadays use on my ch3 should be in the ballpark and a starting point:
- Extreme mode. The other two ch3 modes give you wet, 'mushy' saturation, which is kind of the opposite what you are trying to achieve.
- 90W, Pentode. (Triode would, again, only give more 'mush', which you don't want.)
- Scoop the middle EQ slider. Mildly boost the other bands or leave them neutral (to taste).
- Use the Treble pot to increase preamp gain and edge. Find the 'magic' combination of Treble pot and Gain pot gain that unlocks the gain sweet spot for you - their effects on the preamp gain are slightly different.
- Keep the Bass pot low. Middle pot to taste (I keep it fairly low).
- For best results, use an EQ pedal in the loop for finetuning the sound. I would recommend a parametric EQ or the MXR 10-band.
 
I have no trouble believing that. Not that it's a bad sound but it's not your typical Diezel sound either (to my ears). When I heard the song, I actually thought it was that orange Stiletto head we have seen photos of.

There is a degree of evenness in the tonal response of the amp that makes me think it could be an Axe Fx rather than an actual amp.
 
No! Two Years ago sold my Mark V and bought Road king 2 for extreme metal sound.
 
Thanks LesPaul70 for the suggestions it was a good starting point I ended up liking this.

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That is through a Marshall 1960 4x12 and an ESP eclipse with EMG's
 
barryswanson said:
ryjan said:
Lords of Summer was recorded with an Axe-Fx II.

Really? Where did you read this?
Someone on their crew was on a video saying that it's much easier getting consistent sound since they've started using the Fractal stuff for shows abroad, tuning room, and for recording demo stuff like Lords of Summer.
I guess it's just the rumor until I can dig up where I heard it.
 
It's here actually. Chad, James's guitar tech actually talks about it.

http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/83548-metallica-using-axe-fxs-stage-5.html

Que fan boy Mesa Boogie fire sale to purchase Axe Fx
 
barryswanson said:
It's here actually. Chad, James's guitar tech actually talks about it.

http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/83548-metallica-using-axe-fxs-stage-5.html

Que fan boy Mesa Boogie fire sale to purchase Axe Fx

:lol:
I'm sure they'll still use the Mesa and Diezel stuff for any real recording but that Axe-Fx II is a great time and money saver.
 
Why would you want to mimic any sound recorded around Death Magnetic. I'm a huge tallica fan but that album and whatever EP lords of summer is on just sound so ******. Metallica has been using fractal crap live now for about 2 years. All about money. To ship the rigs around the world is an astronomical cost. To ship an Axe fx costs whatever a flat rate priority mail box costs lol. Personally I think the live sound through the fractal stuff sounds like **** too. Even newer videos of them in tuning rooms all you see is a few Axe fx, no Randall's, no mesas, nothing. Won't be long before they start endorsing them, selling patches for download with their name stamped on it... Over the course of a tour I'm sure they save millions in shipping costs but man it just doesn't sound the same. Anyone watch that antarctica video? Sounds like ass. I was just watching the concert they did in NY where it was all garage inc. stuff... Amazing amazing tones. Watch 5 mins of that and then 5 mins of antarctica. Night and day. I dont get it.
 
Different strokes.
I feel that their sound lately (axe-fx or whatever) has been clearer, less scooped, and beefier than ever.
 
I assume that's sarcastic there. Death Magnetic is the most compressed piece of crap I've ever heard. The live sound is still okay, but echoing through hockey arenas who can even tell. Though I saw Rage and Nickleckbalk (gross, i know.. ick.. but it was free, and very stoned).. Rage sounded awesome, obviously, and Nicklcrap sounded amazing as well because he's playing through like 7 dual recs wired paralell.... didn't even care the songs sucked, it sounded amazing.

Metallica, a year earlier, mehh.. sounded thin, crap.... solos didn't cut through.. the Axe Fx just doesn't do it compared to an actual tube driven amp.. com ON@@@@ . . everyone seems to be trending towards the Axe II right now and I just dont see it @JKL J:5j .. ..... some of you gotta be with me come on.. COM OONEENNN ughh. . The loundness wars are already killing records with 90% compression to sound "good" in earbuds and **** in anything else... , and now digital "amps" are killing live sound... music is ******* dying.
 
I like Nickleback's guitar sound too. The 'Animals' tone sounds huge. Doesn't hurt to have Mutt Lange in the studio either. (I only know the one record, haven't seen them live.
 

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