Master of Puppets Tone from a Recto

[MesaGod666]

Check it out and let me know what you think.

http://www.netmusicians.org/files/31-MASTER_TONE_TEST.mp3

 

[Elpelotero]

not bad man! It needs a bit of production work, but some of the characteristics are definitely there.

 

[MesaGod666]

Thanks man. The production was done in like 30 minutes. I sat down for about a week getting these tones down right. I really think its all the amp and the type of guitar.

 

[Strategy500]

Wow. You really nailed down the guitar tone. Sounds good.

 

[Jacko123]

Nice tone and great playing!

What were your settings on the amp?

 

[joe web]

very good playing and a cool sound, but the sound is to harsh and a bit to modern for the MOP sound.
i´m missing a bit the "mark" character in the sound, missing the right words to discrip it.
but it´s not so far away from it, more like the sound metallica uses live at the moment.

 

[kirk19]

wow, very nice indeed. Would you be so kind to share your settings for this?

 

[MesaGod666]

Yeah, it's definitely a harsher sound than whats on the MOP record, but I think it's pretty darn good...and you have to factor in "digital clarity" as you don't have the same compression ratio as you do with analog. This 3 Channel Triple Recto that I bought back in 2005 has incredible mojo, and I've owned many amps in my day. I just bought a Mark II and I'm planning on shipping it off to Mesa to have them do the C+ upgrade. Anyway, here are the specs on the gear and settings:

Mesa Triple Rectifier (3 Channel)
Output: 11 o'clock
Presence: 9 o'clock
Master: 10 o'clock
Gain: 2 o'clock
Bass: 12 o'clock
Mid: 7.75 o'clock
Treble: 2 o'clock
Rectifier Setting Engaged
Bold Setting Engaged
Mesa 4x12 Straight Recto Cab

Gibson Explorer '84 Original w/stock pups.

 

[Jacko123]

Gibson Explorer '84 Original w/stock pups.

 

[MesaGod666]

Here's another song with some slight changes to the tone.

http://www.netmusicians.org/files/29-BATTERY_DEMO_MOPTONE.mp3

 

[venaleschatology]

Yeah I love it. Obviously the production is a bit off, but you don't have the same resource of course, still good though. And that's not the point. I love what your tone does to that song. I'm not a big metal fan, more of a hardcore fan, roots in punk and spent some time in the local hardcore scene bashing mohawks in the pit with other idiots when I was a kid. I've refined my tastes a bit since but I love how you've given the whole thing more punch and energy. Well done!

 

[MesaGod666]

Thanks man...those passive pickups are amazing as well. That's a big part of the tone that has been lost for almost a generation due to the active pickup/EMG craze. The harmonics I get from these stock pickups are second to none.

 

[Jacko123]

!You nailed the rythme sound on that one! Nice.

Here's another song with some slight changes to the tone.

http://www.netmusicians.org/files/29-BATTERY_DEMO_MOPTONE.mp3

 

[MesaGod666]

Thanks man...now if I could only sell that amp to pay for a Mark IIC...