hetfield on the 9.98 cd

[buzzsaww]

Anyone got any idea what he was using for that album? Post Puppets so probably Mark 4's and gibsons, no espee's or emg's yet either. right? I like it.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

Kirk and James pretty much used their live gear for that album as far as I know. They used Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ heads(mark ivs werent made until the early 90s) with Marshall cabinets loaded with 65-watt speakers. For outboard gear, both of them used a Furman blackface PQ-3 parametric equalizer(you can even see it on top of Kirk's amps if you look in the garage inc booklet) and James used an Ibanez UE405 rack effects processor. I'm not sure about all of Kirk's outboard get back then, but I know he at least used a Crybaby and an Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Guitar-wise, James had two Gibson Explorers-his main one with the Zorlac Skateboards sticker, and the "More Beer" one that was loaded with EMGs. He probably used his Jackson King V as well. Kirk probably used his two Fernandes Strats equipped with Charvel necks, and his '74 Gibson Flying V and his Jackson Rhoads Custom.

[ January 14, 2003, 08:26 PM: Message edited by: Boxcar Willie 84 ]

[buzzsaww]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

MkIIC's not Mk3's?

[Boxcar Willie 84]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

Yes, Mark II C+s.....I have two interviews with Kirk saying that these were his favorite amps back in the day.

[buzzsaww]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

those things are way inflated now, have seen a few go on the bay for 2K+

[eaeolian]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

There's a reason for the inflated prices - in the opinion of many, they're the best sounding amp Boogie ever made.

John Sykes used two of them in stereo through a Boss chorus pedal to get that awesome sound on the "Whitesnake" album, too. They're damn good sounding amps.

Mike

[OklaStrat]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

I always heard Sykes used a mark III Colliseum head on the Whitesnake album...

Pete

[LRGman]

Re: hetfield on the 9.98 cd

John Sykes

[ January 15, 2003, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: LRGman ]