“If you put EMG’s in it, and it doesn’t sound good, it’s not a good guitar.” - James Hetfield Words of wisdom.

00:00 "The End Of The Line" 00:50 "Wherever I may roam" 01:06 "Ride The Lightning" 01:28 "Cynide" 01:43 "My Apocalypse" 02:02 "Broken Beat & Scarred" 02:25 "All Nightmare Long" 02:53 "The Judas Kiss"

@happyperson335

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

the best rythym sound i ever heard of any metal band is james hetfield theres noone who can touch his tone without over doing it nu style with treadplate type distorsion , his sound his is uniqueness and his voice !!!

@rosiewhitfield123

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely...his rhythm is fantastic as. His a great player and singer as well. I love him. Good that he can even play the drums and his good at arranging music. Him and Lars are good at it. Smart men.

@faz6877

3 жыл бұрын

John Schaffer can touch his tone when it comes to rhythm guitar, and it's not nu style. Now take nothing away from James. James is a huge influence on Schaffer. But when it comes to pure tone I have to give Schaffer credit. Sounds like a combination of that James crunch fused with the galloping of Iron Maiden.

@rudolfmolnar8554

3 жыл бұрын

Paradise Lost have much better rhythm guitars but Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy are very underrated guitarist.

@gainonten4031

3 жыл бұрын

theres lot of nice rythms from megadeth, children of bodom, pantera. you gotta get out of the little metallica bubble.

"there's pick ups with Batteries?" ... First song on Puppets ... BATTT-ER-RYY.

James just said "emgs sound the same in every guitar" in the nicest most complementary way possible.

@unclekriskrz4538

3 жыл бұрын

Well I’m pretty he meant in a different way

@D-Man_Jam

3 жыл бұрын

Basically lol

There was not a single bad song on Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, or ...And Justice For All. You can argue any of those 3 as the best, personally I prefer Master but Ride and Justice aren't far behind

@rypatmackrock

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Ruthstrom what about the beginning with Kill ‘Em All, and the early demos?

@Andy-km3pg

4 жыл бұрын

Even as a huge fan, I will say that "Escape" is a terrible song but besides that

@obadiah650

4 жыл бұрын

Orion overrated as shit

@MrTongen

4 жыл бұрын

@@obadiah650 someone arrest this man

@nemonucliosis

4 жыл бұрын

Contrary to what James says here EMG was not a part of any of those albums.

EMG pickups and Mark IIC+ = master, justice tone

@serenityk2tu749

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, emgs weren’t used on the master of puppets album they only used it on the following tour

@mattdummitt9500

3 жыл бұрын

Seymour Duncan Invaders were used on Puppets, and then on the tour James switched to EMG's

@SilentNightBodomNight

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the cab/speaker/mic...

@arbazann

3 жыл бұрын

@@SilentNightBodomNight also the player...

@jerrumite4425

2 жыл бұрын

@@serenityk2tu749 Kirk's guitars had emgs.

Aside from being a talented in music I think James is a well spoken person and he could easily be a motivational speaker... of course who has time for that when you are part of Metallica!

@1:39 "you can put the EMG in pretty much any guitar and it gonna sound like an EMG". he described the EMG pickups. That's why if you put an EMG in a brick, it will sound like an EMG.

james used duncans on kill em all and ride with a pedal and a marshall..master was passive pickups as well with a mesa mark IIc..justice was his gibson explorer with emgs and his mesa..he didnt use esp explorers till justice tour

2:10 Dude, you're James Hetfield ! Nobody can say "no" to you !

I like all the albums. But sound wise, I personally think that 'And Justice For All' had a brilliant combination of sounds. The bass drums were amazing. I do respect your opinion.

I used to think that James and Kirk used passive pick ups, and I felt that EMGs were overrated and overused even if I hadn’t played with one. Only within the past few years or so, I discovered Metallica was indeed at the forefront of bringing active pick ups into the metal world after only a few other guitarists like David Gilmore and Steve Lucather were using them from what I remember. My bias came from my own rig that I had at the time, and still have, which was a kit build PRS style guitar, with passive humbuckers, and a Roland cube street with a rectifier preset. That, and a few different cables have been my practice Metallica sound that I used, and still use at home when I was learning how to play Metallica riffs. I used to practice all the songs of master of puppets with my rig along with singing like James Hetfield. I can still play the songs to this day, even if I need to practice them a bit to play them up to speed. 🤘🎸

i actually have tried these and they sound pretty good gives you that 'and justice for all" kinda sound

I will definitely get a set of EMG's in a new guitar like an ESP next :)

@MB-yw3pv

7 жыл бұрын

JUST GET AN LTD VERSION, EVERY SINGLE 1 ARE GREAT EVEN DOWN TO THE CHEAPEST, MY FIRST GUITAR WHEN I STARTED WAS A LTD EC-10 AND IT WAS ONLY 99 BUCKS BUT IT PLAYS BETTER THEN ALOT OF $300 GUITARS AND IT SOUNDS GREAT, THE PICKUPS ARE PRETTY GOOD CONSIDERING THE PRICE, IF YOU WANT TO PUT IN A HET SET JUST GET A LTD 330 SERIES, THEY COME WITH AN ESP COPY OF AN EMG(I HAVE A KH330 AND OTHER LTDS WITH EMGS, THEY SOUND 100% IDENTICAL TO EMGS) AND SAVE YOURSELF A TON OF MONEY, DO NOT GET A 2016 400 SERIES LTD THOUGH, ITS BASICALLY THE SAME GUITAR AS THE 330 SERIES BUTWITH BRANDED EMGS AND NOT THE ESP COPY OF AN EMG BUT LIKE I SAID THEY SOUND IDENTICAL, YOU CAN GET 2 OR 3 330 SERIES GUITARS FOR THE PRICE OF 1 2016 400 SERIES LTD GUITAR

@kevinruiz4125

5 жыл бұрын

MB215 esp guitars are a big difference from ltd. for the money LTD is so worth it for the quality and so are ESPs but esp plays and feels better and slicker which is important

awesome!

EMG's are the top choice to get that FULL bottom end tone. Definitely high quality. Slightly muddy at times, but there is always an EQ for that. The new EMG 808x is nuts.

For sure suggest getting the ESP Ltd Snakebyte, bad ass guitar with the awesome sounding Het Set.

james hetfiels is such a great person!

Couldn't agree more!

@Wrathofkala it say its about 8 or 8.5-9 I mean it's not like their old stuff but it still has the agression and good feel of thrash metal

imo Metallica hasn't written any bad songs. some are better than others but they're all good.

I need to get myself some het sets. They punch like no other pickup.

@roryport its so much the pickups that go clean, its more the amps..James uses a Roland jc120 for clean and then his mesa boogie amps, diezel, and marshall heads for distortion, he hasnt used any pedals since Ride the Lightning

The only reason I started playing both bass and guitar...Cliff Burton and James Hetfield. I almost only play explorers because regular start style or Les Paul bodies just don't work with how I play. And the only pickups I use anymore are the EMG's...not specifically the JH series (yet), or DiMarzio Invaders.

Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers Never ending EMG Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery ; )

@fredriksvard2603

5 жыл бұрын

nkmcfrln i see what you did

@nkmcfrln

5 жыл бұрын

@@fredriksvard2603 I'm actually into passive pickups and vintage gear. But I like the sound that Kirk and James and Dave get from EMG's and similar artists.

I want them

that was the single coil emgs for his strats he didn't use humbuckers till his first esp

That's awesome! The newest guitar i'm planning on buying comes with emg's. I've played them before and i love them, he's right about the quality. It's weird. when i first started playing emg's were the way to go, top of the line. as i got older, after a 11 years of playing, I got snobish about my tone and will only play passive pickups.. but i'll play an active pickup and think it sounds amazing hahaha guess it's more mind than ear

Pretty good short video explaining the Emg pick ups. How bloody ridiculous MetallicA had their gear..guitars (and drum kit I’m guessing) from them before they set out to go and tour.Britain. What a shit thing to happen to them. If I found their equipment I would gladly give it back to them. Only low lives steal others belongings. If I had James’ first amp his mother brought for him, I’d gladly return it to him. In return all I want is his signature on a white T-shirt and a cuddle. Them guys are so awesome and I love them and their music. No band like them except Black Sabbath and Scorpions. Real good music them three are in my opinion.

@troubletoe Why the regular 81 and 60 would cost anywhere from 200.00 to 210.00 unless you find a killer deal or buy them used. 249.00 really isnt that bad compared to some of the pickguard sets EMG offers

@awkwardh1ppo here's another one: ESP LTD snakebyte with EMG JH pickups

00:31- This story inspired Fade To Black.

@RanS2804 you rock man!!! thnx!!

Try Marshall JCM800. 900's didn't come out till the 90's, hence JCM900, JCM 2000 in the 2000's. And actually they used pedal boosted Plexi's on their early studio recordings.

I'm just watching emg videos until my first pair of the 81 60s come in haha

He seems to be a nice bloke, and for sure knows his gear. EMG used to make pickups that made any ol' block of wood sound like "metal". Hopefully they learned from JH to make something more sane like a passive sounding pickup with more punch added by the active stuff.

EMG is a company that that loves its customers more than money. Companies like that have the best reputations and the best artists use their products

@awkwardh1ppo i tried to copy the link into the last post, but youtube wouldn't let me post it including the link so just search for "JH Set ~ James Hetfield Signature Set - EMG Pickups" and u'll find it right away!

My guitar came with stock 81-7/85-7 , will never swap them out

@troubletoe Where you're at they cost twice as more then they do here. Here they're about the same price as a 81/60 set just a little bit more.

@roryport no signature set. he uses a 81/81 combination.

Now he has his own JH custom pickups

I hate that I can't get a Ibanez with the first EMG with a floyd rose locking 27 fret for a thousand dollars stock and some of there styles from the late 80s early 90s Ibanez and fender were killing it but you always had to tare your guitar apart and put a EMG

@CrushedJustice ...How would you rate the Death Angel album verse they others you have mentioned. Just curious if it's worth a purchase. Also, have you heard Forbidden's Omega Wave?

wherever i may roam

Puppets, Justice and Ride...epic...epic sound...epic time.

Secret? No way. Here's the key to a Kill 'em All sound: Tube screamer in front of a Marshall JMC900 with the bass & treble boosted and the mids cut.

Greatest heavy metal band of all time,

@awkwardh1ppo I ain't picking shit. The video is a interview! Not a pickup demo! all i was trying to say

@butterknucklez That's true. Atleast Kirk said so in his EMG interview clip. But I think James can't admit that Kirk introduced EMG to him :D

because hatfield and hammett loved emgs so much I'm not sure if they still try other pickups that are being invented, what would happen if they tried blackouts I'm sure they would IMMEDIATELY SWITH OVER

@BrokenStrings231

7 жыл бұрын

it's hetfield lol and it depens , at start i think they were using passive humbuckers

2:24 Name of the song????

The interview is cool and all but there is obvious footage of Het playing them through his rig in that studio. THATS what i want to hear show that video EMG

@troubletoe they're not overpriced at all...these pickups sound fucking amazing. and anyway a regular 81 60 will cost you 200 dollars anyway

Holy shit...wait.So ride the lightening was recorded on Passive pick ups? I know kill em all was.Any idea on what guitar and pick ups Ride the lightening was recored on?

@kobepowell8752

4 жыл бұрын

acidangelster I think puppets was too, with James’ Jackson V with a Seymour Duncan invader. As for Ride, I’m pretty sure James recorded with his Gibson explorer which had dirty fingers at the time, I’m not as sure as that as I am with master though

@AllRockClassic I wouldn't say the thrash is back in metallica... the Death Magnetic album was still kind of a progressive album like AJFA and Black. I say isn't back in metallica because of what I hear from the LuLu album compared to Anthrax's Worship the Music, Megadeths Th1rt3en, and Death Angels Relentless Retribution. I'm waiting for Metallica to have a pure thrash album that can match up to what current thrash bands have been bringing out

I love these guys, but another way to look at it is the guitar doesn't matter; the tone is the pickup and the pickup alone. I like passives because I want to hear the tonewood, too.

@fredriksvard2603

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Clavelli emg:s in bad guitar = bad sound

@RanS2804 Since you seem to know your Metallica very well, please watch part one of this video series and tell me what the name of the song is @ 1:20 It's driving me nuts I can't remember! I posted this question there, so you can either reply here or there, your choice. Thanks bro.

'My Apocalypse' - Death Magnetic's last track!

@arbazann

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

tank t-shirt \o/

nice

@rocafella142 but where i buy pickups they cost 249€ and a set of 81/60 only €140

I bet they are going to sound HEAVY! If sounds like Death Magnetic I rather not get them.

You gotta find some FLAC files of the Guitar Hero version of that album. So much better. For that they had the master tracks so they got rid of the shitty compression. If you want I could send you the files. Just shoot me a message

@awkwardh1ppo then why did u click on a video that says interview in the title!!!???

18v modded EMG 808s: AAAAAAAAAAAW YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Oh yeah! Haha, haven't listened to Death Magnetic in a while, so yeah

will these pick up would sound good on a Jackson JS30DKT Dinky? (i have a peavey vypyr 15w)

anyone else wanna enter the EMG contest but doesnt have emg pickups?

@awkwardh1ppo It's an INTERview not a REview

Hetfield is my favourite musician and Orion is my favourite song. Try to guess how jealous I am...

The coolest of the cool

don't forget James' MONSTER rhythm hand. DISTORTION IS IN THE FINGERS!! haha!

put strings on it and power up an amp and plug it in?

00:50- song ?

@bandolierboy1908

7 жыл бұрын

Wherever i may roam

THey started using EMG and Mesa Boogies in Master of Puppets

@ViajeporelMundo

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ = Master, Justice guitar tone Black album, the same EMG's guitar pickups + Mesa Boogie Mark IV

I shook his hand at orion :D

you do realize the album was and still is killer. even though it had an ego mix...

EMG is good for everything... Except for basswood body guitars. But if you have a basswood body guitar and you want EMGs, you can get EMG-HZ passives. Less output, more clarity and no need for a battery.

song in the beginning of the vid??

It's not only about amps, it's about proper mixing, EQing, mastering and big bands have different people for all these tasks. Believe me, if Metallica had only quality amps and mics with no proper mixing and mastering, they would sound way different. I don't say bad, just different. But yeah, downloading a preset and running it through some kind of crappy amp modeler is not enough. If you want quality, you have to invest in it.

@awkwardh1ppo wrong video buddy. it clearly says "interview" (not being mean)

It's pretty bad. The tracks are heavily compressed so they (Metallica or whoever s decision) can increase the volume. Damn loudness wars. Anyways, the compression causes the crackle sounds because of the clipping and there's less of a dynamic range you get from the instruments.

Produced by Jeff Brockman! I knew it…

I'm pretty sure it's producer Rick Rubin's fault. Many albums he has done have the same problem including Black Sabbath's new album "13".

Does anyone else find it hilarious what he says from 1:18 - 1:25?

I got my own het-set. Best fucking piece of investment I'd say!

Ride the lighting is their best album in my opinion due to excellent sound, atmosphere and technical perfection all blended it. The Master of puppets had some better songs, but it wasn't as tight and the sound is more brutal on the Ride the lightning I think. A bit more metal.

@awkwardh1ppo if u just want to hear what they sound like and aren't interested in the story behind them then simply search for EMG james hetfield pick up demo on youtube and don't click on a video that says interview. sorry if u r not intelligent enough to understand that!

wonder who hes actually talking to, hes looking off to his left talking about the picups. Maybe an interviewer off camera?

@xvx_k1r1t0_xvx_killme5

4 жыл бұрын

that’s usually the setup. the camera is usually next to the interviewer, or if it’s behind them it’s zoomed in so they’re out of frame

I look a shot everytime he said "EMG."

Alright, knew it was something like that. it's weird, people always wonder for years about guitar tone from big bands, and it's like, it's because they actually have good quality amps, and still 5 year old kids try to get a band's sound from some download website and run the preset through their crappy line 6 spider amp.

fuckin love that man *no homo* \\m// (>_

song at 00:49 ?

2:10 maybe cause its who you are

song at 1:44 ?

how do pick ups can substitute a distortion pedal on stage???

@PANICBLADE

9 жыл бұрын

With a tube amp, as it reaches it's volume limit, the sound starts to break up, and it goes into overdrive. The hotter and louder the signal coming from the guitar, the harder it hits the amp and pushes it into breaking up even more, allowing more gain and distortion. Nowadays, people often use different gain channels or pedals to clip and break up the tone, even at lower volumes, but when the amp is cranked without the need for artificial clipping (distortion pedal etc) then it comes upon a point of harmonic resonance and "softer" clipping that creates full and smooth, yet a biting and big sounding distortion that is incredibly responsive to pick attack since there is no filter clipping your tone. The only clipping your guitar gets is from "hitting the ceiling" or pushing it to that overdriven point. If an amp can retain it's clean signal without breaking up from overdrive at really high volumes, it means it has a lot of "headroom". Some guitarists deliberately use weaker amps with LESS headroom, so they can reach that breaking up and saturation point without making eardrums bleed from excessive volume. So when you pick soft, that distortion and drive backs off, but dig in and it comes right back, and notes sustain longer or shorter depending on how your pick attack changes because it isn't being compressed as much, so the tone is also more dynamic this way. So Hetfield here is trying to make his sound more dynamic and punch sounding like a passive WHILE keeping the huge fat sound and signal that hits the amp hard to send it into that overdrive/distortion point without using a different gain stage, channel, or pedal to clip his sound. In otherwords, it is just the natural amp being pushed to it's limit as opposed to simulated distortion which can limit how his pick attack effects his sound, and we ALL know how badass Hetfield's pick attack is.

@xurxo12

9 жыл бұрын

wow, now that's an explanation mate!

@justinthymes5680

8 жыл бұрын

Well said.I have EMG's in a few guitars and really like them.People think they are like a super distortion pickup and theyre not.I like guitar to head.And to get that punch those tubes have to be hot(fuck solid state).I just have an old JCM800 50wt,but it sounds great cranked up.Shit the soundmen when I played live would only let me turn it up to 3!So I had to use a tube screamer to push it.

@fredriksvard2603

5 жыл бұрын

PANICBLADE emg:s arent really hot. Clean, maybe.

what song at 1:00?

it's ok with the Les paul! I have a telecaster, and it NOT good with this kind of guitar :D