Wide 80's Metal Guitar Tone Trick
Metallica, Megadeth - all those 80's bands had
wide guitar tones on their albums.
Ok, so how do I get that?
The trick here is a technique called LCR,
which means there are 5 guitar tracks that
are panned to the Left, Center & Right.
You will need:
- Electric guitar, cable & interface
- Record 2 guitars and pan them 100% L&R
- Record 2 more guitars and pan them 80% L&R
- Record 1 more guitar and leave it right at the center
Yes, all takes have to be played individually (not duplicated).
After recording the 5 Guitar tracks you'll want to:
- Decrease the Gain as low as possible on the 100% tracks + look for a mid-focused tone
- Increase the Gain as high as possible on the 80% tracks + look for a scooped tone
- For the center one, you'll want to leave a crisper tone, leave the gain somewhere in the middle
Recommended Amps/Amp Sims:
- Marshall JCM800
- Marshall JCM900
- Soldano SLO-100
- Peavey JSX
- Carvin X100B
- Lee Jackson GP-1000
- Mesa/Boogie Mark III
anything with a heavy emphasis on the mids will work
Recommended Guitar Speakers/IR's:
- Celestion G12 Classic Lead 80
- Celestion G12T-57
- Celestion G12K-100
Recommended boost/pedals
- Any Tubescreamer
- ProCo RAT
Ugritone Products used in this blog post
USA Thrash Metal - Impulse Response Pack
TRVE Cab - Impulse Response Loader
