Little known fact....The entire stage surface also acts as a wah pedal....just in case Kirk needs to wah in between wahs and he is to far away from one of his 5 main wah pedals. As a back up his shoes also have built in wah effect incase he falls into the crowd and still needs to wah while he is away from the main wah pedals and secondary stage surface back up wah. Kirk is a damn good wah player and we are not about to let a little guitar playing get in the way and distract the audiance from the wah they know and love and have grown to expect from Kirk. Currently we are working to include a quadruple redundant wah in Lars's drum pedals. That way if Kirk is too far way from one of his 5 main wahs, he leaves the wah stage surface, and loses his wah equipped shoes in the crowd, then Lars can help out with the wah untill a wah tech can get Kirk back up and wah-ing on his own again. Thank goodness Kirk did not develope an affection for talk boxes over the wah.....but if he does we are ready to handle it....the need for superior wah drives our wah r&d program. We are proud to be on the cutting edge of maximum wah accessibility and leading an exciting joint venture with nasa and space x, soon we will be testing a new wah system with global reach satellite link network so kirk can wah from anywhere on the planet with little to no wah interruptions.
Exactly - the whole reason a guitar exists is to be used to play music. If it's sitting in a vault it isn't fulfilling the purpose it exists for in the first place...
The intricacies, skill and knowledge of this setup is astounding! This is just 2 of the Metallica team - a real rock and roll family rating these epic concerts! So cool to see what goes on behind the scenes - makes you appreciate the production a lot more : )
Its always cool to see a rig rundown of a professional band, but the fact that Metallica uploaded this to their own youtube is beyond awesome. Its nice to see that they do indeed care about the fans. Metallica has inspired thousands upon thousands of musicians.
I love how with the popularity of TH-cam in the world now,they became more open to the fans and upload a video from every show,show us the studio process,backstage and stuff.
so the documentaries from the late 80s about their justice tour and early 90s about their black album tour were for youtube as well? also all the year and a half, week and a half, day and a half, making of load and reload, the st anger movie, etc, etc, etc were all done for youtube way ahead of its time? Thats how you make money nowadays. You cant sell CDs, Vinyl and shit anymore. You make your money from playing huge shows and expanding your social media activity to gain financial support from brands, companies and stuff. All the Tuning room videos bring them money. TH-cam pays them, bcs youtube makes money from views by showing adds, thats how companies pay money to youtube. TH-cam pays some of this money to metallica. And its easy af too. They do rehearse all the time, so why not film and sell it? Same about backstage shit. Its thei job, so they will be there even if there is no camera, so they just film it, press it on DVD or share it on yt. thats how you make money nowadays. Or why do you think do people like Justin Bieber have cinema movies nowadays? You know how metallica became what they became? bcs of letting people have these insight looks since the beginning. I would suspect Lars to be behind all of that. The funny thing is, or the good thing, they let you into their world. You can check their rigs, you see them behind the stage and off camera, but its always from work. They present everything about them when it comes to Metallica and so they can keep their private lifes more safe. you are saturated by what you alrady see, so fans wont annoy them about their private lifes....
9:50 ''Well, This is the guitar that I forgot to tune it Eb in St Louis 4 months ago for Fade to Black and 11:04 band bought me this ipad to use tuner in big screen ''
Funny, but Fade to Black aint Eb. That album did have a funky tuning, though. Not only slightly sharp, but usually with this chorus-y effect from the double tracking they did. Very hard to play along to those songs and make them sound right. That said, live, they just play in standard tuning.
@@maynardburger Metallica plays mostly everyhing ( except Seek, Sad, The Thing and Whiskey) in Eb at live shows since Load era. And Ride the Lightning Album is A444 Hz tuned as I measure.
cool stuff Metfan41,i think some people assume the gear comes off the of the trucks pre-set up and dont realise what it takes to set up and put on a a concert, if your into this kinda stuff you should check out Iron maiden:Behined the beast.
Wow, Metallica uploads these kind of videos and proves they walk the extra mile for their fans. Quality of MetallicaTV vids is beyond all other bands on youtube or anywhere else and to think it is one of the greatest band ever in Metal that never forgets their fans. Thanks, Metallica (including all the crews, roadies, techs, engineers etc and of course the 4)!
Mark Pappas Eventhough Hammet is an amazing player, i don't think he deserves the guitar, nobody deserves tbh! The Guitar went through so mutch, all the upcoming moments won't compare to what it went through in the past. And taking it on tour is the worst thing imaginable, it deserves it's rest, it needs to be in a museum at this point.
That guitar had seen some real shit in her life and few more battle scars won't make her worse. Though I guess now she is handled with care now better than ever. And i guess the fact that Kirk plays her now is adding few hundred thousands bucks value more. Also good guitar should be played. Like those Stradivari violins. Hide them in a glass box and you basically kill them.
Knowing Kirk i’m sure it’s the real deal he’s playing up there on stage so there is actual proof that it was played by some of the best !! And you better damn well believe he deserves it a lot more than sitting in your basement in a case under the bed or just on a stand where only you and your two buddies can look at it
It's crazy how much fear goes into creating the desired sound and this guy must be a damn engineer to understand it all and make it all work. Big thanks to the unsung hero who helps Metallica sound so good live!
this dude is the reason why the guys can have a life changing performance. so much respect to this guy and everyone else who does this stuff. i'm a musician too and I definitely can't understand even half of what he's saying
Those live rigs are actually really simple so there's less to go wrong and perform the same night after night. Simpler than using amps feeding a ton of cabs
Amazing job these gentlemen do every night. The band relies 100% on their talent so they can concentrate 100% on the performance. Hats off to the crew.
I just said exactly the same. They carry a hell of a lot of responsibility. I would imagine the guys quite rightly so wouldn’t put up with persistent mistakes and being fired would be inevitable. At the end of the day if those techs fail it would be the reputation of the band members that would collapse in an embarrassing heap!
I saw Metallica in 2017 and it was the best show production I have ever seen; an audio-visual experience that was executed flawlessly. They spared no expense in providing a superb entertainment experience. Totally worth the $150 ticket.
People dont understand...people like him are the hero's of the show!they make sure you hear and feel the music...without them you ain't got a show..and none of the band members get their credits! ..they just dont get enough recognition
Love how techs get into the technical shit such as antennae, frequencies, etc. Being a technical nerd, part of seeing a show is checking out the rigs. Bad ass techs!
So funny reading the tone "experts" in the comments section freaking out about the amps and modeling. Consistent tone in a stadium is a little different beast than in your basement, guy. Pump the brakes and recognize that these guys make the big bucks because they honestly know more than you about this subject.
THANK YOU!!!!!! Finally. Always funny to hear kids talking that everything is bullshit and crap and sounds not good and they know it all better, while we are doing stadium shows and they have their little school band. I am a drumtech for big arena bands worldwide but mostly in Germany and also did the last leg for Testament at the biggest festivals in the world and I always see comments of how they would do it better, while Gene and the guys know EXACTLY why they're doing it like this. Since 1985. :D
This, definitely. But also, recorded sound is very different from live sound. The tone you actually hear when standing in the stadium sounds and feels completely different than the live TH-cam videos most people are judging.
I’ll admit I still love my tube amp. But what Chad described in this video (tube amps being temperamental and a pain to ship around the world) is so true. Digital and solid state gear give you a consistent sound anywhere. I often use my digital Boss Katana when I don’t want to drag around my Mesa Boogie Mark V and the Katana works very well. If technology has made cars, phones, airplanes and computers so much better, I think it’s safe to say it’s done the same to guitars, amplifiers and guitar effects.
I’ve never clicked so fast on a notification in my life. It was amazing seeing you guys at Gillette Stadium in May. Amazing setlist for my first Metallica concert
Metallica has been putting so much effort into their live shows over the last 10 years, and it shows. They continue to refine their craft after so many years of touring. There is no better band, IMO.
Gotta imagine they've gotten down to just two units when the Axe FX III came out. Gapless switching, ability to run 4 amps in a preset with the different channels now, etc. Such an incredible device.
Being Metallica my favorite band and being myself an electronic enegineering student this just blows my mind!, The huge system and how every amp, every eq, splitter's and all the stuff has to be very complex, the RF anthenas for the noise coming from the screens, wow! Much respect for this guys behind the stage!
Being a guitarist, I clicked to watch some guitars and stuff, but I didn't notice until 7:35 that he didn't cover guitars until then. That tech guy had so much intel and roadworn passion that I just watched in awe. Seems like a great guy!
Nitswah The coliseum in Madison, WI. One of my very first shows. "One" hadn't come out with the video yet - seems like a lifetime ago. I've seen every show they've played locally since then (in Houston and Dallas now). Death Magnetic was really cool too with the spinning caskets.
@@raindropcleaners its pretty helpful because since i play slow as all hell it at least lets me hear it quicker so that there something with the slightest amount of speed
Right, 'digital' used to be considered insufficient in terms of quality until just recently. Pro Tools succeeded instantly whereas amp sim had to evolve for the next ~20 years to be fully implemented. The code for driven sound has been cracked!
+ltrzepalko Uhh.. Protools is recording software and has nothing to do with amp sims. Digital will never replace analog either. That's like comparing plastic to glass or wood to metal.
+ShadowⓋ digital shit like line 6 or boss never but the fractial and the Kemper take it to far , most bands tour with that technology , the Kemper is the most the possibilitys are endless , most tube guys don't want to admit that the technology gone to far and that will break those hearts
Wow, interesting set up. Never knew their rigs were so complex. Pretty cool though none the less, you need a lot of power if you are gonna rock out like these guys.
This was really really cool. Its amazing how much stuff goes on backstage and how much the crew contributes to the performance. Massive respect to the crew and make more vids like this pls!!
Wow these guys really get to work backstage and have to be on point. I think they actually do more work than the guys on stage. They need to be given alot more credit than what they get. Thank you so much for this inside look. This is an awesome video on how and what they do backstage that people dont see or know about.
Always interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes ! It is amazing how much equipment and manpower is required for a single show ! Thank you for posting....
We have no idea what these guys do for us to get to enjoy these fantastic ROCKERS ! Thank you for doing all the back stage things , so we get to really enjoy a show !!!
Fuck man, seeing kirks guitars bring me back to my teenage years. Seeing that Randy Rhoads "V" and the Mummy, those guitars are iconic to me. Made me smile seeing those original guitars. Awesome
I love watching technical stuff like this - great to know what goes on to make a fantastic Metallica Show - Tech Guys are so important - thanks for this - saw Met at O2 on Oct 22 - was so amazing - sound was great -
I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my life and it’s clear the priority when you play in a stadium is to have a correct reliable sound, the acoustic being not optimal most of the time. Of course a tube amp still has better sound than modeling (maybe not in 10 years from now), I have one at home, and is better for recording or playing places with a good acoustic. But for a stadium concert...nobody will hear the difference.
Amazing to see how much hard work, and everything that goes into a Metallica concert, all to make it perfect for the fans out there. Thanks for the great insight!!!!
I only saw them live once. Pittsburgh PA. Justice For All tour and it was incredible. They sounded great, kicked ass and I swear they played for over three hours. It was awesome!
I CAN'T SAY THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALOT OF WHAT YOU WERE EXPLAINING , BUT IT WAS STILL INTERESTING . I LIKED YOU SHOWING THE DIFFERENT GUITARS THAT JAMES & KIRK PLAY , & THE SONGS THEY PLAY ON THEM . THANKS AGAIN , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK - YOU GUYS KEEP METALLICA ROCKIN !!!!
Wow! So incredible where the technology has taken us, in terms of being able to provide redundancy of signals, ability to swap out guitars in case of emergency, and to emulate the effects all through a single unit. For purists, the tone may not be the same, or as good, but when you're looking at large scale shows like Metallica puts on, these rigs provide a lot of options.
I would love to touch anything from it just once... but that job is tough! tougher then most people think. Travelling a lot, not seeing your family for weeks, maintaining friendships is getting harder, its also pretty stressful (holding to appointments, tight time schedules, shows are stress pure for them bcs they do the magic while the band can just play and gets the fame for it) etc. I think these guys have a great time doing what they do, but still this is really hard work. and doodling around for hours on that nice black new ESP V design? well forget it, you have to tune other guitars, check all electronics in the rig etc. ....
Exactly.It's not an easy job.You have to make sure that every guitar is ready at any moment.And also during a show,besides that you should know every instrument for every different song(different tunings),something might fail.And you must react in a second.
LOL..yeah, you think he could have explained it a bit better. He _actually_ only has two pedals. One that’s live and one for backup. They are located in the effects cab, under the wireless receivers. The “pedals” that are on the stage are basically just remote controllers. :)
last time i saw that guitar i think its either somewhere deep in his private collection or in another collectors collection theres been dozens of tribute guitars to it i know that for a fact but im not sure where the OG one is, that or his black les paul from the justice/black tours
I remember when I was 12 years old, I learned guitar by playing every Metallica album through. This video is such an inspiration and reminder of how much this band has impacted me
I love how passionate NASAguy is about his work. It was kinda touching when his voice actually got a bit shaky while he was talking about James mistreating that camo guitar. He has the mannerisms of a guy who's fuckin awesome at what he does, too. 👍
A lot of people backstage don't get enough credit. They are just as much a part of the performance as the bands themselves. It's nice to know the hardware used. "You don't have this stuff at home, in your garage." Remember those days.........MetallicA?
So they really carry this far too expensive Green LP around for touring ? On the other hand I'm glad they do instead of keeping it locked away in a vault.
In an issue of Vintage Guitar, James also brings a '58 Explorer on the road. Also, Both James and Kirk have 5 or 6 '59/'60 Les Pauls and a set of '58 Explorer and Vs
Kirk bought it because of the history and because he thought it should be kept on the road. It's an instrument and the really good sounding guitars just need to be played. It's like the folks that play stradivarius and guarneri violins that cost many, many $millions. They sound that much better and apparently play better too.
@@JorgeGeorgeD i saw them live six weeks ago. Wasn't that overwhelmed. Kirk's clean les paul sounded pretty harsh. But yeah i know they use this gear cause they can.
No, the definition of being a professional. Dude, they have three video screens the size of a football field. Do you really think that the cost of one axefx unit is anything but a rounding error on the production budget?
nojeshei they said million times in the video that switching from an axe fx to another is far better because they cut instantly instead of the jumpy effect of making it trough soundbanks, that has actually been a problem of modelers since the beigining and only Line 6 has fixed it with the introduction of snapshots in the helix
In my opinion, the recent tours have the best, most aggressive guitar sounds. The Fractical Ax Effects are incredible. I played a first addition, and it even felt like a real amp.
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A lot of ppl backstage don't get enough credit. They are just as much a part of the performance as the bands themselves. Much respect!
@FiftyCaliberTV stage production is hard on the body and the family.
Amen!
Bucket feet that goes for most any line of business
But they sure get fat checks
not really they didnt write the songs and dont perform them but are important for ahure
Little known fact....The entire stage surface also acts as a wah pedal....just in case Kirk needs to wah in between wahs and he is to far away from one of his 5 main wah pedals. As a back up his shoes also have built in wah effect incase he falls into the crowd and still needs to wah while he is away from the main wah pedals and secondary stage surface back up wah. Kirk is a damn good wah player and we are not about to let a little guitar playing get in the way and distract the audiance from the wah they know and love and have grown to expect from Kirk. Currently we are working to include a quadruple redundant wah in Lars's drum pedals. That way if Kirk is too far way from one of his 5 main wahs, he leaves the wah stage surface, and loses his wah equipped shoes in the crowd, then Lars can help out with the wah untill a wah tech can get Kirk back up and wah-ing on his own again. Thank goodness Kirk did not develope an affection for talk boxes over the wah.....but if he does we are ready to handle it....the need for superior wah drives our wah r&d program. We are proud to be on the cutting edge of maximum wah accessibility and leading an exciting joint venture with nasa and space x, soon we will be testing a new wah system with global reach satellite link network so kirk can wah from anywhere on the planet with little to no wah interruptions.
Wah
Ok enough already
Legendary comment
Holy fuck, I haven't laughed this hard reading a youtube comment in a while. You're a legend
Wait, wah?
Full respect to Kirk for using the Peter Green/Gary Moore lespaul on tour. The beast was meant to be played not locked away.
Couldn't agree more. Love to see it being played as it should be
very good point
it also sounds so awesome
It is great that 59' Les Paul is being played and not in a museum or stored with a collector behind a glass
Exactly - the whole reason a guitar exists is to be used to play music. If it's sitting in a vault it isn't fulfilling the purpose it exists for in the first place...
Bingo. Les made his guitars for playing. They're beautiful and collectable, no question about it but first and foremost they're instruments.
Why does it have to be Japanese? That’s oddly specific
Hurt a bit to see it taking california's hot sun in the stand
Yes and the natural wear and tear on these guitars make them look beautiful
The intricacies, skill and knowledge of this setup is astounding! This is just 2 of the Metallica team - a real rock and roll family rating these epic concerts! So cool to see what goes on behind the scenes - makes you appreciate the production a lot more : )
Hi
Who knew James was a Metallica fan! 🤘
Its always cool to see a rig rundown of a professional band, but the fact that Metallica uploaded this to their own youtube is beyond awesome. Its nice to see that they do indeed care about the fans. Metallica has inspired thousands upon thousands of musicians.
Thy don't upload it, other people do
I love how with the popularity of TH-cam in the world now,they became more open to the fans and upload a video from every show,show us the studio process,backstage and stuff.
Yes,but they know about everything that's uploaded and agree to do it.
You know that they are using wireless since 88-89 right?
so the documentaries from the late 80s about their justice tour and early 90s about their black album tour were for youtube as well? also all the year and a half, week and a half, day and a half, making of load and reload, the st anger movie, etc, etc, etc were all done for youtube way ahead of its time?
Thats how you make money nowadays. You cant sell CDs, Vinyl and shit anymore. You make your money from playing huge shows and expanding your social media activity to gain financial support from brands, companies and stuff. All the Tuning room videos bring them money. TH-cam pays them, bcs youtube makes money from views by showing adds, thats how companies pay money to youtube. TH-cam pays some of this money to metallica. And its easy af too. They do rehearse all the time, so why not film and sell it? Same about backstage shit. Its thei job, so they will be there even if there is no camera, so they just film it, press it on DVD or share it on yt. thats how you make money nowadays. Or why do you think do people like Justin Bieber have cinema movies nowadays?
You know how metallica became what they became? bcs of letting people have these insight looks since the beginning. I would suspect Lars to be behind all of that. The funny thing is, or the good thing, they let you into their world. You can check their rigs, you see them behind the stage and off camera, but its always from work. They present everything about them when it comes to Metallica and so they can keep their private lifes more safe. you are saturated by what you alrady see, so fans wont annoy them about their private lifes....
It doesn't get said enough for generous Metallica are with their free online content, this is beyond awesome!
@Teh Modest Mouse they're so generous that they rip off fans with live nation by selling their tickets for way more.
Not really free... TH-cam ads $$$
@@AK-rx6hv It's free for us watching it, but metallica still get money from it.
NAPSTER 😂
@@AK-rx6hv bro just use adblock
9:00
Dude, what's he holding? I only see a fretboard.
If you look closely there's some pickups and a bridge
Will Knox yeah and some tuners
and strings
wait if you look super closely you can see a strap button
if you look really closely there's a trumpet and a saxophone
9:50 ''Well, This is the guitar that I forgot to tune it Eb in St Louis 4 months ago for Fade to Black and 11:04 band bought me this ipad to use tuner in big screen ''
😂😂😂
haha i was thinking the same thing when i saw that
Funny, but Fade to Black aint Eb. That album did have a funky tuning, though. Not only slightly sharp, but usually with this chorus-y effect from the double tracking they did. Very hard to play along to those songs and make them sound right. That said, live, they just play in standard tuning.
@@maynardburger Metallica plays mostly everyhing ( except Seek, Sad, The Thing and Whiskey) in Eb at live shows since Load era. And Ride the Lightning Album is A444 Hz tuned as I measure.
He didn’t tune it wrong the guitar malfunctioned.
as an engineer, imo the electronics behind these stages is amazing, but can we just take a moment for Kirk's guitars... simply stunning
Love watching these kinds of backstage videos, thanks for putting this together!
metfan4l you should check out ac dc rig rundown and also uli jon roth
cool stuff Metfan41,i think some people assume the gear comes off the of the trucks pre-set up and dont realise what it takes to set up and put on a a concert, if your into this kinda stuff you should check out Iron maiden:Behined the beast.
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You're welcome. It was me Randyman that made the whole stage
I think this is kinda a sponsor obligation or something
Wow, Metallica uploads these kind of videos and proves they walk the extra mile for their fans. Quality of MetallicaTV vids is beyond all other bands on youtube or anywhere else and to think it is one of the greatest band ever in Metal that never forgets their fans. Thanks, Metallica (including all the crews, roadies, techs, engineers etc and of course the 4)!
Vishal Sheth there are many other bands who have done this
@@grant5603 I can find no other massively big band that has the video output for the fans anywhere like Metallica does, period.
Yes they love their fans so much that they didn't show up 😊😊
casually pulls out Kirk's $2 million Gary Moore/Peter Greene '59 Les Paul
Mark Pappas Eventhough Hammet is an amazing player, i don't think he deserves the guitar, nobody deserves tbh! The Guitar went through so mutch, all the upcoming moments won't compare to what it went through in the past. And taking it on tour is the worst thing imaginable, it deserves it's rest, it needs to be in a museum at this point.
well, who says that it's not a replica he's taking on tour? I highly doubt that it's the real deal.
Elliott T Nah. what would Gary say.... Play that thing man. Just play it.
That guitar had seen some real shit in her life and few more battle scars won't make her worse. Though I guess now she is handled with care now better than ever. And i guess the fact that Kirk plays her now is adding few hundred thousands bucks value more.
Also good guitar should be played. Like those Stradivari violins. Hide them in a glass box and you basically kill them.
Knowing Kirk i’m sure it’s the real deal he’s playing up there on stage so there is actual proof that it was played by some of the best !! And you better damn well believe he deserves it a lot more than sitting in your basement in a case under the bed or just on a stand where only you and your two buddies can look at it
Amazing tech. This guys are the unsung heroes of Metallica. Respect.
Thank you for showing how much goes on behind the scenes. Those guys, and the ones that they supervise deserve a ton of thanks.
It's crazy how much fear goes into creating the desired sound and this guy must be a damn engineer to understand it all and make it all work. Big thanks to the unsung hero who helps Metallica sound so good live!
Lot of fear...
What a treat of a video ! Thanks for this !
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Chyeaahhh!
Well, I should have expected it. Kirk has 5 wah pedals on stage, because one is not good enough for him =|
CHEAA
Are we not going to talk about the transition from One to Master of Puppets at 6:51
Andrew Watters someone needs to make that a video
The seek and now transition was amazing
Damn that's amazing
Slug Round that just gave me an eargasm
thank you
this dude is the reason why the guys can have a life changing performance. so much respect to this guy and everyone else who does this stuff. i'm a musician too and I definitely can't understand even half of what he's saying
which guy? there was more than one that was talking
It's a different world they're playing in, they have employees to turn their effects on and off for them.😂
I love the bond between the techs and their guitarist it’s amazing to see how in tune they are
I have no clue what they are talking about but its cool as hell. All that shit must hook up to the flux capacitor.
The AxeFX II units are basically the flux capacitor
Jimmy Kimber lmaooo
Once you get into guitar or drums you nerd out on this shit
Those live rigs are actually really simple so there's less to go wrong and perform the same night after night. Simpler than using amps feeding a ton of cabs
No surely it's wired to the bamble weeny generator!
When did Paul Heyman become James' guitar tech?
Scott Green he does look like Paul lol
Scott Green that's because James is a Beast of Riff. That's why he need Heyman.
Scott Green cause he's a James Hetfield guy
It's funny because Brock Lesnar is a big Metallica fan
Scott Green lol he does look like him holy shit
Wow, even as a guitarist I never realised how much technology is actually involved in a show this caliber.
Amazing job these gentlemen do every night. The band relies 100% on their talent so they can concentrate 100% on the performance. Hats off to the crew.
They and the sound man are effectively extended members of the band.
That essential to the music and to the show.
I just said exactly the same. They carry a hell of a lot of responsibility. I would imagine the guys quite rightly so wouldn’t put up with persistent mistakes and being fired would be inevitable. At the end of the day if those techs fail it would be the reputation of the band members that would collapse in an embarrassing heap!
I saw Metallica in 2017 and it was the best show production I have ever seen; an audio-visual experience that was executed flawlessly. They spared no expense in providing a superb entertainment experience. Totally worth the $150 ticket.
I saw them in 2018
People dont understand...people like him are the hero's of the show!they make sure you hear and feel the music...without them you ain't got a show..and none of the band members get their credits! ..they just dont get enough recognition
Love how techs get into the technical shit such as antennae, frequencies, etc. Being a technical nerd, part of seeing a show is checking out the rigs. Bad ass techs!
Metallica definitely appreciates their crew big time as they should. The guys behind the scenes make everything look and sound amazing!
So funny reading the tone "experts" in the comments section freaking out about the amps and modeling. Consistent tone in a stadium is a little different beast than in your basement, guy. Pump the brakes and recognize that these guys make the big bucks because they honestly know more than you about this subject.
THANK YOU!!!!!! Finally. Always funny to hear kids talking that everything is bullshit and crap and sounds not good and they know it all better, while we are doing stadium shows and they have their little school band. I am a drumtech for big arena bands worldwide but mostly in Germany and also did the last leg for Testament at the biggest festivals in the world and I always see comments of how they would do it better, while Gene and the guys know EXACTLY why they're doing it like this. Since 1985. :D
Thank you!!! Needed to be said.
This, definitely. But also, recorded sound is very different from live sound. The tone you actually hear when standing in the stadium sounds and feels completely different than the live TH-cam videos most people are judging.
They've forgotten more than we will ever know.
I’ll admit I still love my tube amp. But what Chad described in this video (tube amps being temperamental and a pain to ship around the world) is so true. Digital and solid state gear give you a consistent sound anywhere. I often use my digital Boss Katana when I don’t want to drag around my Mesa Boogie Mark V and the Katana works very well. If technology has made cars, phones, airplanes and computers so much better, I think it’s safe to say it’s done the same to guitars, amplifiers and guitar effects.
I’ve never clicked so fast on a notification in my life. It was amazing seeing you guys at Gillette Stadium in May. Amazing setlist for my first Metallica concert
That show was amazing!!! It was my first Metallica concert too
I was there too. Pretty damn cool.
I also attended, amazing show!
I was also at that show. My first Metallica concert as well. It was awesome!
12:59
Me: "Holy crap, that's Peter Green's guitar!"
Justin Crew: "This used to be Gary Moore's guitar, used to be Peter Green's"
Me: "I know! I know!"
I Thought That Said Peter Griffin
"Shut up, Meg"
It's just a Gibson Les Paul
Metallica has been putting so much effort into their live shows over the last 10 years, and it shows. They continue to refine their craft after so many years of touring.
There is no better band, IMO.
Gotta imagine they've gotten down to just two units when the Axe FX III came out. Gapless switching, ability to run 4 amps in a preset with the different channels now, etc. Such an incredible device.
Long overdue gapless preset switching. My 15 years old Line6 X3 Live had that.
9:00 what guitar is he talking about?can't see it
Such an old joke.
I never get this joke
cuz it's a camo paint job,so people act like if they couldn't see it
Mr Selivestove I can't see it either
is that a camouflage joke? cause the guitar is camo
Being Metallica my favorite band and being myself an electronic enegineering student this just blows my mind!, The huge system and how every amp, every eq, splitter's and all the stuff has to be very complex, the RF anthenas for the noise coming from the screens, wow! Much respect for this guys behind the stage!
The signals from the antennas and and not crossing signals is what impressed me the most.
A well oiled machine, amazing team .
What incredible challenges these gents face. The problems that they solve. Under appreciated.
And here I am thinking my $79 wireless guitar transmitter was hi-tech.
Don't worry, they're millionaires
It is
Lol I bought that too
Thanks will add this product to my 20 watt fender g-dec junior.
Being a guitarist, I clicked to watch some guitars and stuff, but I didn't notice until 7:35 that he didn't cover guitars until then. That tech guy had so much intel and roadworn passion that I just watched in awe. Seems like a great guy!
Kirk is so into horror movies that he got Hannibal Lecter as his guitar tech!!!
Awesome, third best Metallica Stage after the Black Album tour one and the one from the Through the never movie
Dude - the original Justice stage was awesome. It collapsed around them and lady liberty crumbled at the end. Saw them in 1989.
Nitswah The coliseum in Madison, WI. One of my very first shows. "One" hadn't come out with the video yet - seems like a lifetime ago. I've seen every show they've played locally since then (in Houston and Dallas now). Death Magnetic was really cool too with the spinning caskets.
9:57
I really appreciate that the background song changes to Fade To Black when he’s talking about the acoustic lol
And later when it became sad but true when he said the guitar was tuned to d for sad but true
That's crazy, I just plug my 10' cable into my amp and turn it on.
no way you got the same setup as me tho sometimes ill change it up and use the 6' cable
@@supernintendude6411 Ha! That means your signal is getting there quicker. Kick ass!! 🤣
@@raindropcleaners its pretty helpful because since i play slow as all hell it at least lets me hear it quicker so that there something with the slightest amount of speed
but you're not a rock star
@@keithmorgan1170 Thats your opinion! 😆
Very talented and skilled people. Metallica touring is truly a teamwork
This is pure gold. If you're as big of a fanatic as I am, this is gold. To see behind the scenes is priceless.
This video is a dream come true! Thank you!
Josh Dalviken can't remember the last time I clicked on a video so quick!!
This is fantastic. I still can't believe all that tone is coming from the AxeFx. We're living in the future.
Right, 'digital' used to be considered insufficient in terms of quality until just recently. Pro Tools succeeded instantly whereas amp sim had to evolve for the next ~20 years to be fully implemented. The code for driven sound has been cracked!
+ltrzepalko
Uhh.. Protools is recording software and has nothing to do with amp sims. Digital will never replace analog either. That's like comparing plastic to glass or wood to metal.
+ShadowⓋ digital shit like line 6 or boss never but the fractial and the Kemper take it to far , most bands tour with that technology , the Kemper is the most the possibilitys are endless , most tube guys don't want to admit that the technology gone to far and that will break those hearts
Been a long faithful follow the guys since 1984. Anaheim CA USA
Wow, Kirk has been touring that Rhoads for almost 40 years? Wild.
There is so much engineering behind Metallica!! It's absolutely amazing!
I'm watching this because I'm a fan but I really don't understand a word of what this guys are saying lol
Me either but I thought it was super cool to see all the work behind the scenes!
Me too
Well said... Yet I enjoyed it.
I think I am a Metallica Addict
Me neither, but Metallica is my favorite metal band
I'm watching because I love gear and I understand everything these guys say except I don't know any of the songs.
Everyone is happy.
9:33 Behind it looks like Axl Rose was testing the bass lol
Estevão Baruque #MáfiaEspartana Hey yeah it does look like him, wtf? Probably he's trying to sabotage Rob's bass for the concert.
LMFAO
Estevão Baruque #MáfiaEspartana ahaoahoahaoah
Estevão Baruque #MáfiaEspartana I thought it was Ted nugent
😂😂😂😂😂
Wow, interesting set up. Never knew their rigs were so complex. Pretty cool though none the less, you need a lot of power if you are gonna rock out like these guys.
What a challenging job being techs for these super stars , definitely unsung heroes of rock musics
Looking at the T-Shirt of the guy talking first, only Metallica has the money to pay a guy from the NASA to be their road tech.
Gabriel Nardin Music
They literally sale that shirt at Wal-Mart. Not joking.
Dude, it's just a shirt LOL
NASA t-shirt!! It looks so ugly with that serpent tongue, anyway.
Just a pollution from NASA as always.
Serene Hamilton you believe in earth being flat, by any means??
Vibudh Sharma 🤣 Flat !
as a gear geek im totally nerding out on this video. Love them guitars and that solid state rig sounds great.
This was really really cool. Its amazing how much stuff goes on backstage and how much the crew contributes to the performance. Massive respect to the crew and make more vids like this pls!!
I remember watching kirk’s guitar tech on the cunning stunts dvd about 20 years ago
"Called caution cause.....caution" 1st thing I thought of seeing him again lol
Wow these guys really get to work backstage and have to be on point. I think they actually do more work than the guys on stage. They need to be given alot more credit than what they get. Thank you so much for this inside look. This is an awesome video on how and what they do backstage that people dont see or know about.
Fantastic, thanks for showing us around guys!
Always interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes ! It is amazing how much equipment and manpower is required for a single show ! Thank you for posting....
We have no idea what these guys do for us to get to enjoy these fantastic ROCKERS ! Thank you for doing all the back stage things , so we get to really enjoy a show !!!
16:34 the moment when Kirk's tech talks about reverse delay... these guys really know their business. Respect!
There would be no show without these guys. Great work. 🤘🎸👏👏👏
Fuck man, seeing kirks guitars bring me back to my teenage years. Seeing that Randy Rhoads "V" and the Mummy, those guitars are iconic to me. Made me smile seeing those original guitars. Awesome
I love watching technical stuff like this - great to know what goes on to make a fantastic Metallica Show - Tech Guys are so important - thanks for this - saw Met at O2 on Oct 22 - was so amazing - sound was great -
I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my life and it’s clear the priority when you play in a stadium is to have a correct reliable sound, the acoustic being not optimal most of the time. Of course a tube amp still has better sound than modeling (maybe not in 10 years from now), I have one at home, and is better for recording or playing places with a good acoustic. But for a stadium concert...nobody will hear the difference.
These guys work so hard. I can’t imagine Metallica keeping the same crew for the whole 1991-1996 time frame they did like 400
Shows off one album.
5:00 I just want to rip the plastic covers off soo badly!
Same, honestly
A brief glimpse into the tons of work that goes on backstage! Amazing 🤘
Metallica are my idols since I was a child ... the four horsemen are my God!!!!
MetalGuitarTV read the bible
NOT!!! \m/\m/
:):):)
😂😂😂😂😂😂
MetalGuitarTV same
Amazing to see how much hard work, and everything that goes into a Metallica concert, all to make it perfect for the fans out there. Thanks for the great insight!!!!
This is pretty cool seeing all of the gear and sound setups used.
I only saw them live once. Pittsburgh PA. Justice For All tour and it was incredible. They sounded great, kicked ass and I swear they played for over three hours. It was awesome!
This was so interesting to watch! Such talented people backstage as well!
These are the true heros making the show run smoothly! Kudos to my fellow tech buddies front and rear! :D
That I loved, thanks you two and MetallicA for letting us in
I kinda want the a live concert of the backstage guys doing their magic with the set. Looks cool af!
I CAN'T SAY THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALOT OF WHAT YOU WERE EXPLAINING , BUT IT WAS STILL INTERESTING . I LIKED YOU SHOWING THE DIFFERENT GUITARS THAT JAMES & KIRK PLAY , & THE SONGS THEY PLAY ON THEM . THANKS AGAIN , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK - YOU GUYS KEEP METALLICA ROCKIN !!!!
Probably the best, most detailed rig rundown I've seen on here.
You boys are backstage rockstars, love your work! Great video cheers!
Thank you so much for everything your team brings to the table..
Wow. History is being made.
“This guitar is kind of unique”
Understatement of the century
Wow! So incredible where the technology has taken us, in terms of being able to provide redundancy of signals, ability to swap out guitars in case of emergency, and to emulate the effects all through a single unit.
For purists, the tone may not be the same, or as good, but when you're looking at large scale shows like Metallica puts on, these rigs provide a lot of options.
Awesome video! I love rig rundowns, and I've never seen a band do it for their own channel before. It'd be cool to see Rob and Lars's gear as well.
LOVE rig rundowns!!!!!! Awesome stuff!
I'd be blessed to work for Metallica. Just holding the fucking guitar of a GOD would be a blessing.
I lived that dream once working as a local crew stagehand in Halifax N.S. Canada !
I worked setting up 1 show there during The Black Tour !
I would love to touch anything from it just once... but that job is tough! tougher then most people think.
Travelling a lot, not seeing your family for weeks, maintaining friendships is getting harder, its also pretty stressful (holding to appointments, tight time schedules, shows are stress pure for them bcs they do the magic while the band can just play and gets the fame for it) etc.
I think these guys have a great time doing what they do, but still this is really hard work. and doodling around for hours on that nice black new ESP V design? well forget it, you have to tune other guitars, check all electronics in the rig etc. ....
Exactly.It's not an easy job.You have to make sure that every guitar is ready at any moment.And also during a show,besides that you should know every instrument for every different song(different tunings),something might fail.And you must react in a second.
just guys playing instruments.... not gods.
THAT said, I love Metallica, and enjoy playing and listening to almost every album on a regular basis.
I hope by “god” you’re talking about Kirk.
Well, I should have expected it. Kirk has 5 wah pedals on stage, because one is not good enough for him =|
Thorneyed yeah he has 5 legs too, to use all of them at once, just to annoy the shit out of you
LOL..yeah, you think he could have explained it a bit better. He _actually_ only has two pedals. One that’s live and one for backup. They are located in the effects cab, under the wireless receivers. The “pedals” that are on the stage are basically just remote controllers. :)
you can't use 5 wahs (wahses?) if you have only 5 legs
I heard some of the major shoe manufacturers are designing wah shoes for him so he never misses a step :D
Здарова, клешнерукий брат и сестра.
Where is Kirk's 'blue liquid' guitar? (Appeared in Cunning Stunts)
last time i saw that guitar i think its either somewhere deep in his private collection or in another collectors collection theres been dozens of tribute guitars to it i know that for a fact but im not sure where the OG one is, that or his black les paul from the justice/black tours
Nyxi i think he still have it. He just not bring to tour retired it. Maybe a risk of lost of neck broken
They probably have an entire warehouse full of their guitars over the years.
UHHHHHOW ABOUT LARS'S SETUP
ALSO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AMAZING THING FOR US
who is blars?
Kirk Hammet is the best metal soloist I have ever heard. James Hetfield is also a guitar beating freak of nature.
Hetfield > Hammett
I remember when I was 12 years old, I learned guitar by playing every Metallica album through. This video is such an inspiration and reminder of how much this band has impacted me
I love how passionate NASAguy is about his work.
It was kinda touching when his voice actually got a bit shaky while he was talking about James mistreating that camo guitar.
He has the mannerisms of a guy who's fuckin awesome at what he does, too. 👍
A lot of people backstage don't get enough credit. They are just as much a part of the performance as the bands themselves. It's nice to know the hardware used. "You don't have this stuff at home, in your garage." Remember those days.........MetallicA?
these men are fucking legends, major respect for helping an awesome band make a majorly awesome live show, you rock you fucking heroes 🤘
Super impressive! This dude is awesome, clearly knows his stuff.
So they really carry this far too expensive Green LP around for touring ? On the other hand I'm glad they do instead of keeping it locked away in a vault.
Max Mustermann The Guitar deserves to be locked up in a museum or something, it has been through so mutch that it deserves it's rest.
In an issue of Vintage Guitar, James also brings a '58 Explorer on the road. Also, Both James and Kirk have 5 or 6 '59/'60 Les Pauls and a set of '58 Explorer and Vs
it would appear so..
Kirk bought it because of the history and because he thought it should be kept on the road.
It's an instrument and the really good sounding guitars just need to be played. It's like the folks that play stradivarius and guarneri violins that cost many, many $millions. They sound that much better and apparently play better too.
It's Kirk's favorite guitar. Can't fault him for wanting to play it all the time.
So a fractal for a single tone and another for the next tone. The definition of being rich af.
Have you ever seen Metallica live? It sounds like a record, the sound is extremely clean, unreal. I guess I they need all that stuff.
@@JorgeGeorgeD i saw them live six weeks ago. Wasn't that overwhelmed. Kirk's clean les paul sounded pretty harsh. But yeah i know they use this gear cause they can.
No, the definition of being a professional. Dude, they have three video screens the size of a football field. Do you really think that the cost of one axefx unit is anything but a rounding error on the production budget?
nojeshei they said million times in the video that switching from an axe fx to another is far better because they cut instantly instead of the jumpy effect of making it trough soundbanks, that has actually been a problem of modelers since the beigining and only Line 6 has fixed it with the introduction of snapshots in the helix
Jorge Luis It sounds like the record if it was a half step lower.
In my opinion, the recent tours have the best, most aggressive guitar sounds. The Fractical Ax Effects are incredible. I played a first addition, and it even felt like a real amp.
Very cool! The tech that goes into a show is a science and these guys make it happen.