Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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A big factor in the difference in guitar tone between the Black album and AJFA/MoP is the speaker cabinets that Metallica used to record these albums. In this video I compare a 1989 Marshall 1960BV (Black Album) to a 1984 Marshall 1960B (And Justice for all, Master of puppets).

Gear:
1984 Marshall JCM800 4x12 model 1960B with G12T-75 Vented
1989 Marshall JCM800 4x12 model 1960BV with Marshall Vintage V30
Diezel VH4 amp
2013 Gibson SG Standard CS Aged with a 1979 Super Distortion in the bridge