No. 0391991·thrash-metal·3 blocks
Enter Sandman
Enter Sandman introduced a new, more polished Metallica rhythm sound. Hetfield's ESP through a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV with a scooped midrange and tight low end creates the punchy, percussive tone that defined the Black Album. Compared to the rawer Master of Puppets tone, Enter Sandman is more controlled, more produced, and heavier in the low end thanks to Bob Rock's production.
Signal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
ESP Explorer (custom)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Cali IV Lead
4x12 Uber T75
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
PedalPosition
1
Min
0
Taper
0.5
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
60
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Tube Screamer
Gain
0.5
Tone
5
Level
8
Cali IV Lead
← Mesa Mark IV
Bass
3
Mid
3
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
10
Bias
0.5
BiasX
0.5
Sag
0.5
Hum
0.5
Ripple
0.5
Lead Drive
0.6
Lead Gain
0.8
Ch Vol
7
80Hz
0dB
240Hz
-0.9dB
750Hz
-2.9dB
2200Hz
-1.3dB
6600Hz
0dB
4x12 Uber T75
← Marshall 1960B with Celestion G12T-75 (Bob Rock's Black Album cab)
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 039
Enter Sandman introduced a new, more polished Metallica rhythm sound. Hetfield's ESP through a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV with a scooped midrange and tight low end creates the punchy, percussive tone that defined the Black Album. Compared to the rawer Master of Puppets tone, Enter Sandman is more controlled, more produced, and heavier in the low end thanks to Bob Rock's production.
— James Hetfield
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