is there mandolin in the fade to black recording from ride the lightning

[Jayster]

is there mandolin in the fade to black recording from ride the lightning ?

I've got a friend who swears that through out all the accoustic parts that there are mandolins recorded, I say he's like a soup sandwhich(fucked up).

So any thoughts on this?

[leftybob]

It was probably effects, weird tunings or capo placed to get pitches .. but I don't know for sure.

[Musician78]

I can't hear a mandolin.

[Grandturk]

Based on watching A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica about 1200 times, I can comfortably proclaim that there was ZERO mandolin in Nothing Else Matters. The only thing in that song is 100% pure, uncut, unadulterated "lame."

Chicks dig it tho...

[leftybob]

I can comfortably proclaim that there was ZERO mandolin in Nothing Else Matters.

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[Spivonious]

Just listened to it again. Definitely a 12-string acoustic. Doubled once the solo ends.

[Grandturk]

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Huh-huh - I'm stoooopid.

[toejam]

Based on watching A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica about 1200 times, I can comfortably proclaim that there was ZERO mandolin in Nothing Else Matters. The only thing in that song is 100% pure, uncut, unadulterated "lame."

Chicks dig it tho...

It's still better than The Unforgiven, and James' guitar solo rocks!

[skintaster]

Based on watching A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica about 1200 times, I can comfortably proclaim that there was ZERO mandolin in Nothing Else Matters. The only thing in that song is 100% pure, uncut, unadulterated "lame."

Chicks dig it tho...

Agreed. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks that.

[GodOfRhythm]

The bashers come out of the woodwork No mandolin, though all the guitars and such were tuned a little higher than standard tuning, as well as drenched in reverb quite a lot.

[Grandturk]

I'm still wondering how I went from Fade to Black to Nothing Else Matters - must have been pre-coffee this morning.

[Rsmacker]

The mandolins were played by a dwarf, and the plan was to lower him down on a wire at the back of the set, dressed as a Leprechaun.

Large Oilrig put a stop to that though and said there was only going to be one ridiculous short-arse on the stage, and that was him.

[leftybob]

I'm still wondering how I went from Fade to Black to Nothing Else Matters - must have been pre-coffee this morning.

It was classic Grandturk ! Embrace these moments, they may only increase down the road ... lol