James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich & Igor Levit – Nothing Else Matters
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2015 single Nothing Else Matters.
Music from Nothing Else Matters
Gear Used On Nothing Else Matters
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich & Igor Levit – Nothing Else Matters (2015). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by James Hetfield on Nothing Else Matters
Gibson EDS-1275 Double-Neck Guitar
Avg price: $6,249.50
Seen briefly during the music video of “Nothing Else Matters”. The guitar looked pretty much stock, and James most likely used the 12-string neck to record some of the fills during chorus of the song.
Gibson Custom Shop EDS-1275 Double-Neck Guitar
Avg price: $7,243.80
At 6:32 in this video of the making of Nothing Else Matters, James says the following and is seen playing the Gibson EDS 1275.
“It got fun actually for a little while in the studio experimenting with things. I would try out a bunch of different shit, you know. Certain amps, like old thing Supro that Jimmy Page was using, and shit. Some 12-string stuff, you know, sitar thing on “Wherever I may Roam.” That’s just the cool thing about guitar, you can kinda go wild.”
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
Rickenbacker 360 Electric Guitar
Avg price: $2,475.83
At about 7:36 into the video you can see James recording a track with a Rickenbacker 360 In Fireglo finish.
Microphones used by James Hetfield on Nothing Else Matters
Avg price: $4,228.51
James can be seen recording with a U47 FET during the making of the Black Album at 12:45 in the video.
Lars Ulrich
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Drum Sets used by Lars Ulrich on Nothing Else Matters
Lars Ulrich used a customized Tama Granstar II Grey drum set, featuring short lugs from the Granstar Custom and black hardware, during Metallica's "Damage Justice" tour. This drum set, made from high-end birch, appears in the official music video for "One." It was his last birch drum set before switching to maple in 1990, which he has used since.
