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Riff Tone

...And Justice for All

Metallica

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarESP MX220 'EET FUK' Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5
mid3
treble7
reverb1
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1988. Clean sections likely used the same guitar and amp as the heavy sections, but with lower gain and different channel/EQ. No evidence of alternate guitars for clean parts. No evidence of live rig differences for clean tone.

Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear cleanstight and percussive attackslightly scooped midsbright and articulateno audible breakupactive pickup claritystudio-polished cleanminimal reverbdirect, uncolored cleanno chorus or modulation

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate picking and muting to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

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