Riff Tone

Blitzkrieg

Metallica

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1973-1974, James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett's studio guitar for covers)

AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W, early 1980s, studio recording amp for Kill 'Em All covers)

PickupsStock Gibson humbuckers (passive, likely T-Top or Super Humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1984 (Garage Days Re-Revisited sessions, covers recorded in 1984-1987 era). No evidence of pedal use for rhythm; amp distortion only. No evidence of live-specific gear for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcrisp and articulatechunky power chordsdry, no reverbfast attackclear note separationclassic thrash rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early Metallica covers.

Sources

Anyone recognize this riff? The guy who I heard play it says it's from ...Why does Master of Puppets sound so off? : r/Guitar - Reddit

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