Riff Tone
Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, late 1980s era. No confirmed pedal use for distortion; heavy rhythm tone achieved via amp gain and active pickups. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in the riff section. Settings based on typical Metallica live rig for this era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endrazor-sharp clarityminimal ambiencefocused rhythm tonefast note decay
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand strong right-hand control and timing.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, late 1980s era. No confirmed pedal use for distortion; heavy rhythm tone achieved via amp gain and active pickups. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in the riff section. Settings based on typical Metallica live rig for this era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endrazor-sharp clarityminimal ambiencefocused rhythm tonefast note decay
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand strong right-hand control and timing.
Harvester of Sorrow (Live) settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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