Clean Tone
Master of Puppets (Live)
Metallica
Bassmetal1980s
Original Gear
BassAria Pro II SB-1000
AmpMesa Boogie D-180 (with Ampeg SVT cabs, likely Ampeg SVT-1540HE live)
PickupsSingle MB-1 double coil humbucker (active electronics)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid7
treble6
presence5
compression4.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live, 1986+ (Cliff Burton era, typical live rig for Master of Puppets tour)
Tone Character(9)
clear and articulatetight low endslightly scooped midseven responsefast transientno drive or gritnatural sustainno chorus or modulationno audible compression pumping
Difficulty
While the clean section is not technically virtuosic, it requires precise fingerstyle playing at a brisk tempo and tight rhythmic accuracy with the guitar, making it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
BassAria Pro II SB-1000
AmpMesa Boogie D-180 (with Ampeg SVT cabs, likely Ampeg SVT-1540HE live)
PickupsSingle MB-1 double coil humbucker (active electronics)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid7
treble6
presence5
compression4.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live, 1986+ (Cliff Burton era, typical live rig for Master of Puppets tour)
Tone Character(9)
clear and articulatetight low endslightly scooped midseven responsefast transientno drive or gritnatural sustainno chorus or modulationno audible compression pumping
Difficulty
While the clean section is not technically virtuosic, it requires precise fingerstyle playing at a brisk tempo and tight rhythmic accuracy with the guitar, making it moderately challenging.
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