Solo Tone

My Friend of Misery

Metallica

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' (Hetfield's main guitar for The Black Album sessions)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, 1991 Black Album sessions)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid4

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Clean sections on The Black Album were typically tracked with the ESP MX220 and Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ with low gain. Some sources suggest layering with a Fender Stratocaster for additional clean sparkle, but primary clean tone is from the ESP with EMG 60 neck pickup. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

clean and glassywarm and roundedarticulate note separationslightly compressedlush reverb ambienceno breakup or distortionbell-like attacksustained clean notesfull-bodied low endclear, present mids

Difficulty

The solo requires clean, accurate picking and melodic phrasing with harmonized lines, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

My Friend Of Misery Guitar Lesson - Metallica Metallica – Metallica (Remastered) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Metallica Amp Settings - forum topic

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