Riff Tone

No Remorse

Metallica

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1981 Gibson Flying V

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, likely with Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet, Celestion G12-65 speakers)

PickupsStock Gibson humbuckers (likely Dirty Fingers or T-Top, ceramic magnet)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983. Rhythm guitar for 'No Remorse' riff section on Kill 'Em All. No evidence of pedals or effects used for rhythm tone; distortion from amp. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and typical Metallica Kill 'Em All recording practices.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp claritychunky low enddry, immediate responsearticulate pick attackminimal ambienceclassic early thrash tone

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise rhythm at high speed, demanding stamina and accuracy typical of early thrash metal.

Sources

No remorse! Quick riffage : r/Metallica - Reddit

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