Riff Tone
One
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (custom, black finish, 1987-88 era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb2
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusRoland Chorus effect (Roland JC-120 built-in)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely rack delay)
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Clean intro/riff sections of 'One' were tracked with the ESP MX220 (EMG 60 neck pickup) into a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. No evidence of live rig or other amps for the clean part. Year: 1988.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and pristinelush stereo chorusbright and glassy highstight, percussive attackshimmering spatial ambiencehigh-fidelity cleanarticulate note separationslight compression for sustainno audible breakupdistinct stereo spread
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate alternate picking, clean arpeggios with string skipping, and tight timing to match the delay repeats, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 64 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (custom, black finish, 1987-88 era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb2
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusRoland Chorus effect (Roland JC-120 built-in)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely rack delay)
This tone has been researched 64 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Clean intro/riff sections of 'One' were tracked with the ESP MX220 (EMG 60 neck pickup) into a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. No evidence of live rig or other amps for the clean part. Year: 1988.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and pristinelush stereo chorusbright and glassy highstight, percussive attackshimmering spatial ambiencehigh-fidelity cleanarticulate note separationslight compression for sustainno audible breakupdistinct stereo spread
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate alternate picking, clean arpeggios with string skipping, and tight timing to match the delay repeats, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
One settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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