Solo Tone
Sad But True
Metallica
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Kirk Hammett KH-2
AmpRoland JC-120
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991 Black Album sessions. The Roland JC-120 was used for clean guitar layers in the studio. Kirk Hammett played the solo, but clean sections (if any) would have used this amp and a guitar with EMG pickups. No evidence of live clean solo sections for this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinebright and articulateclear and uncompressedslightly scooped midstight low endcrisp attacksubtle stereo chorus shimmerhigh headroommodern clean characterEMG pickup clarity
Difficulty
The clean tone sections require precise picking and control of dynamics to maintain clarity and shimmer, but do not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Kirk Hammett KH-2
AmpRoland JC-120
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid4
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991 Black Album sessions. The Roland JC-120 was used for clean guitar layers in the studio. Kirk Hammett played the solo, but clean sections (if any) would have used this amp and a guitar with EMG pickups. No evidence of live clean solo sections for this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinebright and articulateclear and uncompressedslightly scooped midstight low endcrisp attacksubtle stereo chorus shimmerhigh headroommodern clean characterEMG pickup clarity
Difficulty
The clean tone sections require precise picking and control of dynamics to maintain clarity and shimmer, but do not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sad But True settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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