Riff Tone
The Wait
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (aka 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
mid2.5
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Garage Days Re-Revisited EP). No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this track. All info is for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmetallic bitefast alternate pickingdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (aka 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
mid2.5
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Garage Days Re-Revisited EP). No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this track. All info is for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmetallic bitefast alternate pickingdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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