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Riff Tone
All Within My Hands
Metallica
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (Hetfield's custom Explorer-style, likely with EMG 81/60 pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Solo Head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 (St. Anger album). No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the original studio riff section. No pedalboard or effects chain confirmed for this song's studio rhythm tone.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackdry, unprocessed soundminimal ambiencemodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking to achieve the signature Metallica chug, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (Hetfield's custom Explorer-style, likely with EMG 81/60 pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Solo Head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 (St. Anger album). No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the original studio riff section. No pedalboard or effects chain confirmed for this song's studio rhythm tone.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackdry, unprocessed soundminimal ambiencemodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking to achieve the signature Metallica chug, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.