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Riff Tone
...And Justice for All
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'EET FUK' Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Clean sections likely used the same guitar and amp as the heavy sections, but with lower gain and different channel/EQ. No evidence of alternate guitars for clean parts. No evidence of live rig differences for clean tone.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear cleanstight and percussive attackslightly scooped midsbright and articulateno audible breakupactive pickup claritystudio-polished cleanminimal reverbdirect, uncolored cleanno chorus or modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate picking and muting to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'EET FUK' Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Clean sections likely used the same guitar and amp as the heavy sections, but with lower gain and different channel/EQ. No evidence of alternate guitars for clean parts. No evidence of live rig differences for clean tone.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear cleanstight and percussive attackslightly scooped midsbright and articulateno audible breakupactive pickup claritystudio-polished cleanminimal reverbdirect, uncolored cleanno chorus or modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate picking and muting to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.