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Riff Tone
Bleeding Me (Remastered)
Metallica
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (James Hetfield's custom Explorer-style, 1996 studio version)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Load album sessions (1995-1996). Clean sections tracked with JC-120; not the Mesa/Boogie or Marshall used for heavy parts. JC-120 is known for its stereo chorus and pristine cleans.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassywarm neck pickup charactermodulation shimmerwide stereo imagearticulate and smoothno audible breakupsubtle reverbswirling phaser/chorus effectpristine studio cleanslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking with modulation effects and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Create Free AccountGuitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (James Hetfield's custom Explorer-style, 1996 studio version)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Load album sessions (1995-1996). Clean sections tracked with JC-120; not the Mesa/Boogie or Marshall used for heavy parts. JC-120 is known for its stereo chorus and pristine cleans.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassywarm neck pickup charactermodulation shimmerwide stereo imagearticulate and smoothno audible breakupsubtle reverbswirling phaser/chorus effectpristine studio cleanslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even picking with modulation effects and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.