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Riff Tone
Blitzkrieg
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1973-1974, James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett's studio guitar for covers)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W, early 1980s, studio recording amp for Kill 'Em All covers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (Garage Days Re-Revisited sessions, covers recorded in 1984-1987 era). No evidence of pedal use for rhythm; amp distortion only. No evidence of live-specific gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcrisp and articulatechunky power chordsdry, no reverbfast attackclear note separationclassic thrash rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early Metallica covers.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1973-1974, James Hetfield or Kirk Hammett's studio guitar for covers)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W, early 1980s, studio recording amp for Kill 'Em All covers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (Garage Days Re-Revisited sessions, covers recorded in 1984-1987 era). No evidence of pedal use for rhythm; amp distortion only. No evidence of live-specific gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcrisp and articulatechunky power chordsdry, no reverbfast attackclear note separationclassic thrash rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early Metallica covers.