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Riff Tone
Die, Die My Darling
Metallica
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar during Garage Inc. era)
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, Garage Inc. era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (Garage Inc.); settings and gear specific to the riff/rhythm section of 'Die, Die My Darling'.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endminimal ambiencefocused and dryfast note decayslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is moderately fast and requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm, but uses straightforward power chords and picking patterns.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar during Garage Inc. era)
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, Garage Inc. era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (Garage Inc.); settings and gear specific to the riff/rhythm section of 'Die, Die My Darling'.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endminimal ambiencefocused and dryfast note decayslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is moderately fast and requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm, but uses straightforward power chords and picking patterns.