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Riff Tone
Dirty Window
Metallica
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (James Hetfield's main guitar for St. Anger era studio recording)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio recording, St. Anger era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear based on St. Anger session interviews and era-specific rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; high-gain amp tone. Tuning is Drop Db (C#).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackdry, unprocessed amp soundchunky, saturated rhythmarticulate low endmodern metal claritycompressed, focused sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate/downpicking at a high tempo, demanding stamina and rhythmic accuracy typical of Metallica's modern metal style.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (James Hetfield's main guitar for St. Anger era studio recording)
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio recording, St. Anger era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear based on St. Anger session interviews and era-specific rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; high-gain amp tone. Tuning is Drop Db (C#).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackdry, unprocessed amp soundchunky, saturated rhythmarticulate low endmodern metal claritycompressed, focused sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate/downpicking at a high tempo, demanding stamina and rhythmic accuracy typical of Metallica's modern metal style.