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Riff Tone

Fade to Black (Live)

Metallica

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarLine 6 Variax 700 (custom 'Unforgiven' model, used by James Hetfield for live clean parts)
AmpFractal Audio Axe-Fx (amp modeling, Metallica live rig, clean patch for 'Fade to Black')

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, Metallica's 2010s+ touring rig. For clean sections, James Hetfield uses a Line 6 Variax 700 with modeled clean/acoustic tones, running into a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx with a clean amp patch. No traditional tube amp or magnetic pickups are used for this part. Tuning is D# standard.

Tone Character(10)
crystal clear and sparklinglush, ambient reverbslightly scooped mids for claritybright and articulateopen, ringing chordsno audible distortion or breakupsoft attack and smooth sustainstudio-like clean in live contextno palm mutingwide stereo image (live mix)

Difficulty

The clean riff requires precise arpeggiated picking and string skipping, but is played at a moderate tempo with straightforward chord shapes. The main challenge is maintaining clarity and even dynamics throughout.

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