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Clean Tone
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica
BassThrash metal / Heavy metal1980s
Original Gear
BassRickenbacker 4001 (modified with Gibson EB‑0 humbucker in neck, Seymour Duncan Stack Jazz in bridge, plus concealed Seymour Duncan Strat under bridge plate)
AmpMesa/Boogie D‑180 heads (dual‑amp setup: one clean, one distorted) with Mesa cabinets (4×12 and 1×15)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Used Morley Power Wah Boost and Big Muff fuzz for the intro; dual‑amp split clean low‑end and distorted lead bass
Tone Character(4)
Aggressive, distorted lead‑bass toneHeavy wah‑inflected introProminent mid‑cut (scooped mids) with boosted low and high frequenciesSustained, cutting midrange presence
Difficulty
The tone requires managing effects and dual‑amp rig while playing melodic lead‑bass lines, which is moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
BassRickenbacker 4001 (modified with Gibson EB‑0 humbucker in neck, Seymour Duncan Stack Jazz in bridge, plus concealed Seymour Duncan Strat under bridge plate)
AmpMesa/Boogie D‑180 heads (dual‑amp setup: one clean, one distorted) with Mesa cabinets (4×12 and 1×15)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Used Morley Power Wah Boost and Big Muff fuzz for the intro; dual‑amp split clean low‑end and distorted lead bass
Tone Character(4)
Aggressive, distorted lead‑bass toneHeavy wah‑inflected introProminent mid‑cut (scooped mids) with boosted low and high frequenciesSustained, cutting midrange presence
Difficulty
The tone requires managing effects and dual‑amp rig while playing melodic lead‑bass lines, which is moderately challenging.