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Riff Tone
King Nothing (Remastered)
Metallica
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (Hetfield's 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F, studio version)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 for 'Load' album; James Hetfield rhythm guitar; settings and gear inferred from era and sources. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; amp distortion used.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sounddry, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of palm muting and alternate picking at a steady tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex timing.
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-220 (Hetfield's 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F, studio version)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 for 'Load' album; James Hetfield rhythm guitar; settings and gear inferred from era and sources. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; amp distortion used.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sounddry, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of palm muting and alternate picking at a steady tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex timing.