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Riff Tone

Master of Puppets

Metallica

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1984 Gibson Explorer
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1985-1986. Clean section likely used the neck pickup and clean channel of the Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+. No pedals confirmed for the clean section. Some sources suggest a Roland JC-120 was used for cleans live, but not confirmed for studio. Settings estimated based on typical 1980s metal clean tones and available forum discussions.

Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and clearslightly compressedpercussive attackwarm but not muddydynamic responseminimal breakupstudio reverb adds spaceno chorus or modulationclassic 1980s clean metal

Difficulty

The clean intro requires accurate alternate picking, clean arpeggios with string skipping, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and articulation at a fast tempo.

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