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Riff Tone
No Leaf Clover (Live with the SFSO)
Metallica
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar for S&M era, 1999 live)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (modeled in Fractal Axe-Fx II/III for S&M live shows)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Live with San Francisco Symphony (S&M, 1999); clean sections played by James Hetfield on ESP MX-250 with EMG 60 neck pickup; amp tone provided by Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (or Axe-Fx model thereof); no evidence of additional pedals for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and articulatewarm and rounded neck pickup soundtight low end, not boomyslight natural compression from active pickupssubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulation or chorusdynamic response to pickingstudio-like clarity in live mixpercussive attackno breakup or distortion
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate picking and timing to maintain clarity and blend with the orchestra, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar for S&M era, 1999 live)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (modeled in Fractal Axe-Fx II/III for S&M live shows)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Live with San Francisco Symphony (S&M, 1999); clean sections played by James Hetfield on ESP MX-250 with EMG 60 neck pickup; amp tone provided by Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (or Axe-Fx model thereof); no evidence of additional pedals for clean section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and articulatewarm and rounded neck pickup soundtight low end, not boomyslight natural compression from active pickupssubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulation or chorusdynamic response to pickingstudio-like clarity in live mixpercussive attackno breakup or distortion
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate picking and timing to maintain clarity and blend with the orchestra, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.