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Riff Tone
Orion
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' (James Hetfield's main guitar for Master of Puppets era, likely used for rhythm on 'Orion')
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1985-1986, Master of Puppets album. Rhythm section. No evidence of pedals used for rhythm tone; distortion from amp. No effects loop or outboard effects confirmed for rhythm guitars.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationchunky low endcrisp high enddry, no audible reverbclassic 80s thrash rhythmpowerful attack
Difficulty
The main riff requires tight, fast palm-muted alternate picking and precise muting, with complex rhythm patterns and quick position shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' (James Hetfield's main guitar for Master of Puppets era, likely used for rhythm on 'Orion')
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1985-1986, Master of Puppets album. Rhythm section. No evidence of pedals used for rhythm tone; distortion from amp. No effects loop or outboard effects confirmed for rhythm guitars.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationchunky low endcrisp high enddry, no audible reverbclassic 80s thrash rhythmpowerful attack
Difficulty
The main riff requires tight, fast palm-muted alternate picking and precise muting, with complex rhythm patterns and quick position shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.