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Riff Tone
Phantom Lord
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Flying V
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W head, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, JCM800 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983, Kill 'Em All album. No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp distortion. Settings from forum are for studio album, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp treblechunky low endfast attackdry and unprocessedminimal ambienceclassic thrash rhythmhigh-gain saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding right-hand stamina and precision typical of early thrash metal.
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Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Flying V
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W head, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, JCM800 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1983, Kill 'Em All album. No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp distortion. Settings from forum are for studio album, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp treblechunky low endfast attackdry and unprocessedminimal ambienceclassic thrash rhythmhigh-gain saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding right-hand stamina and precision typical of early thrash metal.