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Solo Tone
Sad But True
Metallica
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Kirk Hammett KH-2
AmpRoland JC-120
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991 Black Album sessions. The Roland JC-120 was used for clean guitar layers in the studio. Kirk Hammett played the solo, but clean sections (if any) would have used this amp and a guitar with EMG pickups. No evidence of live clean solo sections for this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinebright and articulateclear and uncompressedslightly scooped midstight low endcrisp attacksubtle stereo chorus shimmerhigh headroommodern clean characterEMG pickup clarity
Difficulty
The clean tone sections require precise picking and control of dynamics to maintain clarity and shimmer, but do not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Kirk Hammett KH-2
AmpRoland JC-120
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991 Black Album sessions. The Roland JC-120 was used for clean guitar layers in the studio. Kirk Hammett played the solo, but clean sections (if any) would have used this amp and a guitar with EMG pickups. No evidence of live clean solo sections for this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinebright and articulateclear and uncompressedslightly scooped midstight low endcrisp attacksubtle stereo chorus shimmerhigh headroommodern clean characterEMG pickup clarity
Difficulty
The clean tone sections require precise picking and control of dynamics to maintain clarity and shimmer, but do not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.