Riff Tone
Seek & Destroy
Metallica
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Kill 'Em All' (1983). Guitar: James Hetfield's white 1981 Gibson Flying V with stock humbuckers. Amp: Marshall JMP 2203 (modded), no evidence of Mesa/Boogie or other amps for this song/era. Pro Co RAT distortion pedal used for main rhythm tone. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in riff section. Settings estimated from era, genre, and forum consensus. Pickup selector set to bridge. Studio context.
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Kill 'Em All' (1983). Guitar: James Hetfield's white 1981 Gibson Flying V with stock humbuckers. Amp: Marshall JMP 2203 (modded), no evidence of Mesa/Boogie or other amps for this song/era. Pro Co RAT distortion pedal used for main rhythm tone. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in riff section. Settings estimated from era, genre, and forum consensus. Pickup selector set to bridge. Studio context.