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Riff Tone
Suicide & Redemption
Metallica
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar for Death Magnetic era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording for Death Magnetic, 2008)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008. James Hetfield's rhythm tone for 'Suicide & Redemption' riff section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars for this part.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp clarityarticulate pick attackmodern metal crunchminimal ambiencefocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of Metallica's modern rhythm work.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX-250 (James Hetfield's main guitar for Death Magnetic era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording for Death Magnetic, 2008)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2008. James Hetfield's rhythm tone for 'Suicide & Redemption' riff section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars for this part.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp clarityarticulate pick attackmodern metal crunchminimal ambiencefocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of Metallica's modern rhythm work.