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Riff Tone
The Prince
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1984 Gibson Explorer (likely James Hetfield's white Explorer copy, possibly Electra 2236 or custom build)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, used in studio for Kill 'Em All era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984. Gear confirmed for Kill 'Em All sessions. No evidence of live or post-EMG gear for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackdry and immediateminimal ambiencecrisp high endchunky low endclassic thrash rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythm and aggressive attack typical of early Metallica thrash.
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Original Gear
Guitar1984 Gibson Explorer (likely James Hetfield's white Explorer copy, possibly Electra 2236 or custom build)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, used in studio for Kill 'Em All era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984. Gear confirmed for Kill 'Em All sessions. No evidence of live or post-EMG gear for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackdry and immediateminimal ambiencecrisp high endchunky low endclassic thrash rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythm and aggressive attack typical of early Metallica thrash.