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The Shortest Straw
Metallica
GuitarRiffDistortedmetal1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1984 Gibson Explorer (white, with EMG 81 active humbucker in bridge)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (used as preamp) into Marshall JCM800 100-watt power amp with Marshall 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
mid4
bass6
gain8.5
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tight and percussivescooped midsrazor-sharp attackaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationdry, unprocessedarticulate note separationfocused low endminimal ambiencecrushing heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight rhythmic precision, making it challenging for most players.
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