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Riff Tone
The Wait
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (aka 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Garage Days Re-Revisited EP). No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this track. All info is for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmetallic bitefast alternate pickingdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (aka 'Eet Fuk')
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Garage Days Re-Revisited EP). No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this track. All info is for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmetallic bitefast alternate pickingdry, in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.