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Riff Tone
Tuesday's Gone
Metallica
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (James Hetfield's main guitar for Garage Inc. sessions)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, Garage Inc. era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 Garage Inc. sessions. Clean tone for riff/verse section. No direct evidence of pedal use for clean section; Metallica typically used amp clean channel for clean tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothslightly compressedarticulate picking responselush reverb tailfull-bodied chordsclear note separationstudio-quality cleansubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic control to maintain clarity and warmth, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (James Hetfield's main guitar for Garage Inc. sessions)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, Garage Inc. era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 Garage Inc. sessions. Clean tone for riff/verse section. No direct evidence of pedal use for clean section; Metallica typically used amp clean channel for clean tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothslightly compressedarticulate picking responselush reverb tailfull-bodied chordsclear note separationstudio-quality cleansubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic control to maintain clarity and warmth, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.