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Riff Tone
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [November 1985, Work In Progress Rough Mix]
Metallica
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (early '80s 'Explorer'-style, likely with EMG 81 bridge and EMG 60 neck pickups, but possibly stock passive pickups for 1985 rough mix)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (for clean tone, as used on Master of Puppets sessions, possibly slaved into Marshall JMP 2203 head)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, November 1985 'Work In Progress Rough Mix' of 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'. Clean tone for riff/verse section. Triple-tracked rhythm parts with slightly varied settings. No evidence of live rig or later gear. Settings and effects inferred from era, genre, and available sources.
Tone Character(10)
clean and hauntinglush and glassyslightly scooped midsbright but not harsharticulate and dynamicsubtle room ambienceminimal breakupstudio depth from triple-trackingwarm neck pickup clarityno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate arpeggiated picking, careful string muting, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and evenness, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP MX220 (early '80s 'Explorer'-style, likely with EMG 81 bridge and EMG 60 neck pickups, but possibly stock passive pickups for 1985 rough mix)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (for clean tone, as used on Master of Puppets sessions, possibly slaved into Marshall JMP 2203 head)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, November 1985 'Work In Progress Rough Mix' of 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'. Clean tone for riff/verse section. Triple-tracked rhythm parts with slightly varied settings. No evidence of live rig or later gear. Settings and effects inferred from era, genre, and available sources.
Tone Character(10)
clean and hauntinglush and glassyslightly scooped midsbright but not harsharticulate and dynamicsubtle room ambienceminimal breakupstudio depth from triple-trackingwarm neck pickup clarityno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate arpeggiated picking, careful string muting, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and evenness, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.