๐ธ Metal ยท 1980s
Ride the Lightning โ Guitar Tone
by Metallica ยท riff
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Pickups
Bridge pickup
Effects / signal chain
overdrive
Tone character
tight and percussive, scooped upper-midrange, aggressive palm muting, high-gain saturation, articulate note separation, crisp pick attack, focused low end, multitracked rhythm guitars, minimal ambience, strong mid-boost
Recording context
studio
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