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Whiskey In the Jar Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Metallica
Metallica · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP James Hetfield Signature JH-1 'Hot Rod' (Green Flame)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, Garage Inc. (1998); confirmed use of ESP JH-1 in music video and album era; amp model confirmed for Hetfield's rhythm tone in this period.
Amp Settings
Mids3
Bass6.5
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- chunky rhythm texture
- articulate pick attack
- compressed dynamics
- modern metal clarity
- crisp high end
- percussive low end