I play 10 of my favourite clean Metallica riffs on my Epiphone Explorer 1984. Pickups: EMG 81/85 Strings: Ernie Ball 11-48 Pick: Dunlop Standard Tortex (1mm) Camera: Canon 80D/Sigma 18-35mm Amp: Roland JC 120
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@christiancox71014 жыл бұрын
Is no one else gonna talk about how clean the transition was between Master of Puppets and Harvester of Sorrow?
@markreyes74544 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I noticed that one, too! Lololol.
@ngoh20023 жыл бұрын
Lol mediocore at best.
@bigyessuccess45253 жыл бұрын
Well you see, Master of Puppets is in Standard E tuning when Harvester of Sorrow is in Drop D. SO, he would have had to cut it unless there is a setting in the HeadRush which he may or may not have where you can change tunings. 🤔
@bigyessuccess45253 жыл бұрын
Oh, my bad I just checked on Songsterr.com (use it it's amazing!) it's the thing that should not be which is drop D he just needed to have a HeadRush to change effect settings.
@executeinc97563 жыл бұрын
everything here is clean
@adamblesener29164 жыл бұрын
I thought the title said metal riffs and I was like “damn, there a fuck ton of Metallica on here.”
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@upblunted21813 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@bogdanadzic93053 жыл бұрын
Me2 xd
@efrainornelas23463 жыл бұрын
actually, that video has been already upload by him xD
@ZorrotheArtist4 ай бұрын
As it should be.
@dalek-trooper65574 жыл бұрын
When the world needed him most, he came back.
@JAL...4 жыл бұрын
Ah nice avatar change around
@ryanbright74964 жыл бұрын
I've missed him
@nickibeats4 жыл бұрын
The god of Metallica riffs
@rcb.64 жыл бұрын
metallica and avatar. im at home
@theguitarplayer68164 жыл бұрын
Funny u said that I was actually watching avatar wen i watched this comment
@evanrayswenson3 жыл бұрын
Sound engineer: How much chorus do you want? Metallica: Yes.
@charlescaron54103 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@charlescaron54103 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the car meme where you see an intake with too much nitrous line and it say "how much nitrous are you running ? :YES.
@murilooliveira64553 жыл бұрын
I love chorus
@andreijurca5546 Жыл бұрын
Check out a ballad version of the song Metal Militia kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6ncooJ7Ytiooc0
@Skyline.874 жыл бұрын
Top 10 Clean Metallica Riffs 3:15 - Wait thats illegal
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
I didn't want to leave that part blank so that's why I made it black & white (justifying the distortion)
@AgoraphobicNews4 жыл бұрын
hhahahaha made my day
@justpapy6674 жыл бұрын
Fuck left side
@dermilfschreck4 жыл бұрын
@@justpapy667 Fuck you and fuck right side
@BarcaPatrick94 жыл бұрын
Challenge on the play has been overruled The riff stands 😂
@jacoblopez5174 жыл бұрын
5:53 Wow! I was expecting Fade to Black! But no, it's the single most underrated instrumental song in history. This made my day and my week!
@juniorslash66682 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@blakeshimp67062 жыл бұрын
The bass is insanely powerful in call of ktulu
@ball24972 жыл бұрын
@@blakeshimp6706 Always gives me goose pimples when i hear it, really love the bass on the song
@vicsidrow7744 Жыл бұрын
They don’t play much this song as it was written by Dave Mustaine, but it’s true, what a masterpiece!
@nishanth64035 ай бұрын
@@vicsidrow7744 Mustaine wrote the riff not the song was composed by hetfield and cliff
@tpd20294 жыл бұрын
Completely agree with the #1 Call of kthulu is a masterpiece
@andreirus63404 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Mustaine
@berataydogan15464 жыл бұрын
@@andreirus6340 I remember your pp somewhere what is that
@tpd20294 жыл бұрын
@@andreirus6340 true
@kaidinaah82104 жыл бұрын
dave wrote it
@tpd20294 жыл бұрын
@@kaidinaah8210 yes i know i know
@karasakizbaris4 жыл бұрын
This guitar is brighter and also cleaner than my future.
@HollyC-ce9ib3 жыл бұрын
You have a very bright future ahead Baris
@karasakizbaris3 жыл бұрын
@@HollyC-ce9ib aww thanks Holly! I wish you the same
@kidstvjessicaandnathan4043 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@egemetinoglu48003 жыл бұрын
Deme öyle be abim :(
@baranthecelik3 жыл бұрын
@@HollyC-ce9ib no we dont XD
@guymandude78553 жыл бұрын
My favorite is "To Live is to Die" the slow clean tone riff that comes in half way through the song and played alone then its played over volume swells and lead guitar is awesome.
@DemRise19993 жыл бұрын
The one that sounds dry?
@luisfahrenholz9105 Жыл бұрын
I would say to live is to die instead of the thing that should not be
@thetribalist6923 Жыл бұрын
@@luisfahrenholz9105 I’d definitely put To Live is to Die above the Day that Never Comes.
@griffa004 жыл бұрын
0:13 The Day That Never Comes 0:31 Master Of Puppets 0:50 Harvester Of Sorrow 1:11 Enter Sandman 1:29 The Thing That Should Not Be 1:46 Nothing Else Matters 2:47 ...And Justice For All 3:34 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 4:22 One 5:54 The Call Of Ktulu
@b3pp3324 жыл бұрын
Fade to black?!?!
@astafire68104 жыл бұрын
@@b3pp332 as the guy who made the video rightly said, thats accoustic, not clean electric. Therefore not a clean electric riff
@jonathanmolina35294 жыл бұрын
@@astafire6810 where did he said that? Is not in the title nor the description box
@peytonmercer22504 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Molina it doesn’t fucking matter a clean tone is not an acoustic tone. If you see clean tone it means the clean tone of an electric guitar.
@PigmaStatiX1564 жыл бұрын
@@peytonmercer2250 hahaha 😄
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
...Before you comment "WHERES FADE TO BLACK" fade to black is acoustic, not clean electric. How did I get this tone? Use the same guitar, pickups, strings, pick, amp & effects as James Hetfield If your learning guitar and want some quality tutorials, sign up for Guitartricks for free with my link: www.guitartricks.com/?a_aid=5a8cb3d6e4359
@alexvt33634 жыл бұрын
But nothing else matter is also acoustic)
@colekaplan62414 жыл бұрын
so is nothing else matters
@wompus65704 жыл бұрын
@@colekaplan6241 Nothing Else Matters is definitely an electric guitar
@CodyTheBananaManGamingMusic4 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that's also why there was no Battery?
@liamclancey8444 жыл бұрын
@@wompus6570 no... I'm pretty sure James originally wrote it on acoustic
@liamoates13504 жыл бұрын
You have nailed the hetfield tone it’s genuinely insane how accurate it is
@krzysztof4607 Жыл бұрын
Except nothing else matters
@gamejunk2707 Жыл бұрын
@@krzysztof4607 nothing else matters consists of acoustic and electric guitars combined.
@christianmangan96894 жыл бұрын
harvester of sorrows is the best, it just gives that “shits about to go down vibes” and same thing with the thing that should not be
@notavailable73564 жыл бұрын
and call of ktulu
@EmrysGaming34 жыл бұрын
Pluiskoe it is a somewhat pretty easy song to learn, it’s just the distorted intro that gets people sometimes. And James also plays it closed, instead of hitting the open g string in the second phrase, he hits the 5th fret on the D, but just letting you know and hope you have fun learning iit
@georgeegg1984 жыл бұрын
He plays it a bit wrong in this. Gotta hit the 5th fret on the d string in it at some point.
@Astrocreep6964 жыл бұрын
He played both of those songs wrong
@ericguerra65763 жыл бұрын
Shove your "vibes" up your ass!
@Sidero292 жыл бұрын
I will never forget, when I heard my very first Metallica riff ever. It was "...and justice for all". This moment was the start of a new era in my life.
@kristofpelsoczi3 жыл бұрын
When The Thing started and stopped right before the heavy part that was like a cruel orgasm denial
@ethanpederson3 жыл бұрын
I know right… Same with harvester of sorrow
@don_huzan3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHHA
@mrkooky90983 жыл бұрын
And you got 69 likes
@Happylink752 жыл бұрын
No one this guy's comment keep it at 69
@eeshsinger4 жыл бұрын
this man here came back with an explorer great comeback you crazy man also great playing
@portalgangadventures4 жыл бұрын
I guess 2020 has had something good come out if it.
@gearViewmirror4 жыл бұрын
Robert The Guitarist Yep, 2020 has been good! I found a 2006 Epi Explorer 58' reissue, korina body and neck, for 280 bucks and it is the best playing guitar i own......and one of the cheapest, lucky me😂🤘🎸🎸🎸
@IzukuIXLilly4 жыл бұрын
@@gearViewmirror reverb has Not been so kind, Gothic Epiphone Explorers are Very hard to find and its Rare to find A WORKING One!
@DruvisPriedens4 жыл бұрын
Finaly, someone is playing enter sandman clean riff correctly😂
@yelserpsivle44434 жыл бұрын
Right.. I am guilty of playing it wrong for years..
@mileschow59614 жыл бұрын
@@yelserpsivle4443 I think a lot of us have, I dont blame you
@logancuda46244 жыл бұрын
What would be the wrong way? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right or not.
@spill1t4 жыл бұрын
@@logancuda4624 I suspect that it's in letting the strings ring - many folks don't do that but rather finger individual notes. I could be wrong but that was certainly how I started playing this song years ago. This is the correct way shown in the vid though and you can definitely hear it.
@logancuda46244 жыл бұрын
@@spill1t Oh, ok. Thank you. I play with similar fingerings and let most of the strings ring so I wasn't sure if or what I was doing wrong. I guess I was doing a sort of half and half.
@ivanmurrieta65914 жыл бұрын
The Sanitarium's riff sounded so fckng beautifull
@superlucasgaming56454 жыл бұрын
Ikr 🤘
@samredmond51963 жыл бұрын
0:48 that transition was smooth as butter
@vashusan19844 жыл бұрын
Man the tone on "The Thing That Should Not Be" was absolutely incredible.
@Ch0yc3z3 жыл бұрын
The tone and production you managed in the distorted part of ..And Justice For All is hugely impressive.
@BanLandriel3 жыл бұрын
This guy knows about life, plays metallica and has a dragon ball on his desk.
@HollyC-ce9ib3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know right, what a nerd
@simonlaco697810 ай бұрын
Where is: to live is to die?
@serdargundayАй бұрын
A top ten clean guitar list where "The day that never comes" takes place is a disgrace to Metallica's music
@Goody90819934 жыл бұрын
First to witness the return of the greatest tech to be on KZbin
@justinwhite49952 жыл бұрын
We all know how good One and Justice are, but can I say, I like sanitarium the best, probably because the song is very close to my heart and I listen to it when I'm sad, but that clean riff is one of the greatest and most underrated of all time.
@sullivancurran84324 жыл бұрын
Your tones just absolutely perfect man these rifts all hold deep places In my heart, you did them justice
@haydenkunes90463 жыл бұрын
that transition from Master of Puppets to Harvester of Sorrow was sooooo clean
@still-standingrunner8104 жыл бұрын
I've always appreciated the fact that you don't post footage of you messing up. You ALWAYS kill it every time you do videos.
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
Thanks my Guy! Appreciate it!
@spencerberklite51184 жыл бұрын
Cleaner than a bottle of Windex.
@Skyline.874 жыл бұрын
I love your playing... It makes me more chill and feel way better than listening to other guitarists on yt
@coolguyjulio6226 Жыл бұрын
call of ktulu being number one made my day such an underrated jem
@squidweed21104 жыл бұрын
Perfect The tone of the guitar Your playing And that guitar looks SICK EDIT: wow TNX for all the like
@mikkelhansen37144 жыл бұрын
Yeah how do you get that tone? No way it’s just reverb. Gotta be some pedals
@harrisleontiou13774 жыл бұрын
@@mikkelhansen3714 chorus and reverb Metallica clean tone is really simple
@mikkelhansen37144 жыл бұрын
Χαρης Λεοντιου but the chorus seems so low or is it just me
@harrisleontiou13774 жыл бұрын
@@mikkelhansen3714 I don't know i think it has as much chorus as it need
@donaldschuster93044 жыл бұрын
You forgot the riff from To Live Is To Die
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
To Live Is To Die is acoustic, not clean electric
@DamianEmilio4 жыл бұрын
@@guitarist6494 the interlude is
@whiskeya12074 жыл бұрын
Guitarist6494 Bruh the interlude riff isn’t. Such a shame
@DankoHidalgo4 жыл бұрын
@@guitarist6494 ????????
@YavuzErol4 жыл бұрын
@@guitarist6494 The interlude is electric
@kingslagathor41784 жыл бұрын
I won’t say this is the greatest come back I have one where he came back after 7 years and he’s still a good YTer still as good as he left
@jadenharrington88454 жыл бұрын
No fade to black? I'm confused.
@Popo_-tw6nx4 жыл бұрын
Acoustic not electric
@user-hc8lj4km4u4 жыл бұрын
@@Popo_-tw6nx nothing else matters - acoustic enter sandman - acoustic
@emmanuelzapatahenao75204 жыл бұрын
@@user-hc8lj4km4u what are you talking about? Sandman and nothing else matters have electric Guitar with a Chorus, maybe a little kinda acoustic sound from a piezo system
@pessinieminen43414 жыл бұрын
@@user-hc8lj4km4u sandman is not acoustic☠️
@The_Crooked_Path4 жыл бұрын
@@emmanuelzapatahenao7520 but that part of Nothing Else Matters is acoustic
@andrewpappas93114 жыл бұрын
Awesome job, dude, their clean riffs are just as badass as their heavy riffs (which is why James is one of the best riff writers in rock and metal). Also nice guitar, it definitely seems appropriate for the video
@franklynreyes61254 жыл бұрын
That transition at 50 seconds is actually insane.
@frans99334 жыл бұрын
Guitarist6494: *uploads* The return of the king
@urielfranciscofloreslozano51494 жыл бұрын
Yesterday I just was searching for metallica riffs, this is just what I needed, perfect
@jakeherington72374 жыл бұрын
That transition into Harvester of Sorrow was a godsend
@hamzaadeel17403 жыл бұрын
Me clicks on video Video: The day that never comes Me: Fuck yeahhhhh
@matthewsesa4 жыл бұрын
Im so happy man because you come back
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
I was never gone, just practicing for future videos haha
@itzpoizonn1177 Жыл бұрын
I never realized how beautiful these riffs are
@corkomaster48374 жыл бұрын
the call of ktulu sent some shivers down my spine
@Vexnatos4 жыл бұрын
Kudos to you for actually playing the '"Enter Sandman" riff correctly
@ill1934 жыл бұрын
Me like
@swingpower18424 жыл бұрын
Me too
@mprogger54763 жыл бұрын
Me monke
@azh82083 жыл бұрын
yuo like
@thetribalist6923 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t trade any of the riffs on this list, but Where the Wild Things Are has an awesome clean riff. And as much as I love the Day that Never Comes, I’d have put Bleeding Me, Unforgiven (the clean riffs are iconic), and the clean riff from To Live is to Die before it. That clean part in TLITD is one of the most hauntingly beautiful sections I’ve ever heard. Especially with the volume swells.
@JacksonGuitarsPlayer033 жыл бұрын
I fuckin love THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE. Man you just brought me back to that after years
@jennyguitar4 жыл бұрын
Metallica is awsome🤟 Their riffs are always awsome! Great video, keep it up 🤙
@seflw96664 жыл бұрын
omg the explorer is really beautiful
@Wickedsensations20014 жыл бұрын
Hey man I isn't know if you'll see this but your actully the reason I play guitar years ago I hated playing guitar till I saw your simple solos video which inspired me to learn solos and that the only reason I still play to this day
@mateo51754 жыл бұрын
Ironically one is number two... Its awesome to have you back!
@leonidn61873 жыл бұрын
Sound engineer: So... How much chorus? James: EET FUK
@crisperbus36684 жыл бұрын
Your technique is astounding
@j.gar664 жыл бұрын
So. I'm sitting here enjoying this video very much and I have my headphones at a pretty good volume. As each riff passes, I'm growing more and more fond of the video. Then '... And Justice' starts playing. My favorite intro. Out of nowhere and in no other place in the video was it used... THE DISTORTED PART EAR RAPED ME.
@sirich77513 жыл бұрын
Been listen to Metallica since 1984. Loved Ride the lightening then worked backward to Kill em all. Now I'm a 51 yr old professional and crank Metallica (and other good metal) while walking my new Lab. Those riffs never age.
@velizarzhelev65524 жыл бұрын
This is gonna blow up I'm tellin ya
@dinsfire45934 жыл бұрын
SO GOOD THIS IS LIKE A CLINIC BRUH
@carlosjarquin284 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! One of the best videos i've ever seen ❤️
@gandhy_TNT4 жыл бұрын
Riffs from first four Metallica albums are better than riffs from their next albums. This video is the proove.
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
First 5 albums are my favourite then it all went downhill after the black album for me.
@lucassanchez21484 жыл бұрын
You’re back!!!!!! Great video and great guitar!!!
@CodyTheBananaManGamingMusic4 жыл бұрын
Underrated, this was a fantastic video
@NoobOnATele3 жыл бұрын
The trancition from puppets to harvester was CLEEAAAAAN
@sandyboi56944 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I hear the intro I always except to hear Kickstart my Heart
@dr.stonks99114 жыл бұрын
10. Bleeding me intro / verse 9. The day that never comes verse 8. No leaf clover intro 7. Call of it Kthulu 6. And justice for all intro 5. Unforgiven verse Kirk 4. Nothing else matters intro and verse 3. Master of puppets interlude 2. Sanitarium verse 1. To live is to die interlude You’re welcome
@masterchat19984 жыл бұрын
Nothing else matters before The Call of Ktulu? 🙃🙃🙃
@pureviolet27424 жыл бұрын
He is back :D
@dualtahunter40434 жыл бұрын
The King has returned!!🤘
@alexanderivarsson41463 жыл бұрын
The day that never comes has always felt like a mix of one, fade to black and the unforgiven
@funnymanj20184 жыл бұрын
The transition from master of puppets to harvest
@tarekgamaleldin5184 жыл бұрын
Hey man , great playing as always, can’t beleive over 100 individuals decided they didn’t like it .. would like to see them play ..Im a guitar player myself and I’ve played some of these riffs and I know the effort it takes .. would love to get to your level of playing one day :) cheers and keep rocking !!
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tarek, appreciate the kind words! Just stay persistent and you probably will haha
@samuelcandellet59034 жыл бұрын
This is so pleasant to listen and watch. Great job!
@gaelmoron93894 жыл бұрын
And justice for all has many of the greatest clean riffs🤘🏻: One, Harvester, To live is to die, And justice...
@OleWeesnaw4 жыл бұрын
3:16 A distorted challenger approaches
@danielloung61344 жыл бұрын
Thats a badass guitar and tone!!!
@ednorman34215 ай бұрын
Ajfa intro riff might be one of the most killer riffs ever
@MrAmtomato3 жыл бұрын
Such a satisfaction seeing those clean frets.
@niloadimari58594 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who plays enter sandman right
@manuelalteneder90874 жыл бұрын
I think James play's it the way with the open G string.
@zacharytabbert67454 жыл бұрын
ikr
@tritthemit41684 жыл бұрын
This isn’t how it’s played tho. its played with an open g ringing out
@hicow60754 жыл бұрын
@@tritthemit4168 Incorrect
@hicow60754 жыл бұрын
@@manuelalteneder9087 No he doesn't. Neither live or studio version
@jickerson4 жыл бұрын
Bro, i want the 84 explorer so bad but they dont carry them anymore😭😭😭i need it for all my james hetfield needs
@austinbramer5584 жыл бұрын
Icarus IV Who doesn’t carry it. I have this exact guitar myself
@spek28824 жыл бұрын
Austin Bramer where can i buy one later on? i can’t find it on the Guitar Center app
@Leinox504 жыл бұрын
Spek it was limited edition so probably cant buy new
@austinbramer5584 жыл бұрын
Spek literally just google it its there
@jickerson4 жыл бұрын
Curakao my shid smells
@rajromil53 жыл бұрын
Man that tone on justice riff was epic
@pedrofilomeno40525 ай бұрын
Without a doubt and justice for all is a phenomenal album, and, one, entirely beautiful music.
@wraith57554 жыл бұрын
When "One" isn't number one you know the world is ending :D
@papikrabz35923 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but call of ktulu is just has the best riffs
@diogoserodio41484 жыл бұрын
Before I came to this video I did say to myself that "the call of ktulu" was the first place Undoubtedly the best clean song of Metallica One of my favourite ones overall Great list dude I think that you just missed battery Amazing video
@glennquagmire27244 жыл бұрын
He’s back!!!
@Franztastic3 ай бұрын
That’s the even the best clean tone in the day that never comes
@zoolgarudaaa4 жыл бұрын
Is this the dude who played that dirty Charvel? welcome back!!
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
Haha yep that's ya boi
@hiroyukichiba31353 жыл бұрын
I find it scary how close The tone is to the OG
@bigtuna47313 жыл бұрын
I know Fade To Black is acoustic, but still feel like it deserves a spot here.
@patrickthomalla93504 жыл бұрын
Your heavy Tone during justice sounds so brutal!
@jomesias4 жыл бұрын
Great selection, you've great taste! Could you please consider creating tabs for this?? 👍👍👍👍🤩🤩
@Wisemanoncesaid639874 жыл бұрын
His playing is as clean as bleach
@masterchat19984 жыл бұрын
Shit. That Epiphone sound reminds me of all the concerts from 1986. My favorite era of theirs :(. Spot on!
@andrewbarrett11104 жыл бұрын
10 great riffs and absolutely nailed it.
@HollyC-ce9ib3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I’ll be back shortly with Top 10 Barry Manilow heavy metal riffs
@pvictormesquita4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! NEXT:NIRVANA?
@guitarist64944 жыл бұрын
I'm hoping to do a Top 10 solos video next, i probably won't do a Nirvana video anytime soon sorry
@Nyoshi2194 жыл бұрын
@@guitarist6494 thank you.
@pvictormesquita4 жыл бұрын
Its okay.
@pvictormesquita4 жыл бұрын
Keep doing a good job.
@trucker18643 жыл бұрын
@@guitarist6494 Thank you for not making the video of a crappy band,HEE EE AA OWW ENTERAIN US ,or An Albino,A mosquito,a ????. Just weird songs,would much rather listen to Metallica or Megadeth.
@tf395004 жыл бұрын
Duuude, idk where is the magic... In the guitar... The pickups... The amp... The pedals..., I mean, where is it?, tell me, it sounds amazing as fuck.
@justfox35772 жыл бұрын
Fight fire with fire is my personal top 1, sad you did not include. Still awesom vid btw
@Celso_Bufano4 жыл бұрын
The epiphone explorer is a beauty! I dream with the day I'll have one of my own
@DavidNwokoye4 жыл бұрын
1:29 Metallica's most underrated song right here
@lewolf23564 жыл бұрын
O MAY GOD, HI AGAIN, NICE BACK, WE MISS U
@elijahfranksson7754 жыл бұрын
“NICE BACK”
@S_wing_Z4 жыл бұрын
sanitarium is what gets me here, love the video man
@tog28423 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, the grain on the explorer neck is beautiful..