MORLEY MAN FX CLIFF BURTON FUZZ BOX
Jul 04, 2018
3 minutes
The sounds that Metallica bassist Cliff Burton wrung out of his Rickenbacker and Aria basses through his Morley fuzz wah in the band’s early days ignited a revolution. As precise and powerful as Burton’s clean tone was, it was on tracks like “For Whom The Bell Tolls” and “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” that Burton cemented his metal legacy; these were standout bass moments where his tone took on all the aggression of his six-string chums, and then some. Just think of the iconic footage on the Cliff ‘Em All tribute film: Burton really owned those sounds, those effects, those licks
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