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MORLEY MAN FX CLIFF BURTON FUZZ BOX

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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