Master of puppets amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Fled from guitar tone for “Master of puppets”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio track, Master of Puppets (1986) - Main rhythm bass track
Aria Pro II SB-1000 / Rickenbacker 4001 into Mesa/Boogie Bass 400 / D-180 heads and 1x15 cabs, boosted with Morley Power Fuzz Wah / TS9 and Boss CS-2
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi or TS9
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The Fender Blues Junior IV is a guitar tube amp lacking a presence knob, so presence is null. Because you own no overdrive or fuzz pedals and Cliff's tone needs gnarly midrange breakup, set the Blues Junior's Gain to 6 to push its preamp tubes, push the Mid knob to 8 to cut through, and keep Bass at 4 to prevent speaker flub. Adding an external fuzz or overdrive pedal like a Big Muff or TS9 will get you the full wall-of-fuzz lead tone; when added, lower amp gain to 2-3.
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