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...And Justice for All amp settings — Blackstar ID:CORE 10 V4

The Metallica guitar tone for “...And Justice for All”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:CORE 10 V4 with a S by Solar AB4.6C. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988) — James Hetfield rhythm tone

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head, ESP MX220 Explorer 'EET FUK' with EMG 81/60 pickups, no pedals for main rhythm tone

Extremely scooped mids, razor-sharp highs, tight punchy lows, aggressive thrash rhythm with surgical precision

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:CORE 10 V4

CHANNELOD2 (Overdrive 2) with ISF set fully counter-clockwise (American voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	1
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The ID:CORE's ISF must be fully counter-clockwise to access the tighter American voicing that approximates the Mesa's surgical low-end. Your Solar's passive humbuckers have less output than Hetfield's EMG 81s, so gain is pushed to 7 (vs the original's ~6 equivalent) to compensate. Mids at 1 replicates the infamous AJFA scoop—this is not a typo, the album is notoriously mid-deleted.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces, not near the bridge saddles—this tightens the attack and prevents the low-end from getting woolly, which is critical for replicating the mechanical precision of AJFA's rhythm tone.

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