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...And Justice for All amp settings — Laney LH50

The Metallica guitar tone for “...And Justice for All”, dialed in for a Laney LH50 with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988), main rhythm tone

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ / Quad Preamp + Marshall JCM800 power amp + ESP MX-220 (EMG 81/60) + Aphex Parametric EQ (extreme 750Hz scoop)

Dry, razor-sharp, heavily mid-scooped aggressive thrash crunch with tight low-end tracking

Amp settings — Laney LH50

CHANNELDriveBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS9)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (tightens single-coil low-end into the drive channel)

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 9

02Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (FX loop — essential for the authentic Metallica 'V-curve' 800Hz scoop)

Level 5

Why these settings

The Laney LH50 has a warmer, more British-mid profile compared to Hetfield's Mesa Mark IIC+, requiring an aggressive mid-cut down to 2 and a push on bass and treble to emulate the iconic 'V' curve. Your vintage-style single coils lack the high-output compression of EMG 81s, so the amp gain is pushed to 8 while rolling the bridge tone back slightly to tame excessive single-coil ice-pick. Clean intro/interlude: switch to the Clean channel with neck+middle pickups.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm mute firmly against the bridge saddles and attack exclusively with aggressive, rigid downstrokes using a heavy pick (1.0mm+) to replicate Hetfield's percussive attack.

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