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(Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Metallica guitar tone for “(Anesthesia)—Pulling Teeth”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio cut, Kill 'Em All (1983) — signature fuzz-wah bass solo

Original rig

Modded Rickenbacker 4001 (Seymour Duncan/Strat pickup mods) -> Morley Power Fuzz Wah -> Mesa Boogie 400+ / Sunn Coliseum bass head into 1x15 cabs

Aggressive, mid-forward lead bass fuzz with searing harmonic bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBROWN amp type

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	3
Mid	9
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Booster (Blues Drive/Overdrive voice)

Engage the onboard BOOSTER section via the top-panel knob to saturate the front end into heavy fuzz territory

Booster 7

Why these settings

Because you own no external fuzz pedal, BROWN amp type provides the high-gain saturation Cliff achieved by overdriving his rig with a Morley Power Fuzz Wah. Cliff scooped deep sub-bass to keep fast lead lines articulate, so bass is pulled back to 3 while mids are pushed aggressively to 9 to replicate his piercing lead bite. Treble is dialed to 7 to capture the sharp attack of his fingerstyle runs through single-coil pickups. Clean intro: roll the bass guitar volume down to 6 to clean up the front-end drive before digging in for the main fuzz riff.

PRO TIPPluck forcefully with your fingers right next to the bridge saddles rather than over the pickup; striking the strings near the bridge emphasizes the cutting upper-mid harmonics essential for Burton's lead articulation.

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