(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby
The Metallica guitar tone for “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth”, dialed in for a M-VAVE Cube Baby with a Squier Affinity Precision Bass PJ. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983)
Modified 1972 Rickenbacker 4001S into Morley Power Wah Boost, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Russian/Op-Amp era), into Sunn Coliseum Bass amp and Acoustic 360/361
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Morley Power Wah / Bass Wah
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; place in front to sweep high mids and treble
02M-VAVE Cube Baby (Built-in Drive / Boost Block)
Engage the highest-gain preamp/drive voice on the unit to supply Big Muff-style sustain and saturation
The M-VAVE Cube Baby Bass unit has a 2-band Bass/Treble EQ, so mid and presence are set to null. Because you do not own an external Big Muff, use the Cube Baby's most aggressive high-gain amp model and drive block cranked to recreate Cliff's saturated fuzz sustain. Keeping both the Precision split-coil and Jazz bridge pickup on wide open provides the required low punch and high-end attack. Clean intro chord switches: roll bass volume to 7 and play over the neck for a mellower dynamic.
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