Anesthesia amp settings — Freeman B10 bass amplifier
The Metallica guitar tone for “Anesthesia”, dialed in for a Freeman B10 bass amplifier with a Fender Player Jazz Bass. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983) bass solo
Modified Rickenbacker 4001 (Seymour Duncan / Strat pickup mods) into Morley Power Fuzz Wah, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff / Bassballs, Sunn Coliseum / Mesa Boogie bass amps
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 7 |
01Morley Power Fuzz Wah (or Big Muff Pi + Wah)
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The Freeman B10 is a small practice amp with a standard 3-band EQ and no separate channels or presence knob, so drive must come from pushing the amp's Gain and Volume hard. Cliff's tone cuts through with intense upper-mids and heavy fuzz, so push Mid to 8 and keep Bass trimmed to 4 to avoid muddying the small speaker. When you acquire a fuzz-wah pedal, pull the amp gain down to 3 and let the pedal generate the dirt.
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