Battery amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Metallica guitar tone for “Battery”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Main riff and heavy rhythm, Master of Puppets (1986) studio cut

Original rig

ESP MX220 with EMG 81 active humbucker into Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head and 4x12 cabinet

Aggressive, mid-scooped thrash rhythm with sharp pick attack and tight low end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBROWN amp type

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana 100 MkII on the Brown amp type delivers the aggressive high-gain foundation needed for James Hetfield's 1986 rhythm tone. Because your Epiphone Les Paul Classic has passive humbuckers rather than Hetfield's high-output active EMG 81, the mid control is pulled down to 3 to emulate the Mark IIC+ graphic-EQ V-curve scoop while presence and treble are pushed to 6 and 7 to match that razor-sharp attack. Keep reverb completely dry to preserve the tight, palm-muted percussiveness of the riff. Clean intro: switch to CLEAN amp type with volume rolled to 7.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles and execute every downstroke aggressively; Hetfield's machine-gun attack comes from striking the strings with the pick angled sharply downward rather than running excessive preamp gain.

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