Battery amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Metallica guitar tone for “Battery”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986)

Original rig

ESP MX220 'Eet Fuk' (EMG 81 bridge) → Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head → 4x12 cabinet, no pedals

Tight, aggressive thrash rhythm with scooped mids, cutting high-end, and controlled low-end thump

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model is the closest voicing to a high-gain Mesa. Your Strat's single-coil bridge is significantly lower output and brighter than Hetfield's EMG 81 humbucker, so bass is dropped from 6 to 5 to avoid flub and treble stays at 7 rather than pushing higher — the single-coil already has plenty of cut. Mid stays scooped at 3 to match the Mark IIC+ character. The LT25 has no presence knob.

PRO TIPAll downpicks, palm-muted tight against the bridge — the attack consistency is 90% of this tone. Dig in hard and keep your picking hand locked; upstrokes will thin out the chunk immediately.

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