Bell tolls amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Metallica guitar tone for “Bell tolls”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a ESP LTD EC-256. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984)
Gibson Flying V → Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 → Marshall JCM800 2203
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE150 — Tube Screamer model (TS9 type)
Use the TS808/TS9 model in the GE150; this is a boost for tightness, not the primary gain source. Place before the amp model in your signal chain.
02Mooer GE150 — Noise Gate
Essential for tight palm-muted stops; Hetfield used a Boss NS-2 live. Set threshold so notes sustain but muted chugs cut cleanly.
The Mustang LT25's Metal 2000 model approximates a hot-rodded Marshall. Original JCM800 settings were Gain 8, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 7. Your Fender-voiced modeling amp is inherently scooped with higher treble, so I pushed mids +1 to 6, dropped bass -1 to 3, and pulled treble -1 to 6 to compensate. Your EC-256's humbuckers are hotter than a Flying V's, so gain drops from 8 to 7. The TS model in your GE150 handles the front-end tightening Hetfield used.
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