Creeping death amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25
The Metallica guitar tone for “Creeping death”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Gibson Explorer. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984)
1984 Gibson Explorer (Dirty Fingers bridge humbucker) -> Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall Super Lead / JCM800 -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Master | 5 |
01OVERDRIVE
Onboard stomp block used as a clean boost to tighten bass
02METAL GATE
Onboard stomp block to clamp high-gain chug hiss
The 80S ROCK model captures the Arredondo-modded JCM800 saturation of the Ride the Lightning sessions. Mids are scooped down to 3 on the encoder while treble is elevated to 8 to match the piercing cut of James's Dirty Fingers bridge pickup. Engaging the onboard OVERDRIVE block with zero drive and high level acts as the classic TS-style frontend boost, keeping the low-end palm mutes razor sharp through the LT25 speaker.
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