Creeping death amp settings — Fender Rumble LT25
The Metallica guitar tone for “Creeping death”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble LT25 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984) — main rhythm riff
Modified Marshall JCM800 2203 + Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer / ProCo Rat (clean boost) + Jackson Rhoads / Gibson Flying V (high-output humbuckers)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Greenbox / TS-Style Overdrive (Onboard Stomp Block)
Enable the onboard Greenbox/TS drive model before the amp block to tighten the low-end palm mutes.
The Fender Rumble LT25 is a modeling platform, so selecting the high-gain 'Metal 2000' amp model recreates the aggressive saturation of Hetfield's modded Marshall. We scoop the mids down to 3 and push treble to 8 to mimic the classic Ride the Lightning bite and bite through the bass amp's darker speaker voicing. The JS22 high-output bridge humbucker pushes the front end hard, so keep the onboard overdrive gain near zero with high level to tighten the chugs without turning the tone to mush. Clean interlude: switch to the 'Fender Clean' preset with guitar volume rolled to 7.
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