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Creeping Death amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

The Metallica guitar tone for “Creeping Death”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Dean Vendetta. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984) — main rhythm tone

Original rig

Modified Marshall JCM800 2203 + Ibanez TS9 / ProCo Rat boost + Gibson Flying V (Seymour Duncan Invader) / Jackson RR Custom (EMG 81)

Aggressive, scooped, high-gain thrash rhythm with sharp top-end bite and tight palm-muted low end

Amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

CHANNELMS 800 (Marshall JCM800 model) + MS4x12 Cab blockBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01TS Drive (Tube Screamer block)

Used strictly as a clean boost to tighten the low end into the MS 800 amp model

Gain 1 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02ZNR (Noise Gate block)

Place before the amp block to clamp high-gain chug hiss

Thrshld 6 · Detect 5

Why these settings

The Ride the Lightning tone relies on a tight Tube Screamer boost pushing a cranked JCM800 with pulled mids. On the Zoom G1X Four, use the TS Drive block with zeroed gain and pushed level into the MS 800 model, scooping the amplifier mid control to 3 while raising presence to replicate the iconic 1984 high-end sizzle. The Dean Vendetta humbuckers provide solid output, so keeping TS gain low prevents unwanted mud.

PRO TIPStrict, heavy downpicking right next to the bridge saddles is essential to get the razor-sharp, percussive attack of the main riff.

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