Damage inc amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Metallica guitar tone for “Damage inc”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Ibanez RGA42FM. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986) — fast thrash rhythm track

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (preamp) slaved into Marshall JCM800 (power amp), Jackson King V with Seymour Duncan Invader humbuckers

Aggressive scooped thrash rhythm with tight low-end, cutting highs, and reduced mids for clarity in dense arrangements

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELMetal 2000 amp model

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Noise Gate

Engage the LT25 onboard utility noise gate to clamp palm-muted chugs

Threshold 7

02Onboard Myth Drive (Clean Boost)

Placed pre-amp block to tighten low-end attack into the high-gain voice

Gain 1 · Treble 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Fender Mustang LT25's 'Metal 2000' model accurately recreates modern high-gain cascading preamp saturation without needing physical pedals. Setting the mid control to 3 mimics the classic Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ 5-band graphic EQ 'V-curve' scoop used on the album. The Quantum humbuckers on your Ibanez RGA42FM provide high output, so gain is kept at 7 to maintain articulation during rapid 200+ BPM downpicking. Clean intro volume swell: roll guitar volume down to 0, pluck the note, and swell to 10.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles to keep 16th-note gallops tight, and use strictly aggressive downpicking with a heavy (1.0mm+) pick angled slightly into the string for the razor-sharp Hetfield attack.

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