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Enter Sandman amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Metallica guitar tone for “Enter Sandman”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) - Main Riff

Original rig

ESP MX-250 & KH-2 (EMG 81/60) into Mesa Boogie Mark IIC++ blended with Jose-modded Marshall JCM800, Aphex EQF-2 mid-cut in loop

Aggressive, tight high-gain thrash rhythm with a distinct 'V-shape' mid-scoop and heavy low-end thump

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELMetal Voice (Voice 9 / 2000s Metal)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Treble	7
Reverb	1
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Set the Champion 20 Voice dial to the 2000s Metal voice to replicate the cascaded Mesa Mark IIC++ high-gain structure. Because the Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, pushing bass to 8 and treble to 7 naturally scoops the amp's fixed mid profile to achieve the classic Black Album 'V-curve'. Clean intro: switch Voice to Clean/Blackface with slight reverb and neck pickup.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm strictly across the bridge saddles for heavy palm-muting, and execute every stroke on the main riff as an aggressive, precise downpick to replicate James Hetfield's signature percussive attack.

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