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Enter Sandman amp settings — Fender Mustang LT40S

The Metallica guitar tone for “Enter Sandman”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT40S with a Ibanez AZES40. Studio version, The Black Album (1991) — main riff

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ and Dual Rectifier, ESP KH-2 with EMG 81 active humbucker (bridge), Rocktron Intellifex for effects

Tight, scooped-mid modern metal with aggressive pick attack and palm-mute definition

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT40S

CHANNELMetal 2000BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mustang LT40S Metal 2000 model approximates the Rectifier's scooped modern voicing. Gain set to 7 rather than 9 because the modeling gain runs hotter than a real tube Recto — pushing higher gets fizzy. Mid at 4 recreates the signature scoop; the AZES40's passive humbuckers have less output and compression than Kirk's EMG 81, so treble stays at 7 to maintain pick attack clarity.

PRO TIPPalm mute lightly and consistently about 1 inch from the bridge saddles — the Black Album riff tone comes from precise, not heavy, muting that lets the low E ring with controlled thump rather than dead thud.

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