Enter Sandman amp settings — harley benton hb 10g
The Metallica guitar tone for “Enter Sandman”, dialed in for a harley benton hb 10g with a harley benton st 20 ca. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) - Main Riff
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
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 4 |
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RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; will deliver the tight saturation and palm-mute punch this small practice amp cannot generate on its own
The HB-10G's 6-inch speaker and analog drive circuit cannot reproduce the cascading preamp saturation of a Mesa IIC++, so run the overdrive switch ON with gain at 8 to get maximum playable crunch. To mimic the iconic Black Album V-curve on your 3-band EQ, cut the mids down to 2 while keeping bass at 6 to prevent the small enclosure from farting out on palm mutes. Because your ST-20 single-coil bridge pickup is lower-output than Hetfield's active EMG 81, keep treble at 7 and tone wide open to retain high-end bite. Clean intro: switch amp Overdrive off, select neck+middle pickup.
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