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Enter sandman amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

The Metallica guitar tone for “Enter sandman”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G V2 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) - Main rhythm riff

Original rig

ESP MX-250 (EMG 81 bridge) into Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC++ blended with Jose-modded Marshall JCM800, ADA MP-1, outboard API 550A/Aphex EQs (1.2kHz mid-scoop), 4x12 cabs

Thick, punchy high-gain metal rhythm with aggressively scooped mids, tight low-end chug, and crisp top-end bite

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

CHANNELAMP Model 8 (US Modern / Mesa-style High Gain) + 4x12 V30 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank-G Noise Gate

Built-in Tank-G gate to clamp high-gain chug

Threshold 6

02Tank-G Boost/Overdrive (TS-style block)

Clean boost in front of the amp model to tighten low-end and add attack

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

To emulate the iconic 'V-curve' graphic EQ of the Mark IIC++, the M-Vave Tank G's mid control is heavily scooped down to 3 while bass and treble are pushed. Because the single-coil bridge pickup on the Stratocaster is thinner and brighter than James Hetfield's active EMG 81, bass is boosted to 8 and treble is tamed to 7 to maintain thickness without harshness. Clean intro: bypass the high-gain amp model and boost block for an acoustic/clean model with slight chorus.

PRO TIPStrict, aggressive downpicking near the bridge with tight palm muting against the saddles is essential to recreate Hetfield's percussive attack and punch.

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