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Eye of the beholder amp settings — Mooer GE100

The Metallica guitar tone for “Eye of the beholder”, dialed in for a Mooer GE100 with a ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ head (Lead channel + graphic EQ V-curve), ESP Explorer with EMG 81/60, dual Aphex Aural Exciter in FX loop, Marshall 1960A cab with Celestion G12T-75 speakers

Tight, scooped thrash rhythm with aggressive pick attack, massive low-end thump, and sizzling high-mids cutting through

Amp settings — Mooer GE100

CHANNELUS Boogie Lead / Mark Series model + 4x12 Recto / Modern Cab IRBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Mooer GE100 Noise Gate (NS Block)

Engage early in the chain to keep the staccato palm-mutes surgically tight

Threshold 7 · Release 3

02Mooer GE100 7-Band Graphic EQ (EQ Block)

Recreates the iconic Mark IIC+ V-curve slider scoop in the post-gain stage

100Hz 8 · 250Hz 6 · 800Hz 2 · 1.6kHz 5 · 4kHz 8

Why these settings

The Mooer GE100 Boogie model captures the preamp saturation, while the onboard graphic EQ block is set to a hard V-curve (scooping 800Hz) to replicate the album's signature mid-cut. The active-style output on your LTD KH-202 matches Kirk and James's EMG-driven attack, allowing you to run gain at 8 without mush. Reverb is kept strictly at 0 to maintain the dry, percussive bite of the rhythm tracks.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm directly on the bridge saddle and use aggressive, all-downstroke picking on the chugging 16th-note riffs to get the razor-sharp mechanical attack James achieved on tape.

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