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Fade to Black amp settings — Behringer Ha 10g

The Metallica guitar tone for “Fade to Black”, dialed in for a Behringer Ha 10g with a Palmer Les Paul. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984) — heavy rhythm/riff sections

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Gibson Flying V/Explorer, Boss DS-1 as boost

Tight, aggressive 80s thrash rhythm with cutting upper-mids and controlled low-end

Amp settings — Behringer Ha 10g

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Lekato Multi-Effects — Distortion/Metal Mode

Select the highest-gain distortion preset (Metal/Heavy). This is your PRIMARY gain source — the Behringer amp cannot produce JCM800-style saturation on its own. Run direct into amp input.

Gain/Drive 8 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Behringer HA-10G is a 10W practice amp with limited headroom and no true overdrive channel — it cannot replicate JCM800 saturation alone. ALL gain must come from the Lekato distortion unit; the amp is set to max gain only to add slight harmonic thickness, not true breakup. Bass dropped to 4 (vs original 5) because small speakers flub out with too much low-end. Treble pulled to 6 to avoid fizz through the 6.5" speaker. The Palmer Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than Hetfield's Flying V, so the Lekato drive is set to 8 instead of maxed to prevent mud.

PRO TIPPalm-mute tightly and pick aggressively right over the bridge pickup pole pieces — the JCM800 'chunk' on this track comes from Hetfield's precise right-hand attack, not just the amp. Roll guitar tone to 8 to shave the harshest fizz the Lekato distortion adds.

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