Fade to Black amp settings — Positive Grid Spark MINI
The Metallica guitar tone for “Fade to Black”, dialed in for a Positive Grid Spark MINI with a Squier Contemporary Stratocaster. Iconic intro solo and heavy rhythm tone, Ride the Lightning (1984)
Modified Marshall JCM800 2203, Ibanez TS9 / ProCo Rat boost, Gibson Flying V / Fernandes Strat clone with humbuckers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Valeton GP-100 (T-9 Screamer block)
Used as a clean boost to tighten low end into the amp model
02Valeton GP-100 (UK 800 / Marshall JCM800 amp model)
Gain source — JCM800 model with the signature Ride the Lightning mid scoop
03Valeton GP-100 (Digital Delay block)
Set to roughly 380ms for the singing intro solo trails
The GP-100 serves as your primary preamp into the Spark MINI set clean. The mid scoop (Middle at 4) captures the early Flemming Rasmussen studio EQ, while the Screamer block tightens low-end flub before the JCM800 model. Switch to the bridge humbucker for the heavy rhythm sections. Clean acoustic/electric intro: bypass the Screamer and switch the GP-100 to a clean JC-120 or acoustic sim block.
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