For whom the bell tolls amp settings — Donner Arena 2000
The Metallica guitar tone for “For whom the bell tolls”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Schecter C-1HTS SLS Elite Evil Twin. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984)
Gibson Flying V → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (boost) → Marshall JCM800 2203
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
01Tube Screamer (internal block on Arena 2000)
Place before amp model in signal chain — used as a clean boost to tighten low end, not as primary distortion
02Noise Gate (internal block on Arena 2000)
Essential for tight palm-muted thrash — kills string noise between stabs
Your Schecter's Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are hotter and more compressed than Hetfield's passive Gibson humbuckers, so I dropped gain from the original 8 to 7 to avoid mud. The Arena 2000's JCM800 model is voiced slightly brighter than the real thing, so treble stays at 7 rather than pushing higher. Mid stays scooped at 4 for that classic Metallica scoop, but your active pickups already cut through — don't go lower or you'll disappear.
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