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for whom the bell tolls amp settings — Valeton GP-200

The metallica guitar tone for “for whom the bell tolls”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Ride the Lightning (1984) - Main heavy rhythm riff

Original rig

1984 Gibson Explorer (Dirty Fingers humbuckers) / 1974 Gibson Flying V -> Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer -> Marshall JCM800 2203 100W Head -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 Cab

Aggressive, mid-forward British crunch with tight low-end punch and biting high-mids

Amp settings — Valeton GP-200

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Green OD (TS9 Tube Screamer model block)

Used as a clean boost into the amp block to tighten the low end and push upper-mids

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The JCM800 amp model on the GP-200 provides the classic Ride the Lightning crunch, while the Green OD block is dialed with zero drive and high volume to replicate Hetfield's classic TS9 mid-boost trick. Because the Yamaha Pacifica 112V bridge humbucker is slightly lower output and brighter than high-output Dirty Fingers humbuckers, the bass is held at 6 with mid at 7 to ensure heavy low-end chunk without losing bite. Reverb is kept at zero to maintain studio tightness.

PRO TIPUse aggressive, strict downpicking anchored close to the bridge to achieve the razor-sharp palm-muted attack characteristic of early Metallica rhythm tracks.

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