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King Nothing (Remastered) amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Metallica guitar tone for “King Nothing (Remastered)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Load (1996) — iconic rhythm riff tone

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ and Dual Rectifier blend, ESP MX-220 / Les Paul with EMG 81 pickups

Thick, chunky mid-focused rhythm crunch with tight low end and de-tuned punch

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	6
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Brown channel provides the saturated Mesa-style crunch needed for Load-era rhythm tracks without requiring external pedals. The Epiphone's passive Alnico humbuckers have a softer attack than Hetfield's active EMG 81s, so mid is set to 5 and treble to 6 to retain clarity and bite. Presence is null because the Katana 50 MkII lacks a physical presence knob on its faceplate.

PRO TIPTune down a half-step (Eb standard) and execute aggressive, palm-muted downstrokes right against the bridge saddles to lock in the heavy, chugging groove of the main riff.

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