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Master of puppet amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Metallica guitar tone for “Master of puppet”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Master of Puppets album (1986), Kirk Hammett lead tone

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC++ into Marshall JCM800 power section, Jackson Flying V with EMG 81 bridge pickup

Saturated high-gain lead with scooped mids, singing sustain, and aggressive upper-mid bite for cutting through dense rhythm tracks

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp typeBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez Tube Screamer (TS9/TS808)

Used as a boost into the dirty amp — tightens low end, adds mid presence for lead cut

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

Your SG's passive humbuckers have less compression and output than Hammett's active EMGs, so gain goes up +1 from the original and the TS boost compensates for the tighter pick attack EMGs provide. Treble pushed to 8 (vs original 6-7) because the Katana's Brown voice is darker than a real Mark IIC++. Mid stays scooped at 3 to preserve the V-curve character, but not lower — the SG needs that midrange body.

PRO TIPFor Hammett's singing lead sustain, use your TS as an always-on boost and dig in with your pick near the neck pickup for the initial attack, then let the note bloom — his vibrato comes from the fretting hand, not the whammy bar on this record.

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