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Master of Puppets amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby

The Metallica guitar tone for “Master of Puppets”, dialed in for a M-VAVE Cube Baby with a Rich Warlock. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (slaved into Marshall JCM800 2203 power section) + Jackson King V (Seymour Duncan Invaders) + Mesa 5-band Graphic EQ (V-curve)

Aggressive, tight, high-gain thrash crunch with deeply scooped 750Hz mids and biting treble attack

Amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby

CHANNELAmp Model 8 (High Gain / Mesa style) + 4x12 Cab IR 8 or 9

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The M-VAVE Cube Baby uses 9 onboard amp models and 8-9 IR cab slots without a presence knob. Select Amp Model 8 for modern American high gain, keep the mids scooped to emulate the Mesa Mark IIC+ V-curve EQ, and run the built-in delay/reverb bypassed for dry rhythm tracking. The B.C. Rich Warlock high-output bridge humbuckers provide the fast, percussive front-end push Hetfield got from high-output passive pickups.

PRO TIPStrict all-downstroke picking right next to the bridge saddles is essential to match the percussive, mechanical chug of the main riff.

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