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Master of Puppets amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

The Metallica guitar tone for “Master of Puppets”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G V2 with a Other F-250 style. Studio recording, Master of Puppets (1986) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (slaved into Marshall JCM800 power section) + Marshall 4x12 cabs + 1984 Gibson Explorer / Jackson King V with high-output passive humbuckers + outboard parametric EQ (V-scoop)

Ultra-tight, percussive high-gain thrash rhythm with scooped midrange, thunderous low-end chunk, and aggressive pick attack

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

CHANNELAMP slot 9 (US High Gain / Mesa Mark style) with Mesa 4x12 V30 IR cabBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank-G Noise Gate Module

Engage built-in gate module before the preamp to clamp fast 16th-note palm-muting

Threshold 7

02Tank-G Boost / Preamp Drive Block

Clean boost block into high-gain amp model to tighten low-end tracking

Gain 2 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Tank-G V2 modeler simulates the Mark IIC+ cascaded gain via Slot 9 (US Modern/Lead), so the mid control is pulled back to replicate the iconic 5-band graphic V-curve. High-output humbuckers on an F-250 shape require treble at 7 and gain at 8 to nail the biting percussive attack without flubbing out the low end. Clean interlude: switch to AMP Slot 1 (Clean), engage onboard Chorus block with moderate rate/depth, and switch to neck pickup.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles and execute aggressive, strictly downpicked strokes; Hetfield's percussive attack comes from the edge of a heavy pick slicing across the strings with pure downward momentum.

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