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Master of puppets amp settings — M-Vave Tank G

The Metallica guitar tone for “Master of puppets”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G with a Tagima Tg 525. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986) - Main iconic rhythm track

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (preamp with classic V-curve 5-band graphic EQ) slaved into Marshall JCM800 2203 power amp + Marshall 4x12 cab, Jackson King V / Gibson Explorer with high-output humbuckers

Aggressive, tight, high-gain thrash rhythm with deeply scooped mids and punchy low-end

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G

CHANNELAMP Model 7 or 8 (Cali Dual / High Gain Metal) + 4x12 V30 IR CabBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01M-Vave Tank G Noise Gate Block

Engage Tank G built-in gate to clamp high-gain palm-mute chugs

Threshold 7

02M-Vave Tank G Overdrive/Pre Block (Booster/TS Mode)

Used strictly as a clean boost to tighten low-end attack before the high-gain amp model

Gain 1 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

On the M-Vave Tank G, select high-gain amp model 7 or 8 with an aggressive V-curve EQ, scooping the mid control to 3 while keeping bass and treble elevated. The Tagima TG 525 bridge humbucker supplies the necessary punch, but engaging the Tank G's front boost with low gain and high level tightens the low-end flub into the iconic percussive Mesa Mark IIC+ bite. The master reverb is set to 0 to replicate the dry, surgical studio tracking.

PRO TIPEvery iconic riff on this track is executed exclusively with strict, heavy downpicking near the bridge saddles using the edge of a stiff pick (1.0mm+) for maximum percussive attack.

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