Master of Puppets amp settings — Stranger CUBE80E
The Metallica guitar tone for “Master of Puppets”, dialed in for a Stranger CUBE80E with a Juarez Stratocaster. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986) - Main iconic rhythm track
Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ slaved into Marshall JCM800 2203 power amp + Marshall 4x12 cab, Jackson King V / Gibson Explorer with high-output humbuckers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Zoom G1X FOUR (ZNR - Noise Gate Block)
Essential to clamp high-gain noise between rapid staccato chugs
02Zoom G1X FOUR (TS Drive Block)
Clean boost mode to tighten low-end response before the amp model
03Zoom G1X FOUR (BG MK3 / Mark III Amp Model Block)
Mesa Mark amp emulation running into the Stranger CUBE80E clean channel
04Zoom G1X FOUR (Graphic EQ Block)
Recreates the Mesa Mark IIC+ iconic 'V-Curve' graphic EQ
The Stranger CUBE80E is kept completely clean so the Zoom G1X FOUR handles the Mark IIC+ preamp saturation and V-curve EQ shaping. Because the Juarez Stratocaster uses lower-output single coils instead of James Hetfield's humbuckers, the TS Drive boost block pushes extra input gain while the EQ compensates for single-coil thinness. The tone remains bone-dry with zero reverb to preserve the fast downpicked articulation.
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