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Nothing else matters amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

The Metallica guitar tone for “Nothing else matters”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) — iconic clean fingerpicked intro

Original rig

Roland JC-120 / Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ clean channel, ESP Explorer with EMG 60 neck pickup, studio rack reverb

Pristine, warm, round clean tone with gentle presence and studio hall space

Amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	4
Reverb	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Blues Junior's Volume (gain) is kept low at 3 to ensure total clean headroom without preamp breakup. Treble is dialed down to 4 and the Telecaster's neck tone knob rolled back to 7 to round off single-coil bite and emulate the smooth, warm body of James Hetfield's active EMG 60 neck humbucker. The FAT boost switch is kept off to prevent mid-saturation.

PRO TIPPluck the open strings cleanly using the flesh of your thumb and fingers rather than fingernails or a pick to replicate the dark, round attack of Hetfield's fingerpicked intro.

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