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Nothing Else Matters amp settings — LEKATO Tank G

The Metallica guitar tone for “Nothing Else Matters”, dialed in for a LEKATO Tank G with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Metallica (The Black Album, 1991) — iconic clean fingerpicked intro

Original rig

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (clean) + MXR DynaComp compressor direct to board, Tom Anderson ProAM Strat (single coils), neck pickup, blended dual clean signals

Pristine, shimmering clean with light compression and subtle chorus shimmer — delicate fingerpicked arpeggios with crystalline highs and warm lows

Amp settings — LEKATO Tank G

CHANNELClean (or JC-120/Jazz Chorus model if available)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The LEKATO Tank G is an unrecognized budget multi-FX unit — knob names may differ on your faceplate. Original used a Roland JC-120 known for sterile, scooped cleans with built-in chorus. Your Pacifica's Alnico V single coils approximate the Tom Anderson singles well. Keep gain minimal for headroom; the treble 6 captures the JC-120's sparkle without harshness. If your unit has a chorus effect, set depth low (3-4) and rate slow (2-3) for authentic shimmer.

PRO TIPPlay with your fingertips (not nails) near the neck pickup for the soft, rounded attack Hetfield uses — the tone comes from touch dynamics as much as the amp. Let each note ring and decay naturally; rushing kills the emotion.

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