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Nothing Else Matters amp settings — Mooer Multi fx 150 pro

The Metallica guitar tone for “Nothing Else Matters”, dialed in for a Mooer Multi fx 150 pro with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Metallica 'Black Album' (1991) — iconic fingerpicked clean intro

Original rig

Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (clean) + MXR DynaComp compressor + Tom Anderson ProAM Strat (single coils, neck pickup) — dual signal path blended (amp + DI through compressor)

Warm, shimmering clean with subtle chorus, compression for sustain, and studio reverb — intimate and articulate fingerpicking tone

Amp settings — Mooer Multi fx 150 pro

CHANNELJC120 Clean model (or closest Roland Jazz Chorus / solid-state clean model available)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor block (built-in)

Essential for the recorded tone — provides the smooth sustain and even dynamics Hetfield got from the MXR DynaComp. Enable this block.

Level 6 · Sustain/Ratio 5 · Attack 4

02Chorus block (built-in)

The JC-120's signature is its built-in stereo chorus. Subtle shimmer, not watery — keep depth moderate.

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Mix/Level 5

Why these settings

Your Jackson JS32 has high-output humbuckers vs the original's single-coil Strat — roll treble down 1 from JC-120 settings (6 vs 7) and keep gain very low (2) to avoid harshness. The neck humbucker with tone at 7 approximates the warmth of a single-coil neck position. The compressor block is critical to match the studio sustain and dynamics.

PRO TIPUse your fingertips (not nails) and let each note ring into the next — Hetfield's attack on this track is soft and deliberate. The compressor will reward a lighter touch with more sustain; dig in too hard and it'll squash the dynamics flat.

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