One amp settings — Fender Mustang 1 v2
The Metallica guitar tone for “One”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang 1 v2 with a Burnwood Strat style. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988) — signature heavy machine-gun rhythm riff & solo section
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (preamp slaved into Marshall power section with classic 5-band graphic EQ V-curve), ESP Explorer / Jackson King V with EMG 81 bridge pickup, Roland JC-120 (clean intro)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Fender Mustang I v2 features the 'Metal 2000' amp model, which replicates high-gain Mesa saturation without requiring external pedals; note that the physical top panel has no Mid or Presence knobs (it features Gain, Volume, Treble, Bass, and Master only). Single-coil Strat pickups are brighter and thinner than Hetfield's active humbuckers, so Bass is pushed to 7 and Treble is kept at 7 to provide low-end chunk while rounding off ice-pick fizz. Clean intro: switch the preset dial to '65 Twin or '57 Champ and flip to the neck pickup.
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