Seek & Destroy amp settings — Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-110
The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek & Destroy”, dialed in for a Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-110 with a Squier Affinity Precision Bass PJ. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983)
Cliff Burton: Rickenbacker 4001 (modified with Gibson EB-0 mudbucker and Seymour Duncan guitar single coil) + Mesa/Boogie 400+ / Sunn Coliseum bass head into 4x12/2x15 cabs + Morley Power Wah Boost + Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Bass / Russian / Nano)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02Morley Power Wah / Bass Wah
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
On your RB-110, engage the SGT overdrive switch and set SGT Drive to 7 with SGT Grit to 6 to emulate the recording's gritty power-amp saturation. We push the midrange to 8 to capture Cliff's aggressive cut through the wall of Marshall guitars while keeping bass tight at 6. When you acquire a fuzz pedal, disengage the SGT circuit and run the amp clean so the fuzz carries the distortion without muddiness.
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