Seek and destroy amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek and destroy”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Explorer. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983) - Main Riff
Jose Arredondo-modded 100W Marshall Super Lead (1959), ProCo Rat, Epiphone Flying V with Seymour Duncan Invader pickup
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Booster (Rat / Pro OD setting)
Engage the onboard Booster in Boss Tone Studio to recreate the front-end Rat boost into the modded Marshall.
The Katana's Brown voice delivers the hot-rodded Marshall core, while the onboard boost pushes the front end just like Hetfield's Rat pedal. Unlike later scooped Metallica tones, Kill 'Em All relies on prominent midrange bark, so mids are kept high at 7 and bass is controlled at 5 to prevent low-end flub. Presence is physically absent on the 50 MkII faceplate, so upper-end bite is dialed via treble at 7.
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