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Seek & destroy amp settings — Cube Gx-10

The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek & destroy”, dialed in for a Cube Gx-10 with a Wash Strat. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983)

Original rig

Marshall JMP 2203 (Jose Arredondo hot-rod mod), Gibson/Epiphone Flying V with humbuckers, ProCo Rat distortion

Aggressive scooped thrash — tight low end, cutting treble, recessed mids for chunk and speed

Amp settings — Cube Gx-10

CHANNELR-FIER (or METAL if R-FIER unavailable)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	9
Bass	7
Mid	2
Treble	8
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Cube GX-10's R-FIER voice is your closest match to a hot-rodded Marshall — it's designed for scooped high-gain. Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Hetfield's humbuckers, so bass is raised +1 (to 7) and mids dropped harder (to 2) to compensate for the inherent single-coil bite. Treble stays high at 8 to retain the aggressive pick attack. No presence control exists on the GX-10; the tone stack handles it.

PRO TIPPalm mute hard and close to the bridge — Hetfield's tone on this track is defined by percussive right-hand technique more than gear. Dig in with downstrokes only on the main riff for authentic attack.

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