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Seek & Destroy amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek & Destroy”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10g with a Squier Debut seris. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983) — main riff

Original rig

Jose Arredondo-modded Marshall JCM800/1959 Super Lead + Ibanez TS9 / ProCo Rat boost + Gibson Flying V (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker)

Aggressive, raw early thrash bite with tight low end and sharp upper-mid punch

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

CHANNELOverdrive Select switch IN (Drive on)BOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Treble	7
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, switch Frontman to clean and drop gain to 2

Distortion 6 · Filter 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G lacks a mid control, so treble is boosted to 7 to replicate the aggressive upper-mid cut of James's modded Marshall. Keep bass at 5 to prevent the 6-inch practice speaker from flubbing out under high gain. The amp's built-in O.D. channel supplies the primary thrash saturation today, though a dedicated distortion pedal will provide a much tighter, authentic bite.

PRO TIPUse heavy, strict downpicking right next to the bridge saddles to get that precise, percussive early-Metallica palm-muted attack.

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