Seek and destroy amp settings — Fender Rumble 40
The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek and destroy”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 40 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983) — Main riff and rhythm tone
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (Jose Arredondo mod) + ProCo Rat + Electra Flying V (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01ProCo Rat 2
RECOMMENDED — not owned (essential to capture the true Kill 'Em All distortion on a clean bass amp)
The Fender Rumble 40 is a bass amp with limited guitar preamp saturation, so engage the built-in Overdrive circuit and push Gain to 9 with Drive at 8 for maximum playable grit. On the 4-band EQ, set Low-Mid to 7 and High-Mid to 6 to mimic the aggressive Marshall 2kHz bite while keeping Bass lean at 4 to avoid mud. The Strat bridge single-coil is thinner than Hetfield's high-output Invader humbucker, so rolling the tone knob slightly to 8 prevents harsh ice-pick frequencies.
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