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Seek and destroy amp settings — Mooer Ge150Pro

The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek and destroy”, dialed in for a Mooer Ge150Pro with a PRS SE Custom 24. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983)

Original rig

Hot-rodded Marshall JMP 2203 head, Gibson Flying V with stock humbuckers, Tube Screamer used by Hammett for leads

Tight and percussive, scooped mids, aggressive palm muting, sharp biting treble, chunky low end, dry with no reverb, fast staccato response

Amp settings — Mooer Ge150Pro

CHANNELJCM800 model (or closest high-gain Marshall variant in the Ge150Pro)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	3
Treble	8
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your PRS SE Custom 24 has hotter, fuller humbuckers than Hetfield's stock Flying V pickups, so the Ge150Pro's gain can stay at 8 rather than pushing higher. The 85/15 S pickups have more defined low-mids than the original, so bass stays at 7 but mids drop to 3 to achieve that classic scooped thrash sound. The Ge150Pro's JCM800 model nails this era—select it directly and avoid stacking any drive blocks.

PRO TIPHetfield's right-hand attack is everything here—anchor your palm firmly near the bridge and use aggressive all-downstroke picking with a stiff pick (1mm+) to get that machine-gun percussive chug; the tone lives in the pick attack, not extra gain.

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