Seek & Destroy amp settings — Peavey Classic 30
The Metallica guitar tone for “Seek & Destroy”, dialed in for a Peavey Classic 30 with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983) - signature main rhythm riff
Electra 2236 Flying Wedge with bridge humbucker, Jose Arredondo-modded late-70s Marshall Super Lead, boosted with ProCo Rat / Ibanez TS9
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01ProCo Rat 2
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. To run into the clean channel once acquired.
The Peavey Classic 30 is naturally warm and blues-voiced, so engage the built-in Boost button and push the Lead channel gain hard to reach early thrash saturation. Your Squier Strat has lower-output, brighter single coils than James Hetfield's humbucker-equipped Flying V, so keep the amp treble at 5, roll the guitar tone knob down to 8, and push the mids to 7 to fill out the lean attack. With the recommended Rat pedal in front, you would switch the amp to the Normal clean channel with pre-gain at 2 and let the pedal generate the tight clipping.
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