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Welcome Home (Sanitarium) amp settings — Marshall Mg15r

The Metallica guitar tone for “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”, dialed in for a Marshall Mg15r with a Harley benton Ex 84 modern roswell. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986) — iconic clean arpeggiated intro

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (clean channel for intro), Gibson Explorer/ESP with high-output humbuckers, Roland JC-120 for pristine cleans, no pedals on intro section

Pristine, glassy clean with shimmering highs and tight lows — haunting, reverb-washed arpeggios

Amp settings — Marshall Mg15r

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	6
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG15R is a solid-state Marshall with no presence knob — set to null. Original used a Roland JC-120 or Mesa clean channel for the intro's crystalline headroom. The MG's clean channel is darker and less hi-fi than a JC-120, so treble is pushed to 6 and mid kept neutral at 5 to capture the bright, open character. Gain stays low at 3 to preserve clarity; the MG breaks up unpleasantly if pushed. Your Harley Benton's humbuckers are hotter than a stock Explorer, so the conservative gain prevents mud.

PRO TIPUse your picking hand positioned closer to the bridge for a tighter, more defined attack on the arpeggios — Hetfield's intro tone relies heavily on precise right-hand placement and very light pick pressure to keep the notes glassy rather than thumpy.

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