metal amp settings — mooer hornet b17
The mettalica guitar tone for “metal”, dialed in for a mooer hornet b17 with a harley benton wh-20s. Classic Metallica rhythm tone composite — Kill 'Em All through Black Album era (1983-1991), studio recordings
Marshall JCM800 2203 / Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ · Gibson Explorer / ESP MX-220 with stock bridge humbuckers · No pedals on rhythm tones
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Noise Gate (RECOMMENDED — not currently owned)
RECOMMENDED — not owned. Essential for tight Metallica palm mutes. Boss NS-2 or TC Sentry clone. Without this, high gain will produce unwanted hum and loose note endings.
The Mooer Hornet B17 is a solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a brighter, thinner voice than the original Marshall/Mesa tube stacks. I dropped treble from the original 8 to 7 and raised bass from 5.5 to 6 to compensate for the amp's lack of tube warmth and low-end saturation. Mids stay scooped at 3 — this is the Metallica signature. Your Harley Benton WH-20S has a single-coil pickup, which is significantly brighter and lower-output than Hetfield's humbuckers; this makes the tone thinner and more prone to noise at high gain. The bass and treble adjustments help, but expect a more cutting, less chunky tone than the original.
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