One amp settings — Johnson RepTone 15
The Mitalica guitar tone for “One”, dialed in for a Johnson RepTone 15 with a Kyaxon KTDIY-001. Studio version, ...And Justice for All (1988) — heavy rhythm / machine gun breakdown
Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ & ADA MP-1 preamps, Mesa Strategy 400 power amps, ESP MX-220 with EMG 81/60 pickups, Aphex Aural Exciter
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 2 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
The Johnson RepTone 15 practice amp lacks the massive low-end headroom of a Mesa Mark IIC+ power section, so pushing its drive channel gain to 8 and heavily scooping mids to 2 simulates the classic 'Justice' V-curve EQ. Bass is kept at 7 to prevent the small 8-inch practice speaker from flubbing out on the fast staccato triplets. For the clean intro: switch to the clean channel, pull treble back to 6, and switch to the neck pickup.
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