Seek and destroy amp settings — Harley benton HB-40MFX
The Ride the lightning guitar tone for “Seek and destroy”, dialed in for a Harley benton HB-40MFX with a Harley benton HB-BS20 BK. Studio version, Kill 'Em All (1983)
Jose Arredondo modded Marshall Super Lead 100W 1959 / JCM800 + ProCo Rat distortion + Gibson Flying V (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
The HB-40MFX is a digital modeling combo, so selecting the high-gain Metal amp model gives you the necessary saturation directly without needing outboard dirt. On Kill 'Em All, the tone was not yet heavily scooped like Master of Puppets, so keep mids centered at 5 to maintain the raw Marshall bite and attack. If you acquire a ProCo Rat in the future, set the amp model to Crunch or Clean with gain at 2 and let the pedal provide the core drive.
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