๐ŸŽธ Metal ยท 1980s

Fade to Black โ€” Guitar Tone

by Metallica ยท solo
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Amp settings (0โ€“10)

8
GAIN
6.5
BASS
5
MID
7.5
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
1.5
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different โ€” ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Neck pickup

Effects / signal chain

wah, reverb

Tone character

warm and smooth, singing sustain, midrange emphasis from cocked wah, thick and creamy lead, full-bodied, not overly scooped, high-gain saturation, articulate note separation, slightly compressed, double-tracked for extra thickness

Recording context

studio

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. ToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com