gary’s guitar tones

Ever wanted to get that famous guitarists sound but didn’t know what the amp settings were,here you will find amp settings of the guitar gods.

185 thoughts on “gary’s guitar tones”

  1. Marshall Mode Four Amp Settings needed please
    Shaun

    I am looking how I should set my Mode Four (Marshall) to get a distortion like Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets or …And Justice For All, if anyone can help me out please e-mail me or instant message me at GuitarGOD781118…thanx a lot

  2. enter sandman song and solo setting
    MIkemas

    Hey im playing with a crate 20 watt amp and a custom 70s type fender strat. I have a boss ds1 distortion and a dunlop wah. How can I get the settings for enter sandman for the full song including the solo?

    1. Re: Setting for the Metallica song Escape
      Guitar thrasher666

      : How do i get the sound for escape i have a Marshall JCM 2000 Head With a 1960A cab
      sorry i meant a JCM 2000 TSL 100 head

  3. John Paul Jones, McCartney
    Craig

    How do I get a classic bass sound, such as John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney (Revolver era), Mani of Stone Roses (Second Coming)? I don’t use any particular amp and I generally get a decent sound but I can’t quite get it the way I would like.
    Cheers
    Craig

  4. METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS SOUND ON A LINE 6 SPIDER 212
    JOSE LUIS DE RUBIN

    HOW CAN I PROGRAM MY LINE 6 SPIDER 212 THE MASTER OF PUPPETS SOUND? IF CAN´T PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AMP THEY USED IN THIS ALBUM AND IF THEY USE AN EXTERNAL PROCESSOR OR IS THE DISTORTION OF THE AMP.

    1. Re: metallica soundig
      nicolas

      : how do get the metallica distortion using an Toneworks AX-1G effects pedal? or could you tell me what they use instead?

      really off curse ,…..do you nedd to put the ring modulator , some delay and room reverb so put on the wah pedal and the amp with clen sound and put all the mids off treble about 4 ,bass all , and some reverb ,,, and let me know …if they works

  5. how do i get the master of puppets sound on a digitec gnx1?
    shane

    please help me cause im learnin every song on this album and im almost finished with orion, and i have to perform in like 2 weeks, please email me with the answer ill also be checkin so please either write here or email

    1. Re: how do i get the master of puppets sound on a digitec gnx1?
      Nick Stone

      : please help me cause im learnin every song on this album and im almost finished with orion, and i have to perform in like 2 weeks, please email me with the answer ill also be checkin so please either write here or email

      Dude , i had just bought the same processor. I might be able to help you. if you pop in the cd that they gave you with your processor and install Genedit, you can go onto the digitech website and download patches to bring into your processor via a midi cable (which i havnt bought yet). They have sound samples of the downloadable patches and they soung legit. Thats all i can offer you. Let ma know if you find an alternative way of doing it because i dont feel like dealing with downloading them and shit.

  6. battery sound
    Chris

    i just learned battery and i have a ibanez guitar with a marshall avt20 amp and a smashbox distortion pedal any ideas to get a good sound for battery??

  7. MetallicA kirk or james Amp settings Please
    Patrick White

    Im a metallicA freak and i need that metallicA sound. I have a metal zone MT-2 Dis pedal and a ashton GA-100 amp and quad box. I know thats not what they use but i would love some amp and pedal setting to make it at least sound a bit like them Please.

    1. Re: MetallicA kirk or james Amp settings Please
      Reiks

      Im a Metallica freak too! i use BossGT3 and a Peavey Clasic 200watt or my Peavey Bandit wich my sound is pretty nice in these 2 amp. But i had this MT2 pedal before(just don’t use it anymore ) so send me an-email and ill send you the info. But there is 1 setting that sound nice
      1) High – 6 o’clock position (Max)

      2) Low – 2 o’clock position

      3) Middle – 2 o’clock position

      4) Mid Freq- 2 o’clock position

      I also find that following the following for your amp’s settings is ideal for Metallica’s clean tone:

      1) Treble- 10 (Max)

      2) Middle- 0 or 1

      3) Bass – 7

      4) Reverb- 4

    1. Re: MetallicA kirk or james Amp settings Please
      ariana

      i have the same question!
      but i dont have trouble with the pedal its my amp.its crap!
      a fender amp is sooooo bad.

    2. can anyboby tell me how to set up my BOSS ME-50 FOR METALLICA SOUND
      mike

      IVE GOT A ESP VB400 AND A IBANEZ TONE BLASTER 412A/412S AND WANT TO SET IT UP TO SOUND LIKE METALLICA ANYONE HELP? THANX

    3. Re: This popular thread has been given its own page :... Patrick White
      Patrick White

      Im a metallicA freak and i need that metallicA sound. I have a metal zone MT-2 Dis pedal and a ashton GA-100 amp and quad box. I know thats not what they use but i would love some amp and pedal setting to make it at least sound a bit like them Please.

  8. Need Tony Kanal's (from No Doubt) amp settings
    eric

    Can anyone hook me up with what his settings are, I’ve been trying and I can’t seem to get it right.

  9. how can i get cliff burton's bass sound on master of puppets?
    nap

    i’m looking for cliff’s sound on master of puppets. i have an ampeg amplifier, and the same distortion pedal cliff used(big muff), but can’t get the settings right. please e-mail me any replies.

    1. Re: how can i get cliff burton's bass sound on master of puppets?
      Michael

      don’t use the big muff turn the distortion off and get a crunchy sound by treaking your amp settings. Burton didnt use the Big Muff most the time, you can tell when he is using it cos its usually added in with a little wah (or lots!!)

      Michael

  10. The White Stripes Amp settings for 7 nation army
    Zakk

    I couldn’t find any web sites swith this so i thought id post this question, What Settings did the white stripes use on Jack Whites amp for songs like 7 nation army? like whats setting was Mid, Treble, Bass and stuff. please reply if you know

  11. RHCP- Cant Stop- how do you get tha sound on a LINE 6 SPIDER AMP
    ST.ANGER

    I want to know how to get that red hot chilli peppers sound from the song CANT STOP, I have a LINE 6 SPIDER AMP. Thanks for you reply!!

    1. Re: RHCP- Cant Stop- how do you get tha sound on a LINE 6 SPIDER AMP
      shredder

      use the clean sound and bridge pickup on the verse and neck pickup on the chorus.. boost the treble
      treble: 8-10
      mid:4-6
      bass:4-6
      i think… and for the solo part, put distortion with alotta gain and maximum reverb (very important) and bridge pikups

    1. Re: pantera on line6 ax2
      upirlestat

      try your noise gate bar, work with the noise gate and there is also a hum canceller on the same bar, this may or may not work, im not sure, i just got the amp a week ago, but those would be my guesses, good luck man

    1. Re: Metallica sound setting for Marshall 100DFX
      ben

      if you wan a master of puppets surt have mid 0 bass 10 and treb 10 and gain 10 but if you want a enter sandman sound its drive 7 treb 8 mid 3 bass 3 reverb 2

    2. Re: Metallica sound setting for Marshall 100DFX
      Brandon

      Old Metallica (anything before the Black Album):
      Bass – 8 or 9
      Mid – 0
      Treble – 9 or 10

      New Metallica (Black Album onward):
      Bass – 8 or 9
      Mid – 6
      Treble – 7

      1. Re: Metallica sound setting for Marshall 100DFX
        truffi86

        If you want to get the real Metallica sound, you have to boost the bass and the treble. The mid sector isn’t boosted at all.

        It’s nice if you add a little bit of reverb (with a small decay time).

        If you have a deep button, use it!!!

      2. Re: Metallica sound setting for Marshall 100DFX
        shredder

        : GAIN ALWAYS ON FULL!!!
        cut down the mids a bit and boost the treble and bass..
        bass:5-7
        mids:0-2
        highs:8-10

      1. Mg 100 fx
        Weeke weeke Anonymous

        For a kill em all tone
        Treble 7.5
        Mid 4.7
        Bass 4
        Playing thrue a dean c450 emg 81,85 maple cap and ebony fretboard
        Using the head with a 212 marshall jvm
        Btw ive had this tone perfected for a long time

    1. master of puppets (Zoom 505II guitar set-up)
      Albert

      What is the set-up of master of puppets(Metallica) in a Zoom 505II and a genesis amp…? please do reply men!!! I really Need! IT!!!!!!!! thanks dude!

  12. amps and guitar tone problem
    josh

    I play heavy metal and want to get the sound of megadeth but cant seem to get it. I play an ibanez rg 570 with a jb in the bridge and a 59 in the neck through a crate gfx120. i have spent countless hours working on it but cant do it please help? thanks

  13. does any 1 out there know the general sound setup metallica use ?? the amp i want it for is a little 30 watt marshall "G30R" it would be a great help ……. thanx! Glen

  14. does any 1 out there know the general sound setup metallica use ?? the amp i want it for is a little 30 watt marshall "G30R" i would be a great help ……. thanx! Glen

  15. metallica sound
    ken

    well maybe im spoiled, but i have a deul rectifier with a saldano 4×12 cab….was just curious on any sugestions with getting that sound in the fade to black solo…..and just the old sound in genral…n dont tell me just to kill the mids…i already no that….plz email me [email protected]

    1. Re: metallica sound
      sorcerer

      hey man,

      don’t turn the mids of because this is what the metallica sound especially on the older albums makes. than try a proco rat distortion like james did. Don’t forget that james always uses modified amps. (marshall)

      : well maybe im spoiled, but i have a deul rectifier with a saldano 4×12 cab….was just curious on any sugestions with getting that sound in the fade to black solo…..and just the old sound in genral…n dont tell me just to kill the mids…i already no that….plz email me [email protected]

  16. help me please
    steve

    hey man i was hoping that you could help me out. i have a v-amp2, a fender princeton 65, and a bc rich warlock platinum and i can not really get a good metallica sound out of it. i was wanting like maybe a black album sound and a good sound for like seek and destroy and master of puppets. if you could help me out i would really appreciate it. please help

    Thanks

    steve

  17. ALAN HOLDSWORTHS TONE!!
    Anthony

    ok for all you guys that are curious about getting that awesome tone alan gets………..well i have sought after this tone for quite a bit……….i play through an ADA MP1 rackmount, they are pretty easy to find used and cheap……..i also run a 15 band eq…….and i put the mids up pretty high……..for that extra clarity, also you’ll notice he has a really smooth saturation in his notes…….what i do is a take my treble down a lot, and the presence down a bit, this smoothens the sound…..and it rips sooo well at a loud volume…extremely clear….you can play chords on your dirty channel

  18. NEED METALLICA AMP SETTING FOR MASTER OF PUPPETS,AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON MY RP200(or without and rp20
    Jeff

    NEED METALLICA AMP SETTING FOR MASTER OF PUPPETS,AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON MY RP200(or without an rp200)

      1. Re: NEED METALLICA AMP SETTING FOR MASTER OF PUPPETS,AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON MY RP200(or without and
        Brandon

        Metallica Settings – Experiment with these:
        Title Amp Drive Bass Mid Treb Chan Vol Tap / Sec E lvl Effect Type
        Orion Intro Brit High Gain 6 10 0 0 10 5 7 Dly / Swell
        Orion Dirty Brit High Gain 6 10 5 8 10 4 0 none
        Orion Solo Brit High Gain 6 10 5 8 10 4 5 Delay
        Orion Wailers Fuzz Box 6 10 10 5 10 4 0 none
        Sanitarium Cln POD Clean 0 10 7 10 7 1 5 Flanger1
        Sanitarium Grit Small Tweed 10 10 8 10 4 4 0 none
        Sanitarium Rectified 10 10 0 10 10 4 0 none
        Sanitarium Solo Cali Crunch #2 10 10 8 4 4 1 5 Delay

      2. Re: This popular thread has been given its own page :... Anthony
        Anthony

        : NEED METALLICA AMP SETTING FOR MASTER OF PUPPETS,AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON MY RP200(or without an rp200)

        honestly dude, like the amp settings on this album are really shitty……..they scoop the mids, so honestly listen carefully to the album, and you’ll be able to tell that is really hard to hear the notes……..its really not clear…….guitar is a mid instrument, and usually sounds best with a good amount of mids……metallica used an ADA MP1 back in those days……..they are awesome racks……i have one…….but they would just bring the mids to like -12, and bring the treble up to like +12…..so its a really grainy sound at a loud volume

  19. AMP settingS/ I WANNA KNOW HOW TO GET A GOOD MASTER OF PUPPETS SOUND ON A PEAVY AMP
    Jimmy

    Can someone plz help me out here with trying to get a really good master of puppets sound or n justice sound for my amp, Its a Peavy amp like 15 watts, i need to know what to set the dials to.
    Theres a low, mid, high knobs as well as grain and post grain knobs as well as a modern/vintage switch can someone help me… im desprate

    1. Re: AMP settingS/ I WANNA KNOW HOW TO GET A GOOD MASTER OF PUPPETS SOUND ON A PEAVY AMP
      Anthony Mason

      I have a peavey studio pro 112. To get my sound (basic not perfected yet) i use the scooped mid shape. Set either to distortion or overdrive (modern or high gain setting) and use the following:

      Bass 9, Mid 3, High/Treble 8/9

      Also make sure you use a humbucker as it will sound much better

      1. Re: AMP settingS/ I WANNA KNOW HOW TO GET A GOOD MASTER OF PUPPETS SOUND ON A PEAVY AMP
        shredder

        i have a crappy peavey blazer 15w practise amp..
        to get my metallica sound, i put modern voicing on lead channel pre gain 6-8..
        bass: 7
        mid:2-3
        treble: 9-10
        and i use my marshall jackhammer distortion pedal with the distortion of the amp as well’..
        settings of my jackhammer pedal is:
        gain:5-8
        volume: 3-6
        mode: distortion
        bass: 5-8
        treble:8-10
        contour: 4-8
        contour freq: 3

        good for master of puppets cd, …and justice for all and black album..

  20. Heavy metal guitar soundfonts
    Falchetto

    Please Please !!!
    Does anyone have some nearly decent Heavy distortion guitar soundfonts ( in .sf2 format) ?? Any help would be really appreciated !!
    Thanx in advance !!

  21. Metallica Sound
    john

    I have mesa triaxis, eventide gtr4000 and I play on an gibson explorer with emg 81 and 85. I still can’t get that thick crunchy sound. Can anyone help?

  22. AMP SETTINGS/KIRK HAMMETT WANNABE/ OBSESSED WITH GETTING AND JUSTIVE FOR ALL and MASTER OF PUPPETS T
    Kevin

    I have become obbsessed with geting the amazing Hammett tone on JUSTICE/PUPPETS and I’m looking for someone with a good idea of how to get it with my Marshall AVT150 amp head, morley wah pedal, and ibanez tube screamer.

    HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Re: AMP SETTINGS/KIRK HAMMETT WANNABE/ OBSESSED WITH GETTING AND JUSTIVE FOR ALL and MASTER OF PUPPE
      SlipNuTs

      i put everything all the way up and i jsut put the mids at 0 and trebble at 6 or 7 and presence all the way up and if u wanna solo put the trebble all the way up

    2. Re: AMP SETTINGS/KIRK HAMMETT WANNABE/ OBSESSED WITH GETTING AND JUSTIVE FOR ALL and MASTER OF PUPPE
      Luis

      : I have become obbsessed with geting the amazing Hammett tone on JUSTICE/PUPPETS and I’m looking for someone with a good idea of how to get it with my Marshall MG 15dfx amp head,
      : HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. Pennywise settings needed!!
    Penny Fan

    I need Pennywise settings!! The guitar is insane, and I need my to sound like it too, instead of the crap it sounds like now. HELP!!

  24. Metallica enter sandman settings needed ASAP !!!!!!!!
    Rock-n-Roll

    Please tell me the Enter Sandman guitar settings I have a Squier Strat and and a 20 watt Fender amp. I am playing a show in a WEEK please reply.
    Thanks

    1. Re: Hartke bass amp settings!!!
      Francis Packer

      : would you be able to send me or advise me on how i can set my amp i want to get a Greenday type of sound.. (punk) cheers!!!

  25. Dual Rectifier Settings
    Philipp

    Hello, I am Phil from Switzerland.
    Can someone help me. I am looking for the amp settings for a dual rectifier for my Death-Metal-Band. The sound should be like MALEVOLENT CREATION. Can someone help me. Plese E-Mail me. Thanks Phil

    1. Re: Dual Rectifier Settings
      Matz

      Hello im MAtz von Zürich.

      Try to put Presence and Gain to lowest setting, about 7:30 to 8 o’clock, then go up with the Volume, this is what I like.

      : Hello, I am Phil from Switzerland.
      : Can someone help me. I am looking for the amp settings for a dual rectifier for my Death-Metal-Band. The sound should be like MALEVOLENT CREATION. Can someone help me. Plese E-Mail me. Thanks Phil

  26. amp sounds for metallica's fade to black on a marshall
    Jason Laos

    I can’t figure out how to get the sound right. I also have a boss distortion pedal if that will help to get the sound.

    1. Re: amp sounds for metallica's fade to black on a marshall
      Zach

      : I can’t figure out how to get the sound right. I also have a boss distortion pedal if that will help to get the sound.
      On the intro use your neck pickup w/ tone turned down. Use very little flange or chorus on the intro and the intro solo. On the intro solo be sure to have your mid’s scooped, I like have the mids turned down to about 2 and the bass and treble around 8.Don’t use too much distortion on the intro solo, switch to your bridge pickup and have your tone turned down very little and have at it. This is what I do w/ my les paul and amp it sounds great.

      1. Re: amp sounds for metallica's fade to black on a marshall
        Elido Jimenez

        What does it mean to have your mids scooped? is mids contrast or the knob between treble and bass?

    1. Re: Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) Settings?
      johan

      : Hey dudes!
      : Would anyone happen to know what amp setting David Gilmour used….as close as possivble? Thanks

      1. Re: Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) Settings?
        johan

        : : Hey dudes!
        : : Would anyone happen to know what amp setting David Gilmour used….as close as possivble? Thanks

        1. Re: Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) Settings?
          vincent

          i would like to have a list of settings effects … like
          shine on :Compressor (intro)
          Overdrive mid gain (intro + solo)
          Chorus (intro + solo)
          Phaser (3rd solo + intro)
          Delay 400ms low feedback
          Reverb 2.0 secs
          clean amp
          but of a momentary lapse of reason , wish , division bell , animals , medle …. albums
          well any

          1. Re: Pink Floyd (David Gilmour) Settings?
            James Bishop

            : i would like to have a list of settings effects … like
            : shine on :Compressor (intro)
            : Overdrive mid gain (intro + solo)
            : Chorus (intro + solo)
            : Phaser (3rd solo + intro)
            : Delay 400ms low feedback
            : Reverb 2.0 secs
            : clean amp
            : but of a momentary lapse of reason , wish , division bell , animals , medle …. albums
            : well any

  27. new sound on an old amp
    CVD

    Could you tell me how I could get a new school punk sound, ex.. Offspring, Green Day, Bad Religion… on an old Marshall tube amp.
    Now heres what I’ve got to work with. A ’72 Marshall JMP 100 head, a Peavy 4 by 12 cab, and a zoom multi effects pedal.
    Now can I really do what I want to do with this set up, or do I need to get rid of something. The Marshall was such a rare find and I would hate to have to part with it for something newer just to get this sound.

    Thanls- CVD

    1. Re: new sound on an old amp
      RHCP rulz

      to get a new skool punk sound is quite easy..
      juz put maximum gain and put all the EQ on max, use bridge pickup (preferbly high output humbucker..) 😛
      play wif attitude 😀

    1. Re: guitar tones
      Old Geezer

      : hello,
      : Can you give me the guitar and amp settings of Jimmy Page?

      Tyger, Page used several different guitars and amps in recording so it would be hard to specify his settings. But he’s primarily know for playing a Les Paul through Marshall amps on stage live. I think a guitar with good humbuckers and a good tube amp along with a good overdrive pedal will get you close to his sound. Set your amp for a balance between the mids and highs and back off of the lows. Drive your pre-gain hard for a more grittier sound. Aside from these ideas (if you don’t have a LP and Marshall stack) you might also try using a distortion pedal in front of the overdrive pedal with its drive or distortion set high enough just to give you a little extra crunch.

  28. metallica sounds for fenderamp and jimi fuzz wah
    Ian Walding

    Iwould like any body to send me settings for my fender hot rod deluxe and jimi hendrix fuzz wah i get pretty close to the metallica and justice for all… sound but not close enough please help

    1. Re: metallica sounds for fenderamp and jimi fuzz wah
      Old Geezer

      : Iwould like any body to send me settings for my fender hot rod deluxe and jimi hendrix fuzz wah i get pretty close to the metallica and justice for all… sound but not close enough please help

      Ian, you don’t mention what kind of guitar your using or what kind of pick-ups. But either way, to get Metallica’s sound on your fender amp and fuzz/wah, scoop your mids on the amp. Both guitarist in Metallica use EMG active pick-ups. These are the key to their sound. These pick-ups are very strong and allow the guitar to scream. If you don’t have these, you can do a passable likeness with what you have. Try boosting your treble and bass and cut your mids on your amp. Set your fuzz/wah for its heaviest distortion. Also, on your amp, try driving your pre-gain harder while backing off on your main volume. This will give you a grittier sound. If you want more balls and a smoother saturation, back your pre-gain down and open up on your main volume. Also, these guys play with an attitude. Meaning that they play hard and wide open as a butcher knife.

      1. are the digitech deathmetal,metal master,and ex-7 expression fatory good pedals.
        I’ve been playing for a year I play on bc rich platnium pro warlock, nj series kerry king v and crate gtx 212

      2. Re: metallica sounds for fenderamp and jimi fuzz wah
        maxwell

        ok ive been listening to metallica for a while…I hear all these awesome solos for instance on maste rof pupets one guitar has this effect during the solo and it makes it sound like two guitars are playing at the same time and ive come to the conclusion that oit cant be both guitarist playing the solo because i can hear the rythm guitar in the back ground of the solo so if anybody has any idea what effect that is please let me know

        [email protected]

  29. George Lynch Sound Settings
    Peter K.

    i have A Marshall Valve state 100w Orange Crunch Combo and Boss Guitar Effect Processor GT-3 and I’m using an Ibanez 2000 series RG with Seymore Duncan Screamin’Demon pickups. What should the settings be to assimulate the George Lynch sound?

    1. Re: George Lynch Sound Settings
      Old Geezer

      : i have A Marshall Valve state 100w Orange Crunch Combo and Boss Guitar Effect Processor GT-3 and I’m using an Ibanez 2000 series RG with Seymore Duncan Screamin’Demon pickups. What should the settings be to assimulate the George Lynch sound?

      Peter, aside from your effects processor, the guitar and amp you are using aught to be enough to get you there. Those pick-ups are very hot and your amp is more than capable of reaching his sound. He uses a Gibson SG and Marshall tube amps. Basicly he has everything set on cook.

      1. Re: George Lynch Sound Settings
        Magnus

        I use ESP and LAG Floyd Strats with H/S config through a Rocktron Piranha (with Behringer Virtualizer Multi FX) and am looking for that awful Lynch live sound setting (like on Beast from the East). Can anyone help!??!?

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    1. Re: stevie ray vaughan
      Old Geezer

      : can you please tell me how to duplicate the awsome warm sound that he has? thanks

      Man I was having hell figuring out where to reply to this. SRV used a older strat played through some good tube amps so I guess that would be a good starting point. You don’t have to have an older strat, but a decent tube amp is a must. He played mostly with the neck pick-up on and used very heavy strings. The man literally attacked the guitar with his heart. His sound was a part of him. The equipment he used was just an extension. Aside from using the same kind of gear he did, I would think we would need to find that magic something he had inside of him to be able to really capture that warmth he projected. There is no doubt that the man was talented, but I believe his greatness was really a result of his drive and desire to play what he felt. He chose to play primarly strats, but do you think he would have sounded bad on any other brand of guitar? Remember him well, but follow your own heart.

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