Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Metallica) guitar tone and amp settings
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Brown amp type, medium gain (Gain 6.5), scooped mids (Middle 3), bright top (Treble 6.5), bridge pickup.
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Solo. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songAmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- On
- Amp Type
- Brown
- Gain
- 6.5
- Volume
- 6
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 3
- Treble
- 6.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb Color
- Green
- Reverb
- 1.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songAmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Clean
- Gain
- 2
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 2
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- AD Clean
- App Drive
- Off
- App Comp/Wah
- Off
- App Mod/EQ
- Off
- App Delay
- Off
- App Reverb
- Room Studio B
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songAmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 90S ROCK
- Gain
- 4.5
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- SMALL ROOM
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 3
- Treble
- 7
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Add a wah pedal for Hammett’s wah-accented solo passage.
Song parts
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
Solo:
Gain 7, Booster Color Red, Booster 2, FX Color Red, FX 4
.Use the wah-like effect for the third solo
Song parts
Positive Grid Spark 40
Solo:
Amp Type Metal, Gain 6.5, Bass 4, Mid 6, App Amp Model Treadplate, App Drive Over Drive, App Comp/Wah Auto Wah
.Use the auto-wah for the third solo.
Song parts
Fender Mustang LT25
Solo:
Stomp BLUES DRIVE, Mod TOUCH WAH
.Use the wah for the third solo.
Song parts
Any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Solo:
Gain 8.5
.Raise gain for sustain; use wah on the documented wah passage.
Why it sounds like that
Welcome Home is built on a clean, arpeggiated main theme, the slow, clean picking Hetfield wanted after Fade to Black. The arrangement is held together by doubled and harmonized guitar parts, and the first solo opens on an arpeggiated ninth chord figure that mirrors James's playing. On the album, Hetfield's distortion came from a Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ rewired as a preamp, alongside a Marshall power amp. Hammett used a Gibson Flying V, and most of the record was tracked with Boogie and Marshall heads combined.
- Play the main theme as a cycling arpeggiated riff on clean guitar.
- Layer doubled and harmonized guitar parts across the arrangement.
What amp did James Hetfield use on Welcome Home (Sanitarium)?
- Rasmussen said James Hetfield played all the rhythm guitars on the albums Rasmussen made with Metallica. (on the album Master of Puppets)[1]
- Hetfield said he wanted another slow, clean, picking type of song after Fade to Black. (on this song)[2]
- Vintage Guitar says the song's main theme is a cycling arpeggiated riff rendered on clean guitar. (on this song)[3]
- Vintage Guitar says the arrangement is united by extensive doubled and harmonized guitar parts. (on this song)[3]
- Solo: Hammett said the first solo opens with an arpeggiated ninth chord figure that mirrors what James is playing. (on this song)[2]
- Solo: Hammett said he used a wah-wah pedal on the third solo. (on this song)[2]
- Solo: Hammett said the fourth solo comes out of harmonized guitars. (on this song)[2]
- Hammett said most of Master of Puppets was tracked with Boogie heads and Marshall heads combined, and that he used his Gibson Flying V. (on the album Master of Puppets)[2]
- MusicRadar reports Hetfield played a white Gibson Explorer with standard ceramic humbuckers for much of the album. (on the album Master of Puppets)[1]
- MusicRadar reports Hetfield's distortion came from a Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ rewired as a preamp, alongside a Marshall power amp. (on the album Master of Puppets)[1]
- MusicRadar reports Hammett favoured an Ibanez Tube Screamer and a Dunlop Cry Baby on lead guitar for the album. (on the album Master of Puppets)[1]
Questions
What amp did James Hetfield use on Welcome Home (Sanitarium)?
The sources on this page document James Hetfield's gear on Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica: guitar, Gibson Explorer [1]; amp, Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Variation On, Amp Type Brown, Gain 6.5, Volume 6, Bass 5, Middle 3, Treble 6.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb Color Green, Reverb 1.5; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master and Power Control to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Clean, Gain 2, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 2, App Amp Model AD Clean, App Reverb Room Studio B; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 90S ROCK, Gain 4.5, Volume 6, Treble 6, Bass 5, Middle 5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb SMALL ROOM; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
Can I get the Welcome Home (Sanitarium) tone on my own amp?
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