Preset Metallica Master Of Puppets Box — Guitar Rig 5 Metal

Save as My Master Box and you're set.

Master of Puppets is pulling your strings... now cleanly through your audio interface.

First, a clarification: This is not an official factory preset shipped with Guitar Rig 5. It is a highly revered (often shared on forums like Ultimate Guitar, Rig Exchange, and Reddit’r/NativeInstruments) that has been repackaged in various "Metal Preset packs."

Before the amp, drop a (Pro-Filter).

The "Master of Puppets" sound is defined by high gain, tight low-end, and a massive "V-shaped" EQ. To get there, you need to focus on three specific areas: high-gain saturation, aggressive tone shaping, and cabinet emulation. 1. The Amplifier Selection

The difference: Cabinet mic placement is often set to Off-Axis or Rear to create a slightly enclosed, "boxy" midrange punch — less open than the standard "Master of Puppets" preset.

Once loaded, the rack typically contains:

Run the preset into an EQ with a high-pass filter at 80 Hz (to remove sub-bass rumble) and a low-pass filter at 8.5 kHz. Then, turn up your monitors to 11.