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Boss Compressor settings

How 7 songs dial in the Boss Compressor, across 6 amps — real knob positions, not presets.

Typical Boss Compressor settings
KnobAverageRangeMatches
Level5.72–87
Tone6.05–76
Averaged across every ToneAdapt match that uses this pedal. It usually sits first in the signal chain.
Song by song
SongAmpBoss Compressor settings
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult
Orange Micro TerrorLevel 6 · Tone 5 · Attack 4 · Sustain 5
Animal
Def Leppard
Soldano SLO-100Level 2 · Tone 6 · Time 3
Holy wars
Megadeth
Marshall MG30CFXLevel 7 · Tone 6 · Drive 2
Agresive
Metalica
Fender Mustang LT25Tone 6 · Level 7 · Dist 3
Stabwound
Necrophagist
Boss Katana 50 MkIIDrive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 8
Goose
Polyphia
Boss Katana 50 MkIISustain 4 · Attack 3 · Level 7
Weird fishes
Radiohead
Boss Katana 100 MkIILevel 3 · Tone 6 · Time 5

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Amps the Boss Compressor runs into
Boss Katana 50 MkII2 songs with this pedalFender Mustang LT251 song with this pedalBoss Katana 100 MkII1 song with this pedalOrange Micro Terror1 song with this pedalSoldano SLO-1001 song with this pedalMarshall MG30CFX1 song with this pedal
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Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.

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