Land of the midnight sun amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Al Di Meola guitar tone for “Land of the midnight sun”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Player Telecaster. Studio cut, Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom (DiMarzio Super Distortion pickups) straight into a 1970s Marshall 50W JMP 1987 half-stack (bass/mid maxed, treble dialed down)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Booster (Warm OD / Tube Screamer style)
Enable Katana internal Booster block to add mid-push compression and sustain without mud
Al Di Meola's signature '70s tone came from high-output DiMarzio humbuckers slamming a cranked 50W Marshall with treble cut and mids/bass dimed. On the Katana 50 MkII, the Brown amp type provides the necessary British power-tube saturation, while pulling treble to 4 and rolling the Telecaster tone knob down to 7 tames single-coil icepick. Engaging the Katana's onboard Booster as a clean mid-push replicates the punch and compression of high-output humbuckers on fast runs.
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