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Fluorescent Adolescent amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Fluorescent Adolescent”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Jaguar. Studio version, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)

Original rig

Fender Jazzmaster → Ibanez TS-808 Tubescreamer → Orange/Vox AC-30, Boss DD-3 delay

Gritty mid-forward indie crunch with punchy attack and subtle slapback delay

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunchBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Booster (TS/Mid Boost type)

Use Boss Tone Studio to load a TS-style booster in the pre-amp section — this is critical for the Tubescreamer grit

Drive 4 · Tone 6 · Level 6

02Katana Onboard Delay (Digital)

Short slapback delay for depth without wash — set around 250-300ms

E.Level 3 · F.Back 2 · D.Time 4

Why these settings

Your Jaguar's single coils are brighter and thinner than Turner's Jazzmaster, so I dropped treble from the typical 6-7 to 5 and pushed mids to 7 to capture that punchy bark. The Katana's Crunch channel approximates the pushed AC-30/Orange breakup. The onboard TS-style boost is essential — the original tone's grit came from the Tubescreamer, not cranked amp gain.

PRO TIPRoll your Jaguar's rhythm circuit switch ON for the verse sections — it engages the darker neck-side tone circuit and mimics Turner's dynamic verse-to-chorus texture shift without touching your amp.

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