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The stage amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Avenged sevenfold guitar tone for “The stage”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, The Stage album (2016)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C, Schecter Synyster Custom-S with Seymour Duncan Invader (bridge), no significant pedals for lead tone

Tight, aggressive high-gain lead with cutting upper-mids, controlled low-end, and articulate note separation for fast runs

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrownBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown channel approximates the JP-2C's Mark-series mid-forward voicing. Your RG550's stock humbuckers are lower output than the Invader, so gain is pushed to 8 with the Katana's built-in boost engaged. Mids raised to 6 to compensate for the Katana's slightly scooped Brown voice compared to the Mesa's aggressive midrange.

PRO TIPRoll your tone knob to 8 to tame the RG's ceramic pickup ice-pick on the highest frets during fast legato runs—Gates' Invader is naturally darker and more compressed.

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