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Unholy Confessions amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Avenged Sevenfold guitar tone for “Unholy Confessions”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Squier Squier mini strat. Studio version, Waking the Fallen (2003)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge humbucker) → MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver → Bogner Uberschall 120W head

Tight, aggressive metalcore chunk with scooped mids, sharp treble bite, and controlled low-end thump

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrownBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Booster (internal effect)

Use the 'Clean Boost' or 'Treble Boost' type to replicate the MXR MC401 tightening effect; place before amp gain stage

Type 6 · Drive 2 · Bottom 5 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

Your Squier Mini Strat's single coils have significantly lower output and brighter voicing than Gates' Les Paul humbuckers—gain is pushed to 8 (vs ~7 on the original) to compensate for the weaker signal, and treble is pulled back slightly to avoid ice-pick harshness. The Katana's Brown channel approximates the Uberschall's tight, modern high-gain voice; the internal Booster replaces the MXR MC401's role of tightening the low end and pushing the front end harder.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles with the heel of your hand for that percussive metalcore chunk—the Mini Strat's shorter scale will feel looser in Drop D, so use slightly heavier strings (11-49) and pick closer to the bridge to retain definition.

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