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Hotel Room amp settings — Boss Katana mini

The Ax and the Hatchetmen guitar tone for “Hotel Room”, dialed in for a Boss Katana mini with a Ibanez Rg470dx-tmn. Studio version, Constant Change EP (2025)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Jazzmaster into clean Fender combo (Twin Reverb/Deluxe Reverb) with transparent overdrive and spring reverb

Upbeat indie-pop jangle with chimey clean top-end and edge-of-breakup bite
Amp settings — Boss Katana mini
CHANNELCrunchBOOSToff
GAIN 4 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 7 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain4
Bass5
Mid6
Treble7
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPneck+middle TONE10 VOLUME9
Signal chain

01Transparent Overdrive (e.g. Morning Glory / Soul Food)

RECOMMENDED — not owned

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Spring Reverb

RECOMMENDED — not owned (Katana Mini has built-in Delay, set Time/Feedback low for ambience)

Dwell 5 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The Katana Mini's Crunch channel dialed low replicates the punchy edge-of-breakup headroom of the original Fender tube tracks. Treble is pushed to 7 to inject single-coil jangle into your hotter Ibanez humbucker/single setup, while presence and reverb are omitted as they do not exist on the Katana Mini faceplate. Using the split neck+middle position thins out the humbucker warmth to nail the clean indie bounce.

PRO TIPPick close to the bridge with a medium-thin pick to maximize the percussive, snappy transient snap heard in the main rhythm riff.

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