Paranoid amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Paranoid (1970) - Main Riff

Original rig

1965 Gibson SG Special (P90s) into modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster and Laney LA100BL Supergroup 100W head (Bass 0, Middle 10, Treble 10, Presence 10) into Laney 4x12 cab

Raw, mid-heavy proto-metal crunch with pushed upper midrange and tight, trimmed low-end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	2
Mid	9
Treble	8
Reverb	1
Master	5

Don’t have a Boss Katana 50 MkII? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Treble Boost / Clean Boost type)

Onboard Booster assigned via BTS / panel button to emulate Iommi's Dallas Rangemaster

Drive 3 · Tone 8 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana's Crunch voice captures the vintage British power-section breakup of the Laney Supergroup. Because Tony Iommi famously cut his bass to zero and dimed the treble and mids with a Dallas Rangemaster, bass is pulled down to 2 and mids/treble are heavily pushed to replicate that sharp, biting proto-metal attack. Since the Katana 50 MkII lacks a physical presence knob, presence is set to null.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with a heavy downstroke attack right next to the bridge saddles, and ensure the guitar volume stays on 10 to feed the treble booster block maximum upper-mid harmonic grit.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Boss Katana 50 MkII. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Boss Katana 50 MkII

You should probably leaveChris Stapleton I got betterMorgan Wallen Memory sure don't mess aroundJordan Davis GoosePolyphia Stairway to Heaven (Live)Led Zeppelin Dead Girl WalkingCarrie Hope Fletcher & Jamie Muscato

Find your amp

Browse

Boss Katana 50 MkII settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Paranoid on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Black Sabbath tonesALL SONGS Black Sabbath on the Boss Katana 50 MkIISAME ARTIST, SAME AMP Epiphone Les Paul Classic tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.