pray for plagues amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The bring me the horizon guitar tone for “pray for plagues”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez GRGR131EX-BKF. Studio version, Count Your Blessings (2006) — recorded at DEP International with Dan Sprigg
Peavey 5150 head, Jackson Pro Series Signature Lee Malia LM-87 with Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers, ISP Decimator II noise gate
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 8 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
Brown channel emulates 5150-style cascaded high-gain. Your Ibanez has lower-output passive humbuckers vs the Duncan Distortions on the original — gain +1 from the original's 8 would muddy it, so we stay at 7 since the Katana's Brown saturates early. Mid pushed to 7 (original 6) because the Katana Brown is more scooped than a real 5150. Presence raised to 8 to capture the record's signature harshness. Bass dropped to 5 to keep the low-end tight through the smaller 12" speaker.
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