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Everytime I Die amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Children of Bodom guitar tone for “Everytime I Die”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Esp Ltd Alexi-200. Studio version, Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)

Original rig

ESP Alexi Laiho signature with EMG HZ pickups, Marshall JCM800 boosted with overdrive pedal, 4x12 cab with Vintage 30 speakers

Aggressive, tight high-gain with scooped mids, razor-sharp attack, and controlled low-end for fast riffing

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrownBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss ML-2 Metal Core

Use as boost into Brown channel for tighter attack; if tone gets muddy, drop amp gain to 5 and let pedal provide saturation

Low 5 · High 7 · Level 6 · Dist 7

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown channel emulates the Marshall voice Alexi used. Your Ltd Alexi-200 has similar voicing to his signature ESPs but with passive pickups instead of EMGs, so gain is set slightly higher to compensate for lower output. Mids are pulled back to 4 for that characteristic Bodom scoop while keeping enough cut for lead definition.

PRO TIPRoll your tone knob to 8 instead of 10 to tame the ice-pick highs on fast alternate picking runs—Alexi's recorded tone had less fizz than his live rig due to studio EQ, and this gets you closer to that polished attack.

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