The Greatest Lie amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Circa Survive guitar tone for “The Greatest Lie”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a ESP LTD EC200DX. Studio version, On Letting Go (2007) - Main rhythm/lead riff
Gibson Les Paul / Fender Telecaster into Marshall JCM800 / Vox AC30 and Bad Cat Hot Cat, with Boss DD-series delay and Boss RV-series reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Delay (Katana Delay Section)
Engage the onboard DELAY section for subtle quarter/dotted-eighth repeats
02Onboard Reverb (Katana Reverb Section)
Set to Hall or Plate character to match Salad Days Studio spatial ambiance
The CRUNCH amp type supplies the necessary articulate British-style breakup without the fizzy compression of higher gain voices. With the EC200DX humbuckers, keeping the mids pushed to 7 captures the signature Circa Survive angular cut while bass is held at 5 to prevent muddiness under fast chord movement. Delay and reverb are handled directly via the Katana onboard effects to preserve the atmospheric studio depth. For Colin's cleaner arpeggio passages, roll the guitar volume down to 6.
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