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96 quite bitter beings amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Cky guitar tone for “96 quite bitter beings”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Volume 1 (1999)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with mid-heavy EQ, humbucker guitars (likely ESP/LTD or similar), possible parametric EQ or fixed wah for the nasal filter effect

Nasal filtered crunch with tight lows, pushed upper-mids, constrained and dry
Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
CHANNELCrunchBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 2 MID 8 TREBLE 5 PRESENCE 4 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass2
Mid8
Treble5
Presence4
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE6 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Parametric EQ (Mid EQ Section)

Use Boss Tone Studio to access the parametric mid EQ — boost a narrow band around 800Hz-1kHz to create the nasal/parked-wah character

Mid Freq 7 · Mid Q 8 · Mid Level 7
Why these settings

The Katana Crunch channel approximates the Rectifier's tighter voicing better than Brown. Bass dropped to 2 because the original tone deliberately cuts low end for that constrained feel. Mid pushed to 8 to nail the signature nasal slot — the Pacifica's Alnico V humbucker in the bridge will help, but rolling tone to 6 tames the single-coil-like brightness of the coil-split option if engaged.

PRO TIPThe secret sauce is the narrow mid boost acting like a cocked wah — in Boss Tone Studio, set a parametric EQ block with a tight Q around 900Hz boosted 4-6dB; this creates that 'parked filter' honk that defines the riff without needing an actual wah pedal.

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