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Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty amp settings — Katana 50 gen 3

The Crowbar guitar tone for “Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty”, dialed in for a Katana 50 gen 3 with a Jackson JS32T AH Kelly. Studio album cut, Sonic Excess in its Purest Form (2001)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul / Explorer (EMG 81 bridge) -> Marshall JCM800 2203 / Randall RG100ES -> Boss SD-1 / Ibanez TS9 boost -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 (Celestion G12T-75)

Crushing, low-tuned sludge metal tone with heavy low-end thump, tight boosted upper-mid bite, and aggressive solid-state/high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Katana 50 gen 3

CHANNELBrown amp type (Variation ON) with internal Booster set to TS/ScreamerBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	8
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Internal Katana Booster (Tube Screamer / T-Screamer model)

Engage Katana onboard Booster block

Drive 1 · Tone 6 · Bottom 5 · Effect Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana 50 Gen 3 panel has no physical presence knob so that setting is omitted. Kirk Windstein's signature wall of sludge relies on pushing high gain with a mid-boosting overdrive in front into high-headroom British/solid-state clipping. Using the Katana's Brown type paired with the onboard Tube Screamer boost tightens the detuned low end while retaining massive chunk on the Jackson Kelly's bridge humbucker.

PRO TIPTune down to Crowbar's standard B-standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) or Drop A with heavy gauge strings (at least .012–.056) and dig in hard with a thick pick near the bridge for proper low-end tracking and percussive attack.

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