Better Days (Instrumental) amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Currents guitar tone for “Better Days (Instrumental)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, The Way It Ends (Instrumental) (2020)
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, PRS Custom 24 with humbuckers, Precision Drive or Tube Screamer for tight low-end, noise gate
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Katana Built-in Booster (TS/Overdrive type via Tone Studio)
Set Booster type to 'Overdrive' or 'TS' in Tone Studio - this tightens the low end for modern metal palm mutes
02Katana Built-in Noise Suppressor (via Tone Studio)
Essential for tight stop-start riffs - access via Tone Studio under FX section
The Brown channel on your Katana approximates the Rectifier's saturated voicing. Your Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than PRS pickups, so I pulled gain back from where a Rectifier would sit (typically 7-8 becomes 8 here because the Katana's Brown needs a bit more push). Bass is cut to 4 because the Katana's Brown voice has looser low-end than a Rectifier—tightening it prevents mud on drop-tuned palm mutes. Use Tone Studio's built-in Booster set to a TS-type to replicate the Precision Drive tightening effect.
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