Get Lucky amp settings — Boss Katana Mini X
The Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers guitar tone for “Get Lucky”, dialed in for a Boss Katana Mini X with a Schecter Reaper-6. Studio version, Random Access Memories (2013)
1959/1960 Fender Stratocaster ('Hitmaker') & custom plexiglass Strat recorded direct (DI) into Neve 88R console with outboard compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Master | 7 |
01Compressor (e.g. Boss CS-3 / Dyna Comp)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (mimics the studio console optical/VCA compression)
The Katana Mini X Clean channel provides the pristine headroom needed for Rodgers' direct-to-console funk sound, while presence and reverb are omitted as they do not exist on this amp. Because the Schecter Reaper-6 carries warmer, higher-output humbuckers than a vintage Stratocaster, pull the push-pull coil split up if equipped (or use the middle/inner split position), roll bass back to 4, and boost treble to 8 to recover single-coil snap. Amp gain is kept down at 2 to ensure absolute clean headroom without unwanted clipping.
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