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Sugar, We're Goin Down amp settings — Boss Katana KTN-MINI

The Fall Out Boy guitar tone for “Sugar, We're Goin Down”, dialed in for a Boss Katana KTN-MINI with a Ibanez GRGM21M. Studio album cut, From Under the Cork Tree (2005)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 / Plexi style heads and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifiers, Fender/Gibson humbucker guitars

Punchy, mid-forward 2000s pop-punk crunch with sharp pick attack
Amp settings — Boss Katana KTN-MINI
CHANNELBrown
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 7 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid6
Treble7
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The Katana Mini's Brown voicing simulates the saturated, mid-heavy Marshall crunch heard on the track without needing external dirt pedals. Your Ibanez humbuckers provide the right output level, so keeping treble slightly elevated compensates for the Mini's compact 4-inch speaker. Note that presence and reverb do not exist on the Katana Mini faceplate and are omitted.

PRO TIPHit power chords with aggressive, consistent downstrokes right next to the bridge to capture Patrick Stump's tight, percussive rhythm attack.

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