Linda Claire amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Fleshwater guitar tone for “Linda Claire”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Kramer Striker HSS. Studio version, Demo (2020) / We're Not Here to Be Loved (2022) — Kurt Ballou recorded/mixed the album version
Likely humbucker guitar (DiDio/Shirar) into high-gain amp with gnarled distortion character — recording described as 'mud flinging off strings', grungier than In Utero, thick low-mids with shoegaze-influenced distortion layering. No verified rig rundown exists for Fleshwater; tone character derived from Converge/Ballou production aesthetic and genre context (Hum, Deftones, 90s alt-metal)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
Stacks into Brown channel for extra grit and compression — roll Tone back to keep mud thick without fizz
Brown amp type on Katana approximates the saturated Marshall-derived crunch Ballou favors. SD-1 stacking adds the sludgy compression heard on the recording — kept Tone low to preserve the muddy low-mid character rather than bright cut. Mid pushed to 7 for that grungy bark; presence dropped to 4 to avoid fizz on the Katana's digital high-end. Your HSS bridge humbucker gets close to their tone — roll guitar tone to 7 to tame pick attack harshness.
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