aurora amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
The Foo fighters guitar tone for “aurora”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) - Signature intro/verse ambient delay riff
1967 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard into vintage Vox AC30 / Hiwatt Custom 100 with Boss DD-3 / Deluxe Memory Man delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Wampler Tumnus Deluxe
Used as a mild transparent chime/mid push to emulate the edge-of-breakup AC30 top end
02Boss DM-2W Waza Delay
Set mode switch to 'C' (Custom) for extended delay time matching the song tempo (~148 BPM)
03EHX Oceans 11
Mode set to Hall; provides subtle room depth behind the repeats
The Katana 100 Clean voice provides the flat, clean foundation of Grohl's studio AC30/Hiwatt setup, while the Tumnus adds subtle harmonic grit and upper-mid clarity. The SG's solid mahogany body has a punchier attack than Grohl's semi-hollow Trini Lopez, so running both pickups in the middle position with volume rolled back to 8 softens the transient for the delicate intro pattern. When transitioning to the heavy chorus/climax, kick the Tumnus gain up or switch pickup to bridge at full volume.
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