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Still Got the Blues amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Gary Moore guitar tone for “Still Got the Blues”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio album version, Still Got the Blues (1990) — signature lead tone

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Stripe') + Marshall JTM45 Reissue prototype + Marshall The Guv'nor overdrive + Roland SDD-320 Dimension D

Thick, singing, high-sustain blues-rock lead with boosted midrange and smooth top-end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELLead amp typeBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	8
Treble	4
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Built-in Booster (Guv'nor / Warm OD model)

Onboard Katana Booster block used to replicate the original Marshall Guv'nor pedal

Drive 6 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Katana Built-in Modulation (Dimension / Chorus)

Subtle stereo chorus/spatial spread replicating the studio Roland Dimension D

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 3

Why these settings

To compensate for the Fender Stratocaster's brighter single coils compared to Gary Moore's '59 Les Paul humbuckers, the tone knob is rolled down to 7 and Katana treble is pulled back to 4. The Katana Lead voice with onboard Guv'nor-style boost provides the smooth, singing saturation and sustain of Moore's cranked JTM45 without needing external pedals. Presence is omitted as the Katana 50 MkII panel lacks a physical presence knob.

PRO TIPSwitch to the neck pickup and roll the guitar tone back slightly (around 7), then pick hard near the neck joint with wide, slow vibrato using your whole forearm to replicate Moore's endless vocal sustain.

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