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Move It On Over amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The George Thorogood & The Destroyers guitar tone for “Move It On Over”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Squire Bullet. Studio version, Move It On Over album (1978, Rounder Records)

Original rig

Fender Dual Showman head (1960s), Gibson ES-125 semi-hollow, Dallas Arbiter BC108 Fuzz Face

Gritty, punchy blues-rock with midrange bark, raw fuzz breakup, and percussive attack for slide work

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunchBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	1

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Fuzz (Boss Katana built-in Booster/Mod section - '60s FUZZ' type)

Access via BOSS Tone Studio or hold BOOSTER button to select '60s FUZZ' type — mimics BC108 Fuzz Face. If unavailable, use Crunch channel gain at 6-7 with amp gain alone.

Drive/Fuzz 6 · Level 7 · Tone/Bottom 5

Why these settings

Thorogood's Dual Showman is a clean, loud Fender platform — the grit came from the Fuzz Face. The Katana's Crunch channel approximates that pushed-Fender midrange; mid is boosted to 7 (original Fenders are scooped) to match his ES-125's hollow-body bark. Treble pulled to 6 because your Bullet's single coils are brighter than his P-90-loaded Gibson. The built-in '60s Fuzz emulates the BC108 silicon Fuzz Face.

PRO TIPThorogood digs in hard with a heavy pick and plays slightly behind the beat for that swampy shuffle feel — the tone is as much in the aggressive right-hand attack as the gear. For slide parts, raise your action or use a heavier glass slide to avoid fret buzz and get that singing sustain.

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