We got the beat amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Go gos guitar tone for “We got the beat”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Luna athena ATH HBG SUN. Studio version, Beauty and the Beat (1981), I.R.S. Records rerecording produced by Richard Gottehrer

Original rig

1962 Fender Telecaster (bridge pickup), Fender Twin Reverb, Ibanez Stereo Chorus (CS505/CS9), Boss DM-2 Analog Delay

Bright, jangly new wave clean with shimmery chorus and slap-back delay

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELClean amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Chorus (CE-1 type)

Use the Katana's built-in Chorus effect via BOSS Tone Studio or panel; set to CE-1 or Tri-Chorus model for that 80s shimmer

Rate 4 · Depth 5

02Katana Onboard Delay (Analog type)

Set to Analog delay type; short slap-back around 120-150ms, low repeats for that new wave bounce

E.Level 3 · F.Back 2 · D.Time 3

Why these settings

Your Luna has humbuckers vs Caffey's single-coil Tele, so treble is pushed to 7 and tone knob rolled to 8 to recover the snappy high-end. The Katana Clean channel emulates Fender-style headroom well. Gain stays at 2 because the original tone is driven by the chorus shimmer, not amp breakup.

PRO TIPUse a stiff pick and attack the strings close to the bridge for that percussive new wave chank—Caffey's playing is rhythmically tight and slightly palm-muted on the verse stabs.

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