Night train amp settings — Boss Katana Artist MkII
The Guns n roses guitar tone for “Night train”, dialed in for a Boss Katana Artist MkII with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Appetite for Destruction (1987) — main rhythm/intro riff
1959 Kris Derrig Les Paul replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups) into modded Marshall 1959 Super Lead (S.I.R. Stock #39 / Tim Caswell mod) into 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Behringer Ultra Metal UM300
Used strictly as a clean/mid boost to tighten the amp front-end; amp stays the primary gain source
The Katana Artist Brown model nails the Caswell-modded Marshall #39 mid bite, so the amp remains the core gain source. The Behringer Ultra Metal is dialed with minimal distortion and high output to act as a tight front-end mid push without turning the tone muddy. To compensate for the ceramic Infinity pickups on the Ibanez GIO, bass is kept tight at 4 and mids are pushed to 7 to recreate the warm, vocal bark of Slash's Alnico II Pro humbuckers.
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