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Lips of an Angel amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Hinder guitar tone for “Lips of an Angel”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Extreme Behavior (2005)

Original rig

Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 head, Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup, Avid Eleven Rack for delay/reverb

Polished post-grunge crunch with warm mids, moderate saturation, and atmospheric space on clean arpeggios
Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
CHANNELBrownBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 4 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass5
Mid6
Treble6
Presence5
Reverb4
Master7
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PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The Katana's Brown channel emulates Marshall-style voicing, matching the JCM2000 DSL's mid-forward character. Your Pacifica's Alnico V humbucker in the bridge is lower output than a Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan JB, so gain stays at 6 rather than dropping it. Treble is held at 6 because the Pacifica is naturally brighter than a Les Paul—rolling tone knob to 7 compensates.

PRO TIPFor the clean intro arpeggios, roll your guitar volume knob down to 6-7 to clean up the Brown channel without switching patches—this is how the studio tone breathes between verse and chorus dynamics.

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