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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The John Mayer guitar tone for “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Continuum (2006) — iconic intro/rhythm riff

Original rig

1964 Fender Stratocaster (Neck/Middle position 4) into Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature & Dumble Steel String Singer, subtle Klon Centaur boost, studio spring/plate reverb

Glassy, scooped, touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup clean with blooming low-end and vocal chime

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELClean amp type (Variation ON)BOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Clean Boost / Warm OD)

Katana onboard BST circuit

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII Clean channel with Variation engaged mimics the high-headroom, glassy response of Mayer's Two-Rock and Dumble setup. Mids are slightly scooped while boosting treble and bass to capture the signature 'scooped Strat' low-end bloom and chime. The onboard Clean Boost adds Mayer's subtle Klon-style push to reach edge-of-breakup when digging in. (Katana 50 MkII faceplate has no physical presence knob).

PRO TIPUse bare fingers or a hybrid-picking thumb-and-index snap on the double-stops rather than a pick to replicate Mayer's round attack and dynamic touch-sensitivity.

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