Dazed and Confused amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Led Zeppelin guitar tone for “Dazed and Confused”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Led Zeppelin (1969) — signature main riff and distorted sections
1959 Fender Telecaster (bridge pickup) into Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII Professional fuzz into cranked Supro tube combo (1690T Coronado / Thunderbolt)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Booster (Tone Bender / Vintage Fuzz model)
Engage the onboard Booster in BTS set to vintage fuzz or Tone Bender emulation into the Crunch voice
02Onboard Spring / Hall Reverb
Emulates the Olympic Studios natural room ambience and plate reverb
The Katana's Crunch channel mimics the compressed tube breakup of Page's cranked Supro, while the onboard boost block provides the aggressive Tone Bender MkII fuzz clipping. To counter the Player Strat's brighter single-coil bridge pickup compared to a vintage Telecaster, the guitar tone knob is pulled back to 8 and amp mids are boosted to 7 to retain the signature 1969 midrange bark. Quiet bowed intro: roll guitar volume down to 6 and use light picking near the neck.
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