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Tearful confession amp settings — Boss Katana mini

The Marty Friedman guitar tone for “Tearful confession”, dialed in for a Boss Katana mini with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Drama album (2024)

Original rig

ENGL Inferno/Powerball head, Ibanez MFM1 signature guitar (humbuckers), MXR Smart Gate, Boss CH-1 chorus (minimal use)

Tight high-gain rhythm with scooped mids, smooth singing lead tone with controlled sustain and articulate pick attack

Amp settings — Boss Katana mini

CHANNELBrown

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana Mini lacks a dedicated presence knob and FX loop, so the Brown channel handles all gain duties. ENGL amps have tighter low-end and more aggressive upper-mids than the Katana's Brown voicing, so I boosted treble to 7 and kept mids at 4 (slightly scooped) to approximate that modern metal clarity. Your GRG170DX has Infinity R humbuckers which are hotter than Friedman's signature DiMarzios, so gain at 8 rather than maxed prevents mud.

PRO TIPFriedman's signature smoothness comes from picking closer to the neck pickup with the bridge selected—this rounds off the attack while keeping the bridge's tight low-end. Roll your tone knob to 7 for leads to tame the Katana's digital high-end fizz.

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