Five Magics amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Megadeth guitar tone for “Five Magics”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)
Jackson King V (Dave Mustaine) / Jackson Kelly (Marty Friedman) with Seymour Duncan JB / Trembucker pickups into Marshall JCM800 2203 / Bogner Fish preamp into VHT 2150 power amp into Marshall 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The Katana 50 MkII Brown amp type captures the hot-rodded Marshall/Bogner grind of Rust in Peace directly without external pedals. The Les Paul's humbuckers provide plenty of natural push, so gain is kept at 6 to maintain articulation during fast riffing, while treble and mids are bumped to replicate the signature upper-mid bite of the Seymour Duncan JB pickup. Note that presence is null because the Katana 50 faceplate physically lacks a presence knob.
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