Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix) amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Megadeth guitar tone for “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Main thrash rhythm tone, Rust in Peace (2004 Remix)
Jackson King V (Seymour Duncan JB bridge) -> Bogner Fish Preamp (Shark channel) / Marshall JCM800 -> VHT 2150 Power Amp -> Marshall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Overdrive (Katana Internal Booster: Tube Screamer / Screamer)
Engage the onboard Booster in BOSS Tone Studio to tighten the low-end track tracking
The Katana 50 MkII lacks a physical presence knob, so treble is set to 7 to deliver Dave Mustaine's aggressive 3-5kHz bite. The Bogner Fish Shark channel has extreme upper-mid focus, which the Brown voice replicates when pushing mids to 7 and pulling bass back to 4 to avoid flub on fast palm mutes. Epiphone humbuckers are warmer than a Seymour Duncan JB, so keep the guitar tone wide open.
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