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last rites/loved to deth amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Megadeth guitar tone for “last rites/loved to deth”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Jackson Pro Series King V. Studio version, Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! (1985 original recording)

Original rig

Dave Mustaine: Modified Marshall JCM800 2203 with Boss SD-1 or similar OD for tightening, Jackson King V with Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz; Chris Poland: similar Marshall setup. Recorded direct with minimal effects—dry, raw, aggressive early thrash tone.

Tight, aggressive early thrash with scooped mids, razor-sharp treble attack, fast palm-mute definition, and raw unpolished grit

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrownBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Brown channel on your Katana voices a JCM800-style midrange bark and gain structure, which is the exact amp family Mustaine used in 1985. Mid is set to 4 rather than fully scooped because the Katana's Brown channel is already leaner in the mids than a real 800—going lower loses note definition on fast riffs. Gain at 7 gives the tight saturation without the mud that higher settings introduce; the original tone was raw but not over-saturated.

PRO TIPMustaine's early picking attack was extremely precise and hard—dig in with the pick close to the bridge and use aggressive downstrokes on the main riff to get that percussive chunk. The tone lives in your right hand as much as the amp.

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