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do not look down amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The meshuggah guitar tone for “do not look down”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a hils hz8. Studio version, Koloss (2012) — direct-recorded via Fractal Axe-Fx, no physical amp

Original rig

Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II (high-gain amp model), Ibanez M8M 8-string, Lundgren M8 bridge humbucker, subtle stereo chorus post-tracking

Tight, percussive, scooped mids, extended low-end punch, dry and immediate attack, articulate note separation under extreme palm muting

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrown (high-gain Marshall-style voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Empress Heavy Menace

Primary gain source — amp set clean to avoid double-gain mud. Use the 'Heavy' or 'Tyrant' mode for tightest low-end response. Engage the built-in gate to keep palm mutes dead-silent between hits.

Gain 7 · Bass 4 · Mid 5 · Treble 6 · Level 6 · Gate Threshold 5

Why these settings

Original used modeled high-gain amp direct; your Heavy Menace provides that saturation, so the Katana's Brown channel is set near-clean (gain 2) to act as a neutral power stage. Bass pulled to 4 because your HZ8's extended range will overwhelm the Katana's 12" speaker if pushed higher. Mids at 4 (not scooped lower) because the Katana's Brown voicing is already mid-forward—this nets the scooped Meshuggah character.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not further up the strings—this is where Meshuggah's percussive 'thock' lives. If notes blur on fast polyrhythmic passages, roll back the Heavy Menace's gain by 1 and compensate with picking attack.

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