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Master of puppets amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Metalica guitar tone for “Master of puppets”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Fender Jaguar. Studio version, Master of Puppets (1986)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (preamp) slaved into modified Marshall JCM800 (power amp), Jackson King V with EMG 81 bridge pickup, V-shaped graphic EQ, Aphex parametric EQ in effects loop

Tight, aggressive, scooped-mid rhythm crunch with surgical upper-mid presence

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Mid	2
Treble	7
Presence	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Katana Brown amp type approximates the Mark IIC+ + JCM800 stack's tight, mid-forward aggression. Bass pushed to 8 (vs original 6-7) compensates for Jaguar single-coil's thinner low end compared to EMG 81 active humbucker. Mid dropped to 2 (vs original 3-4) because Katana's Brown voicing has more inherent mids than the scooped Mark IIC+. Presence at 8 replicates the original's 6.6kHz upper-mid bite. DS-1 omitted — all gain from amp, matching the studio approach.

PRO TIPDownpick everything at 200bpm with extreme palm-muting tightness — the percussive attack on each muted note is 80% of this tone, not the gear. The original was quad-tracked; single-track rhythm will sound thin by comparison.

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