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Kickstart My Heart amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Mötley Crüe guitar tone for “Kickstart My Heart”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Dr. Feelgood (1989)

Original rig

Modified Marshall JCM800/modded preamp, Gibson Les Paul Custom with humbuckers, multi-layered amp tracks, talk box on leads

Aggressive, saturated 80s hard rock crunch with scooped mids, tight low-end, and sizzling high-gain presence

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrown

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Brown amp type on the Katana is the closest voicing to a hot-rodded Marshall. Mids are pulled to 4 (slightly scooped) to replicate the 80s metal scoop but not buried—Mars still cuts through. Your SG humbuckers are slightly lower output than a Les Paul Custom, so gain stays at 8 rather than backing off. Treble at 7 captures the sizzle without the Katana's digital fizz.

PRO TIPUse the Katana's BOOSTER section set to a clean boost (+6dB, no dirt) via BOSS Tone Studio to push the Brown channel harder during the main riff—this mimics the multi-amp layering on the record and adds punch without mud.

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