Stabwound amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Necrophagist guitar tone for “Stabwound”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez JEM7V Steve Vai. Studio version, Epitaph (2004)

Original rig

Custom Ibanez 7-string / Ibanez JEM (DiMarzio Evolution pickups) into ENGL Savage 120 / Special Edition and Marshall 1960BV cab, boosted with Maxon OD808 and Boss NS-2

Surgical, ultra-tight high-gain German tech-death rhythm tone with dry fast-decay attack and sharp upper-mid bite

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss Booster (Katana Onboard 'T-Scream' or 'Warm OD')

Engage onboard Booster block via panel/Tone Studio to simulate the Maxon OD808 front-end bass cut

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 8

02Boss Noise Suppressor (Katana Onboard NS)

Essential onboard effect to choke note decay instantly between 16th-note technical runs

Threshold 7 · Release 1

Why these settings

Your JEM7V with DiMarzio Evolution pickups is identical to Muhammed Suiçmez's pickup configuration, giving the exact sharp harmonic bite required. The Katana 50 MkII's Lead amp type provides the tight German-style saturation; keep Bass rolled back to 4 and Mids pushed to 7 to replicate the articulate ENGL midrange cut. Presence is set to null because the Katana 50 faceplate physically lacks a presence knob.

PRO TIPNecrophagist's studio rhythm tracks are tuned D Standard (D-G-C-F-A-D); use a rigid 1.5mm+ sharp plectrum with strict palm muting right against the bridge saddles to keep the rapid 16th-note staccato runs separated without flub.

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