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Another brick in the wall amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Another brick in the wall”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — rhythm/lead parts and iconic solo

Original rig

Hiwatt DR103 100W head, WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cab, Black Strat (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge), Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P-90s (solo), Big Muff Pi, MXR Dyna Comp, MXR Digital Delay

Creamy, sustained fuzz with vocal midrange, lightly compressed with ambient delay tail

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard Compressor (Boss Comp)

Emulates MXR Dyna Comp — subtle sustain, not squashed

Sustain 4 · Level 6

02Katana Onboard Muff Fuzz (BOSS Tone Studio)

Big Muff emulation — this is your primary gain source; keep amp gain LOW

Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Level 5

03Katana Onboard Digital Delay

Set delay time around 370-440ms; moderate repeats for spacious ambience

Time 6 · Feedback 5 · Level 3

Why these settings

Hiwatt DR103s are clean, loud, and mid-forward with tight bass—the Katana Crunch type at low gain approximates this platform. The Big Muff provides ALL the saturation; amp gain stays at 3 to avoid mud. Katana's Crunch voice has similar mid presence to a Hiwatt; boosted mids to 7 compensate for the Strat's natural scoop vs the P-90 Les Paul used on the solo.

PRO TIPFor the solo, roll your tone knob down to 5-6 and switch to the neck pickup—Gilmour's singing sustain comes from the Muff into a clean amp with the neck pickup's rounded attack, not from cranked amp gain.

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