Dogs amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Dogs”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Animals (1977) — main middle and outro guitar solos

Original rig

1959 Fender Telecaster Custom (bridge pickup) → EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi → Colorsound Power Boost → EHX 18V Electric Mistress Flanger → Binson Echorec / MXR analog delay (~370ms) → Hiwatt DR103 100W head into WEM 4x12 cab (D standard tuning: DGCFAD)

Singing, liquid fuzz sustain with lush flanger swirl and tape delay space — articulate bite with a smooth top end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	6
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Booster (Muff Fuzz / 60s Fuzz model)

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Drive 7 · Tone 5 · Effect Level 6

02Katana Mod (Flanger model - Electric Mistress emulation)

Onboard MOD block

Rate 3 · Depth 6 · Manual 5 · Resonance 4

03Katana Delay (Analog Delay model)

Onboard DELAY block

Time (~370ms) 4 · Feedback 4 · Effect Level 4

Why these settings

Gilmour used a high-headroom Hiwatt DR103 driven by a Ram's Head Big Muff and Colorsound Power Boost into a Telecaster. On the Katana 50 MkII, select the Lead voice with the onboard Muff Fuzz boost engaged to deliver that endless singing sustain without an external pedal. Because the Les Paul has warmer, higher-output humbuckers than Gilmour's bright Telecaster bridge pickup, treble is pushed to 6 and tone is rolled back slightly to 8 to maintain top-end bite while preventing low-mid mud.

PRO TIPTune your guitar down one whole step (D-G-C-F-A-D) as Gilmour did on the record — the lower string tension slackens the attack, providing the exact spongy feel and harmonic bloom essential for the iconic sustained bends.

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