Hey there delilah amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
The Plain white ts guitar tone for “Hey there delilah”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Ibanez RG550. Studio album cut, All That We Needed (2005) / single release (2006)
Taylor dreadnought acoustic guitar (played by Tom Higgenson), miked clean through studio preamp into Manley Vari-Mu compressor
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Even out fingerpicked plucks and add acoustic snap
02Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Acoustic-simulator curve: cuts muddy electric lower-mids and boosts acoustic string chime
03Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set mode to Room for subtle natural studio space
The original track is an unamplified, studio-miked acoustic guitar with zero electric crunch. The Katana 100 MkII's onboard Acoustic channel bypasses electric preamp breakup, while the GE-7 cuts boxy low-mids (200Hz–400Hz) and boosts high-end air (3.2kHz–6.4kHz) to mimic an acoustic dreadnought. Position 4 on the Ibanez RG550 splits the neck and middle pickups to give the thinnest, glassiest transient response possible on an electric.
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