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The Place amp settings — Katana 50 gen 3

The Sepultura guitar tone for “The Place”, dialed in for a Katana 50 gen 3 with a Jackson JS32T AH Kelly. Studio version, Sepultura (Against / Derrick Green era heavy mix)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie TriAxis Preamp + Strategy 500 Power Amp, Jackson guitars with high-output humbuckers

Aggressive, tight, scooped Mesa-style modern thrash/groove metal distortion
Amp settings — Katana 50 gen 3
CHANNELBrown amp typeBRIGHToffBOOSTon
GAIN 7 BASS 7 MID 4 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass7
Mid4
Treble7
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

Andreas Kisser's core tone relies on a high-gain Mesa TriAxis preamp into a Strategy 500 power section. On the Katana 50 Gen 3, the Brown amp character delivers the saturated low-end punch and harmonic compression of a cranked tube rig. The onboard Booster is engaged with moderate gain to tighten the low-end palm mutes, while slightly scooping the mids to 4 captures that aggressive late-90s Sepultura rhythm attack.

PRO TIPDig in with hard, precise downstrokes right next to the bridge saddles on your Jackson Kelly to emphasize the percussive attack of the low-tuned chugs.

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