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Cumbersome amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Seven Mary Three guitar tone for “Cumbersome”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Squire Bullet. Studio version, American Standard (1995)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90 → ProCo Rat → Marshall JMP (channels linked, amp clean, Rat for dirt)

Gritty, thinned-out overdrive with a tight midrange bite and slightly scooped lows—raw but articulate

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	3
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	0

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The original used a Rat into a clean Marshall—a classic pedal-as-gain-source setup. The Katana's Crunch type approximates a JCM800-style voice, so moderate gain (4) with scooped bass (3) and pushed treble (7) replicates the Rat's thin, gritty character. Your Squier's ceramic single coils are brighter and lower output than P90s, so mid is boosted to 6 to compensate for the missing P90 bark.

PRO TIPPick closer to the bridge with a slightly angled attack to get that dry, percussive snap on the muted notes in the verse riff—the tone lives in the picking hand as much as the gear.

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