Young Girl A amp settings — katana mini
The Shiina Mota guitar tone for “Young Girl A”, dialed in for a katana mini with a cort X2. Studio album track, Ikiru (2015)
DAW amp simulation / high-gain digital VST + modern humbucker guitar, compressed high-gain J-rock tone with digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set Katana Mini built-in Delay to subtle depth if using on-board tape style delay
The Katana Mini's Brown amp type delivers the tight modern distortion needed for Vocaloid/J-Rock tracking. The Cort X2's stock Powersound humbuckers push sufficient output, so treble is set to 7 to maintain note definition through the small 4-inch speaker while mids remain at 6 to prevent the track from thinning out. Presence and reverb are physically absent on the Katana Mini faceplate and therefore set to null.
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