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Tome of hellfire amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Shrine of malice guitar tone for “Tome of hellfire”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Harley benton MultiScale-8 QBB. Studio version, Sheol (2019, Unique Leader Records)

Original rig

Likely Axe-FX or Kemper with 5150/6505-style amp modeling, 7-8 string guitars with active EMG or Fishman pickups, tight noise gate, precision low-end EQ

Brutal modern deathcore — ultra-tight palm mutes, scooped mids, crushing low-end with extended range clarity, djent-adjacent pick attack
Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
CHANNELBrown amp type (5150/high-gain voice)BRIGHToffBOOSTon
GAIN 8 BASS 4 MID 3 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass4
Mid3
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Occvlt Pedals Carion (Noise Gate/Boost)

Gate TIGHT for palm-mute clarity — essential for deathcore chug. Place before amp input. If Carion has boost function, engage for additional pick attack.

Threshold 6 · Decay 3 · Level/Boost 5
Why these settings

The Katana's Brown channel approximates the 5150-style saturation used in modern deathcore production. Your 8-string Harley Benton with its extended range demands LOWER bass (4) than you'd expect—prevents mud on the low F#. Mid scoop (3) gives the modern deathcore void, but not zeroed out to retain note definition. The Carion gate is critical; without tight gating, the low strings will rumble between hits and destroy the precision this genre requires.

PRO TIPOn your multiscale 8-string, pick directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces with aggressive downstrokes—the fanned frets mean your low strings have longer scale length and need harder attack to match the tension response of the higher strings. Use the Katana's built-in noise gate in ADDITION to the Carion for maximum tightness on breakdown sections.

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