Psychosocial amp settings — Boss Mini katana

The Slipknot guitar tone for “Psychosocial”, dialed in for a Boss Mini katana with a Schecter Banshee sgr 6. Studio version, All Hope Is Gone (2008) - Main Drop A rhythm track

Original rig

Rivera KR-7 & Orange Rockerverb 100 into 4x12 cabs, EMG 81/60 & Seymour Duncan Blackout active humbuckers

Ultra-tight, percussive high-gain Drop A rhythm with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight low-end

Amp settings — Boss Mini katana

CHANNELBrown

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Katana Mini's Brown channel delivers the aggressive gain structure needed for modern metal. Keep the bass around 5 to avoid flubbing out on the 4-inch speaker in Drop A tuning, and push the mids to 6 to retain clarity and pick attack against passive SGR humbuckers. The dry studio rhythm tone requires zero delay or ambient reverb.

PRO TIPUse aggressive palm-muting right against the bridge saddles with a stiff 1.5mm+ pick to keep the low Drop A chugs percussive and razor-sharp on a small speaker.

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