Zero amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Smashing pumpkins guitar tone for “Zero”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) — main riff and rhythm tracks

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (Lace Sensor pickups) → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Op-Amp / NYC) → Marshall JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb

Ultra-distorted, buzzing wall of fuzz with aggressive upper mids and tight low-end tracking

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBROWN amp type

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Muff Fuzz / Guv'nor type)

Engage the onboard BOOSTER section via the faceplate button (default red or orange mode) running directly into the BROWN preamp

Drive 8 · Tone 6 · Bottom 5

Why these settings

The studio tone derives from stacking an aggressive Big Muff into a high-gain British stack, so we pair the Katana's BROWN amp type with its internal BOOSTER to recreate that wall-of-sound fuzz saturation without an external pedal. Because the Epiphone Les Paul's humbuckers are warmer and darker than Corgan's Lace Sensor Stratocaster, the treble and presence are bumped slightly while mids are kept balanced rather than deeply scooped. Master volume keeps the tone dry and upfront without room wash. Clean verse: bypass the BOOSTER and switch guitar volume down slightly.

PRO TIPFor the heavy open-string staccato riffs, use strict palm-muting right against the bridge saddles while picking aggressively with a thick pick to keep the heavy fuzz from blurring the low notes.

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