Fell On Black Days amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Soundgarden guitar tone for “Fell On Black Days”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Fender Player Plus Nashville Telecaster. Studio version, Superunknown (1994) — main rhythm guitar
Fender Jazzmaster into bi-amped Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and 50W Marshall JMP half-stack mic'd with SM57 and RCA BK-5B ribbon mics
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion
BOOST role into the Crunch channel; keep Turbo Mode I active with Dist low to push mid punch without oversaturating
The Katana 50 MkII Crunch amp type supplies the foundational Marshall JMP punch, keeping amp gain at 6 so the DS-2 can act as a focused mid boost rather than a buzzy primary fuzz. Because your Telecaster bridge single-coil is brighter and thinner than Chris Cornell's Jazzmaster pickups, bass is bumped to 7, treble held at 5, and the guitar tone rolled back slightly to 8. The Katana 50 faceplate has no physical presence knob, so top-end bite is shaped solely via the treble pot and pedal tone control.
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