Rusty Cage (Remastered 2016) amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
The Soundgarden guitar tone for “Rusty Cage (Remastered 2016)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Badmotorfinger (1991)
Guild S-100 / Gibson Les Paul into Peavey VTM 120 and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, DOD FX-20 phasor and Dunlop Cry Baby wah (used as a static swept filter/envelope filter effect by Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Booster (Boss Katana Blues Driver / Clean Mid Boost)
Engage onboard Boost in Katana panel/BTS to tighten low string definition
02Onboard Phaser / Auto-Wah (T-Wah block)
Optional onboard T-Wah or Phaser block to replicate the rhythmic filter modulation on the opening riff
The Katana 100 MkII on the Brown amp type accurately recreates the cascaded high-gain bite of the Peavey VTM/Mesa heads used on Badmotorfinger. Because the Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s humbuckers have thick low-mids and the song is in drop B/E (low E tuned down to B), keeping the amp bass at 6 and pushing mids to 7 prevents the riff from getting muddy. The Katana 100 includes a physical Presence control, dialed to 5 to preserve Kim Thayil's cutting top-end pick attack without becoming harsh.
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