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Cold Day in Hell amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The South Of Salem guitar tone for “Cold Day in Hell”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Chapman ML1 Modern. Studio version, The Sinner Takes It All (2020)

Original rig

High-gain modern tube heads (EVH 5150 / Peavey 6505 style) + humbucker-equipped guitars + TS-style boost, produced at Grindhouse Studios

Punchy, aggressive modern hard rock rhythm with tight low-end tracking and upper-mid bite

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp type (Variation ON)BOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Booster (Onboard Screamer/TS block)

Enable via Katana Booster section (green indicator = Tube Screamer style)

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana 100 MkII's Brown amp type delivers the aggressive 5150-style harmonic structure of the album cut. Engaging the onboard Screamer boost with zero drive and high level tightens the low-end palm mutes from the Chapman's ceramic bridge humbucker. Mids are pushed to 7 to ensure cut and definition through the modern saturated gain.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a stiff pick (1.0mm+) right near the bridge to accentuate the signature Zakk Wylde-style aggressive pinch harmonics during the riff transitions.

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