Day Tripper amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The The Beatles guitar tone for “Day Tripper”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Jet Guitars JT-300. Studio version, Rubber Soul sessions (October 1965 single release)
Gibson ES-345 / Fender Stratocaster / Rickenbacker into Vox AC100 / AC30 Top Boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Katana 50 MkII Crunch amp type emulates classic British EL84 edge-of-breakup compression. The JT-300's ceramic Tele-style bridge pickup is naturally sharper than Lennon/Harrison's hollowbody/P-90/humbucker configurations, so the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 8 and Katana mids are pushed to 7 to replicate Vox vocal midrange without excessive treble fizz. Note that the Katana 50 MkII faceplate lacks a physical presence knob, which is correctly left null.
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