Tone library / The Beatles / While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The The Beatles guitar tone for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gretsch G5220 Electromatic. Studio version, The Beatles (White Album, 1968), solo played by Eric Clapton on Gibson Les Paul 'Lucy'

Original rig

1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Lucy') -> Fender Deluxe Reverb / Twin Reverb cranked -> Abbey Road ADT/flanging processing

Warm, singing lead tone with creamy sustain, rolled-off highs, prominent low-mids, and vocal-like weeping quality

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	4
Reverb	4
Master	5

Don’t have a Boss Katana 50 MkII? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE5 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Katana Built-in Booster (Blues Driver / BD-2 Block)

Enable the onboard Booster via the panel button (set to Blues Drive in Tone Studio)

Drive 4 · Tone 4 · Level 7

02Katana Built-in Modulation (Chorus / Flanger Block)

Replicates the Abbey Road artificial double-tracking (ADT) wobble applied during mixing

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 5

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII Crunch type provides the cranked-Fender power-amp breakup, with mids pushed to 7 to replicate Lucy's humbucker push. Treble is trimmed to 4 and your Gretsch Broad'Tron neck pickup tone knob is rolled back to 5 to achieve Clapton's classic warm 'woman tone' without harshness. The onboard Katana modulation subtly recreates Abbey Road's variable-speed ADT oscillator effect.

PRO TIPPick with the flesh of your thumb or use a soft attack right over the 18th fret to enhance the rounded, cello-like fundamental and sustain each bend smoothly into natural vibrato.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Boss Katana 50 MkII. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Boss Katana 50 MkII

You should probably leaveChris Stapleton I got betterMorgan Wallen Memory sure don't mess aroundJordan Davis GoosePolyphia Stairway to Heaven (Live)Led Zeppelin Dead Girl WalkingCarrie Hope Fletcher & Jamie Muscato

Find your amp

Browse

Boss Katana 50 MkII settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP While My Guitar Gently Weeps on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP The Beatles tonesALL SONGS The Beatles on the Boss Katana 50 MkIISAME ARTIST, SAME AMP Gretsch G5220 Electromatic tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.