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Nagavalli amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The The down troddence guitar tone for “Nagavalli”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez GRGR131EX BKF Electric Guitar. Studio version, 'How Are You? We Are Fine, Thank You' (2014)

Original rig

High-gain modern metal amp (Peavey 5150 / EVH 5150 III style rig, mixed/produced by Keshav Dhar) + humbucker-equipped guitar + Tube Screamer style OD boost

Aggressive, tight folk-thrash modern metal rhythm with heavy low-mid punch and sharp picking attack
Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
CHANNELBrown amp type (Variation on)BOOSTon
GAIN 6 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass6
Mid5
Treble7
Reverb0
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss Katana Onboard Booster (T-Scream)

Internal Katana BST effect block

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8
Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII lacks a physical Presence knob so top-end bite is shaped by setting Treble to 7 on the Brown amp type. Engaging the internal T-Scream booster with Drive at 0 and Level high tightens the low-end flub and mimics the modern high-gain production on the record. Your Ibanez ceramic Infinity R bridge humbuckers provide ample output, so keep the amp gain around 6 to prevent muddy oversaturation.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm mute firmly across the bridge saddle to keep the intricate Carnatic/Malahari scale gallops and staccato thrash breakdowns razor-sharp without low-frequency boom.

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