Strife amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Trivium guitar tone for “Strife”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Esp Ltd Alexi-200. Studio version, Vengeance Falls (2013) — Peavey 5150 with OD808 boost, quad-tracked

Original rig

Peavey 5150 block letter head, Mesa Rectifier 4x12 (V30s), Maxon OD808, Epiphone Les Paul Custom with EMG 81/85

Tight, aggressive modern metal rhythm — controlled low-end, cutting upper-mids, surgical palm-mute definition

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrownBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss ML-2 Metal Core

Use as primary gain source; Katana Brown channel set to clean-ish to avoid double-gain mud — drop amp gain to 3 if stacking feels flubby

Low 4 · High 6 · Level 7 · Dist 6

Why these settings

Your ESP Alexi-200 has passive EMG-designed pickups — slightly less compressed output than Matt Heafy's active EMG 81s, so amp gain stays at 7 rather than backing off further. The Katana's Brown channel approximates the 5150's saturated midrange; I pushed mids to 6 (vs a scooped 3-4 on the original Mesa Mark settings) because the Katana Brown is already tighter in the low-mids than a real 5150. The ML-2 can substitute for the OD808 boost role but adds its own distortion — keep Dist moderate to retain note definition.

PRO TIPTrivium's rhythm clarity comes from extremely tight palm-muting technique and precise picking attack right at the bridge saddle — practice chugs with your picking hand anchored close to the strings and mute aggressively with the heel of your palm to replicate that percussive, gated attack.

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