Love is a bitch amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Two feet guitar tone for “Love is a bitch”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Momentum EP (2017)
Direct-injected electric guitar (Fender Stratocaster / Telecaster style DI) heavily compressed in DAW with ~2s decay plate/hall reverb and short digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Katana Onboard Compressor (MOD/FX block)
Engage onboard compressor via Katana Tone Studio or panel FX block to mimic the heavy studio DI compression
02Katana Onboard Digital Delay
Short delay (~120-150ms) with low repeats to create the subtle studio ambience
03Katana Onboard Hall/Plate Reverb
Spacious ambient reverb with around 2 seconds of decay
The studio track was recorded clean directly into the interface with heavy digital compression and spatial effects rather than a miked tube amp. The Katana 50 MkII's Clean channel serves as a flat, pristine platform; presence is set to null because the 50W model physically lacks a presence knob. Selecting the neck+middle split on your Ibanez HSH configuration captures the glassy, hollow single-coil character of the original DI recording.
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