La Seine and I amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Vanessa Paradis & Sean Ono Lennon guitar tone for “La Seine and I”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, A Monster in Paris soundtrack (2011) — Sean Ono Lennon's rhythm guitar part
The soundtrack was arranged/produced by Patrice Renson with Matthieu Chedid (-M-) as composer. Sean Lennon's guitar work on this track uses a warm, slightly compressed clean tone with subtle chorus shimmer — consistent with his known preference for Epiphone Casino/hollowbody guitars through Fender-style clean amps with light modulation. The production has a French chanson/jazz-pop character with reverb-drenched acoustic-electric blend.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 5 |
The original uses warm hollowbody cleans through a Fender-style amp. Your Katana's Clean type nails this — keep gain low for glassy headroom. The Strat's single coils are brighter than a Casino, so I rolled tone_knob to 6 and kept treble/presence conservative. Mid at 6 adds the body your single coils lack vs the original's P90-like warmth. The Katana has built-in modulation effects — access Tone Studio to add a subtle chorus (rate 3, depth 2) and you'll be right there.
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