Cleopatra amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
The Weezer guitar tone for “Cleopatra”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014) - heavy distorted main rhythm and solo sections
Rivers Cuomo signature 'Strat' with Seymour Duncan humbuckers, Diezel VH4 / Marshall JCM900 into Mesa 4x12 cab, Ric Ocasek production tracking
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Katana's Brown voice mimics the modded Marshall/Diezel high-gain crunch Rivers uses on EWBAITE. Paired with your Epiphone SG's bridge humbucker, keep the mids pushed at 7 and gain at 7 to capture the heavy wall-of-sound crunch without getting muddy. For the clean/acoustic intro verse, switch to the Clean amp type or roll your guitar volume back to 3.
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