I just threw out the love of my dreams amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII
The Weezer guitar tone for “I just threw out the love of my dreams”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Pinkerton sessions (1996), Sunset Sound Recorders final take
Marshall 30th Anniversary 6100LM (channel 2, JCM800 mode) into Marshall 1990 4x12, Warmoth Strat with SD TB-59 bridge + DiMarzio Super II neck + Black Ice module
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The Katana's Brown channel nails the JCM800/Marshall 6100 mid-forward bark Rivers used. Your Slash Les Paul's Alnico II Pro humbuckers are hotter and warmer than Rivers' single-coil-sized TB-59, so I dropped treble to 4 (vs typical 5-6 for a Strat) to avoid ice-pick highs and kept mids at 7 to preserve that characteristic Pinkerton thickness. The Black Ice module added grit on the original—your humbuckers' natural compression and the Brown channel's saturation replicate this without a pedal.
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