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Far Beyond the Sun amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Yngwie Malmsteen guitar tone for “Far Beyond the Sun”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Ibanez S521. Studio version, Rising Force (1984) - Lead tone

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (scalloped fretboard, DiMarzio FS-1 pickups) -> DOD 250 Overdrive/Preamp -> Marshall 50W Super Lead (Model 1987 cranked), studio plate reverb

Singing, violin-like neoclassical lead tone with tight low end, bright cutting bite, and smooth singing sustain

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELLead amp type (Variation ON)BOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Booster (Overdrive / Booster block)

Set booster type to Overdrive/DOD 250 style in Tone Studio to push the front-end compression and sustain

Drive 7 · Tone 6 · Bottom 4 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII lacks a presence knob so the presence field is nulled; set the amp type to Lead with Variation ON to emulate the cranked Marshall Plexi response. Yngwie's singing neoclassical lead sound relies heavily on neck pickup clarity boosted by a front-end overdrive, so the onboard Katana booster is engaged with high output level and tight bottom to prevent low-end mud on your humbucker-equipped Ibanez.

PRO TIPSwitch to the neck pickup and pick with light, precise economic slant close to the neck pickup rather than the bridge to get that signature round, fluid violin-like sweep texture.

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