parents amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII
The YUNGBLUD guitar tone for “parents”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio cut, The Underrated Youth EP (2019) / weird! (2020) — Main distorted chorus & outro riff
Gibson SG Junior (P-90/Humbucker) / Fender Telecaster into cranked Marshall JCM800/DSL crunch with digital aggressive DI production by Zakk Cervini & Chris Greatti
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Katana Built-in Booster (Blues Drive block)
Engage Katana internal Booster to tighten the low-end and push upper-mid attack
The Katana 100 MkII's Crunch model emulates the British Marshall bite used on the track, while the internal Booster block tightens your Ibanez ceramic humbucker. Pushing the mids to 7 and presence to 6 compensates for modern pop-punk high-cut tracking and gives the aggressive cut heard on the chorus. Verse staccato chords: roll the guitar volume down to 6-7 or pick lightly on the off-beats.
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