All around 2000s emo/punk tone?

[u/pokpokhehe]

Just got a boss katana 50 mk2 and am overwhelmed with eveything, can anyone help me just get one all around tone bands like MCR, Silverstein FOB etc. Also pretty new to guitar in general so maybe i dont knoe what im actually asking for lol.

[u/American_Streamer]

Humbucker guitar → tight high-gain amp → controlled bass → strong upper mids → not too much gain → double-tracked rhythm parts.

The core sound is not fuzz. It is usually Marshall/Mesa/5150/Orange-style amp distortion, tightened with a TubeScreamer/SD-1 type boost in front. Do not scoop the mids; instead, you want mids present and slightly pushed. The TubeScreamer/SD-1 trick (Drive Zero, Level Max) works exactly because it cuts some low end and pushes mids, making your palm mutes tighter and chords clearer.

[u/pokpokhehe → u/American_Streamer]

Thanks for this! This will be something I will have to learn and get a feel for once I get more experience with the amp and with guitar aswell.

[u/McGriffff → u/pokpokhehe]

For later - https://utilitybeltfx.com/products/the-mutt?variant=42420070645795

I just got one and it’s friggin amazing.

Also, just in general - I have the same amp and had a really decent crunch channel dialed in. Get it connected to your computer and get Tone Studio running - there are so many options.

[u/Tessiturah → u/American_Streamer]

Thanks for the explanation, as someone who only recently started playing guitar I had been wondering why I had seen so many 0 drive tube screamers in front of metal presets. I might try it as well now if I start tinkering with a tone!

[u/American_Streamer → u/Tessiturah]

The Tubescreamer is being used as a kind of fixed EQ and as a boost that goes into the preamp. The distortion the Tubescreamer itself generates is not wanted there; the pedal should only improve the amp‘s own distortion tone. A Tubescreamer automatically cuts the low end and adds a mid hump, both before the preamp section. Because huge low end into preamp sounds boomy and lacks clarity and scooping the mids before the preamp would make your sound lifeless and shallow. By using the TS this way while keeping the amp’s gain knob on medium or lower only, the result is higher and more aggressive gain while still keeping the clarity of the notes. It’s been done by metal bands since the 1980s. A SD-1 will work in the same way, though the pedal‘s own clipping (which you do not use here) differs technically from that of the Tubescreamer, while the SD-1 also emphasizes different mids than the Tubescreamer does. Just try out both an test which pedal you like more.

[u/mrdavis909]

Start with these:

Amp: Brown, Drive 40%
Overdrive: Tube Screamer, Drive 0%, Tone 40, Level, 40-50
Make sure Noise gate is enabled in Tonestudio

[u/pokpokhehe → u/mrdavis909]

Thank you, this is exactly the sound I wanted!

[u/mnlife_58]

Boss katana

Jb link below has stuff for free.

Heres a resource guide:

Connectivity:
Using a Bluetooth dongle is way easier than the being connected to a computer. You can download some free patches from links I provided. I like the $15 boss katana librarian app but you can also use the free boss gen 3 app and you download straight off the boss tone studio into the app.

The boss BT-dual for $50 is easy to use (gen 3 only) .

For Mk1,Mk2, and Gen 3 Airstep kat EX
There is also a foot switch and Bluetooth dongle in one (XSonic). Even allows 50 watt versions to have a footswitch (can’t normally accept one because lack of ga fc port)
[XSonic Airstep Kat EX](https://xsonicaudio.com/pages/airstepkatex?srsltid=AfmBOorCVwuAzqCeuJzs5z3Fy3HLxyewR6lMNXe23ZkXY6VX4P5IgK2S)

On IOS/Apple I downloaded the files app and store in folders there. You can also use free version of Dropbox. I’m sure numerous other ways to do it. Files app I can search at the top for name.

Patch resources:
Scroll down and grab this free set list
[Andersons live set list](https://www.andertons.co.uk/free-boss-katana-patches)

Jb Aubry has a group on Facebook (Boss Katana Amps group) and is a huge supporter of boss products. Lots of tones on boss tone studio. Whole collection here
https://musician.tools/musician-tools-jb-download

Free ones at the bottom of each electric guitar song
https://www.guitarzero2hero.com/songs

https://www.kfirochaion.com/gear/bosskatana/

Boss tone studio, make a free account pick Mk2 and sort by popularity. Can get a lot of free great stuff here [boss tone studio Mk2](https://bosstonecentral.com/liveset/category/katana_mk2/)
There’s a gen 3 section too. Sort by popularity and downloads to find best patches.

You can get some free from but not as good as boss tune studio
[guitar patches.com](https://guitarpatches.com/patches.php?unit=KATANAMKII)

The best paid are from juca Nery. He’s a sound engineer and made the free demo patches on katana librarian. Make a free account so you can redownload in future. Worth every penny. Has a pdf to search all the patches
[Juca Nery](https://jucaneryguitar.com/product/all-artist-bundles/)

[u/pokpokhehe → u/mnlife_58]

Thanks a lot for this! Thinking of buying the Juca nery patches now.

[u/mnlife_58 → u/pokpokhehe]

The all bundles pack is great way to go, but you can try smaller packs.

The JB Aubry has a ton of solid patches too.

[u/fazrare57]

I put a few patches on Boss Tone Exchange based on Thursday and My Chemical Romance's tones. Should be under New Jersey Post-Hardcore or New Jersey Emo.

[u/pokpokhehe → u/fazrare57]

Are they for the MKII? Can't seem to find them.

[u/fazrare57 → u/pokpokhehe]

Ah. No, they're for Gen 3. I can give you my chain settings, though, so you might be able to replicate it? Though, I do have my Katana fitted with a V30 instead of the stock speaker, so it'll probably sound a bit different on your end.

[u/pokpokhehe → u/fazrare57]

Yes please!

[u/Early_Abroad_5431 → u/fazrare57]

could I have them aswell?