Boss Katana settings
Scar Tissue settings for Boss Katana
Red Hot Chili Peppers · adapted 3 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue" riff tone on a Boss Katana, set Gain 3.5, Bass 6, Mid 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 3.5. Use the bridge pickup with your guitar's tone on 5 and volume on 8.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Epiphone Les Paul · updated 2026-07-28
- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 5 · Volume 8
Boss Katana knobs
- Gain
- 3.5
- Bass
- 6
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 3.5
- Solo
- 0
- Contour
- 1
- Power control
- 3
- Cabinet resonance
- 1
Built-in effects
- Reverb on (spring) · 4
Playing tips
- Use your amp's built-in reverb set to a moderate level to recreate the spacious feel of the original tone.
- Pick lightly for a cleaner sound, and dig in for a more aggressive attack to achieve the touch-sensitive dynamics.
- Experiment with the power control to find the sweet spot for headroom and clarity in your tone.
Solo settings
Adapted for a Ibanez AZES40 · updated 2026-05-17
- Pickup
- Neck + Middle
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 5 · Volume 8-9
Boss Katana knobs
- Gain
- 3.5
- Bass
- 6
- Mid
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 4.5
- Solo
- 5
- Contour
- 0
- Power control
- 3
- Cabinet resonance
- 1
Built-in effects
- Reverb off
Playing tips
- Use your amp's built-in reverb set to moderate levels to recreate the spacious feel of the original tone.
- Maintain a dynamic picking attack to achieve the touch-sensitive response characteristic of the original solo.
- Focus on smooth, glassy highs while playing to emulate the vocal-like phrasing.
The original rig
What Red Hot Chili Peppers used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Boss Katana actually has.
- Guitar
- 1962 Fender Stratocaster
- Amp
- Marshall Major
- Gain
- 3.5
- Bass
- 7
- Mid
- 4.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 3.5
Different guitar or pedals? Get Scar Tissue adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Red Hot Chili Peppers's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Boss Katana settings for Scar Tissue?
Set Gain 3.5, Bass 6, Mid 5, Treble 6, Presence 5, Reverb 3.5.
Which pickup should I use for Scar Tissue?
Bridge pickup, with the guitar's tone at 5 and volume at 8.
What gear did Red Hot Chili Peppers use on Scar Tissue?
Guitar: 1962 Fender Stratocaster. Amp: Marshall Major.
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Epiphone Les Paul. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Scar Tissue on other amps
Popular songs on the Boss Katana
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Walk · Pantera
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.