Boss Katana VS Fender Twin Reverb Tone Master

[@brucehayes7251]

I have a katana 50 mk2 and the twin tone master,as well as many others. I was instantly hooked with the twin but was underwhelmed with the katana. As an amplifier it’s fine, I add a pedal board rather than using built in effects as I like to know at a glance what effects/levels and parameters are. The twin is a big sounding simple to use indulgence and the katana is a good enough to gig with , not scared to roll around the back of the car work horse

[@Michel-r6m]

Katana amps are great Swiss army knives of gear. Comparing 101 is always an iffy thing (to me at least) because in a mix you'd get away with many things yet 101 the original always wins. I like both modellers with built in fx as amps that do one specific thing really well. I would not mind owning Jazz Chorus for example 😅

[@sam-ww1wk]

There's tone, but also playing dynamics. Obviously the Fender is the winner in that department, but curious how far behind the katana is. And man that Katana has pretty decent tone. I can tell it's a modeler, but whatever. I have a few nice tube amps and I use my spark amps still when I need quick and easy and fast changes in tone. But nothing like finding the sweet spot on a tube amp. Different tools.

[@Tilbily]

Imo both sound good, just different. But I like both and if they were mine, would play one or the other on any given day. I've had tube amps. I own a Katana. Katana doesn't sound electonic to me. Thats a Class A solid state amp. The effects are are chip. But I like the onboard reverbs. And the amp is designed to be very responsive to pick attack.

[@Sm00thR0ckS]

The Twin Reverb sounded better in the demo, but the Katana can be dialed in to sound better through the app, and it gives you a lot of options when it comes to built in effects and presets. Keep them both.

[@WayneGuitarMan]

Thanks for the comment,,,Yes i think il keep em both as i really like lots of the overdrive sounds in the Katana and the Twin is better for my country stuff

[@h1strat]

Give the Katana a bit more bass and mids and they’d be closer IMO. I do prefer the Katana clarity though

[@shanemichaels8289]

@@h1strat not only bass and mids but gain and volume on the input

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

The thing with a lot of Fenders is when you try to play metal, it doesnt sound right. It seems like they were designed for old-fashioned Americana, and theres nothing wrong with that. But if you're trying to play more modern stuff like Slayer, King Diamond, Megadeth, etc., it really misses the mark. Thats why I'd prefer a Katana over any Fender.

[@JHPRS]

Is that some kind of tremelo on the Tele? :)

[@dj_617]

1x12 vs 2x12. Who would win.

[@michaelogden5093]

Tonemaster sounds like you're hearing it in the car next to you at a stop light, with his windows rolled up.

[@jonthehermit8082]

Don’t think you can find two more different amps to compare. Love the katana for what it is , it’s not a twin reverb and I accept that. You actually got pretty close, it’s like that last couple of percent of magic, you just can’t quite get there.

[@dustylense]

Kantanas are good for their price and such. But the Tone Masters sound far more authentic.

[@shanemichaels8289]

@@dustylense I don’t know about authenticity but for the difference in price the Katana is an amazing amp

[@dustylense]

@@shanemichaels8289 I have two Katanas. Like I said, great for the price. I have a Fender TM Twin, a few Quilters, the Tone Master Pro, kemper and some serious tube amps. Like I said, the Katana is good for the price with rich features. The TM Twin smokes it however on Fenderish cleans.

[@stevep7657]

I used Twins and DRRIs for years, and went out and bought a Tonemaster Twin and Deluxe reverb a few years a go and sold them both as it bugged me that they lacked the top clarity and glassiness of the tube versions- not that noticeable on KZbin audio, but A/B with tube version in a room and it's quite noticeable. They are good amps however. The Katanas are excellent for the money. I actually got closest to a Twin Reverb with a Boss Nextone Artist after tweaking the settings in its software, more so than a Katana.

[@tommanseau6277]

​​@@stevep7657if you don't mind, I don't have direct access to a Fender, but I have the Nextone Special. Would you please share which settings you used? I'd really appreciate it, because that's the one tone I'm chasing on my amp. Thank you in advance

[@stevep7657]

@@tommanseau6277 I used the "Clean 6L6" amp from the presets that come with the amp (also select the 6L6 on the panel). I'm not with the amp or computer currently, but from memory I am trying to get a good compromise for single coils and hum buckers. I wont go into every setting, but generally, the Global EQ system setting of the amp needs to be rolled off above 6Khz and below 80hz (use the Graphic EQ setting as it's a bit easier), as a 12" guitar speaker doesn't really provide anything in those regions, and we're trying to mimic a typical amp. Also rolled off those frequencies anyway in the Pre amp out channel EQ (select graphic EQ) and also a slight boost in the 1-2khz area. Set the Equalizer Type for British. Turn off the Tone button (Write this settings to the amp before you forget!). Can't remember what else ,but it's a good start. Hope it helps.

[@rickclark4714]

Players and cork sniffers will hear the difference, everybody else and audiences are oblivious to the difference.

[@SteveAaron]

Twin ALL THE WAY

[@avatar90404]

Fender has a warmer tone...

[@shanemichaels8289]

It’s his setting making the Katana sound thin. Look at the gain and volume on Katana input. If he’d put the gain at 1’oclock and open the channel volume on 10 that amp really warms up also he’s on the 25 watt setting Vs the higher watt fender

[@boblockett9643]

The Fender Twin Reverb Tone Master is fully digital.

[@shanemichaels8289]

@@boblockett9643 the Katana has class A/B transformers that give it a response similar to a tube amp

[@killnoni5032]

Fender wins big time. Absolutely crashes the katana. Katana sounds digital, ugly, no feeling at all.

[@shanemichaels8289]

He’s got the Katana on low gain and low volume and on the 25 Watt setting. It really opens up with gain up about 1 o’clock and channel volume max. Then 50 watts power setting and master volume and EQ to the room

[@killnoni5032]

@@shanemichaels8289i had katana 100mkii for 2 years and never liked it at all, always harsh, very digital, like you are playing a dead box, i strongly recommend against buying it. Not a boss fan here after all, although i don’t hate their products. Katana just isn’t enjoyable.

[@shanemichaels8289]

@@killnoni5032 I’ve got the Katana 50 Mk II and I really like it. I like it so much that my 1973 fender twin is retired along with my peavey classic 30. Peavey delta blues and Marshall jtm 45. I can imagine the 100 watt can get like that. 50 watts is plenty of power. I really like the tones. After having 3 tube amps go out in 3 years (not tubes but caps and whatever else) I kinda decided to get away from tube amps for gigging. They’re too finicky and temperamental to be reliable

[@larrydering1598]

I don't know what tube amps you refer to but I own several Fenders, 2 Twins, 2 Bassman, a Deluxe reverb and a Hot Rod Deluxe plus a few Peavey tube amps and none ever went out on a gig or otherwise. These are old amps and I recapped the 74 Twin and the 68 Bassman in 2015. I'd call that pretty good life for hard used amps.

[@shanemichaels8289]

@@larrydering1598 my 73 twin went out my classic 30 went out and delta blues died not tubes but caps, transformers etc. before that I was spending money on tubes every year. I’d rather just play the Katana. For what I spend on tubes or techs I could buy a whole new amp 😂 I run them 16 -20 hours every week

[@JHPRS]

Is that some kind of tremelo on the Tele? :)

[@WayneGuitarMan]

Its a B bender..at the end of the video you will hear me play it