Boss Katana Artist MKIII - Worth it??? OF COURSE IT IS :)

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Even though the Katana range has been incredibly successful from a commercial point of view I don't believe all that many people fully appreciate just how good these amps truly are: BOSS set out to provide everything a modern guitar player could possibly need for the principal genres of music, with an emphasis on 'Rock' & 'Blues', (Jazz also!) these amps produce a true analog amplifier range of tones, which is why they are said to be 'tube-like' I am a player who has preferred tube amps, I have owned Fender Twins, Peavey Classic 50, Ampeg 50, VOX-I now use my Katana 100 watt MKI, the first version, and I record with it, play live, it is an incredible guitar amplifier, thanks Dave for introducing me to this amp! Cheers

[@timedwards1220]

Hi Dave, just wanted to let you know that when I recently registered my Katana Artist, foot controller and Bluetooth adapter, I left comments in the registrations themselves (as well as the surveys after each registration) telling the story of how I came about being introduced to the Katana by you on your channel. I included your name and KZbin channel and suggested you should get the credit for my purchases! You rock Dave and thank you for your channel! 😁🤘🎸

[@links-awakening]

Dave this is brilliant. There’s not much around about the artist and you’ve really showcased what it’s capable of. Thank you so much. It’s very cool.

[@ChrisBecker-m2z]

I love your playing and the honesty you exhibit. David you are a very kool dude.

[@danieldacosta4350]

Just bought a Katana gen3 based on your trusted review - surely you should take a cut - but regardless, be comforted that you are providing incredible support for guitar players across the world. Thanks mate - love your work and remember time passes and happier times are always around the corner.

[@janusn9]

Been waiting all week for this video, thanks dude! Really fantastic playing. 🤙🤙

[@mattstrat1]

Are you using a Freqout feed backer for the sustaining notes ?

[@casslanesmith1969]

I wasn't really on the fence about getting one. After this video, I am COMPLETELY sold on it. Now to pick one up... Your playing, as always, is spot-on and inspiring, Dave. Thank you, and keep on keepin' on!

[@BigSifu67]

Dave, no one can pull more out of an amp than you. You never steer us wrong on an amp.

[@timedwards1220]

Great video Dave, I love that intro! I also like your Katana Gen 3 video reviews; so much that I ordered mine yesterday! Complete with the bluetooth adapter and the GA-FC EX foot controller! I can't wait! You are one hell of a guitar player and I absolutely love listening to you play, you make it look so easy! Boss should put you on their payroll! 😁🤘🎸

[@Rob-fn1lm]

I wish you and the band the best of luck for the coming years bless you for all the wonderful music

[@billallengo]

Been waiting for this follow up video. Yes I have one. Yes it’s awesome. That is all.

[@jeffreyhayden3160]

Great playing as always, Dave! Hope you are feeling better

[@monahantp3767]

Love, love , love my MKII Artist. Especially like the front facing control panel. Been thinking of getting a second to have a stereo rig... so I'm really looking forward to your MKII vs MKIII video ;) Thanks Dave!

[@TweedTones]

Loved that intro playing, great playing there 👍

[@MISSREEB]

Playing that touches the soul. Thank you

[@aminahmed2220]

Absolutely awesome have a wonderful day Dave ❤😊

[@joecutts83]

thanks dave this was what i need on a rainy sunday, sat here with my katana hoping to get like you and your tone brother

[@BadBlitz]

Awesome review dude, extra credits for the Rik & Ade pic on the wall =)

[@stevegibbons7452]

Hi Dave, you have such a wonderful talent. More importantly than that your personality and compassion shine through. Stay strong and safe mate 👍

[@christiantaylor4027]

Dave the opener here is really something. No B.S. this could bring tears of joy. And that is a lovely guitar sound. I'm no tone snob but man that sounds fantastic. And it melts into mellow feedback. Someday I will get a katana but for now it's cool just to listen to players like you who show that this is one great workhorse amp. Solid state or tube or hybrid or modeler sound is all I care about. That opener was something I could come back to again and again. You captured the sound very well too. that was great to hear. Be well Dave and know I ain't B.S, you. That was amazing. Rock on!

[@stealthy7]

Hi Dave, just wanted to say I will always be interested in your opinions on gear and musicality. I love your 'working man/grass roots' honesty and enthusiasm and will take it over any of the big retail guitar channels every time. Keep on doing what you do mate. I haven't suffered MH problems (and hope I never do) but you`ll be helping countless people just by being totally honest with your journey. I hope to see u thrive once more. I`m sure I`m not alone in saying I wish you every good fortune, your Band is brilliant, as is your guitar playing !

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Hey Dave great playing as always you need to come to the states and get that huge record deal 👍

[@blakeanderson7906]

I have an artist mkii head and the waza cab and really enjoy it. I also enjoy your playing Dave! Rock on!

[@cockroach19]

I have the Katana mk3 100 and am very happy with it, so many options and settings one can never get bored....does everything but make the coffee!

[@ToddHavel]

You play that thing right, someone WILL make you coffee!

[@visualdragon]

Watching and listening to you play your guitar through the Katana makes me want to play my guitar more...and buy a Katana. A Gen 3 in now on my shopping list. Inspiring indeed.

[@Rob-fn1lm]

High Dave very soulful playing man

[@nmcgregor1990]

I felt that Intro jam ❤

[@bsquare6809]

Intro was absolutely beautiful. Katanas are very versatile amps. I prefer their cleaner tones over their dirty tones. I currently use the Katana Artist MK2 through (2) 2x12 vertical cabs with Celestion V-type. Also have the MK2 100/212 for stereo. Sounds amazing.

[@fastacesus8499]

As always great vid, and thank you for sharing your settings. The Gen 3 are something else. So impressed with my 1x12 100. A step up for mk 1 & 2. These have got to be the best value combos on the market.

[@atb1325]

That Artist sounds awesome! Great demo Dave! As Dave said, maybe the Artist is not in reach of everyone, that said the 100 and 50's are great amps. As for mod's for a 100 or a 50 Mark2 I would go with a Musician Tools version 2 line out jack. 35.00- 40.00 bucks, easily installed and works great! It has the ability to play with internal only, internal and external, or external only. I put one on both my 50 and 100 and it works like a champ! Boss makes versatile amps for the money. I might have to save up for the Artist, it sounds great.

[@DavidFernley]

I think you are the amp wizard the boss man

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Nice & sweet sonic bliss as usual 😀 🇬🇧 🎸 ⚖️ harmonious uniting & brand new ..yet ancient transmissions of feeling! 🌎!!

[@hafstrat]

God bless you Dave Simpson. You’re playing at the intro ….🥹💚

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Whats 👌 a superb effects & Amplifier unit!!! 🇬🇧

[@leighwilsonartist]

Great vid Dave, I would pony the extra as well.👍

[@akinkent7283]

Hello from Midlothian Texas great video

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

@27:30 "I barely have control with an amp like this." I hear you loud and clear. ❤️

[@noelduggan72]

Good Stuff!!! Definitely Got Some Tasty Tones!!! 😃🤘🎸👍

[@KarimAyadi]

Hey Dave, I love the 100w combos too, but for me the very most important difference is the missing bloom button on the 100w combo. That’s why I prefer the artist. Cheers Karim.

[@resonate9815]

SOLD, the Katana MK3 is being shipped. Amazing how you can just make it up on the fly. Awesome.

[@MattMorgans]

I have the Artist mk2, all I need now is a fraction of Dave’s talent and I’m rocking 😂

[@AV-cx7ob]

Excellent playing and video.

[@Frikkieman]

Epic video as always. BUT that Aliens shirt though 👌

[@craigmatthewson2013]

Poured it all out at the start there Dave x

[@mikestroud9969]

Thanks Big Dave. 😊 I have. This Boss artist and Otange Cr60 love both. Plus the control knobs are facing out instead of on top ❤🎸🙏💯🇺🇲👊

[@goiastr7760]

Sounds Great

[@barrettflorida]

My new artist gen 3 with GA-FC-Ex pedal arrives in 2 days. Sold on it by your videos. Thanks!

[@timedwards1220]

Same here! Dave is one hell of a salesman! I wonder just how many Katanas he's sold? 🤔😀🤘🎸

[@smmyers5956]

Wish I could afford one Dave. Alas I’m not working due to health and struggling to pay bills especially after the major water leak I had. Even better I’d love my dream of a tube amp. But the Boss Artist in a head to add my own cab too. Also a dream. Love your playing. I go back and watch your video playing the Crimson Guitars River Guitar. Awesome playing.

[@sun-p6g]

beautiful

[@sun-p6g]

Got a reworked encore strat shaped. It is left handed black and white as usual with them. It cost me pennies from a second hand shop/ After watching the 'reviewers' on yt I had a go my self with the 'forensics'. By looking at the marks it was owned by a pink fllloyd fan and was played in e minor mostly. From the 12th fret onwards there are a lot of marks. The frets and fret board are graduated. I did not notice that when I bought it. I only bought to use while my good one was being re fretted. It has full size jumbo on the first 4 frets and they gradually narrow down to thin at the 21st fret. Firstime I have seen one like that. I wonder if he has. He has had a lot more to do with the various make than me.

[@craigwillett3058]

I love that intro!

[@jodyferguson3068]

Killer Jam David

[@simonssparestrings8910]

Worth it??? OF COURSE IT IS :) especialy when its free lol .nice plaiying Dave

[@what1864]

i think dave hit on an important aspect that separates good/regular guitar players from truly great ones , good/regular ones like many of us have to force our selves to play at times and the great ones have to force themselves to stop playing ..

[@thedustykeratometer8570]

You’re spot on. They say Hendricks would play in the car on the way to a gig, then play the gig and then play in the car coming back from the gig to experiment on how he could make it even better. That’s dedication and it made him exceptional.

[@marcussullens2573]

For all the complaints you can have of BOSS, they are one of the most legendary guitar companies ever. From all the classic pedals to what they've done today. Katana & Waza Air 2 of the most incredible modern products for guitar players. I love BOSS

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Amplifier complies well😮🔊

[@misterknightowlandco]

The thing with boss is that they’re kind of like the Japanese peavey. Obviously boss is bigger and still going strong but they had a similar idea. A product so reliable you could throw it off a cliff and never miss a beat for reasonable prices and available to everyone. Their pedals are basically bricks with electronics inside. Whether you like how their products sound or not, you know when you buy one it’s not their fault you don’t like it, it’s yours. Personally, to my ear, the katana lacked low end and didn’t give me the sound I wanted so I moved it along, but my problem with it had nothing to do with build quality or anything. I just couldn’t get my sound with it. Maybe I should try again cuz Dave seems to get his to work just fine 😂

[@bmoneybby]

​@@misterknightowlandco you should dive a little deeper into the history of Boss. Only until more recently are they considered cheap or less than. Boutique market to thank for that. Dave has very unique settings he likes lol

[@ToddHavel]

Roland is very much part of this with their cleanest solid state amps and and early digital tech. Over 40 years ago I owned a JC60. Amazing. You can always add over drive , now you don’t need an outside pedal, or extra cash to get the sound, it is already there. Guitarist have more junk to set up than the drummer nowadays. Dave I really enjoyed the melodic sweet but sad intro jam! This is why I play guitar.

[@sun-p6g]

A friend has a katana 3. There so many settings on it he still does not know them all. I had a go on it. You can really show off on one of those.

[@lucid_delirium976]

Tone is truly in the ear of the beholder. For me? Marshall AVT 275 with v30's until death!

[@bigtorrisi]

I hope Dave starts to learn Japanese, 'cause he'll be head of Boss marketing soon.

[@dosaythat6565]

Hi Dave, will you ever consider a video in which you introduce us all your guitars? I’m eager to see your collection 😎

[@jsnowdendavies]

He has done one each year - for the last few years. Search on here for "Dave Simpson My Guitar Collection" - I listed all the guitars under my other channel handle on the 2022 and 2021 videos. They are ace videos!

[@brettsimmons4459]

Hi dave great video mate keep up the great work you do ! What DI box do you use or would recommend and also how do you wire it up with in your signal chain? thanks in advance mate!!

[@thedavesimpson]

I don’t use a di box. It just went straight into my camera. :)

[@spencerguitar_]

Please release a ‘Dave’s Patches’ video and show us how you made each tone :)

[@JDStone20]

Great video Dave! I think it sounds better mic'd up to with the SM57.

[@SixStrRzr]

I wonder if this technology has successfully modeled slight and medium gain tone yet. Designers have been struggling with this since the onset. They do good on cleans and decent on hi-gain.

[@ManuPascal-b6y]

Hi Dave, great review. Would you share the settings used ar 32min? Thanks 🤘

[@AdaamRolo]

I'm in a wedding/function band and I'm torn between this, or one of the Line 6 Helix family. I've never really venturing into any digital or amp modelling stuff, and I wonder whether the Helix may be a little overwhelming.

[@zebulon39u]

Dave, any chance of a Fender Mustang Micro Plus review?

[@totallykoolyeah]

Wow were you hitting " mistreated" @ 15:00? Lovely

[@JanLawicki]

I'm sticking to my mk1 100w combo!

[@Imnotthevillian77]

My gen 3 artist is delayed at Sweetwater. They said something about supply issues. Might come in November or could be as late as January.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thats naff. :(

[@Imnotthevillian77]

@@thedavesimpson for realz

[@StuCrombie]

Hi Dave Ive got a golden plexi, its so loud the buzz, have you come across a bad one? Im aiming to open it up and look at the connectors, I had done some soldering on my les paul, I thought damn must be my wiring, I had 4 pedals on the go, and its the golden plexi crazy loud buzz

[@lonpollard902]

How does anyone learn to play that beautifully?

[@thedavesimpson]

Slow down and breathe.

[@lonpollard902]

@@thedavesimpson I'm in my mid 60's. It would take a lot more than that. Your playing is truly beautiful. You've done a stellar job.

[@tenantrep]

I have the Artist MK1 and love it. Would you trade in for this 3rd generation or stick with the MK1? I'm not a good player yet so a Fender Frontman would probably be sufficient😂. Got the Artist in a moment of insanity. Try to get hold of an MK1 for your comparison video.

[@thedavesimpson]

I’d trade for the mkiii.

[@zakklee2556]

Sold Artist mkii bought the Head Gen 3.

[@ggar9623]

before i watch the video, i wanted to say: i just have one toob amp, and man, do i understand you now... after a couple of years it starts to sound inconsistent, have to change tubes and its not cheap really, the reverb tank starts to fail... im even nervous gigging it, with the money of retubing i could be buying many more things, and honestly i dont think theres a lot of difference to my super crush 100

[@garywordsworth9302]

14:50 Cheeky bit of Blackmore there Mr Dave

[@Matthew_Scan]

I thought of you the other day I plugged into my AC30 and the sound was going in and out I thought something was wrong with my guitar, I gave up and plugged into my katana , I’m keen to hear your Artist mk 2 / mk 3 comparison I own a mk 2 Artist

[@beanapalooza6614]

Dave how do you play your Gallop. I've heard down down up... and do you only strike the low E. The only way my old self can sound anything like you or MARK TRIMONTI WOOOO ..sorry😅 Is by striking low E and the A to try and do it... you can also tell me to shut up and get back in that closet and practice.....😮😂 hey brother thank you again for all the endless hours of entertainment!! You really are inspiration to so many of us around the world!! NEVER NEVER EVER SELL YOURSELF SHORT!!!

[@John-l9t2j]

Yeah Dave come to the United States especially Texas like the hill country

[@secretdaisy6484]

And the middle of nowhere Midwest 🙃.

[@zakklee2556]

How about Holly wood hills down the street from John Anthony Frusciante

[@androtekman6131]

Nice to hear overtones.

[@ryantimblin9334]

Beautiful as always❤ have you taken Mr White for a good fret job yet? If not it still sounds amazing buddy 👍

[@thedavesimpson]

Not yet.

[@ryantimblin9334]

@thedavesimpson and still sounds amazing❤️

[@RichardBoling-tk4pj]

Hey Dave i know this is off topic but i was wondering if you cpuld ever test out the $25 dollar Donner Morpher pedal as its a $25 clone of the Suhr Riot pedal as i havent bought one yet but it sounds awesome on other youtube reviews i've seen and would like to hear your opinions on one on the future of ever possible, thanks for the great content you always bring our way Dave

[@Altrezia]

I am on a budget. Would you recommend a MK1 artist or a MK2 katana100 for under £300? Mega playing, you legend.

[@thedavesimpson]

Either. You really can’t go wrong.

[@Altrezia]

@@thedavesimpson K, Katana 100 2x12 mkii is here.. bloody hell! What a thing. Now it makes me want the newer ones even more! Thanks for the tip.

[@xtraucox]

I wonder where do you get those lovely backing tracks. Do you make them yourself?

[@jsnowdendavies]

He did a video! Search for "Dave Simpson Backing Tracks" and you should find it :D

[@thedavesimpson]

I make them with a looper.

[@xtraucox]

@@thedavesimpson wow. Many thanks for replying. I was going to tell that I m relatively now on this. I just started a few years ago and your videos has become a huge influence and motivation. I’m a bedroom player and was searching a boss looper because of one your videos. I love your playing style. The way that is another natural language to you for expressing in so deep way.

[@GiacomoRavioli]

Im getting the feeling this would pair well with my orange rocker 32.

[@nostromo6685]

Apologies if I missed it but what speakers are in your marshall cab. Loving the sentry gun t-shirt. Have you watched Alien Romulus yet? What do you think?

[@thedavesimpson]

There Celestion MG speakers. I haven’t seen it no.

[@hartlee1160]

Did the speaker in the amp turn off when you ran to another cab? I wonder if its switchblade

[@thedavesimpson]

It doesn’t no.

[@algrundau9441]

I won't lie....I just came by to hear you jam!!!...haha...I already own a Katana 100 Head Mk1....(your fault...and a Marshall HCFX and Zoom G2 ...also your fault!!!!...Lol)....But I gotta admit. That Bloom, Variation, Contour thing...with 5 effects instead of 3... GOOD GRAVEY!!!....The options are limitless!!!!

[@saxmidiman]

Pretty good facial expressions. Guitar was okay too...😁😶‍🌫😎

[@zebulon39u]

Dave, just before watching this I stumbled across your video review of the Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb. You were very enthusiastic about the Deluxe. Do you think the Artist Gen 3 can emulate all the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb can do?

[@thedavesimpson]

No. To diiferent amps.

[@PHILIPJONES-rx8hs]

Juca nary, a Portuguese chap makes patches for a living, you will probably have to pay for it, although he does do some free one's. His deluxe reverb is excellent. You just download it to tone studio or katana librarian, a great 3rd party app. The app was less than £10 and I think I bought an amp package from him, it had a dumble, a vox, a jcm 800 and a Marshall jubilee and several others, it wasn't cheap, but he puts a lot of work into them and they sound great. He has a KZbin channel by the same name.

[@zebulon39u]

@@PHILIPJONES-rx8hs Thank you Philip, that's useful to know. Hopefully someone will send Dave the new Fender Mustang Micro Plus to review. Andertons gave it a favourable review. That, in theory, should have a very convincing Deluxe Reverb simulation.

[@donaldcahill8255]

Lets try the katana 212 gen 3 combo !

[@nicvortec]

Hi Dave, what can you say about the Bloom Buton, do you hear the diference? I have the normal 50 Gen3, but i´m cursious about this special future from the Artist

[@thedavesimpson]

There is a difference yes. The amp almost opens up more with it on.

[@PNNYRFACE]

Where can I buy the Vinyl Dave? Thanks

[@goiastr7760]

Have you tried the Vox VT40X

[@jacobseraphin685]

Honestly I’ve been disappointed by the sound quality of the katana amps recently but this one might be different.

[@sun-p6g]

Got a reworked encore. It is one of early po

[@PHILIPJONES-rx8hs]

Dave, please can you see if the mk2 & the mk3 are compatible together, eg master from the mk3 plugged into the mk2? That would be really cool to know!

[@SeanSteele-c8k]

Can anyone explain how the grill cloth on the orange cab is sunken in with the speakers silly question i know but just curious

[@thedustykeratometer8570]

All the Katanas are excellent but the Artist strikes me as transcendent.

[@cchavez248]

Yes, agreed. I just wish Boss would get the top control panel, on the lower series, out of their system! The extra features on the Artist are worthy, but the front control panel is as much of a selling point as anything else!😢...😂

[@diezelvh4133]

Transcendent is reserved for the mighty Diezel Vh4.

[@zakklee2556]

​@cchavez248 Maybe Boss is going with the bluetooth midi, for amp control over the front panel facing controls. Also the head gen 3 not the Artist head, placed on its face allows the panel to front facing.

[@LaLoZeBiYaNo]

Great video dave! Apart from this ,.... Had you ever try the "dan electro cool cat chorus dc1 18v" to get the chorus sound of JF? I think sounds pretty similar and has the mn3007. Please try and make a video and feedback us.Thanks!

[@LaLoZeBiYaNo]

MN3007 - 1024-stage analog Bucket Brigade chip (BBD). Panasonic, Japan. MN3101 - BBD driver chip. Panasonic, Japan. TL072CP - JFET Op Amp. Texas Instruments. TC4013BP - Dual D-Type Flip Flop bypass circuit (switch). Toshiba, Japan. Those are the chips Make a video sharing us your impressions

[@LaLoZeBiYaNo]

🙏

[@jsnowdendavies]

A great good Sunday roast of an amp (aware that the vid may not actually have been flimmed [yes, flimmed] on a Sunday). Great to see/hear someone just rocking through the settings and keeping it real. I may have asked here before - is there a pedal version of the Boss Katana?. Like, is the Boss [insert model number] the Katana without the power amp and speaker? I do my gigs directly into the PA with a Yamaha DG Stomp but I'd love to try the Katana technology...just without the amp!

[@PHILIPJONES-rx8hs]

Their is the boss me 90, it's not exactly the same but it's very similar and it has its own version of the boss tone studio

[@zakklee2556]

Boss Katana: GO. Is a Katana without speaker or amp.

[@jsnowdendavies]

@@zakklee2556 not a pedal though.

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

As far as Amps go I would never part with my 2007 and 2009 Vox valvetronix hybrid amps with 12x7A tubes in them both.. absolutely incredible Amps..

[@salsplace]

I traded my valvetronix in for the Katana.

[@Lez325]

Sounds nice enough Yet I still cannot draw myself away from my Valve amps Vox ac30 and Fender Princeton 68