Boss Katana - Creating The Ultimate Versatile Tone!

[@nigelprice5254]

I've just tried these settings my Katana 50 Mk1 and it sounds superb with a Strat. Thanks a million.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Yay the MKI!

[@yavorm6182]

I also have a strat. I have a American performer with humbucker and two single coils. I will try this tone.

[@robertsafferstein358]

Do tou need the app to do this or just off the amp straight? I have a mkii 50

[@bryan407]

Dear Studio Rats, If only your great videos / information was available in 1986 when I started playing guitar it would have flattened my learning curve considerably. I am OG now but have still learned so much from you. Cheers to you, -Bryan

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks Bryan!

[@nito1440]

back in ur day you could get the relic guitars so I hope you have one in your collection

[@JDStone20]

Awesome thank you this helped a ton!! I just got a Boss Katana Air from my family for my 50th birthday, and I was looking at your Jimi Hendrix Katana Tone, so I had to start here. Again, thank you!

[@Prossdog]

This is a great, GREAT tone. I set my panel with these effects settings so I can adjust to taste on the fly. Thanks for this!

[@60secondsjam26]

This tone is really versatile and powerful sounding especially for blues.

[@rtroiani]

THANK YOU!!!! I was not liking a lot of my home grown and this gives me exactly what I need as a solid base to work with!

[@TheStudioRats]

You are so welcome!

[@spivvo]

Great lesson really helped. One tip, use the delay2 in tone studio (the one that is combined with the reverb) and you'll be able to save your actual delay button for other delay type stuff.

[@homeboyjon4885]

I’ve been playing a Mk I with the same settings for years. But you’re making me want to plug in the laptop and take a look, again. Nice tones.

[@VPicksGuitarPicks]

This guy REALLY knows what he is doing! I have watched a LOT of Katana amps and tried the settings. None work as well as this man's suggestions.

[@Obiekb]

Paul, you’re such a good guitarist, love your videos and your sound. I’m in the market for an amp and now I’m leaning heavily toward the Katana. Thanks.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers James! I think you’ll be very happy with the Katana.

[@wolverine3344]

I’ve got both mark 1 and 2 100w for stereo link. Killer deals on Mark 1 bit the effects in mk2 are in another tier. Just unbelievable, plus it takes pedals though it doesn’t really need anything other than maybe adding a looper. Unless you use the USB interface into Logic Pro X.

[@TheZiggerZagger]

Thanks Paul. A very useful setting, I slightly tweaked it to suit my Les Paul and it is really versatile, as you said. Excellent demonstration and tuition as always. Your help to us newbie Katana users is invaluable and your time and expertise given, is very much appreciated. Come on people..... buy this guy a coffee!

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Zigger. Really appreciate the support.

[@gasolinehorsey]

Bigger Dagger (your autocorrect name 🙂) what tweaks did you make for your Les Paul? I do love these videos as I'm not very good at this stuff but it always sounds different through my humbuckers.

[@giddyup3443]

This was extremely helpful, the tone studio is a little intimidating when you're new to it. I just dialed in a great tone for Link Ray's Rumble with ease. Before I was having a hard time trying to get that "dry" but a little "wet" with some dirt on it sound he has on the original recording. This should help me greatly with building Surf Rock tones as well as I get to heavy handed with the distortion. Thanks!

[@mikehussey5682]

Im figuring out the katana. There's definitely a lot you can do with it. This channel has helped loads. Thank you 😊

[@nsjguitarsakascotsman6989]

Just bought the mk2 100 today and here I am, watching your vids, tinkering away lol

[@traumatizer2]

Thank you very much Paul. The way explain and show the entire process is crystal clear.You took your time to be steady at the same time.Once again this is great!

[@Shazeen82]

Wow! Thank you! Finally I got nice tones now. The other video I checked was specific to the artist. This one worked much better! 🙂

[@andyground9710]

Probably the best tutorial that you have done to date. I am deffo going to dial this one in and use it as a starting point. Big thank you for explain the NS.

[@TheStudioRats]

Nice one Andy.

[@jacolux]

I really like those settings! 👍👍 Best Katana “patch” so far.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Sören

[@AlphaChinou]

Thanks can’t wait to try it!!

[@dan44762000]

My katana 50mk2 is on the way, this will be the first patch I put on there, great video and nice chops

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks Satch

[@KK-hp5bl]

this is the best, by far ,tone I 've heard so far from these amps,thank you so much.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Sifis.

[@derekjohnson5720]

Finally hooked my Katana up to tone studio today and been dialing in your patches, the tones I'm getting on my telecaster are amazing. The biggest plus of tone studio for me is the noise gate. I nearly sold my katana because of the horrific noise it would make at high gain but with the noise gate on and your patches i now love this amp and would never sell it. Thank you so much for all your brilliant videos. I will be dialing this patch in tomorrow as my neighbours have had enough for today!!

[@TheStudioRats]

Nice one, cheers Derek.

[@Donnner93]

After owning the Boss Katana Artist for soon 2 years, I only now realized you could go deeper into the settings with Tone Studio - I haven't seen the NOISE SUPPRESSOR before! My Ibanez and I thanks you, No more whitenoise \m/

[@JRinSparks]

This truly helps a lot - having the entire picture. Thanks for making this video.

[@TheStudioRats]

Anytime Jason.

[@stephenwhiting6475]

Thanks Paul, I finally got round to plugging on to tone studio today and setting this up with my mk2 50 kat and tele. Love the tone and with my airstep kat I can bring the booster and fx in and out with no hassle! Awesome work sir

[@vincer2778]

I had previously been underwhelmed by the sounds I was getting out of my katana... It turns out that I just had no idea what I was doing ;D thanks for the tutorial, helped me out a lot

[@BluesInSeattle]

This will definitely get me to the destination tone even though I have no idea what all of those settings mean. Learning that part is all on me. Thanks for the setup

[@PainterDans]

Thanks for the rig, real amplike and sounds great with my SG , all 3 pickup positions too … 😎👍 I’m using the MK II head with an EVH 2x12 , stock Celestion anniversary speakers

[@balderfanini]

All your vids are pure gold

[@daveravens51]

Now I'm getting this amp..

[@gloriousforever3451]

Superb tones. Favorite home practice amp since I don’t need a bunch of pedals to sound the way I want.

[@TheStudioRats]

Couldn't agree more!

[@monsterk7603]

Best Katana videos on KZbin. Thanks so much!

[@te-zo3ti]

Thanks!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Some nice tones, clear demo

[@chriscook2451]

Great video! Easy to follow and I’m getting some good sounds. Cheers 👍🏻

[@stevenminnick]

Thanks for the setup and walk through . Very cool. Can't wait to try it.

[@timmyv694]

Just set down with this video and my Katana. 😮😲! Tweaked it just a hAir for personal preference but this patch sounds GLORIOUS !!! Definitely gonna order the 8 pack you’re offering on your website:)

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Timmy.

[@zeller291]

Fantastic video!!! Thanks so much for creating this. Will definitely be supporting your channel 👏🏻🎸

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Keith.

[@newsongok]

Thanks! Enjoy your coffee!

[@TheStudioRats]

cheers!

[@scogg837]

I know this is an old vid but man thank you for doing all this work.... this tone is just lovely!

[@TheStudioRats]

It’s a pleasure

[@jackloganbill605]

Great video, thanks!!!!!!

[@remoteuser65]

So much great content. Awesome channel. Thank You

[@glennmartin4043]

Great video, The katana is a phenomenon. Good luck finding a better tone

[@MrBossei]

Wonderful video! Many thanks!

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Bosse

[@davengeance4811]

Awesome video main....been struggling of late to find that tone for a recording...see wats up wen I get back in tha studio

[@TheStudioRats]

Go for it!

[@sched7]

Cheers Paul! Great video. Been looking for a versatile tone that I can fiddle with.

[@TheStudioRats]

I’m glad it helped.

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

Top shelf! Cheers.

[@S_C_O_R_C_H]

another great vid, you make me love my Artist even more.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Stevie.

[@refoxer00]

Thank you so much I just tried this and it sounds sick!!

[@stewbeedoo5921]

Just picked up a katana. This really helps. Thanks.

[@TheStudioRats]

It’s a pleasure Stew.

[@onefatstratcat]

The only things I wish Boss had done was made a way you could scroll through the 3 different colored settings on the efx etc... via a foot switch and also be able to work the gain in the amps via an expression pedal... If they had those two things this rig would be a weekend warriors dream :)

[@thomas0101]

You have Boss's recommendation about the Volume and Master Volume knob backwards... They rec having the VOLUME knob all the way up to 10 and using the master to adjust the actual volume in real time so the pre amp that the volume knob controls as the pre amp adds a lot of amp character not the master knob.

[@robpetoletti826]

Thank you, very cool

[@benketchum7500]

Just tried this tone out. VERY good. I may try swapping the OD for a fuzz but so far loving it. With 2 expression pedals hooked up to the mk2 head as well with one for volume and the other controlling gain you can do a lot with this.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Ben

[@kryddan666]

I would love to something like this for Ibanez guitars :)

[@tiborszeder4770]

Hi, this is a great video and the sound is awesome as well. Can we achieve this for a guitar with humbucker pick-ups as well? Thanks

[@richardsanders2271]

Brilliant video Paul. Could you please do a video for a classic Punk tone. Thanks

[@aboutbikes1264]

Getting sub for that man, great vid!

[@thefirstdude]

Great Katana videos! Please keep them coming. Enjoy the coffees. ☕️👈🏼😎👍🏼

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers The Dude, I didn’t know who the coffees came from as it was anonymous. Thanks so much, really appreciated.

[@thefirstdude]

The Studio Rats Mr. Rat, can I put in a request for a video on using your Boss foot controller (I saw it in another video you made), please? I’ve got your settings from this video in my Sound Studio and saved on my mkii 100, but when I hit Effects and any of the other choices (1-4) no effects kick in. What do I need to add? Self-confessed newb here, and I don’t mind asking. Keep up the great work, by the way.

[@jakeapps4781]

great video helped lots

[@kenjude1]

If you use FX Floorboard instead of BTS, you can put that compressor at the front of the chain. It allows customisable signal chains by drag and drop.

[@TheStudioRats]

That’s awesome Ken, thanks for the info.

[@dadmadforgot4050]

Great video!

[@Squic83]

Amazing rock tone for a telecaster. The best versalite guitar despite its name

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers

[@martythom2618]

Looks good dude!!

[@DavidJones-ys8bw]

Hi Paul, great tone on my 50Mk2 and Vintage SG. In the video you mention preferring the Mod Before the Booster in the chain, but it was not available, when I looked into this, it was available. Is this part of the recent update? It made a big difference to the tone. Thanks again

[@dusty55trotter]

How would I be able to set the compressor light to either a button in the gfac or keep it on permanently. Love the settings and really appreciate all the effort on posting it.

[@eddyleger7662]

Hi, just found your site, good stuff. Im buying a Katana Mk2 head next week, but i'd like to know how to plug the Katana and using my new JC120. Can i hyjack the JC and feed it with the Katana???......thank you in advance.

[@munnsey77]

Sounds great in the video- but when I do exactly the same on my 100 Mkii it doesn't sound anywhere near as good- sounds muffled and dead compared. I wonder why?

[@mikaelsundberg2646]

Sounds great! Parametic eq engaged here as well?

[@fluxcapacita3323]

Thanks

[@mikedreucci4236]

Hello Paul. Great videos always. I have the Katana 100 MK 1 and in the Librarian app that I use, you can move the order of the effects in the chain or create a custom one. Just wondered if you tried that. Thanks again.

[@jeremiahaquitania4799]

Hi. I am very curious. Why do you mic the amp instead of using the line out or USB out for recording? Hoping for your response. Thanks!

[@santiagobernalmacia2018]

The Mk I has some important limitations, i can´t get booster and mod at the same time. I tried using the Fx to set the comp but it muffles the sound. Still, getting some great tones from similar settings. Thanks a lot!

[@andrewgardner1935]

Hi Paul, when you use this tone with the booster and other effects, how well does your guitar clean up when you back off the volume?? I have noticed that my Gibson Les Paul does not clean up very well when i use tones in the Katana made up from the Crunch, Lead or Brown amp models. However, if i use a clean model with a touch of reverb and by Friedman BE-OD in front of the amp my Les Paul cleans up beautifully with the volume. Would love your thoughts??

[@manbearpigno1]

hi there I have a katana 100 mk 1 when i enter all the settings you give my tone doesnt sound anywhere near as nice as yours, im using a player series strat, any idea why this is might be? thanks for all your videos 😊

[@pxatz9420]

Hey, great work. I was wondering if you are using the simple version or the 2X12'' speaker version of the Boss Katana 100 Watt MKII amp. I want to buy one, but I'm not sure if the extra cost and dimensions of the latter are worth.

[@jdccustomsguitars252]

I have one 100w Boss katana, 2 , 6.5w Boss katana mini amps to busk out and one 300w Boss katana bass amp. I love these amps ..the clear tone and access of the programs of effects are endless.....i can bring my 100w Boss katana and can switch it down to 50 watts without the problem of carrying heavy amp with no control of volume After having fender amps fading out sounding like your walking on loose gravel..and a Marshall jcm 800 full stack farting from your distortion petal seems too much to handle gig to gig . With my Boss katana I don't need to carry any effect petals and dial in the HM1 petal with my Delay without an issue

[@RodC14]

I'm a bit late to this but now a proud owner of a 100 mk2 and an Epi LP 1959 standard. Learnt a great deal from this katana series. Could you do one more to dial in Gibson PAF tone? Is it possible to get close with a Katana and Epi? Thanks.

[@victorres7]

Nice....Thanks..

[@teedzay]

I can't find this patch in the Boss Tone Exchange. What title did you use on this one?

[@arumoydutta1349]

I cannot find the videos on details of EQ or other effects as you said in the video. Please drop a link of the same. Cheers!!

[@brettrobinson4894]

Is this patch already included in one of the packs sold by The Studio Rats?

[@potluckfishing]

Your micing the amp, but the reverb effects are coming through in stereo. Are you using the USB here also?

[@edwardcating]

I opted for the Katana Artist MKII after spending 3 weeks with a Fender Mustang GTX100. Happy that I made the exchange and very thankful to you guys for the instructive videos (and the patches that I "invested" in - they're great). Will you consider some Artist-developed patches to tweak for the Waza Craft Greenback speaker? Just curious.

[@danielhardin7481]

Good to hear because I was sold on the GTX but opted for the katana 100 mkii lady minute, I'm waiting for delivery

[@kmcnair123]

Paul, just saw a couple of your Katana vids and you mentioned you might have some of these patches available. Where might I download them. Great stuff. Thanks

[@ck_official_.]

I dont know how he gets this awesome tone. I cant get near it on my Artist M1 with these settings.

[@kirieley]

You right this settings sound like s***

[@DavidMacVicar]

Great!! So the chain setting is “3” for this type of patch?

[@cybergnetwork588]

Thanks for this tutorial Paul. If I am understanding it correctly, you're kind of creating a "2 channel amp" in one patch. Without booster is the clean, with booster is the rhythm/lead. Adding the solo could technically be the lead?

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers!

[@TheStudioRats]

That is correct

[@ZaryaMain]

Would you be willing to share the .tsl file?

[@jarrahparry]

4:45 this is why I brought the 100 2x12 (mk1). It is awesome. Still furious at Boss for not putting a speaker out on the mk2. I6:36 still don't under stand why Boss made it so you can't move the chain around. Now you have to buy the missing pedals in your pedal chain to get your tone, drives me nuts.

[@hellodumplings8564]

The mk2 does have a line out. I have one myself and have used it.

[@theologian1456]

How do i use booster and comp at the same time? I couldn't find a way of turning on compression without the booster going off. Great tutorial btw. Even without compression it gave great results

[@gasolinehorsey]

I have the same issue, think it's because I have a MK1 where Booster and Mod are on the same dial so it's an either/or situation but can be and on the MK2. Is yours a MK1?

[@miTnosnhoJ]

Great video. Can you dial in these tones without the tone studio? I have a current Mac, so the Tone Studio is not an option for me. I have the Artist MKII.

[@TheStudioRats]

Why is tone studio not an option if you have a current mac? You can’t deep dive without tone studio.

[@miTnosnhoJ]

@@TheStudioRats They have not updated the Boss software to run on Mac OS 11 (Big Sur). It also will not run on M1 Macs (but mine is in Intel).

[@mrjackbagginz]

Must i use the tone studio to create tones or its the same as fiddling with the amp itself?

[@icetrey47]

Hey Paul! First off let me say that I love your videos, and it seems like you're getting some great tones out of the Katana. I do, however, have some confusion with this one. At 2:40, you demonstrate what you say is a "clean" tone, yet the tone is clearly distorted. You're showing the settings panel with no Booster engaged, on the Clean channel, and even with the gain set at 66 it should be truly clean. Later on as you build the patch, around 6:04, you toggle the Boost, to reveal a much cleaner sound, which is what I would have expected to hear at 2:40. Was there something going on in the recording where the Boost was initially engaged even though it was not reflected by the panel settings you were showing?

[@TheStudioRats]

icetrey47 hi. To me my clean tone is never truly clean, I’m using dynamics on playing to make it either very slightly driven to lightening up my playing to get it very clean. I hope that helps.

[@a1terrier2]

All your videos are great especially this one, tried settings on my Epi Les Paul and it sounded good apart from the noise suppressor. I used your settings but I had to put threshold on max to get rid of the hiss. Am I doing something wrong? I’m using a mark 1 1x100 btw Thanks Chris

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers for the message! I’m surprised you need to use the noise suppressor that high. Stupid question but it is switched on?? I’ve never used a mk1 but maybe they’ve improved it with the mk2?

[@a1terrier2]

@@TheStudioRats Hi. Thanks for reply. Yes it is switched on. Don’t know if my amp is faulty, had it three years now. I find the lead and brown channels unusable to be honest, they both sound really fizzy no matter what I do in tone studio. I tend to stick to clean channeland I’ve also got some really good tones using acoustic channel

[@TheStudioRats]

I agree I think the best channel is the clean and then to use either the inbuilt drives or hook up an external one.

[@valebliz]

@@a1terrier2 there's something wrong or strange with either your katana or your less paul. Mine with humbuckers is absolutely silent even with pretty high gain settings.

[@gasolinehorsey]

Has your Les Paul got humbuckers? My Les Paul with humbuckers is virtually silent, no need for the noise gate at all.

[@quadrant_G]

I have used the settings you’ve demonstrated in most of your Katana episodes. I’ve used them with single coils and humbuckers as well as all 3 of the power settings on the Katana 100 II. It still sounds like crap. Muddy sound with a weird fizzy sound as the notes diminish. I can only play at bedroom levels. Is that the problem?

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Greg, Are you hearing the same though my vids? If so I guess the Katana isn’t for you. If not it might be your guitar or possibly a fault with your Katana. Another thought, have you ever plugged it in to your computer and adjusted the global eq and left it on??

[@quadrant_G]

@@TheStudioRats thanks for replying Paul. Don’t hear it in your videos and I’ve used several different guitars and cables. One at least partial fix has been to use the crunch or brown channel with the gain turned way down.

[@1seriousgearheadify]

Again....thumbs up

[@justray510]

Anyone have luck loading the driver/software on a M1 Mac mini with Big Sur?

[@alpburak12]

Hey Paul, what is your bridge pickup? Cheers

[@TheStudioRats]

Stock pickups that came on the custom shop tele.

[@mikevanleeuwen2858]

Paul, i 'have presonus studio one artist as my DAW and a Presonus studio 24 c audio interface. It all works great. I wonder if I can record via usb with the boss katana mk 2 in the studio one vs 5 software without changing audio interface settings etc. Will the boss katana cause problems in conjunction with the pesonus studio 24 c audio inteface? And when I plug the katana in my computer via usb and do not use the audio interface and DAW (jso, not to record but just to play and hear myself through my studio monitors. Is that option without getting problems with the DAW settings ? I 'm afraid off problem because I assume a driver will be installed when I connect the katana??? Hope you have some help...Thanks a lot Mike

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Mike I use a mac and yes you can if you have a mac, I’m afraid I dont know if you can with a pc.

[@mikevanleeuwen2858]

@@TheStudioRats thanks. I have a p.c. (newer one. Fast enough) . Does anybody know?

[@robjramsden]

@@mikevanleeuwen2858 I have the exact same set up, and the pro-sonus works perfectly fine with the katana, which I have both mic'ed up, and used the USB direct into my audio interface, with no issues.