I still maintain that the boss katana heads are the best value for the dollar out there in the amplifier world rn. It's insane the amount of bases these cover and how inexpensive they are for all the features they have.
@kangandres6 ай бұрын
mr Leon is the best, his demo all are essential. yes the head. for the Riffing, mr taylor danley is good. i subscribed to both of you
@dive-bomb6 ай бұрын
I have vintage fender tube amps and marshalls. Nothing gets as much runtime as my katana 100 head.
@davidknipe35364 ай бұрын
@@TaylorDanley 100% !
@BOBANDVEG2 ай бұрын
@@dive-bombyou still recommend it?
@dive-bomb2 ай бұрын
@@BOBANDVEG yes all my "real"amps are collecting dust
@StuartKReilly6 ай бұрын
Liked as soon as I heard you shredding up that brown channel. I still have my Katana 1st gen 100 combo. It actually survived a car accident that almost did me in years ago. Rolled upside down in a ditch. So if I do decide to buy the new version I’ll be keeping the 1st gen because it’s sentimental.
@PooNinja6 ай бұрын
😮🤘🏽
@JonDeth6 ай бұрын
I own one and TBH, I think they're grossly overrated. They're very good amps but combining the right 12" combo and a lower priced floor unit gives us literally no less than 10x more. *I rarely sell gear but am constantly back on forth whether to get rid of it or not.*
@marcavus16 ай бұрын
Gen 1s rock. One thing I miss is with about the 3rd firmware and Fxfloorboard you had access to a fully customizable amp, distortion, terra echo and multi overtone. These effects are so cool I am thinking about adding a boss GT-1 to get them.
@c.g.vonhagenstein75766 ай бұрын
@@JonDethCurious which model you have. I might be one of the last players on the planet that have never tried one (I live in no man's land). I have an affinity for snappy Peavy 5150 tones and although I've seen Katana demos emulate a lot of stuff it's one tone I haven't quite heard it do well (imho), but maybe I'm just overlooking it or haven't seen the right demo yet. Seems to do a lot of other things well though.
@JonDeth6 ай бұрын
@@marcavus1 for the money, the GT-1 looks like you're getting the most. I prefer Zoom but their G3n is lacking in comparison and also leaves you to buy an external expression pedal. I have an ancient Zoom G2.1nu I want to replace with a cheapo backup since I have a handful of floor units. If I ever bother, it will probably be the GT-1
@peterharvin27756 ай бұрын
I count myself as fortunate to have both a great tube amp (Marshall) and modeler (Helix). But if I were still a gigging musician, I'd be dying for one of these. Crap; I'm not a gigging musician and I'm dying for one of these.
@-Christoph6 ай бұрын
I sold my Helix. Imho it sounds pretty dull and artificial compared to the Boss GT-1000 that I have now.
@finishin.my.coffee87806 ай бұрын
I can't get these sounds from my Marshall without pissing everyone off.
@J_Braz_6 ай бұрын
Same. I have a 2001 Single Rectifier solo head, and a Marshall Dsl20 head. I'm very much interested in this amp in the head format. Only hope it has a 8 ohm output.
@finishin.my.coffee87806 ай бұрын
@@J_Braz_ It says Minimum 8 ohm.
@J_Braz_6 ай бұрын
@@finishin.my.coffee8780 great! Curious if you have an opinion on the regular or artists series version of these amp. I noticed there's a $100 plus price difference.
@BOSSinfoglobal6 ай бұрын
Beautiful, cheers Leon!
@giraybudak18776 ай бұрын
How much will be the gen 3 katanas cost? same price with mk2 ones or more expensive?
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@vantonilin6 ай бұрын
So cool! You may be the only channel that has a Head version, as of today. :) Great work 👍
@heavybrett-al40826 ай бұрын
Trippy, my spark amp died yesterday, and was googling the katana air to replace it this morning, didn't see anything about a mark 3....perfect timing as always Leon 🙏
@Andrew_1826 ай бұрын
Just to be clear, there is no new air with these gen 3 releases.
@heavybrett-al40826 ай бұрын
@@Andrew_182 oh ok👍 looks like maybe the 50 will do me.
@johnparker26366 ай бұрын
Great playing. Love how you show your setting rather than waffle on for ages describing them. Gen 3 head seems best for me. Just wish the controls were on the front ( don’t need an Artist!). Subscribed.
@brianrollins72756 ай бұрын
Great video. I love that you never mail it in no matter what gear you’re trying out. Much respect from one guitar lover to another. 🤘🏻🎸
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
I appreciate that mate. Gotta bring it!
@markus_m4rk6 ай бұрын
Yes some cool new features. I like the new visual aspect of the mic'd cab simulation and the added ambience room effect. However, boss still don't state which speaker type is emulated or provide a range of IRs to use or blend for recording.
@89ji766 ай бұрын
This is the model I wanted to see! Hell yeah
@stevieboy4445 ай бұрын
That has to be the gold standard for how a gear review should be done. Thanks.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
too kind mate, thankyou!
@Inlay766676 ай бұрын
Such a cool piece of gear and really well thought out. Hopefully the stores around Perth start to stock the foot switches again for them as I can’t really seem to find any. Cool demo bro!
@myTubesTube6 ай бұрын
An used Roland fc50 works great too on Katana head (which has midi). The fc runs on batteries, too.
@milankotevski16636 ай бұрын
While it doesn't sound bad per se, it does have a distinct solid state amp sound.
@GCKelloch6 ай бұрын
He had the Amp and Master Volume knobs down so the reactive SS Class AB amp was not in play. Almost every Katana demo is like this. They need to set the power down to 0.5W and crank those Volumes to get the amp section compression and harmonics.
@robertrollfink11146 ай бұрын
Plus the punters at a gig can’t tell the difference, only the player
@milankotevski16636 ай бұрын
@@robertrollfink1114 but the player can tell the difference.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
I'll try do a video comparing the 0.5/50/100w modes
@uhoh54123 ай бұрын
I myself prefer a solid state sound, tubes just don't do it for me(sorry tube lovers)
@iancurrie88446 ай бұрын
Dang. All it needed was the tiny screen from the Katana go for the tuner and to show what effect is selected so you don't have to carry a crib sheet to see what effect "yellow" is. Such a missed opportunity. Also, have the dang controls closer to the front! You know, where the player is. I don't play behind or on top of my amp.
@markdouglas80736 ай бұрын
Good news: if you have a smartphone or iPad you can now run BTS using Bluetooth from your phone or tablet screen, and this is better than what you described and will be next to you at any rate. The Bluetooth module is optional ($65). Also Boss has a tuner app.
@iancurrie88446 ай бұрын
@@markdouglas8073 It definitely isn't better. First, it's not included. Second, the idea of using a smartphone to control an amp that's designed to be controlled easily just by the panel is silly. Instead of choosing effects by the "color" they're assigned to and remembering which is which, having that tiny single line LCD from the Katana GO would be ideal. "DS-1, BD-1, DELAY, etc" that's all it would have to show. Plus the tuner. For an amp that's billed as being an "all in one" which requires no pedals and can be dialed in entirely on the panel alone, not having a built in tuner is a major oversight. Not even buying their "pedal board substitute" footswitch provides a tuner but a pedalboard would have one. Not even the bluetooth app has a tuner which is very strange since the bluetooth app for the ME-90, GX-100 etc does. Not that an app on a phone would be an acceptable replacement anyway. It's just SUCH a strange oversight. It's clearly intentional and I don't know why. Boss has a tuner app? So you expect someone to be doing a show and having the audience hear the tuning going on? Ridiculous.
@michaeldean72206 ай бұрын
Those omissions are so they can include them in a Gen 4 version in the future
@chrishyde12165 күн бұрын
Tip it onto its front, or prop it so that it's angled where you want. If you are not using the onboard mini speaker, if course.
@Treeclimbingexpert4 ай бұрын
I just ordered the 50 watt gen 3. Getting back into guitar after 15 years of not playing. Pairing it with Ibanez 2003 S470DXQM. My old guitar was S470DX but I couldn't find any that weren't cracked or damaged in some way. This one is all original and even has the same hard case mine came with.
@davidknipe35364 ай бұрын
@@Treeclimbingexpert for the 50w check out some of the aftermarket footswitch options. The AIRSTEP katana version will open up so many more options, and it will allow you to connect via Bluetooth without buying the Boss adapter
@jimmyjames20225 ай бұрын
Nice run through of Kat 100 Head Gen 3 basics, thanks! I was holding off for bluetooth to finally show up on a Kat and disappointed there's a module cost when the GO has it built in. But the changes for Gen 3 make it pretty attractive even with that extra cost.
@TheJeffcurran6 ай бұрын
First impressions are that I'm impressed. So are you going direct? USB or XLR? I'd like to know how you're getting the tone into the video.
@frankhachenberg63055 ай бұрын
Still ordered one. Like to build a stereo rig in combination with my MK2 head and my Marshall Box. Hope that works quite easy.
@Fergieguitar6 ай бұрын
A few years ago I made a mk1 into a floor amp, , added USB out to power pedals using the Engl powertap and it's still going strong... I can pretty much match it to my tube amps, Hard to imagine it getting closer but looks like it can...sag is a good addition for sure
@c.g.vonhagenstein75766 ай бұрын
Leon I noticed you were running the Katana at full wattage for this demo. Did you happen to test the lower watt settings (i.e. what one might use in a home practice amp scenario) and if so were there any drastic tone changes between wattages? Great gear demo as always btw!
@benligil6 ай бұрын
I have mk2 head and it's not even 2 years old. Probably I will wait for Gen4
@marcavus16 ай бұрын
You can get the pushed amp sound with a clean boost into clean. Sounds like a pushed blackface amp. Pretty great but I already have it worked out. I'll probably wait too. Not missing much.
@davidknipe35366 ай бұрын
Mine is only a few months old, definitely not enough of a difference to warrant upgrading, I have the mkI 50w and still use it too.
@TLCarrra5 ай бұрын
I'm curious about the Artist version of Gen 3 100 watt head... O haven't found a video on that specific head.
@TLCarrra5 ай бұрын
I'm with you. Is the Flagship Katana Gen 3 Artist the absolute best Boss offers?
@rickbartocetti8476 ай бұрын
Maybe its me or my computer speakers, but it sounds fizzy, like a blown-out cab. I could be wrong, but I never saw your face of.....yeah, there it is, that's the stuff !! ????
@OkayyyIGetIt6 ай бұрын
Yeah.. these katanas just sound meh.
@dive-bomb6 ай бұрын
@@OkayyyIGetItyall are crazy. Perfect practice amp.
@hoosierdaddy23086 ай бұрын
Morning Leon and all. Very cool. I was just at the Boss website yesterday or the day before and they had coming soon for the Generation 3. Now I don't have to wait. 😂. Very cool. Sounds great as all the Katanas do to me. ❤ Very very cool. ❤ I think it's great man. Boss / Roland always does a good job to me. Thank you sir. ❤ I bet you are jet lagged after that travelling with Yngwie? Need more coffee. Just drank my first cup Be well my friend and always great content on this my fav guitar channel sir. ❤
@1970borntorun6 ай бұрын
I'd have to play one of these in person, but I thought the first generation Katana was very cold and sterile-sounding. Kinda like Peavey solid state amps in the 80s. Maybe Boss addressed that with this new model. If this employs a Modeling front-end, versus a transistor circuit, that would explain the cold and one-dimensional tone.
@philfrank56016 ай бұрын
Time to pick up some Mark 2 models at discounted rates; same as when they went from the original models.
@IsaacLausell6 ай бұрын
If you are coming out of the headphones jack, would that mute the speaker out on the head version of the Katana? I am trying to figure out how to go front of house stereo while monitoring myself on stage.
@felinekaiju45176 ай бұрын
I was sold on this for the bloom on the clean channel and the pushed mode. Got my local to bring one in to try.
@Molekulasti6 ай бұрын
I hoped that the bloom function would get rid of that horrible attack Katanas have. It just emphasizes the fizz. Very tiring on the ears.
@waynedoherty77586 ай бұрын
Pushed mode sounds great Wish they updated the aesthetics for a fender or boutique vibe
@CraigFlowersMusic4 ай бұрын
These will couple with a mk2 artist right? I have a spare cab with no purpose and might pick one of these up just for the widdle bitty speaker inside but also to do stereo pairing right mon? Hey, comment stalker, what do you think? One of these next or a Browne Carbon or Protein next?
@Joe-mz6dc6 ай бұрын
4:08 the coils are split not tapped.
@d-mack70536 ай бұрын
@LeonTodd D-Mack here. That is some SERIOUS TONE CHASING!!!!!¡!!
@zolwikwkurwik6 ай бұрын
Can you move FX and boost podals after the effects loop send/return in chain selection? On MKII you cannot do this. Only delay and reverb are allowed after the effects loop.
@FatSoundStudio5 ай бұрын
Does anyone know how seamless channel switching is with these? Thanks!
@tonya41576 ай бұрын
I guess I was hoping for some leaps and bounds upgrades like when the MKII was released. There are some nice upgrades/changes but not enough to rush out and buy one if you already have a MKII. In my opinion 😀. The drag and drop signal chain is one thing I hoped for. Having to buy something extra to use Bluetooth is disappointing, but of course they want maximum profit. The Go app has a tuner, why wouldn't they include it here? I'm curious to see what FX Floorboard will offer.
@joekelly93694 ай бұрын
The controlls in the dumbest place sure isnt !
@theoc78056 ай бұрын
Unless I missed it, do you actually show us a visual of the head itself rather than just the top panel? I really want to see what the aesthetics are like with the grey cloth👍🏻
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
I didn't unfortunately
@TonyHookedonVanlife6 ай бұрын
Got an ME-90 working with a Katana mk II 50w combo... think I'll pass this time. Love BOSS!
@zakklee25564 ай бұрын
Signal chain ? Switched from speaker to line out @ BTS screen? Followup review please switch Bloom on/off while in signal chain lineout? this review the bloom was in while in lineout.
@martincockburn68216 ай бұрын
some nice new features there...moving the chain around looks much better than before. Ive been putting off an upgrade to the artist head... now i have an excuse 😄
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
:p
@martincockburn68216 ай бұрын
@@LeonTodd forgot to ask.... are the channel voicings the same as the mk2 ?? and do the mk2 patches work on this ?
@0TheRain06 ай бұрын
It sounds so good IMO. Do these have more usb routing options? I've often wanted to run my guitar in straight through my plugin effects in my daw and out of my Katana MkII but afaik it's not possible.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
Yes there's some basic USB audio functionality but I'm not sure you can do what you've outlined there off the top of my head
@jutukka6 ай бұрын
No Bloom function button in Katana gen 3 100W combo? Does it make any difference?
@kickfighting101516 күн бұрын
I want stereo expand with my mk2 head. Will this gen3 do that? I know it has stereo expand, but will it pair with 2nd gen?
@edlib021696 ай бұрын
Cool stuff! It would be nice if they also update the Katana Go to this firmware. Unless there’s a hardware reason they couldn’t. I’ll probably wait to see what the Mark 3 Artist version brings to the table.
@WildBCPhoto6 ай бұрын
Have they improved the headphone out yet? I always hoped they would add an IR loader for headphone playing or direct recording.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
No IR loader but the DI output has a movable mic style setup which is much better IMO
@aesric6 ай бұрын
katanas will forever sound solid state
@JDubzDrumz6 ай бұрын
Whatever you did at 7:00 to 7:03 was fuzz perfection 🥵 Edit: $300 roughly for a combo. Okay im sold. 🫠
@ridwanwimaswaramaulanafaja98053 ай бұрын
If I'm using multi effect but using onboard speaker, can I plug it in into effect loop (return) on the back of head? cause i don't have a cab speaker or monitor
@silvioherrmann23376 ай бұрын
Great Video! Question: Would it be possible to deactivate the amp section and put a Tonex One in the effects loop instead?
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
I don't think so. You could run the Tone-X into the power amp input though
@davidknipe35366 ай бұрын
As Leon says there is a power amp input to run modellers etc , it’s on the mkII as well
@andybecker50016 ай бұрын
You use the power amp input with cab disabled on the Tonex. It works great. You have to temper your expectations though. Speaker output on Katana 1x12 doesn’t sound like miked 4x12 cabinet of IR
@davidknipe35366 ай бұрын
@@andybecker5001 i don’t have a 1x12 combo, I have the 100w head, and a Marshall 212 or orange 412 cab
@silvioherrmann23376 ай бұрын
Thanks for the answer 😀 I was just thinking that it might be nice to use the integrated drive pedals before the tonex and the modulation reverb delay after tonex
@williamphillips246 ай бұрын
I wonder if you can still unlock all the GT100 models/sneaky amps.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
Ooooh any idea how this worked on the old model?
@robphillips83515 ай бұрын
Nice chops as always 👍👍 katana gen 3 is pretty sweet.
@edwardcastro68646 ай бұрын
That;s awesome now i want a new to go with old!!! please keep up the great tunes. Thier amazing,very nice info!!! that will go great with my blackhark hp cab!!!!
@J_Braz_3 ай бұрын
Is the artist series head really worth the $200 dollars more!?
@andyl11186 ай бұрын
Really, a separate bluetooth module? The Katana Go has that on board. Sorry Boss, but that is just not state-of-the-art anymore. Nice sounds, though, as always, Leon.
@davidknipe35366 ай бұрын
The reason it’s separate is not everyone wants the option of Bluetooth , instead of increasing the price for everyone, only those who want it have to pay for it
@michaeldean72206 ай бұрын
Sorry that's missing the point. Many other amps have been including it as standard built in for years. It's a money grab and you can bet your life Gen 4 will have it.
@dylancumpston442129 күн бұрын
Yeah okay but it’s still like 1/4 the price of a lot of other options.
@andyl111829 күн бұрын
@@dylancumpston4421 It is, but personally, for me, convenience is also a factor. Just give me the whole package.
@TheDistortionPrinciple6 ай бұрын
Need to put the knobs on front IMO
@davidknipe35366 ай бұрын
It has a 5” speaker built in to make it like a small home practice amp, handy when you use it at home. This is why the knobs are on top, the katana Artist 100 has the knobs on the front, and no speaker
@mikehulsey48134 ай бұрын
Would love to see more
@nickhutchinson90685 ай бұрын
What are your global EQ setting ?
@Mac-td7lt6 ай бұрын
Holy crap. Frikin Awesome.
@kangandres6 ай бұрын
You are Legend mr. Leon. Thanks for the vid. Can you let me know, when the katana head gen 3 will distribute to Indonesia? Thanks mate
@Shane-rj1dl6 ай бұрын
Everything you play though sounds cool, but I can't keep up with nowadays technology. Lol. Still got my ADA mp1 and it's enough for me. Wish I had the ADA eq to go with it. Give it a bit more variation.
@rtbmusic11356 ай бұрын
The Katana does everything so well, except sound very good. It's fine as long as you don't put them next to something else, but if I do then the Katana can't hold its own against any of my tube amps.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
On the flip side they absolutely smoke the cheap solid state amps that were available to us growing up
@rtbmusic11355 ай бұрын
No doubt about that, it’s very practical and can sound quite good. I prefer the clean channel with pedals on it.
@chrishyde12165 күн бұрын
But how do they compare at low volumes at home? I've never got good tone from tube amps at low volume.
@roimodeste6 ай бұрын
I'm going to wait for the MK4 which will probably have a cigar lighter and an FM alarm clock radio. 😅
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
Pancake batter dispenser!
@roimodeste6 ай бұрын
@@LeonTodd 😆 You have to use the Katana in stereo with my Marshall jcm800, it heats up like a radiator when the tubes are hot, it's also practical for cooking pancakes directly on top of the amp. 🤣
@jimmxjx28546 ай бұрын
Or even a tuner and built in BT. 🫨
@dive-bomb6 ай бұрын
I own a wall full of high end tube amps and never turn them on because of my katana 100. Sounds so good.
@snfrd6 ай бұрын
Whats a good cab to pair it with?
@jamdalf43436 ай бұрын
Katana 150 Watt 2x12 Inch Speaker Cabinet
@snfrd6 ай бұрын
@@jamdalf4343 Best option?
@jamdalf43436 ай бұрын
@@snfrdWhat are you asking?
@ryancasey97446 ай бұрын
Nice! Thanks Leon! My son has an Artist Mk II. I have to say that even the older ones sound VERY good. Gear snobs (myself included) instinctively want to turn their nose up at these because of the pricepoint. But if you fiddle with it... it's cool. I have a Fractal FM9 for my rig... and no you cant expect it to be that... but honestly... it comes closer than most think (considering the price). For the (small to mid) gigging musician... the Katana is a grab and go piece of gear that if you spend some time tweaking it to your liking....it sounds great! Plus...you don't have to worry about your internal head games of FRFR v. amp in the room argument. It's all included! My one big hang up is that the WAH is unusable in my opinion because there is no auto On / Off triggered by the heal / toe position (which most of these type of products come with now). Has this changed?
@kevinmcguinness11136 ай бұрын
Don't think the WAH auto ON/OFF will have been fixed, but just as an FYI ... on my Artist MkII, I run the expression pedal out the back of the GA-FC and also a little tap switch out of the other port, and program it through the Tone Studio ASSIGN page to switch between VOLUME and PEDAL FX when you press the tap switch. Not ideal, I know, but it works for me.
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
For the price point they've got some great features
@jimmxjx28546 ай бұрын
Great amp still, however it is still disappointing that Boss don’t just build in the BT and charge me $20 more for the amp. If it’s a so called all rounder then make it a bloody all rounder.. LT makes it rock by the way…
@LeonTodd5 ай бұрын
Kind of like the PRS SE's without locking tuners - I'd gladly pay a little more just to get the extra spec out of the box
@brentmydland51766 ай бұрын
So, still no tuner? 😂 They keep repackaging the same exact amp head as a new version but basically it’s the exact same amp as the last one
@kostasbk7416 ай бұрын
almost all the dirty sounds in this vid sound thin and fizzy to me
@josephballew6 ай бұрын
I actually use two Katana Artist MK2 and only use the power amp section and use them as FRFRs with a Fractal FM9. I have to have the air on stage. This combo really works well. I run direct and Katana for the air.
@Taylor___6 ай бұрын
Will fractal ever release a powered 2x12 cab with everything you need built in including a foot switch with built in expression pedal.
@Tiago_0076 ай бұрын
So it basically looks like my Katana Artist MK2 head. Same buttons and extras. Now I wonder what the new Katana Artist will be like?
@theresnoway4406 ай бұрын
best demo i’ve heard by far. thanks for playing the head and it’s new features. i can’t wait any longer. is yours for sale 💀
@tierischguttennisspielen77663 ай бұрын
Super🔥✌️
@crsantin6 ай бұрын
I’ve watched every KZbin video on the Gen 3 and honestly I’m not impressed. It sounds worse than the previous ones. I had a gen 1 and returned it. Katana is way overhyped.
@KaddysJamKave6 ай бұрын
I loathe the day that amp's started to merge with computers / software 🤣 The unreliable endlessly tweakable upgradeable and then disposable guitar amps when they are no longer compatible.
@DAZ02046 ай бұрын
No offense, but I thought that I was watching a bacon commercial at first. Frizzle fry sound, yuck.
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
Now I'm hungry
@DAZ02046 ай бұрын
So, like, a KLT (Katana, Lettuce, and Tomato) sandwich? 😂
@81giorikas6 ай бұрын
It still sounds like a boss but not like A BOSS. Good sound that will probably cut through but like ...not good on your own. It is still based on the modelling of the gt10...oghh.
@bitdevice6 ай бұрын
Doesn't sound good, I don't know maybe it's the cab emulation. I think there are better options out there as even Mooer SD30 sounds better.
@bradneal66066 ай бұрын
Wrong
@av8tordonny3986 ай бұрын
I want to like these so badly, but I just don’t. Leon can make anyt amp sound great, but these just sound fake to me.
@riokinsey21345 ай бұрын
What are you hearing you don't like? Please be as specific as possible. There is, to me, a ratty , busted speaker sound to many of the tones. Leon is a great player and gets excellent sounds out of nearly all gear. But it's still present here. I've heard the boss people themselves and Juca Nery get rid of this quality. But I agree that they sound good, but there is a buzzy fizzy ( not in the high-end, so maybe wrong term) quality to ANY high gain tones. Deep editing is virtually a necessity to get rid of this quality I've seen . But it CAN do it
@terran2365 ай бұрын
@@riokinsey2134 after comparing my katana to my axe fx 2. There is this fizzyness to the higher end stuff too, the difference is that the fizzing is more together, higher resolution. I don't know exactly how to explain. I imagine buzzsaw waves. On higher-end modelers the buzzsaw waves are finer and more together; not to mention pleasant sounding. On the katana for example they are very separate, low resolution, and ice picky.
@stringlocker6 ай бұрын
Be careful of your ears on that solid-state stuff.
@charliegearhart256123 күн бұрын
I really wanted to like this but it all sounded like 💩
@A.FoxGuitarman11 күн бұрын
Yeah, totally agree. Just like every modelling amp but expensive.
@davidfaustino44766 ай бұрын
Zero bottom end whatsoever. 🤷
@Twirlyhead6 ай бұрын
Great demo, thanks, but sorry guys Katana's including this one just sound crap. All my ears are receiving is typical Boss solid state.
@lewissparkes6 ай бұрын
Doesn’t sound too great tbh
@davidfaustino44766 ай бұрын
Honestly. Sounds like a buzzy little practice amp amount with no bottom end at all. I don't get why people love these.
@Bitterman-7776 ай бұрын
Does it sound like the totally not washed up TS9->5150->V30->SM57 stereotype or not? You guys are giving conflicting statements 😂
@paulclough33356 ай бұрын
Crappy bedroom amp...who cares
@florisvanlingen6 ай бұрын
So what amp are you using?
@Bitterman-7776 ай бұрын
You one of those guys that have $100K of gear but can't even play? Definitely that vibe.
@terran2365 ай бұрын
So bitter sounding
@JonDeth6 ай бұрын
*You guys and these fucking Katanas!* lol I have one so I guess I better do something with it today since I like your content. I think they are good amps but grossly overrated. In contrast, I scored a Gamma G50 new for $130 and a $400 floor modeler for free I won't elaborate on the how, but even a $150 modeler will do tremendously more than a self-contained Katana. *I guess in that I just realized it's still more than a novelty.* I rarely sell gear and at this stage of things, they're hard to get a decent price as a seller due to market saturation so i may as well keep it.
@jeffreyp18556 ай бұрын
Damn! I loved The Cult riffs! She Sells Sanctuary. 🤘
@jeffreyp18556 ай бұрын
What would you all recommend for a Katana combo amp? I suck at guitar, but at least I can suck while playing on good gear! 🤣