Boss KATANA:GO - Unrivalled Katana Sound in a Tiny Headphone Amp!

[@andertons]

Now available! Boss KATANA:GO Personal Guitar Headphone Amplifier | tinyurl.com/2xm3tpxp Free delivery! Order before 3pm and receive yours Friday!🚚📦

[@johnoakleymusic]

Another £120 I didn’t know I needed to spend! Damn you Andertons…. Ultimate salesmen when they can convince you to hand over money on something you didn’t even know you needed. Awesome video and outstanding product! This is gonna be epic for busking into my Bose S1Pro+ alongside the mic input. Ultimate busking setup.

[@andertons]

I really like the Stage Feel feature & I think the unit sunds amazing - the Katana compatability is also great@@hellofx

[@PXR5-PXR5]

Does Pete come with this miniamp so it sound this good? 😊

[@danieljohnston3964]

Definitely buying one ! I have a question about Pete’s trainers though - are they Jordan’s? Would love a pair 😂

[@aleksandarkozar1574]

Can u connect this to Bluetooth speakers? Hows latency? Would love to.know

[@CornerstoneWorshipTutorials]

Pete's solo in the beginning was just 🔥

[@MrSJBGuitar]

What was that backing track? Great harmony and groove

[@CornerstoneWorshipTutorials]

@@MrSJBGuitar Hmmm i don't know! He said something about it being "Danish Pete's loop on KZbin" but I didn't pay attention 😂 I was too absorbed with his playing

[@SeanDS1989]

@@MrSJBGuitar not sure if you still need this... but the backing track you were looking for is called "Holding The Groove" which was made by Danish Pete. it's on youtube with a bunch of other great tracks he made. Enjoy :)

[@curiositydivine]

Never in all the years of watching Andertons videos have I ever had a “Shut Up And Take My Money” moment …..until now! I bought this thing long before the video ended!This will make my short evening practice sessions so much easier to set up, which will help me to practice more. Thank you Boss!

[@florisvanlingen]

Depends on your setup and what type of player you are but I go from my amp into a loadbox into my interface out of either studio monitors or headphones. Its not as portable as this of course but it sounds great.

[@dunnjavit]

Same...Barely half way through before I pulled the trigger and ordered it. A no brainer for me

[@Harrysound]

Same here. Watched a PMT video and was like….blimey that sounds good…..Bluetooth backing tracks….only thing I want is ability to dry signal to MacBook via usb

[@handleOfThy]

I saw the price and went "why not"

[@rikkousa]

Does anyone know if you can stream the guitar to your wireless ear buds or is it via aux cable only?

[@BOSSinfoglobal]

Nice one Captain Lee & Danish Pete. Arigato!

[@andertons]

Congratulations to the Boss Katana team - another knockout product for guitar players!!

[@johnoakleymusic]

This is one of those monumental products that is going to be looked back at in the future as a pivotal iconic device that was a game changer. Will definitely be doing a video of this on my KZbin channel. Superb, well done

[@psp777]

I've owned the fender Mustang micro for years..love it .. interesting to see the evolution of the headphone amps

[@philsalvage]

I have both and this puts the fender micro to shame.

[@thedude7450]

Pete is the best. He has become one of my all time favorite guitar players.

[@Heavenreck]

Literally ordered one, halfway through this video from Andertons. I had some loyalty points itching to be used. Can't wait to play through this over the weekend.

[@johnoakleymusic]

same, within 3 minutes of the video I was ordering , bought 2 🤣

[@Nick_Barre]

That opening solo, particularly the bit without a pick-stunning.

[@dscataglini]

Great playing! This is a strong offering from Boss. I have the NUX might plug pro and I have to say it's a great practicing to small gigs tool (output to a "boombox" for basking anyone?). Main differences are: nux 7 presets vs katana 30. Nux Pros: * Nux has a much more flexible effect chain, more amps/fx/IRs. * Nux has 19 or so slots for your own IRs. * It has similar Session functionality (automatic preset switching, only local mp3 files, no youtube), it's a bit expanded because you can have multiple setlist on the NUX. So you can have a setlists of 10+ songs, all queued with automatic switching. * Nux many usb settings, to reamp, record dry out, live stream :-0 ???? Nux cons: * I had to use a 3rd party app to take advantage of all the NUX features, * clean sounding amps need some work. * exchanging tones is a bit clunky Katana Pros: * The katana clean sound sounds really good off the bat (in the youtube demos) * stage feel sounds really cool as well (in the youtube demos) * Boss approved footswitch that connects directly to the plug. With the Nux the footswitch connects to the phone, not the plug, so you need to keep the phone open with the app in the foreground for the footswitch to work. * tone exchange (Coming soon June 2024) Katana Cons: * In order to load a youtube video in the session list you need to copy and paste the url from the browser to the app. No biggie I don't have one so I can't speak about what parts of it don't work as advertised. I think with slightly less features it's going to be more likely to have less opportunity for things to not work as you'd think. They both are banging products for as long as the phone apps work. I don't think you can go wrong with either one

[@tonakkie635]

Another pro of the NUX is that I have it already for 3 years or longer now.

[@Pulse2AM]

I bought one of those first Vox ones back when they came out, man technology these days is great! Nice playing in that intro Pete and Lee is soo much better now.

[@bryanfarless9579]

Really great playing there on the intro, so classy, Pete never disappoints.

[@WilliamJOHNSONJR]

These guys "sold" me on the Fender Mustang Micro awhile back . As a current apartment dweller , these headphone amps are waay cool, as they prevent the neighbors from acting crazy ... As a Katana owner, I guess these little guys (like the biggie Katanas ,) do waay more stuff than I know how to use . Although I am happy with the Fender product, I will probably score one of these Boss guys later this year ...

[@Joormode]

And thats why Boss is still the Boss.

[@lucifuge777]

Ordered one! I used to aspire to play like Rob (still awesome) but now the more I watch, the more I want to play like Pete - great feel and style.

[@slawsonscot]

best Pete has played in as long as I can remember 👍

[@blackstrat6732]

That opening jam blew my doors off , that was killer Pete!!!!!!

[@simonsmith9942]

The Captain is KILLING it on guitar !! Way to go man!!

[@DennyBob521]

He’s come a long way in the last decade - become a really good player.

[@davva360]

Ordered one. The ability to practice in silence with the minimum fuss and play along with music is exactly what i want to be able to do. I can do this with a Spark and a set of headphones but this is way more portable and convenient. Just one wire to the headphones and you are off. Sounds great too on the demo.

[@richardfoskett8903]

I have to say - I love Danish Pete’s playing. I’ve been watching you guys for ages now, and I love the reviews (cheers Captain!) but Pete - your taste and feel are great. I’m not even angling for a discount either! 😂😂

[@leightnite3056]

Wow, Pete was Xtra good on the opening jam!

[@ellleigh1216]

The quality of this product is actually insane. I cannot believe it, it's almost a must have for al guitarists.

[@rowbags3017]

Fantastic playing from Pete! 😎 The Katana:Go seems really good (compatibility with other Katana amps is a big plus for me). If only Boss had brought this out 6 months ago I'd almost certainly opt for it, but now I have a NUX that does everything I need for now.

[@Rob_van_der_Linden]

That thing is amazing, and I can't even play guitar, but bought it anyways and now it's fun learning with it without annoying the neighbours.

[@beaumas]

Boss is the Toyota of the music world, its not always the flashiest thing or the most expensive, however it will work every time and work well.

[@trevorD1156]

Lol, kinda every boss pedal I've owned cracks, pops, and needs resoldered after 2 years....and every Toyota I've driven is noisy, full of cheap terrible plastic and sounds like it could fall apart at any moment.

[@beaumas]

@@trevorD1156 Which is crazy to me because I own early 2000's boss pedals that get used all the time that are perfect, have driven may Toyota's with well over half a million kms on them that are tight as. If you're American though, you don't get the good Toyota's.

[@trevorD1156]

I've never owned a boss pedal that didn't need resoldered, or one that I actually used regularly which makes it even more pathetic. The rest of my pedals are made by joyo, tc electronics , or Donner, all of which I prefer and have never had to open for any reason. I just had my ds1 out comparing it to models of it in amp sims and the sims all sound much better than the real thing.

[@beaumas]

@@trevorD1156 definitely haven't had that experience. With your amp sim situation though running a produced amp sim through a set of speakers will never ever sound the same as running the same real life rig. It's the same argument people make about Marshall amps sounding thin because they're so use to running software that has a produced quality and sounds huge which just isn't the case in real life.

[@steel_horse7570]

bought one of these and love it.

[@MrNamePerson]

When Katana Go first came out I was looking for information about it and I completely skipped over Pete's soloing. I Just heard it and must say that it was simply great. Well done Pete.

[@JLebowski357]

4:39 ‘I’m sure someone would have that question’…I DEFINITELY did, so thank you for clarifying the Bluetooth headphones thing up!

[@AgentBlackCrow]

I guess you can connect Go to your phone/computer via usb c cable then use your wireless headphones like that. Either way cable will have to be involved somewhere. Perhaps next generation will have full wireless feature.

[@RuiSousa46]

Not likely... There is too much delay (latency)on Bluetooth for it to be viable..

[@pCeLobster]

That sounds unbelievable.

[@Jonay1990]

Hey, @andertons, can you please update the title and pinned post to state this has been discontinued (for now) and no longer available? Highly disappointed to discover, fall instantly in-love, and then be crushed to hear that this isn't available anymore and the links are dead. :(

[@KevinOnKeys]

Bought one after watching this and other videos...then bought two more as gifts...then a backup for myself when Boss announced they were ceasing production on this version of the unit! My guess is they sold even more of these than they had anticipated, realized they should have made it more cheaply, priced it higher, or both, then decided to retool into whatever next iteration awaits. All I can say is, glad I have this one, it's crazy cool!

[@AAr0nM]

Killer tones and playing Pete!🤟

[@andertons]

Cheers!!

[@jallenshaw]

Oh my….literally LOL’d at the Ostrich bit 😂🤣

[@ianrose5505]

Just fantastic playing Pete, great info on the product

[@fraenkiboii]

Damn I'm gonna order one for office noodles. I already had one of the older VOX ones. But the option to connect it to the app is just really cool!

[@NotAnotherSatchFan]

As always, Pete's playing makes me wanna buy any stuff he's testing with

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Man… I wish this offered a looper feature. Then this thing would be beastly.

[@hardlines2635]

Get an RC500, sold lots of gear, now my studio consists of, IMac with Logic, boss Katana Go, Boss RC 500, and Boss Gigcaster 8, it’s all I need.

[@georgemavimbela]

@@hardlines2635 a practice amp is not complete without a Looper. I have the Nux Muighty Plug which also good , it has a drum but my dislike is it doesnt have a looper. I would go for the Mooer Prime P2 just bccoz it has a drum machine that synchrozses with the looper. All these new School Pocket Amps sound good. The only reason Id take the Mooer Prime P2 is the Drum Syncing with looper feature.

[@xeridian]

It's so nice of Danish Pete to sponsor you guys during his Solo Guitar Performance. It's almost like you were there with him, almost...

[@barcham]

Just to let you know, when you were adjusting the 'Stage Feel' settings, I was able to discern all the changes when listening through the surround sound setup on my computer. Probably not as much as through headphones, but the changes were very clear through my setup. I guess I will have to get one of these, in fact I'd have already ordered one if they were not sold out at my local shop here in Montreal. LOL

[@ethanpunto9222]

Do Andertons not deliver there?

[@barcham]

@@ethanpunto9222 Possibly, but considering they are in England and I am in Canada, I would expect the shipping to be relatively expensive, not to mention quite slow. By the time they would fill my order, the product will be back in stock at my regular spot. Besides, I have already been in contact with my buddies at Long & McQuade, and they will have them in stock very soon.

[@crynoutloudmusic]

You folks are wonderful. I adore the videos and the banter between you two. If I wasn't across the pond, I would love to visit the store!

[@greigclement9081]

Great demo !! Tasty solos :)

[@telekarma]

A very convenient way to practice. Definitely helps when you're too lazy to mess with your interface/DAW.

[@lonestrat]

Great solo Pete!!!

[@matzer8846]

Happy times for us music makers and axe neck wrestlers ... Me was into the VOX Amplugs like 10 ago and they worked ... made me happy practicing@night BUT this is quite some quantum leap ... well done BOSS Thanks a lot for sharing ... great demo

[@renealarcon3970]

Very enjoyable musicianship. Noticed you mentioned a couple of times , to wear headphones. Perhaps , you know this already, some of us are using large screens and AVR's. So we appreciate the video/audio quality of your episodes. Great product, I think I'll get one, since I own and use a K2 100. Cheers.

[@MaurizioFirmani]

The guitar position modification is a great feature, even with low price desktop speakers it is clearly audible!

[@Tim_Duran]

Great… I just told my wife “no darling, I don’t need anything for my guitar right now. I’ve got all I need!” 😫

[@TheM4x0]

Literally in the same boat, got the mustang micro, and found the recording off it into the DAW very underwhelming when it came to the volume output, then this came out... not to mention my main rig is an mkII......

[@ScottMacLeodCompany]

Yeah, but it's only$100! Sell your worst guitar.

[@James.D]

These devices are game changers!

[@getenlightened]

"Five months later" - Katana GO discontinued, Fender released Mustang Micro Plus with a better app interface - probably originally intended to compete with Roland / Boss. Boss leaving coinage on the table, bold strategy, will it pay off? Or, will they re-release the GO?

[@flaviosan3020]

I really hope the mustang sounds good because I purchased one since the katana is out of business

[@__osinachi]

Any bass options on the Mustang Micro Plus?

[@flaviosan3020]

@@__osinachi there's the option of studio preamps, are good enough.

[@AllanGildea]

What an opening jam! And Cap's play out!

[@vaportrails7943]

Got mine yesterday. This is one of those products where somebody finally got everything right. Including the price. There is nothing I wish it would do that it doesn’t. Pair it with your phone, and you not only control it with the app, it will play back audio to the device over Bluetooth for playing along with tracks. It has Bluetooth audio and MIDI. It functions as an audio interface to record the output with your DAW. This is the perfect modern practice amp. The only thing I can say negative about it is that unless there’s something I haven’t figured out, “stage feel” is underwhelming. The available reverbs are much better. The presets are also slightly mediocre, and if you edit your own preset, it can sound much better. But the quality of the modeling is as good as any, and the tiny size is right. The minimum you need is the device and headphones, and you are practicing anywhere, walking around freely. Add the phone, and you get editing and backing tracks. Plug into your computer, and you’re recording. I’m not someone who’s willing to trade a tube amp for modeling, and I have a M/B MarkVII for when I want to get serious. But this is the convenience factor and price I needed as a compliment. Cannot complain. I think this thing is going to sell huge. This is the ideal thing for a beginner who’s learning, or a pro who wants to practice conveniently.

[@FilmFlam]

Thouough run through of the Katana Go. Really appreciate the time stamps.

[@AC-hz4xq]

the best intro of andertons so relaxing

[@SeanDS1989]

22:24 Lee - there's only been one Mrs. A Pete - and a Mrs B, and Mrs C... LOL Pete's quite witty 😂

[@GONZOFAM7]

I have one of the original Katana 50 watt amps. Love it. This is great they use the same presets. I'm not allowed to bring the 50 to the living room this Katana Go my gain entry.

[@merlinworzel5445]

Intro solo by Pete is utterly brilliant.

[@JTB--]

Cool Unit. Surprised Boss omitted a Drum Machine/Metronome which the NUX does have. Would have made this KATANA Go a Home Run

[@robinr22]

Ah, that's a total killer for me - would never buy one of these when it's missing such an essential feature that all it's competitors have.

[@jefflevy3557]

But you can stream that from your phone.

[@grindcorejoe23]

​@@jefflevy3557 can it stream every sound from your phone (spotify , metronome) or just sound with the session feature of the app?

[@Onz70]

Yeah, I'm sold. Add that to my gear collection. That is awesome

[@LawsonCypressCones]

on a new version on a later upgrade, I hope a looper is included natively in the katana go, that can be controlled by the footswitch

[@patricetrahan7287]

From a practicing perspective, it doesnt get any better at the moment. Quick simple plug and play, simple to use - I’m sold!

[@JTB--]

No Drum Machine/Metronome Feature is this units only draw back for practicing and jamming

[@mjb2482]

A more realistic stage feel would be straining to hear yourself and the singer over the drummer while trying to work if it’s you or the bassist that has got this chord progression wrong

[@Justin_Knows_Power]

damn! pete is a wizard. that intro.

[@OliverBird-d3i]

The NuX version is SO good! It’s very reasonably priced and the tones and app are very easy to use! Great demo guys🎸👍

[@aljustal7577]

Bought a Mustang Micro at launch and still love it. The only thing that puts me off the Katana is the app, pretty much abandoned my Spark as I just couldn't be bothered. That said, I will buy one of these along with the Line 6 Pod Express because I don't have enough gear already 😂 Seriously though, I'm sold on the tones, and at the price, I need one. IF ONLY GEAR THIS GOOD WAS AROUND WHEN I WAS A KID lol 😂

[@aljustal7577]

And, I'll wait for the Version 2 with all the bugs fixed and extra features 😁

[@bigglesoftltd9298]

That's all very well, but Pete can make a torn-cone 70s radio speaker sound good. You should try it with a mortal playing.

[@Damn3dYank33]

I’ve used BOSS/Roland gear all my life. My Tone Studio has so many amps I’ve added to use with this!

[@GregNotCraig88]

So I love these things. I have the blackstar fly2, I've tried the mini mustang, the classic rock vox, and most recently the Flamma FX10. They're all great. This one looks pretty good, but for my own use, I dont want a companion app and I dont want to haul around a footswitch. The best one I've found for literally a standalone headphone amp experince is the Flamma FX10. Great sounds and effects, plus some pretty decent drum loops. They've come out with an upgraded version with more of everything, but it requires a companion app to access a little less than half of them. No thanks, but if youre into that sort of thing, give it a whirl.

[@vicguitar1]

Pete I’m going to be stealing those licks ! Just got my Katana Go today 👍

[@niclastname]

As much as people sometimes hate using apps, I think Fender really significantly limited the mustang micro by not having one for a headphone amp specifically to me. Not only is it nice to have an optional way to do a LOT more with your tone and FX. On top of that with how MASSIVELY variable the sound signature is of different sets of headphones or speakers you might plug this into, you really need to be able to have more fine control of even just your EQ than Fender gives you with just a few EQ presets. I've used the Nux headphone amp, and you can set up a sound that is great on one set of headphones, but when you then use that same sound on different headphones or speakers can sound absolutely terrible and you need to adjust it to be usable. With the Fender, you're stuck with what they give you so your option would be just to either play a bad sound, buy new headphones and hope your options sound good through those, or buy an EQ pedal to plug it into and bring that with you everywhere haha.

[@erikboon5560]

WOW 😍, That’s an awesome piece of kit!

[@michaelpurdy9165]

Pete that solo was so good 16:07

[@localpm]

Superb sound really impressed. Great playing as well👌

[@sunjamm222]

Great video. The Stage feel worked well with my Creative katana sound bar with the Dolby Atmos built in .

[@michaelmanski8391]

Missed opportunity Pete started the top gun theme and stopped I got so excited

[@steverussell7645]

So - to clarify - to play like Pete, all I need to do is part with just £100 and I'm sorted? Great - just wanted to clarify :))) Great playing, as always, and once again entertaining just listening into you 2 as you demo gear.

[@andertons]

100% thats all you need to do :)

[@AlisonGirelli]

I’m ok with my mustang micro for practicing but I can see they improved these devices a lot

[@ivonsmith2024]

Excellent product & demo - thanks guys!

[@vicguitar1]

Waiting for mine to arrive ! I think it will sound killer though my Yamaha THR Aux Channel at work 👍

[@philrougier5533]

Can you use this excellent Boss Katana product as a recording interface? Great playing as always Pete 🙏

[@andertons]

Yes - via the USB C output

[@philrougier5533]

Thank you 🙏

[@nicolas.grisanti]

BOSS is the boss...again!

[@bismosaladus6291]

Capt: here's my preset, look... Pete: instantly play that capt lick... 😅

[@terrybromery6734]

... It is to laugh😊

[@AaronBoss01]

Haven’t watched anything from Andertons for a few years and instantly started laughing. Glad to see nothing has changed 🤣

[@EasyHeat]

Just absolutely mind blowing Lee! As far as electric guitar? I'm a Fractal dude, but... I've got a Dean Markley Pro Mag pickup permanently wired into my beater Fender acoustic, and for open mic night or busking gigs? I don't rather fancy lugging a $2,000 FM3 around to get potentially get mugged or have it damaged. I've previously been using just an Orange OMEC Teleport w/ BiasFX mobile, but this Katana Go? Most definitely looks like a brilliant all around cheap as chips solution! Thanks Lee! Also, tell Pete that he's far too attractive for your KZbin channel! 🙃😉😘✌ ROTFLMAO! Cheers guys!

[@nuendo2496]

Great intro Pete!

[@frankwhite2072]

That backing track is fire.

[@TurfShifter]

Apparently it's been discontinued due to chip shortages. Having bought one they had better keep supporting the product.

[@themaninthesuitcase]

This seems really cool. Headphone playing is most of what I do though an AmPlug Clean. Trick is once you add in the foot pedal you're now up in amongst the Valeton range. Given that wires are involved in both, I am wondering which would suit me better. It would almost be easier if the pedal wasn't an option!

[@cirisirpula152]

Bluetooth just can't handle realtime audio, so there would be too much latency for bluetooth headphones. For backing tracks the latency doesn't matter and videos have lag compensation, which is used to sync the video and the audio.

[@andertons]

Good explanation!! Cheers for that - pretty sure the Boss guys said the same thing, but in technical language that we didn't understand :)

[@cirisirpula152]

@@andertons might also be true that bluetooth cant send and receive bluetooth audio at the same time. I can't think of any device that supports that, so there are multiple disadvantages with bluetooth format

[@tris88]

@@cirisirpula152 no problems sending and receiving, bluetooth headsets provide that with microphone and earphones - your original explaination is spot on though

[@vincentdesautels4971]

I’ve got the Mustang Micro from Fender and I love it. My family too 😂

[@brandonanderson2066]

It's awesome. The Bluetooth feature is what sold me on it initially.

[@Roy_Gaber]

An awesome tool! Thanks for demoing it.

[@tablaninja]

That guitar is killer! Appreciate the link!

[@isitreallyisitreally1756]

Mine arrived today , all good ! The Stage effect isn’t that amazing to be honest , but adds a nice ambience to the sound . Only fx which is stereo is the stereo delay , and only works in stereo when the Stage setting is off , so , sadly no lush head swirling chorus’s or Flangers but the delay / s is are great , simple to use and very nice sounds , especially the overdrives . Great to play along to music / backing tracks etc . Well done Boss !

[@privatehelluk]

Can you tell me if there’s a clean direct bass signal option like the Fender Mustang offers?

[@Numnutz]

that improv by pete in the beginning was juicy as fuck, usually totally not my style, im more of a death metal kind of guy, but that was a vibe and a half

[@KenSpassione]

It's like I went to sleep and one of my dreams actually came true!

[@kididaho92]

Sounds great! However, the best part of the video was Pete telling Lee not to bury his head in the sand so an ostrich wouldn't sneak up behind him and fall in love....I'm still laughing.......So funny!

[@GunnarLoeb]

I want this badly

[@franklincheney3653]

"Are you OK?" laffffffoutLOUDDDDD

[@rosadin]

Hi! What headphones would you recommend to use with the boss katana go?

[@slawsonscot]

this is also a great backup option for live use if the amp packs up. have this hooked into an a/b box and out into a di box with xlr and you're sorted.

[@RobertMcSherry]

Could you pair it with a portable speaker to jam with a friend, ideally with a volume pedal?

[@slawsonscot]

@@RobertMcSherry in theory it will go into anything if you have the right cable. Get hold of a 3.5mm to quarter inch audio cable and it will go into any powered speaker.

[@jorgesxbass7606]

Cool folks 🎉🎉🎉

[@Dezenaamisnietbeschikbaar]

Really amazed at how good this sounds! For £100?!?!

[@oldschooltakingyaback]

This amp or the Fender Mustang Micro?