BOSS Katana Go VS Fender Mustang Micro! - Battle Of The Headphone Amps!

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Headphone guitar amps are awesome! You get great guitar tones; from clean to heavy metal, distorted and delayed to crisp and clean, all without having to plug in an amp and disturb the neighbours! In this video, Dagan goes in-depth with two of the best headphone amplifiers on the market, the BOSS Katana Go and the fender Mustang Micro!
Both these headphone amps have their own PROS & CONS, but they're both absolute incredible! Let us know which one you use, or which one you're gonna get!
Both of these stunning headphone amps are available at PMT Online below:
BOSS Katana Go - bit.ly/3VlotmH
Fender Mustang Micro - bit.ly/4bDt9cp
The BOSS Katana Go is a powerhouse of a headphone amp, and puts the authentic sounds from the stage-class Katana amp series at your instrument’s output jack, paired with a host of wireless music streaming, sound editing, and learning tools on your smartphone. Advanced spatial technology provides a rich 3D playing experience, while BOSS Tone Exchange offers an infinite sound library to explore any style. Whether you’re a developing hobbyist or a pro keeping up your chops, KATANA:GO keeps you inspired everywhere you play!
The Fender Mustang Micro is a complete personal guitar amplifier featuring a wide selection of tones from the wildly popular Mustang series amps. Plug Mustang Micro directly into your guitar, connect your favorite wired headphones, and choose your perfect amp and effect settings. It's ideal for any player from beginner to pro, making it quick and easy to get great tones when jamming at home or on the go.
0:00 Intro With Both Headphone Amps
1:46 What Is A Headphone Amp?
2:55 Where The Tones Are From
4:38 The Design
5:33 The Katana GO Has A Built In Tuner
6:02 What Does More? - Amps & Effects
6:40 How To Use Them
7:26 Fender Mustang Micro Controls & Tones
10:10 BOSS Katana GO Controls
14:50 Bluetooth Compatibility
15:19 The BOSS Editor App
17:04 Katana Go 'Stage Feel' Mode
19:20 Use Them As Audio Interfaces - USB-C Compatibility
20:02 Fender Mustang Micro Tones
25:08 BOSS Katana Go Tones
29:50 Final Thoughts
#BOSS #BOSSKatana #Fender #FenderMustang #HeadphoneAmp
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@michaeldean7220 Ай бұрын

Boss have confirmed that the Katana Go is going to be discontinued due to catastrophic issues with the supply of parts.

@johnquiroz8279 Ай бұрын

The guitar needs one more pickup

@sagittated Ай бұрын

The entire guitar should be one giant magnet wrapped in copper.

@mangomango6746 Ай бұрын

The Katana Go is amazing. The simplicity and ease to just plug in and get started instantly is well worth the purchase. It has more than tripled my practice sessions! I use it more than I use my amp now. Amazing piece of kit

@ARofficial1 Ай бұрын

After watching the video a couple weeks ago, i immediately purchased a Katana go and i've used it every single day since, its a fantastic piece of kit and I recommend it to anyone considering it!!

@steel_horse7570 Ай бұрын

same

@royrobles7423 Ай бұрын

I have 2 marshall dsl 1 hr ...heads I run in stereo....I also have a prs mt15...it lives in the box...because it scares my dogs....so it has been banished back to the original box....it has maybe 10 hours runtime on it....I use my katana go more than anything else I own because... it goes with headphones so well...plus the sound is very ...very good....katana for the win !

@Groovepocket80 Ай бұрын

I had the Nux Mighty Plug Pro and it's been nice. I just got the Katana Go and this thing in my opinion destroys the competition. The sound, the features, being able to switch presets and access the tuner without using your phone is amazing.

@videditorEB1 Ай бұрын

Thank you sir. I also have the Mighty Plug Pro, which is AWESOME, but I’ve got the Katana Go in my Amazon cart just waiting to pull the trigger. Your recommendation has me firing away. THANKS!!!

@fabioa.565 23 күн бұрын

Hello there, so in your opinion the katana go is better than the nux mighty plug pro in terms of sound ? thanks

@videditorEB1 23 күн бұрын

@@fabioa.565 the sounds seem pretty comparable, both awesome. It’s the other features like the sweet display that put it a notch above the NuX. I have the Nux and LOVE it. Can’t go wrong with either. 😃

@BobRock420 Ай бұрын

I got both. Their both AWESOME

@MacMcCartney Ай бұрын

Amazing! Thank you.

@philsalvage Ай бұрын

I have both and to me there is no competition. The Boss is the Boss

@IamMusicNerd Ай бұрын

I have the Fender and use it all the time when traveling or playing late at night. But I have to admit the Katana Go sounds much better in this demo.

@AJHolstrom Ай бұрын

Both seem great. I got the new Boss IR-2, I know it's a pedal and takes up more space but can use with headphones and no amp.

@ezepola Ай бұрын

These things are amazing. Hope that marshall does one too

@beatlesguitars6269 Ай бұрын

Can you please do a Buckethead gear guide? I really wanna know how he gets his tone

@michaeljuncaj3916 Ай бұрын

I have mustang and boss katana amps. I got a more vintage and warmer tone with the katana than I did with the mustang. However, the mustang is still an amazing amp. At the end of the day, it’s what sound you want! Either is a great choice

@danielkalbermatter Ай бұрын

I have both headphone amp. Both are great. I find the Fender Mustang easier to use. The Katana has much more options. I love both.

@zikkicharade Ай бұрын

Cant wait for another guitar video with a single humbucker and a floyd rose.Where kramers been?what about the japanese baretta they said they are going to release

@animeiham9725 Ай бұрын

What can this be plugged into if you don't want to use headphones ?, I want that Paul Stanley guitar in the background bt dubs

@APK-pn4qh Ай бұрын

The Katana Go is superb. Best €150 I ever spent.

@Marshmalo-wallow Ай бұрын

What headphones do you guys use?

@rancidstain Ай бұрын

I've had the Mustang for about 6 months now and love it. Through a Strat and Les Paul. After watching this I'll probably buy the Katana too. Its cheaper than an amp and keeps the Missus happy. Win win!

@dasninjastix Ай бұрын

I have them both and the Line 6 Pod Express. I like the Mustang for the clean amp selection and the modulating reverb. The Katana is very impressive when you figure out how to dial in you want. The Pod Express is the better headphone experience but obviously the least friendly form factor. I'm hoping Line 6 or Positive Grid make a new headphone amp module as well. Both the Mustang and Katana get plenty loud but there's not much drive with either. Thankfully I own some Meze headphones and a Campfire Cascade which turned out to be a perfect pairing. IEMs also seem like a good fit for both but definitely need to watch the volume knob. The Katana's volume wheel is much better than the Mustangs, way harder to accidentally bump the volume.

@ericallenraymond Ай бұрын

Yes, that modulated reverb on the Mustang is incredible. Trying to replicate that with the Katana.

@itai679 Ай бұрын

thank you for this comparison. i find the mustang micro clean amps sounds better, more realistic, and thats what i look for while practicing, not tones of washing sound effects, and i prefer not to be dependent on mobile phone app to change eq, etc. do what works for you, cheers!

@fleiteh Ай бұрын

Well Katana Go is discontinued now. Something about manufacturing issues and to high of a demand. Not sure what this means for its support

@theverdantlion 29 күн бұрын

Would be nice if Boss released an official statement to consumers

@TarenLeitzke Ай бұрын

From all the videos I've seen of this, I like the sound a lot better than my Mustang Micro, and I like the addition of a screen and a tuner. However, I wish one of these app-based headphone amps included a physical "effects" modification button on it. I like to change the delay time on the fly on my Mustang Micro to get that "whooshing" sound when the delay time is changed. I wouldn't want to have to go into the app every time I use the headphone amp, I'd rather just set up some parameters on the headphone amp with an app and then ignore the app until I want to make large modifications again. It would be nice if the presets included an option to tie the level of a specified effect to a physical button. This way, too, you wouldn't have to waste a preset slot if you wanted an amp by itself plus the same amp with a bit of an effect - you could just turn the effect on and off.

@gregb6387 Ай бұрын

Just get one of each.

@SunnyBeeRandomTuber 23 күн бұрын

I have an SG (passive pickups): i recently picked up the katana go.....put of the advertised 30 presets, 10 are like Mix ready or recording ready, a lot of them really require some firther tweaking/refining to get that sweet spot .....or maybe it's just my SG which is known for a more darker sound and it could sound brighter say on a Telecaster......ny general opinion of most dist/high gain presets is that they are bit FUZZY /muddy and dont cut through.....again it just could be my SG.....would like others opinions if used on other guitars

@petewilson-banks3137 Ай бұрын

I own both and whilst the Mustang Micro is excellent, the Kat Go blows the Mustang out the water.

@itchyvinyl Ай бұрын

Same. And same.

@batphink2655 Ай бұрын

Off the bat that sound is far too fizzy for my liking but I'll continue watching as I enjoy your channel and playing Deghan. Hopefully these units can simulate better sounds to? Can you record with these devices into a DAW?

@MisaelCastilloBrenes Ай бұрын

If you have a sound interface (a focusrite, m-audio, pro-tools) you can record anything that has an output, like these two devices.

@christophervincent8420 Ай бұрын

Good vs comparison. Especially for a person that doesn't own a headphone amp. I wish you had the new VOX sets and compare those.

@petewilson-banks3137 Ай бұрын

I have a Vox too and own both of these. The Kat Go is just in another level. The vox was ok for its time but it's time has passed

@christophervincent8420 Ай бұрын

@@petewilson-banks3137 the new VOX 3?

@JohnvanCapel Ай бұрын

@@christophervincent8420 The AmPlug 3 is honestly just behind the times in most respects. No Bluetooth, one amp-model per unit (albeit with 2 channels), sound quality not fantastic (the AC30 manages to be *okay*, anything else just sucks), very limited effects. The rhythm tracks built-in are nice, but can't hold a candle to Bluetooth'ing a full backing track to it. It also still has the problem where it straight-up won't fit properly in some guitars - anything with a deeper jack cavity than normal or with it at an even slightly awkward angle, no AmPlug for you. Lastly, it still takes ye olde AAA batteries instead of having an internal rechargeable one.

@christophervincent8420 Ай бұрын

@@JohnvanCapel I hate Bluetooth, so lol.

@DavidWayneBroyles Ай бұрын

So you could take an 1/8" to 1/4" connector to a wireless and use a tablet to control tones of thew Katana Go and use this as a live rig?

@AlecBourneMidiMadScientist Ай бұрын

Yep, works incredibly well, or at the end of a pedalboard, you can remotely drive it no problem.

@RayzaEFC Ай бұрын

The tuner aspect is a let down for the Fender Mustang although the rest about it is great

@Vince1974 Ай бұрын

The Mustang is very lame, got it, sold it. The features of the Katana are great but…there is a lack of medium frequencies, yes even with the eq, I found that the medium is not in the good spot. But for the price, size, features… One last con : The volume of your phone via Bluetooth is dependant of the Katana’s volume, so when you want to lower the volume of the guitar you ALSO lower the volume of your phone (the backing track for exemple). So this make this (to me) main feature a bit tricky !

@Bobby-wn5yr Ай бұрын

Zoom G1 four. Runs off a USB battery pack, is cheaper and better most of the time, and doesn’t need an app.

@JohnvanCapel Ай бұрын

Any gear that requires a phone app - for *any* functionality not available otherwise - gets the immediate "no thanks" from me as a pleb who plays guitar specifically to *not* interact with a phone for a while. So as impressive as the Katana Go is, I'll pass on it.

@darineller6768 14 күн бұрын

You literally don't need to use a phone app with the Katana Go if you don't want to edit or make changes to it. Just plug it in and the controls on the unit are all you need.

@phackwer 13 күн бұрын

Katana looks better, but that plug... WTF!!! It gets in the way of the knobs!! This is just for haedphone control. When the fuck will guitars have built-in/replaceable controls for headphones? OH FUCK!!! I just had an idea for a startup and standard...