Boss Katana - Modded Marshall Tones

if you are looking for Boss Katana patches here is the link.
thestudiorats....
The Boss Katana has some surprisingly good overdrive pedal emulations, in this video, I see if the Katana GUV DS pedal can compete with a Friedman BE-OD Pedal. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

[@chrishyde1216]

This channel should be in the Katana manual. Watching Paul's videos is a must for anybody wanting to learn to make the best use of their Katana.

[@adam872]

Forget about sounding like a Marshall for moment, these are just legitimately great crunch tones. They've got heaps of snarl that you want in a mid to high gain dirty sound.

[@BitchCityRocks]

Looks like I won't be using the brown setting anymore! Thank you sir this was eye-opening.

[@TheStudioRats]

Nice one! Yes I agree the clean works so much better with pedals or pedal emulations in front.

[@overdriveguitarchannel3403]

I pretty much leave mine on crunch, but I am using real pedals mostly. The pedals in the Katana have more volume than their real counterparts for the most part.

[@Matthew_Scan]

Brown sound is misleading it’s nothing like eddies Marshall, over the top muddy gain that lacks clarity, the lead channel is closer

[@tylercielen2216]

@@TheStudioRats This sounds so much better than using the other channels, but for higher gain stuff it doesn’t sound that good just bumping up the gain, what would you recommend?

[@scoobystap3159]

I am hooked on The Studio Rats videos for setting up my Katana. I never would have thought to do it this way for such great tones. Thank you 🙏

[@jms8250]

I gotta say, man… This amp replication is great. Please do more videos like this. You really nailed the sound of that loud Marshall inside the katana. I simply dialed in everything you did and I have a great sounding very authentic Marshall tone. I’m impressed. Please consider doing more videos like this and thanks for sharing the info.

[@overdriveguitarchannel3403]

I think modded Marshall is one of the things Katana does best. Really clean Fender tones too. Probably why I have owned 3 Katana now

[@TheStudioRats]

Agreed.

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Holy shit does that sound great. I'm done buying pedals (at least for a while) and am going to go back to focusing on tweaking some goods sounds out of my Katana. Great video. Thanks.

[@UroboricNate]

Im super impressed, ive had my kitana for months now and had no idea you could get tones like this

[@TheStudioRats]

cheers

[@KK-hp5bl]

Sir ,you are the reason i bought my katana 50 mkii,and never regret it,thank you very much ..keep on .

[@TheStudioRats]

That’s real nice to hear.

[@gugahhsantos]

Now THAT was helpful. I've been traying to get a sound like this from my Katana (MK I) like, forever. And it even don't sound overly noisy / hummy, with my single coil Telecaster knock-off. Suddenly I can sound quite like Brian May on my open chords. Excellent!

[@scoobystap3159]

Such an awesome tone on the Katana. I’m loving this channel and my Katana. You guys rock! 🤘🏼🍻

[@bluarcher5941]

I'm absolutely sold. I'll be getting one soon, though I'll still keep my JCM2000 and 4/12 cab, at least for a while I expect; sorta tough to see me wanting to get rid of it unless I get in a cash crunch.... Tremendousl video, great tones, thanks for sharing... great playing also. wow.

[@macman6107]

I'll never use my JCM2000 DSL and cab ever again. This amp and what it can do is truly amazing.

[@jaimeaguilar]

Man, thanks a lot for all the Videos. Great stuff. this guy is fantastic at explaining this stuff and gets straight to the point

[@TheStudioRats]

Glad it helps Jamie.

[@greenlightstudios3469]

Right there is the whole reason to get a Katana. that tone sounds great

[@joeldodson5238]

I use the BE-OD with my katana and it sounds like a monster!

[@dsi76]

Thank you so much. This video changed my life, haha… I’ve been searching for this kind of tone for a long, long time with cheap amps and pedals. So all I need is Guv DS! I had initial regrets about buying the Boss Kanata 100 mkII but after watching this video I think I’ll keep it!

[@vubear]

Exactly the video I wanted today! Serendipity is a wonderful thing

[@blackmirror5559]

. Me too - and YES it is! .

[@TheStudioRats]

A pleasure

[@blackmirror5559]

@@TheStudioRats Just purchased your MKII Patch Packs as I like the cut of your jib - the accompanying vids are very useful. .

[@TheStudioRats]

BLACK MIRROR thanks. I hope they are useful.

[@blackmirror5559]

@@TheStudioRats Appreciate the time and attention you've put into this quality of work, sir.

[@akasgsvirgil9503]

I do the same thing with the TC Electronic JIMS45. I set the Katana to a good "clean" tone and then add the JIMS45. It works very well as a tone shaper and it works great as the front of the amp, too. In terms of versatility, just plug the JIMS45 into the input into the front of the amp. Sounds great.

[@nicolauferreira3448]

If you use those same settings (using guv ds as a boster), replace clean to crunch you will get a crazy metal tone

[@erikberg8352]

More like a JCM 900 or JCM 2000?

[@garyatkins4479]

Love this channel and all the tips you guys provide 🤘🤘

[@fcverdaguer]

Best Katana stuff on the tube. Thanks a lot man!

[@markdoell1834]

Thanks, Paul, For all your Katana insights! Cheers!

[@geespar1]

Fabulous meaty tones, you’ve proved it can be done

[@RickMayMusic]

I am so glad that I found this channel. I had just decided to get away from my line 6 modeler and try to upgrade to something that sounded more professional. My boss katana Mark two artist amp is on its way and I can’t wait to try out some of your patches as well. Thank you so much for all this great information. And by the way, Paul, I am just way too jealous of your guitar playing lol.

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Rick, cheers boss. Enjoy the Katana, I hope you are happy with it.

[@Bronco2Cj]

@@TheStudioRats Can the katana's be controlled with a phone/tablet or does it have to be a laptop computer?

[@guskalogeros9021]

Yes yes yes! Someone FINALLY guiding people in the right direction. Fantastic video

[@VictorMartinez-gi2fh]

Sounds amazing! I hope I can get this sound after dialing in to my Katana 50.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Victor

[@douglasnewman4163]

Paul, you keep showing me just how versatile my Boss Katana is. It must be me then, right? Ha ha. Another great, instructive video! Many thanks!

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks again!

[@jefft8018]

I've been trying to get a rythm tone that sounds like The Darkness marshall/friedman combo and found out that the Guv DS worked best for that with my guitar too.

[@TheStudioRats]

nice one, the guv is a great emulation.

[@matijabo]

True... I have been using Guv DS alot on Boss GT1 and also Katana... it sounds full and meaty

[@Obiekb]

Wow! How did I miss this video? Great stuff Paul. Thanks

[@randypcole]

BRILLIANT!!!!! You sir, are the undisputed CHAMP of Boss patches.

[@bigsexy1497]

As most folks would be using their Katanas "live", as in hearing the tones from the stock speaker, there could be be an unrealistic expectation using loadboxs, IRs. Sounds great and surely better for production video. Maybe more "out of the box, in the room" series...great tones and playing though.

[@MrZerohour1967]

Yep I agree, it's all good to make these videos, but I assume what we are hearing is no the mic's speaker and likely and IR.

[@AnchovyRun]

Very impressed with how close you got it to the be-od!

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers New moose

[@Havanacuba1985]

Thank you thank you thank you Paul . I asked about this last night , exactly what I wanted . Can’t wait to experiment tomorrow . I love the BE 100D and the BE OD . Thank you

[@TheStudioRats]

Enjoy!

[@divebomb99]

Fantastic! The British accent makes it sound even more Marshall-y, I swear!

[@DaveKaplowitz]

Great sounds, Paul. You can get a great silky Gary Moore tone with the Guvnr DS on the Brown channel. Cheers!

[@TheStudioRats]

The brown channel sounds a bit thin to me but I’d love to hear what you can get out of it.

[@bigsexy1497]

He's running into that OX box I'm sure, using an impulse response file. Sounds great but out of the Katana stock speaker may require some eq tweaks.

[@dennisorourke6545]

I use my Boss Katana Head (100W) as a clean pedal platform. I found that my Boss OD-3 or Maxon OD808 sound much better than the onboard boost options. I'm currently getting almost all my tones with an Abasi Pathos pedal into the front of a clean Katana Head or clean 6505+ head, and it's my current favorite sound. Even better than the preamps of the actual amplifiers.

[@TheStudioRats]

Nice choice.

[@frankie4321]

Brilliant tone, nailed it

[@wlliamson53]

I tried this on my panel channel. It works great!

[@voodoogcarlos4393]

Nice tones. Thanks Paul!

[@TheStudioRats]

Anytime

[@1vexed73]

Soo looks like boss katana clean amp with modulation and delay using your favorite dirt pedals for the win. Lol. That friedman sounded killer katana was ok but the friedman was on a different level. Thanks for the videos.

[@jaysjourney4518]

This is awesome! Great vid. I am gonna check it out with my katana

[@dreamscuba]

Great video Paul. Thank you

[@TheStudioRats]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mr.jogger8346]

Great video, as usual, Paul.

[@TheStudioRats]

It’s a pleasure Jose.

[@aldrichvelazco]

Good job! straight to the point

[@alexcinci74]

Very nice, loved katana + guv !

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks a lot!

[@andybecker5001]

Fantastic tone

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks Andy.

[@JASONBRAIDWOOD]

Really great vid! 🤘

[@overdriveguitarchannel3403]

Great video

[@anthonynicholls3990]

Love this tone gonna try it out this week. I’m struggling getting decent distortion on my strat , I’m used to playing humbuckers and can’t seem to replicate it on the tone studio

[@rockstarimotski]

In the MOD section you can engage the Guitar Sim, and turn your single coils to humbuckers S>H

[@michaeldean7220]

Great video. However, what hat always stopped me getting a Katana is the lack of an official Boss mobile phone app. Don't always want to have to get out the laptop.

[@zachary4376]

There is an app I use that works great on Android, it's called katana librarian.

[@KarthikNair7]

Yes, the Katana Librarian is the app version of the tone studio. It also has additional amp simulations especially the Marshall 1959 amp

[@michaeldean7220]

@@KarthikNair7 sorry but that is not an official Boss app. It has limited functionality and for the full version you have to pay for it.

[@KarthikNair7]

@@michaeldean7220 Yes there is a nominal charge but considering the additional amps you get to work with like fender twin, matchlesss, mesa boogie etc it's well worth it.

[@TheFriedSky]

@@michaeldean7220 True, but I quite like it! Even better than tone studio in some ways.

[@acemodean]

Great video. Thank you.

[@TheStudioRats]

Anytime

[@hossyskitchen6559]

Thanks!

[@Kalthos85]

I've basically been ignoring the clean channel... like a LOSER. Thanks for the wisdom!

[@mikesoubervielle8056]

Wooow! Thanks!!!

[@davidolsen9425]

Nice one Paul.

[@TheStudioRats]

Glad you got something out of it.

[@AdADglgmutShevanel]

Very nice!

[@TheStudioRats]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jtafsir]

Your the master of the katana amp 👍👍👍

[@willman100]

Katana sounds good on its own but sounds even better with the Friedman BE OD pedal.

[@tattoofred]

Fantastic video thanks ;)

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Fred!

[@blakjack3053]

I've found that my Katana 100 watt head makes a great and reliable back up amp.

[@EneaLuckyBastard]

Thanks! I was in doubt whether to buy friedman be od because I didn't know what the response would be like with my katana. Now I know it plays a lot but above all I know I don't need it! ^^'

[@TheStudioRats]

Always happy to save people money.

[@Jamz9132]

Very nice.

[@what1864]

very honest review ov katana on board gain sounds , they basically suck [ yes i've used the sneaky amp patches ] , but it does sound great clean , i have a 15-20 year old digitech dp 350 modeling pedal that sounds much better then the lead crunch brown tones on the katana , your review is one ov the few i have seen to state this , i feel it is 100% spot on , thanks , i have the artist ll and it suffers from the exact problem, so don't think your gonna buy the artist and it will sound better , it won't ...

[@johnoakleymusic]

Why do you mic up the katana when it has usb out for recording? Is it better? Genuine question

[@lincolncarvalho6937]

A mic will always be better to capture the true tone of the speaker in the room. The usb is just an emulation.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I like the BE pedal, but it was a little noisy and I thought the Boss Boost was just as good. Very cool. I think I'll just use pedals because I hate messing with apps. Blues driver on the breakup tones and a delay and maybe my Morley wah and I'm set. Great videos though, and thanks a bunch.

[@TheStudioRats]

Yes the be is a noisy pedal. Sounds like you are going to get some great tones.

[@tylercielen2216]

Your videos help so much! I was wondering how you would get Randy Rhoads’ tone? Also, how would you get a “live” sounding reverb, like the Tribute album.

[@austinnicolsonmusic711]

I’m working on a Rhandy tone now I got distracted and ended up with like a sabbath tonne you gotta get the gain right it’s werid

[@davengeance4811]

Fantastic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers!

[@Lucajago]

Thanks for the video, quite enlightening ;-) Just out of curiosity, the sound we hear is from a mic in front of the amp, through a sound interface or via usb?

[@Excellerator420]

Man this video will help me a ton. Ive been trying to nail Nick Johnstons tone from Remarkably Human which used a Friedman Be for leads and a Dirty Shirley for rythnm.

[@TheStudioRats]

NICE!

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

Nice, thanks for the really useful pointers 👍. I found the same ... been struggling to get a proper old school classic heavy rock tone out of it - the crunch, lead and brown sound positions all sound too ice-picky for me, more suited to more modern metal tones IMO. This gives me something to strive for now - it kinda sticks in my throat that I would have to use external pedals with this amp, when it supposedly already has all the internal gubbins on-board to get whatever tone you want out of it. Cheers, love the channel 👍🤘🤘 Edit update : couldn't get anywhere near this, even with totally flat EQs. Tried two high-end guitars with exactly the settings in the video with all the different chain config options and could not get anywhere near the breaking-up tone. One of the guitars has a built-in 20dB pre-amp and I only got close when I engaged that. Still sounded like crap though. Two possible conclusions : 1) I have a dodgy Katana, or that there are some other (obscure ?) settings that I don't have set, but I can't think what or where they might be. 2) the pickups on your PRS are really high-output to get the overdriven tone with those settings. 😪 would've loved for this to have worked ... cheers 👍

[@TheStudioRats]

All my guitars are low output as I don’t like high output pickups. Do you know anyone with a Katana you can check your one with?

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

@@TheStudioRats cheers for the reply Dave. The problem I was having mostly was that I wasn't getting enough dynamic range on the guitar volume pot. I could set the Katana to give me, across the range of the guitar volume pot, either : 1) clean to mild overdrive (but nowhere near enough) or 2) nice and dirty on the high end, but wouldn't clean up properly, still had residual distortion on the low end. Using your guidance from this video as a base, I found a happy medium, which works fine for me with every guitar I've tried ... it's all about the patch EQ. I set the global EQ flat, patch EQ to GE-10, AMP OUT and bumped the EQ level to around +3dB (adjust to suit). Seems to work great now, just needed to go an extra step from your vid to get there. This gets rid of one of my main bugbears about the Katana, thanks. Cheers, all the best 👍.

[@Cesar_09_]

why does My Boss katana clean tone does not get that crucnhy sound when I turn up the gain?

[@Slizzer7]

amazing channel, truly a great discovery for boss katana tone studio users. i was wondering if you could come up with a David Gilmour's 80's (delicate sound of thunder ish) sound patch? i believe it would be a nice challenge for Boss Katana and lots of users ( like myself) would be most grateful.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Irakli

[@belaradics6088]

@@TheStudioRats Sir! My katana doesn't sound like your :( I really like your sound but I don't know what is the prob... I set up the katana the same way you did! Your sound in the video is very similar to Marshall, but mine is lame and "boxy sound" :( I have a Vintage V100 Les Paul and Boss Katana 50 and now I am very sad and disappointed... :/

[@terrylew6565]

@@belaradics6088 Same here. Using Studio Rats settings with a PV Wolfgang sounds no where even close to the amazing tone that he gets.

[@kirieley]

@@terrylew6565 maybe boss sent him a good amp and he sells filth to us

[@johntweeton6667]

Are you running the pedal in front of the amp or through the effects return??

[@danc3746]

Great tones! What is that app your are using, is that an ipad?

[@Brkprsn]

I know this video is older- but I make TikToks and I am running a tube boost in a katana and replicated the clean funk of a JCM and am doing a chain with a DB2. I’d love to give you credit for laying this amazing head start out- is that ok with you?

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Wish I had this resource when I had a Katana head. Sounds amazing. Oddly, I tried two BE-OD Deluxes into my Katana and they sounded absolutely horrible. I wonder if they just didn’t like my cab? // Those studio monitors-what are they?

[@sixmetalstrings]

Thats sounds good thanks a lot!!!! Im going to try that Im having a hard time getting a good overdrive set up in my Katana, also do you how to get an Alece in Chains distortion sound?

[@dahdushe]

The link is broken, can you fix it?

[@gabriel_santana_86]

Hi there, very nice, subscribing now. :-) I have the 100W 212 and the 50W 112, both MkI's, and the clean channel is very dark on these. From what I can see on the video, the red icon is lit for variation of the clean channel. If that is correct then the MkII is important for this tone. Also, are you running via USB to the sound card, or are you miking? If the latter, is it the 100W 112 and how are you miking it? Some sick playing there too, cheers!

[@TheStudioRats]

to be honest I dont think it will make a tone of difference to the tone, just give it a bit more treble and cut the mids a bit.

[@presentelaw]

Question: where did you plug the Friedman? In front with guitar or in the effects loop?

[@TheStudioRats]

In front

[@MarshallorFender]

Love the video! I can’t get my clean to break up like yours before I even add the “Governor.” I see your “Variation” button is red. Is that a different clean then what I’m using?

[@luigidellatti4136]

hi guys, I modified my katana mk II by adding a bD.I. Red 5 Hughes and Kettner box to go straight out with the xké cable and go into the mixer.. these patches are wonderful, and I thank studio rats, but the gain might be too high to enter. in the band's mixer... what do you think? a good sound rarely has high gain... I ask you

[@Aisuarisa]

If you unlock fxfloorboard u get all marshall sound

[@RickMayMusic]

My only question to you, Paul is what does it sound like hearing it in the room? A lot of us might be playing in bands, and not have the ability to mic it up through the PA system.

[@anthonyjacukowicz8456]

Please do a video on usage with the friedman dirty shirley. I am working on cliffs of dover by eric johnson right now and it is very hard to get his tone

[@bassplyr13]

Great tutorial! How about a dual rectifier next?

[@kmichaelp4508]

Good one ole buddy. I was wondering if you had forgot about the Katana. But alas 🤐

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Mike, are you not a Katana fan?

[@kmichaelp4508]

@@TheStudioRats , yep!!! Have MK1 100w. Just can’t hook up to my computer. I’m old and not a computer whis . Yes!! I love it 🤐

[@Nordic_Warlock]

I tried this also with my Katana but i dont get the sound, only clean tones. After this i did factory reset and tried again but same result. I have to say that i am not very happy with this amp... Your tone is great tho! Keep it up!

[@elvissorna8861]

2.21 that reminded me of Van Halen a little bit

[@wiggygfe]

If i use the settings on the clean channel that you use i dont get anywhere near that type of breakup! Guitar is an Epiphone Les Paul custom pro, what am i doing wrong?

[@TheStudioRats]

I don’t know wiggy. Try going through it again.

[@carlosprex]

Oops! That page can’t be found, so no patches available

[@shakendog90]

I dial in the exact same tones with my amp (katana 100 MK2) and sounds nothing like this. Sounds so cheap..... Either my amp is faulty or i have no idea. Very frustrating

[@DanielS-zq2rr]

same, doesnt sound close.

[@terrylew6565]

Also the same. No idea how he got such a great tone. Unless, of course, tone is 100% in the fingers.

[@stephanpetersen8386]

Thx a lot for the tip 🙏🙏 However I can't save the Booster configuration in the Tone Studio. Anybody knows why? Kind regards

[@gabrielorville5334]

Dude, can you make a Sunn O))) or Sleep tone, if at all possible (on the Katana)?

[@estwrios3983]

are you using the riedman BE-OD through the fx loop or front

[@Chrismagdich]

I’ve tried watching this video and doing a step by step, even using your reverb and delay settings, through an actual 4x12 Marshall cab and my Gibson Les paul, and I’m not getting the roar and sustain you are getting here. I’m wanting to get a replication of my JCM800 (that I am Leary of gigging out anymore) so I don’t have to take it and worry about something happening to it. What the heck am I doing wrong?

[@jdoe27]

I know this is porbably an incredibly stupid question, but which boss katana amp is he using in this video?

[@cocoplays8600]

great sounds there, can you do these settings on the Mk 2 version of this amp

[@gnutard1735]

I have the exact same settings as you and it sounds muddy and not like a clean crunch tone at all. anyone know why? head mkii.

[@Anthony9813911]

Do you have this exact patch by any chance? I tried it with my boss katana mk2 but I just ended up with a clean sound unless I missed something? Thank you !

[@neilnolin823]

Can you not get this clean tone without using tone studio? I dont have a pc , just want something user friendly to use at jams etc