New BOSS Katana amp Gen 3 - Overview and sound Demo by Alex Hutchings

Welcome to my initial run through of this great new amp from BOSS. It takes the Modern Classic and adds some cool new features too. Join me as I show you a few of the sounds I came up with right out of the box when the guys at BOSS sent it to me.
I was inspired to write a few jams/Tracks that I’ll be uploading over the next few days too. Links will be here when uploaded.
Performance feat. new Pushed amp • New Boss Katana Feels ...
Another song with 7 & 6 string played through the amp • The first thing I Play...
My Band links
Tediom
1st single (track in the video)
tediom.hearnow.com/tear-them-...
2nd single
Save Myself
tediom.hearnow.com
AHPD
1st single (track in the video)
ffm.to/pentlands
2nd single
ffm.to/avitus
3rd single out Friday 24th May
ffm.to/pale-blue
Thanks for watching
For more info on all things Katana or BOSS head over to www.boss.info/global/
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Video Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:06 - Sound 1 Clean vibrato/Reverb
2:00 - New Amp Type Pushed
2:30 - Exp pedals
3:09 - Sound 1&2 together
4:00 - Footswitch/GAFC-ex
4:30 - Wah Wah
5:30 - Drop tuning Eb
6:21 - Amp types test
8:20 - adding FX from the amp
9:00 - Amp Variations
9:38 - GAFC tips
10:10 - Using the Function button GAFC
11:00 - My new projects Shameless plug
12:50 - Pitch shifting +12 & -12
13:26 - Sign off

[@danaeverhart6487]

Boss /Roland engineers are so very lucky to have you as their Demonstration product PR Guy! Never too much over the top Alex. You understand the value of great equipment and definitely know how to get the best out of their products! Thanks mate for being that guy Alex. Cheers mate 🍻👽✌🏻Dana E💫

[@jakemixd]

I agree

[@BOSSinfoglobal]

Love it - Arigato, Alex-San!

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thank you so much guys. 🙏👍😎🎸

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

Thank you Boss. I absolutely love my Boss GX100. Can't wait for the GX1000

[@georgeball5723]

Also Boss should be greatful for having Such a Knowledgeable player. Im 65 ,, Watching you there's always something to Learn.. 🎸🎸

[@jamesmarcin4787]

Always love seeing your Demos. 👍

[@agillan2930]

Wonderful demo. Thanks so much!

[@onceuponascale]

Fabulous touch and feel! As always Alex.

[@AlecBourneMidiMadScientist]

Really nice demo Alex ! Great seeing this with the full complement of foot switches.

[@simontee2335]

great demo ,awesome ,best ive seen .

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thanks so much mate glad you enjoyed it 👍🙏🎸

[@DimKAt21]

Great demo 🤘

[@AfroRedMusic]

The only review I trust! 😂 but yeah man, I"ve been looking into this as my first pro guitar amp; glad this new gen came out before I had to money to buy one!

[@danaeverhart6487]

Another perfect demonstration Brother Alex 🍻👍🏻Cheers

[@bestboy897]

such a sick demo

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thanks bro 👍🙏🎸

[@mai-latan6285]

Loser 🤣

[@ivonsmith4255]

They are producing some great & exciting products these days - as they have for a long while - and very nicely explained Alex!

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thank you sir yes indeed been a great decade for boss I’d say… hope you’re well mate 👍🙏🎸

[@ivonsmith4255]

@@AlexHutchingsMusic Im great thanks - Im getting the BOSS/Roland itch again tho! haha Ill be grabbing some new stuff very soon. Hope your music career is going well - keep us informed when youre doing new stuff or tours

[@navaho5430]

Thanks Alex nice review.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thank you mate 👍🙏🎸

[@angusorvid8840]

Love the amp, BTW. Great demo, as always. I'm going to get one of these for sure.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Nice one mate I'm sure you wont be disappointed.. 👍 🎸 🙏

[@TheCyberMantis]

Boss hit a home run with this new Gen3 Katana line! Every demo video I have seen/heard so far sounds fantastic.

[@RodrigoChagas-vf1lj]

Mr. Alex is the best! Thank you for your contribution to music

[@GregoryFleming-hy3xg]

Great review!

[@GregoryFleming-hy3xg]

Pro level demonstration. Most demonstrators irritate me because of too much talking or too many effects going on. But this guy does it perfectly!

[@chupiconverge6034]

Clean souds very good.

[@brianrollins7275]

Great demo, great player. Boss continues to innovate and still keeps costs reasonably low. These katakana amps server a purpose, sounds good and you get a lot of different effects to check out. Hard to beat for the money. Thanks for the demo

[@davidwoodhead7109]

What you just did with one patch just blew my mind 😎

[@kramersurfer5280]

such an underated guitar player ...amazing to listen to.

[@LeszekOst]

amassing thank you :)

[@tommyandersson224]

Beutiful ackords in the loop❤

[@DigitalLoom]

5:02 what a monstrous sound and solo!! insaneee

[@robphillips8351]

Beautiful phrasing my friend 👍👍

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thank you very much mate 👍🎸🙏

[@JonMurray]

Nice one dude. New subscriber ✌🏻

[@MercutioUK2006]

YES. Take my money!

[@soejima1000]

great!

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Thank you 🙏🎸👍

[@mrbas5150]

Sold I'm getting one.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Nice one, I'm sure you'll love it 👍 🎸 🙏

[@danaeverhart6487]

Bravo

[@miguelhenriques3308]

My goodness this guy can play

[@c.g.vonhagenstein7576]

Great demo. I fell in love with vibrato effects listening to the soundtrack of the old original Twin Peaks TV show (ft. Julee Cruise God rest her soul). Obviously been put to good use by many great players of course, including yourself. Were you using an external looper or one built into the Katana? That first loop, as straightforward as it was, was glorious!

[@PASHKULI]

Interesting digital\solid-state amp.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Cheers mate thanks for watching 👍🙏🎸

[@georgeball5723]

I noticed you told a Commentor below , you had bought your Hat 10 years ago , The Hat last for years but the gear you show us all is only Seasonal.. lol 😂 always showing us Incredible new Gear ,, your the Bomb bro,, "George from Florida"

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

Nice playing as always Alex. Would've liked to see your review cover the new /different / additional capabilities of the MkIII versus the MkII. I can do virtually everything you showed on my MkII Artist, apart from the PUSHED amp type, which is easy to replicate on the MkII anyway.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Cheers mate, yes this was more just an organic demo where I wanted to give a general overview as I knew there would be plenty of other channels doing the comparison type content. I’ve just had a look and there’s a couple up already.. I hope they’ll help mate. All the best 👍🙏🎸

[@lrblouie]

That guitar is unreal! I recently bought a Boss Nextone Stage amp. What makes it different than the Katana (I have a gen 1 Katana Artist) is how the amp on the Nextone behaves when you play with the channel and master volumes. On the clean channel I can get awesome breakup with particularly my higher gain guitars. With that said, if what Boss did was add the Nextone amp to the Katana, the Katana goes from great to incredible!!!! Saw lots of videos comparing the Katana to the Nextone, always picking the Katana as "better". The Katana is better (so much more to it), but the Nextone is special in itself. Again, if my assumption is correct and Gen 3 adds the Nextone modeling, WOW!

[@drchaos619]

Alex, you're a BEAST! What do you use to loop or playback progressions you've made on the fly? Is it all DAW or do you use a stompbox?

[@user-xs8yn3ci9m]

ボリュームへのゲインの追従性がすごい

[@mai-latan6285]

Amazing Alex Hutchins 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸🎸

[@mamsf]

try the new signature AH balalaika - maple fret board (scalloped obviously); comes with a complimentary travel clock

[@StandUpSpeakUp]

That's tremolo 😮

[@PiersDeMann]

What guitar is that? Looks amazing

[@Ross-ze4ny]

So is the Looper going into the 3gen as well, is the guitar just going into the amp no Looper? Can you do guitar > Looper > Katana and have the expression grain from the katana only affect the live guitar not the loop?

[@andyfadillah]

Good playing. But i think using mic to demonstrate the speaker quality is totally necessary than just using line out only.

[@danaeverhart6487]

Is this a tube type amp or solid state? The next question is how many watts 50 or 100? Lastly how much does it weight and is it one 12 inch speaker or two 12’s? The reason I’m asking Alex is I’m replacing my Crate 212 Terror anniversary amp due to weight and my ability to carry it around any longer. Thanks mate🙏🏻☮️🍻😁Dana E💫

[@stevesmith5434]

How is your looper connected physically and in the software?

[@mannyfragoza9652]

The Katana Gen 3 comes in 50 watts and 100 watts. I'm guessing you have the 100-watt version because you can't connect the foot switch to the 50-watt.

[@raymullins4208]

Was this the 50 or 100 watt ?

[@Koffieleuter]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@DJCJ999]

I don't want to come across as a Troll but this isn't a new Gen,,, it's only just an update if we are being honest... No BT (optional dongle), No BT control via foot switch.. No built in wireless receiver, no looper.. it's a MK2 with more EQ and that’s it.

[@MykEviiL]

Where is your looper?

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

It's on the far right if you look closely on the pedal shots... I have it coming out of the line out into the mixing desk.... Hope that helps 👍🎸🙏

[@MykEviiL]

@@AlexHutchingsMusic clever!

[@notnoaintno5134]

Ŵhere u get that hat? Good playin btw

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Haha cheers I bought in Camden Town from a market stand about 10 years ago.. 😂 thanks for watching 👍🙏🎸

[@angusorvid8840]

Hims playing a Mayonaise guitar.

[@AlexHutchingsMusic]

Yes sir.. They are great 👍 🎸 🙏

[@angusorvid8840]

@@AlexHutchingsMusic Is that a Steinberger trem?

[@Alex_Martz]

Finally a GOOD guitar player demoing Katana, boss most of the times always choses "geartubers" that can't play or tune their guitars!

[@richardjones2811]

Nothing a MK2 can't do if you're not bothered about bluetooth

[@mehAudio]

Headless guitar propaganda… 😂 it’s working, though. I‘m considering the Katana. With the current valve/tube prices being what they are, it’s either a vacuum refresh or the entire thing.

[@michaeldean7220]

Having to pay extra for Bluetooth adaptor is a rubbish money grab when it's been standard on many other amps for years. It's a shame as it overcomes having to have your mobile or laptop physically connected

[@TheCyberMantis]

Not everybody needs that feature. These amps are very affordable.

[@leehenderson8132]

It's a computer amp.STOP MAKING A NEW MODEL EVERY 3 MONTHS.THATS WHAT KILLED BLACKSTAR.

[@CoenBijpost]

Yeah, can’t imagine why they would choose to release a new model instead of a firmware update 💰💵…