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[@BOSSinfoglobal]

Arigato! Excellent playing Nathan and Lee.

[@alfrededdingsii9098]

The bass world thank you Boss!

[@colinpierce1788]

Please make one with a 15"

[@mdrumt]

Can has a higher watt head version?

[@fivemagics18]

Thanks for making this materpiece

[@ajkandy]

@@mdrumt 2 years later, yes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqeQl5Wki5ykgbc

[@JAF2991]

The Bass Katana

[@nightrider1700]

The Banana

[@20cmusic]

BaKa

[@Giovanni_Frau]

Basstana

[@caprise-music6722]

@@nightrider1700 hahaha

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

@@20cmusic B-baka..... -///-

[@alejandrogonirovirosa3214]

Here's to hoping they release a head version for plugging to a bigger speaker/set of speaker, and a katana bass mini version for those of us who need quiet practice at home.

[@nicknickson3650]

it has a 1 watt mode that is good if you need to be quiet but still want to sound good.

[@fivemagics18]

@@nicknickson3650 nice

[@austinstasko2564]

I bought this amp 6 months ago as a beginner and you just taught me how to properly use it! Thanks!

[@JustSomeGuy]

Finally, Boss! Y'all got me over here like Galadriel: "I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this..."

[@davidturner7863]

Wow!! About time too.. Fabulous playing yet again.

[@LasseHuhtala]

My prayers have been answered. My prayers to Boss that is. I just wish they would have made a head version too since that is my favorite Katana for guitar.

[@ghf186dsgfsdfg]

50 seconds in you know it's gonna be good, so smooth and they blended I to some weird chord or harmony

[@j4wn]

Looking at those Volume Settings in the tutorial, that must be reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaalllly Loud in the Room. Excellent, well done.

[@abouc]

Hopefully we get to see Nathan again in the future. His playing and commentary were a perfect complement to Lee.

[@chriscuthbertson]

I've been waiting for this for years, I hope they bring out a matching 2x10 cab

[@effess8698]

Boss Katana for bass. It's just so beautiful.. I think I might cry *sniff*

[@AgentJot23]

If BOSS just got the name right... If guitar amp is called 'Katana' then bass amp should be called 'Nodachi'.

[@MrDblStop]

And the ukelele amp would be a Tanto?

[@scottplaysguitar]

And the clip-on 2” amp is the thumb tack. Haha sorry I ruined it

[@mmhcreates]

@@scottplaysguitar nah, fine to join in. But would have achieved full points, for using the Japanese phrase for thumb tack.

[@2_Rivers]

Keen lol that would've been great.

[@_PanKot_]

Subaru, or Ramen sounds better

[@TheCyberMantis]

Nice! The Boss Bassana has arrived! It looks pretty sweet!

[@ipuya]

Oh i just got in to bass 8 months ago wish this was available then! I mean i like my orange crush but this has so many more options! 😍

[@dimsoneill]

Sometimes less is more mate.

[@hushpuppykl]

Been looking for a slightly bigger combo to replace my old GK 200MB and this looks like a great candidate. TQ for a comprehensive review!

[@Nikoo033]

Would be nice to hear various types of basses through it. 👍🏻 BOSS are to sell tons of those 😁 Note the Bluetooth/smartphone app feature, suggesting a future Katana update for guitars too 😉

[@lehmusic2675]

There is a 3rd party foot switch that is Bluetooth that I use with my katana

[@Nikoo033]

@@lehmusic2675 interesting. Which product is that?

[@slash196]

Everything here is VERY well thought-out for bass.

[@TitanicSubGoBoom]

Getting mine in a few days I can’t wait!! I’m a guitar player and decided I want to start slappin da bass. I have the guitar katana amp and LOVE it so it only seemed obvious to get the katana bass amp. Man I can’t wait to start funkin it up!!!! Funk bass for me!!!!!

[@timothymckane6362]

I like how Lee is starting to do that nice slap bass part.

[@NyneForte]

Wow I'm early on this! This will be dope and not crazy priced either!

[@crustyjusty7]

Let’s hope there is a head-only model with a few more watts behind it, coming soon. I prefer a single 15 over 10’s for gigging.

[@trumpetplayerdude9838]

My first thoughts as well. Not a fan of 10 inch speakers

[@guitardude1981]

A 10" 15" combo would be excellent

[@SynZ777]

A 10 and a 15 is the quintessential combo.

[@mikeg.9238]

Love my Boss MKll amp , they and Orange are the best strait up amps out there IMO!!!

[@dimsoneill]

Katanas are good for what they are and the price, but let's not get carried away matey.

[@mikeg.9238]

@@dimsoneill You know what they say about opinions!

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Well, well, well. . . I finally got my hands on a Bass VI this week, so naturally, I find myself musing about bass amps only to have this drop. To quote Primus, "Is it luck?"

[@scarey2me]

5 string. Yes please. Katana bass has big boots to fill. No problem. It was a shoe in. Another great watch.

[@darrelllovitt8753]

BASS Katana! its about time! I'm assuming this functions just as the guitar boss katana with the GAF foot pedal and the software

[@JeyFor]

Bass Boss... Serious contender of the good Fender Rumble 100 and 200 !

[@doctoribanez]

I don't or have ever played bass but it is pretty amazing.

[@FarrinD12]

Ahh I just bought a Markbass combo literally 2 days ago, received it today and then this comes out!

[@dimsoneill]

You made a good move. This is not in the same league to MarkBass, especially the cabs.

[@phantomwarrior0313]

I’m gonna start playing bass holy sh*t

[@SlappaSaurus]

Thanks guys because of this video I'm currently on a bus to my local music shop to purchase one of these! Awesome job 👏

[@PwnzieVideos]

I was literally going to buy another Katana Artist to slave together for bass, well well perfect timing BOSS!

[@chrisbirdsall6055]

Threw a little "Love Games" in there, nice!

[@deancomeau2894]

I agree , very similar to the TC electronics bass amps.

[@ksump1]

Great review! Is this more than an GT-1B + an amp? The GT-1B is really great.

[@RobertNolan]

Reminds me a lot of the TC Electronic combo bass amps from like 5 years ago. This is obviously better executed, but very similar. I would have liked to see more amp types. Ampeg, Fender, GK, Mark Bass, and maybe something like a Jazz setting where it's ultra warm.

[@theprezenz]

This came right on time as I was looking for a fender rumble stage 800. Pls do a comparison with the fender rumble stage 800 against the boss 210. I'm curious which one goes the loudest. Oh and use a 5 string, I would like to hear how well these amps can handle the B string. Thx Edit: I've tested them both recently and the katana 210 can't handle the B string, all flat settings and volume at 3 o'clock. Fender rumble stage 800 wins hands down with flat setting. Fender 🔥🔥🔥

[@SlappaSaurus]

Same!

[@tomeisenmenger7048]

160W vs. 800? I would think it would be obvious that the Fender would have significantly more headroom!

[@theprezenz]

@@tomeisenmenger7048 exactly but you always need to a/b them first before drawing any conclusions.

[@2uomas366]

Katana boss bass amp is amazing !!!!

[@jburdsinfuse]

Both the Crush 100 and Rumble 100 are not loud enough to gig. The Katana 100 for guitar absolutely keeps up with a drummer. But can the Bass 100 keep up?

[@paulpsycho78]

Not a fan of my micro vr w 2 cabs. Will this 210 be a good trade 🤔

[@djrea4815]

I would definitely appreciate a Fender Rumble 500 vs the Boss Katana 210B comparison video!

[@WyattLite-n-inn]

Oh Yeah! Especially even better yet the Rumble 800 or the Rumble 40 studio which are newer models , more competitive with this

[@bflathead]

I did an A B and went with the Rumble. Just lighter and simpler for my needs. The Boss is a nice amp though.

[@RumbleVly]

Would also like to see a comparison vs Blackstar Unity Bass U500 ... Please?

[@edryba4867]

Let’s hear “Big Bottom”, that great song by Spinal Tap! If you recall the film, ALL the guitar players played Bass! I have a Hartke bass amp from 30 years ago, and it sounds GREAT with my ‘66 Fender Jazz Bass or my Danelectro Hodad.

[@user-vw7um9vv5p]

Does anyone know if the 2x10 sounds better than the 1x10? I don't mean louder but fuller and fat. Cheers.

[@laurabuer4714]

So, I just got an Ibanez 4 string to start out with, along with the little Boss amp. Sweetwater popped in some electrical equipment and extra strings. Any other suggestions?

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Is cool, but I was hoping you guys would pick up the meaty-ora Pete was playing with yesterday.

[@cedricboet]

I hope there will be also the mini one, I love mine for guitar, would be great to have it for bass as well

[@zatouroff]

Sadly, in earth physics, a "mini" amp speaker will not be good for bass guitar. Check out Positive Grid Spark Mini, they didn't release it yet but it's cabinet engineering looks superior than other mini amps.

[@KeithMilner]

@@zatouroff I hope it's better than the Spark 40. The "cabinet engineering" on that is crap: it's boomy for guitar, and yet sounds weak and a bit "processed" for bass. Don't get me wrong; it's a decent enough practice amp for bedroom levels, and it's pretty good for recording, but IME it doesn't like being cranked.

[@zatouroff]

@@KeithMilner I don't like Spark and ID Core over other large inch single speakered combo amplifiers like Katana 50. Small speakers doesn't like to be cranked, it's all about the cabinet. But I believe Spark Mini might be promising amongst small amplifier marketplace. Blackstar Fly 3 sounds too meh for a "bass" guitar.

[@jaxonvictoria4345]

The Phil Jones Bass Double Four is all you need for “mini”!

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

At last!! A Katana Bass Amp

[@mexicanmaggot666]

Amazing! But does it djent??

[@michaele4221]

My question is… does the smaller one have the same features??

[@alecmullaney7957]

I've been using a regular Guitar Katana amp with my bass for a while now

[@nicknickson3650]

that's a bad idea, you're going to damage it. Get a bass amp. Running a guitar into a bass amp works amazing, though. Just don't run your bass into a guitar amp.

[@Mark_Ocain]

Ok, these sound good, can't lie !!!

[@dimsoneill]

Got to disagree, pretty underwhelming.

[@digipeet2866]

is the 110b loud enought for rehursal! thank you..peter rotterdam

[@palakabrad]

Fuck sakes, excellent intro jam and info🤘subbed!

[@thomasstahley7795]

They need to release a head version keeping everything But with a 800 to 1000 watt amp with 2 speaking speaker outs using Any cab

[@gregmize01]

Glad to see you guys is Beta52's in the signal chain!

[@pauldavis3904]

i instantly want to know what it sounds like with a strat lol

[@MrDblStop]

Yes! Seriously, I'm wondering if it would work as an occasional backup guitar amp, in place of my Katana, which I rarely put a guitar through anyway. A range of drives, a tweeter in the cab, and 10" speakers, unless the speakers and/or the amp have been heavily limited in the top end, it might work.

[@fivemagics18]

Lol

[@garywoodward2841]

24.37 'The high frequency goes to the tweeter, the low frequency goes to the other c♤nt' 😮😮😮🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EKB480]

Is the 210 version good enough for gigging? With only 160watts. It is class a/b so should be louder but still...

[@nicknickson3650]

Yep, it's surprisingly loud.

[@beeftheheat]

The Titans Of Funk!

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

Will this thing do Modern Metal bass?

[@_PanKot_]

You said that there is no tweeter at 110, but 110 has tweeter also

[@connersolo7757]

Ooof seems boss has missed the mark 549 for the 210 and only 160w with only a few amp models, and then its the usual BOSS bollocks of, if you want to it fully its an extra 95 for the footswitch and 45 if you want the bluetooth.

[@alfioferlito9965]

Should be a great market option have just head with no speaker/cabinet...

[@passenger1jaro]

sounds great, but drives sounded really disappointing, especially comparing to Fender or Blackstar combos... maybe drives that you can dial in via app will sound better?

[@digipeet2866]

hi folks!..nice video is de katana bass 210 loud enought for small gigs with band ( +/_ 80 People audiance...thnxxx peter

[@markcv]

Question for those with any experience that may be helpful here: If you have a Boss GT-10B, is there much point in getting one of these amps? Would the effects, etc not be very similar? Or, are the effects and DSP in these amps sufficiently advanced to justify going this route?

[@aaronperelmuter8433]

You’re joking, right? This is nothing more than a cut-down GT-1B + amp + speaker, alll housed in the same cabinet. And unless I’ve been on Mars for the last few years, when did effects ever get “advanced”? There’s literally NOTHING new with regard to effects for years and years now. Ever since pcs started getting so much easier to use for instrumentalists, you can just about create any effect you 😂desire. Plus, you can pretty much do that already with the GT-1B for many years now. Save your money and just get a decent amp and cabinet if you already have the GT-1B. You’ll get nothing whatsoever added no much removed if you get rid of the GT-1B and replace it with this combo. Do yourself a favour and get a nice little MarkBass combo or similar and you can’t go wrong.

[@Nektopoulo]

Took em long enough ! ! ! But YEAY! ! ! !

[@Mac-bn]

at 05:19 how did you change the light to red?

[@nicknickson3650]

the light is the button

[@thebrowns1017]

Is there a head?

[@theamazingperrin]

What kind of bass is Lee playing?

[@kibagami25]

please make a compare video of the two katana amps using a bass. I would be curious to hear how a bass would sound on a guitar katana amp.

[@dimsoneill]

From personal experience, it sounds like crap. Speaker can't handle the lows nor move the air required.

[@alecmullaney7957]

I have a Katana 100w guitar head I play thru a Fender Delux extention cab. It sounds pretty good, but there are certain effects that don't play nice. The Octave effect WILL NOT handle your bass.

[@DjKaiser84]

Could you play bass through a guitar head and bass cab?

[@Muppio]

Finally.

[@danoeb-g418]

I died laughing when he started playing Mr. Pink! 😄 Good shit 👍

[@randommishaps]

I'm planning buying the 60wat model, can it keep up with the drummer with practice?

[@AdrianGzz23]

I have a 30 watt amp (not this boss amps) and for samll gigs it works very well. I dont need to turn up all the volume. i think its better with this 60w amps

[@randommishaps]

@@AdrianGzz23 thanks

[@florencedoberman8336]

What country are these manufactured in ?

[@turbo_wrath6969]

Head amp with built in speaker plz

[@Emily_M81]

Darkglass: check out the new Exponent 500 Also Darkglass: :O (I have an Exponent 500). I do appreciate that they went for "Vintage, Flat, Modern" vs outright calling a specific amp out. I mean I'm sure Vintage is supposed to recall an SVT, for example, but I appreciate a little ambiguity (like the Vintage Microtubes from Darkglass, for example). I think a 500W+ class D head version and a line of cabinets would sell like hotcakes.

[@Rick-pi9zn]

I wished this was apreamp!

[@CrazyNachooo]

The GAS man….. the GAS...🥶

[@dimsoneill]

Shouldn't that be AAS in this case, unless you meant the Charvel.

[@metashape]

5:43 App-solutely! :)

[@42ronty]

3rd? Anyway, Glenn Fricker will be soooooo excited!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Glenn has one pre-ordered already.

[@Giovanni_Frau]

The Basstana

[@pads-zr9ln]

I didn't know you could play bass through thr original

[@Lordyosch]

There's no bass setting on mine. I think he's confusing the katana with the Yamaha thr. I'm sure that has a bass setting

[@pads-zr9ln]

@@Lordyosch Same on mine, or the spark which has one

[@dimsoneill]

You can do it, but it sounds pretty crappy.

[@theeagleandponyshow7732]

Where is the Head, I already have a Cab?

[@soundknight]

They should have called it the 'Bushido Katana'.

[@Radivbass]

What do you use the Yamaha amp there for. Really want to know?

[@andertons]

Playing our record collection.

[@franknew2750]

Lee and Pete look different today...

[@Trevenclaw]

Awesome. Let's see Pete or Chappers do a playing only demo with their favorite guitar through it.

[@parafiamilik2230]

back socket photo...

[@kereamohau]

Is this thing loud enough for a legit gig. You know, loud drummer, Guitar, keys etc

[@aaronkymble5081]

I was wondering the same thing

[@mrebear9758]

No

[@portuguesebeer5069]

The voices are loud and the bass shoult be higher.

[@wutangforeverkillabeez81]

Which brand are these basses?

[@RevontuletMusic]

Charvel San Dimas, theyre in the description

[@wutangforeverkillabeez81]

@@RevontuletMusic thank you very much, sorry i didnt see It.

[@edryba4867]

But IS Charvel really in San Dimas? And do these blokes from Blighty even know where San Dimas is?

[@RevontuletMusic]

@@wutangforeverkillabeez81 dont worry ^^

[@RevontuletMusic]

@@edryba4867 the brand is actually from san dimas, which i didnt know until i looked it up to respond to this

[@leroytorres2965]

Can't hear the bass or bass amp the DI is not loud enough

[@robertosonzogni]

You left the "type" set to "vintage" for half of the video :-(

[@jerryjones8513]

Only 160 watts and £549? Most gigging amps are 500w with an extension cab around this price or a bit more for the Fender Rumble 500. I can`t really see who these are aimed at.

[@jeffreyvanhouten1239]

Class A/B will be much louder at 160 than class D at 400+. It’s darn near equivalent to a tube amp rating.

[@pads-zr9ln]

As much as I want Bluetooth connectivity I'm glad they're not about to realise a new guitar one, funds can't stretch

[@KevinOBrien88]

Does that Bluetooth dongle thing work on existing katanas?

[@hawedehre]

Thank you I‘ll let that pass.

[@bencehoracsek4636]

Just a reminder, don't shout after you finished playing, it's realy annoying when i have to bring the volume up, and then you two start shouting and my ears start bleeding The video was great by the way

[@josearjona3728]

Imagine disliking this

[@user-ml3sz3mm5y]

Wonder who's the target audience for this thing. 160 watts is too much for a practice amp, and too low for a stage or band rehearsal amp, class AB or not. It's not particularly lightweight, either. The 80 watts one is even more puzzling. Are these studio amps or what? There's a ton of bells and whistles in it, but I've yet to hear a digital bass amp which sounds good from the get-go without fiddling with the controls, like, say, an SVT or a Portaflex.

[@nicknickson3650]

the band Earth used one of these live and they're a LOUD band, one of the pioneers of drone metal. They always mic up, though. If you're playing a venue that won't allow you to mic up into their sound system then that sucks for you. It's definitely loud enough for band rehearsal, too. These days you really should look into using smaller cabs and just mic'ing up. It sucks having to lug around massive cabs everywhere. regardless this amp is for solo practice and recording on your PC. It's for the solo artist/hobbyist mostly. I use one for my guitar, sounds great.

[@user-ml3sz3mm5y]

​@@nicknickson3650 Idk, out there we rent the rehearsal studios and the rule of thumb is "anything below 200W won't handle playing with a moderately loud drummer." The usual power range for the bass rigs in these studios is 300-600W, the mainstays being GK Backline 600, Ampeg PF350/500 or SVT3Pro, and the ever-so-popular shitty 500W Ashdowns. As for a lightweight rig, I'd take an Ampeg RB-210 over this any day of the week. Playing live you'll DI out anyway unless it's a very small venue without PA.

[@nicknickson3650]

@@user-ml3sz3mm5y for me personally I just play at home and record in my bedroom. I don't gig lately, but if I did there's a company that lets you rent massive cabs and quality amps for cheap. You can rent massive cabs and multiple 200w tube bass amps for very cheap. That's what a lot of bands do when they tour overseas these days. But also a lot of bands, such as Earth, have switched to smaller amps and just use the venue speaker system. Earth is LOUD and I've seen the leader Dylan Carlson playing 1x10 cabs

[@user-ml3sz3mm5y]

@@nicknickson3650 here, nobody brings their own amplification, everybody pretty much everywhere plays through the venue's PA. There's usually a bass rig on stage for monitoring and sound shaping duties. I'm not talking about whether or not can you gig with a 110 combo if the monitors and the PA is there, because you can. You probably won't hear much of your amp onstage, tho. And I've recently played through an 115 Ashdown 180W combo DI-ed out to PA (which well could be a class AB device, cause it's heavy AF. Sorry I couldn't find the specs for its power amp) and standing next to the drummer, a meter from the front of the amp, I couldn't hear myself playing with this thing turned all the way up to clipping. If not for the drummer's monitor I'd be bummed. Also, the wiki says the class D is more power-efficient than the class AB, so I wont't buy this whole "AB is a lot louder dude!" until I'll try it IRL. On top of that, what about the rehearsals? You're gonna rent a rig for these, too? Unless you're renting the studio complete with gear ofc. So, this thing leaves me puzzled as for what's its purpose is. It won't work as a stage monitor and it won't work as a rehearsal amp cause it's likely too quiet, and for home use there's too much power. Playing it at home and then bringing it to the venue to use in lieu of an effect processor/DI box? UPD: all of this was basically speculation on my part, but the good folks at Talkbass appear to agree that 210 is plenty loud. Maybe that Ashdown was broken, it's Ashdown after all lol. RB210 still sounds better imo, and I don't need all the doodads.