Get the BEST Soldano TONE on Your Boss Katana Artist Gen 3!

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@teye-master Ай бұрын

This vid made my toes curl. What an incredibly convincing Tone from this budget lightweight Boss amp. Tone-wise I cannot personally find a good reason to opt for the heavier more expensive SLO other than bragging rights and snobbery... Fantastic job on this video, Studio Rats, thank you!!!!!

@MarkCoffin 3 ай бұрын

I have the Katana Gen 3 Artist combo and I've been using the power amp in with my ToneX pedal and it's glorious. The fact that you can also emulate the types of tones you are getting with just the Katana is mind blowing. Kudos to BOSS for always pushing the boundaries, and also to you for giving us these awesome videos.

@jackzango7134 2 ай бұрын

Excuse me but what do you mean by using power amp in with your tonex pedal. Please explain

@MarkCoffin 2 ай бұрын

@jackzango7134 I go from my guitar mono into the tonex pedal, then from the tonex into my hx-stomp for delay/reverb, then from the hx into the power amp input of the Katana, effectively using the tonex DI (head only) captures as my main tone source. It's awesome.

@RealFitchEmerson 2 ай бұрын

@@MarkCoffinI do the same thing, can change amp models with a tap of the HX Stomp, sounds so fat!

@jackzango7134 2 ай бұрын

@@MarkCoffinThanks for the explanation! So in other words your just using the Katana as a clean amp.

@MarkCoffin 2 ай бұрын

@@jackzango7134 No, I am using only the power amp input. Basically, it's a 100 watt solid state power amp, combo with a speaker.

@williamb2845 3 ай бұрын

I’ve narrowed down to Paul, Rabbea and Pete Thorn for product videos, especially the modelers. Just so professional, concise and informative.

@G-NutZ 3 ай бұрын

Great picks!

@hootowl6354 Ай бұрын

Brett Kingman too. I may like his playing the best. They're all good.

@riokinsey2134 2 ай бұрын

Please do a mesa, Peavey, marshall, fender, vox . Please keep this series going. It's excellent

@riddlem067 3 ай бұрын

Very minimal difference. I love my Katana MK II. Phenomenal tone and it cranks! Great job on the video !!!!

@shaharbar 3 ай бұрын

Wow, surprisingly versatile! Seems like there’s no excuse for bad tone nowadays.

@jackzango7134 2 ай бұрын

There really isn't and not only that but tone woods and Pickups now mean a lot less than they used to thanks to the digital technology making every guitar sound the same

@jdmaynash2 3 ай бұрын

Awesome. Definitely in the same ballpark, nearly identical. SLO slightly darker, but I prefer brighter tones myself, so this will be perfect. Thank you!

@GenXtra65 3 ай бұрын

Of all the demos I’ve watched you have got the best tones out of the Katana Artist 3 that I’ve heard so far. This gives me hope knowing there is a viable and affordable alternative to tubes. Thanks!

@TheStudioRats 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@GenXtra65 2 ай бұрын

@@TheStudioRats follow up comment: your video inspired me to buy one! Cheers

@tooter5250 Ай бұрын

Concur. He really really tweaked it nicely.

@loudguitar 2 ай бұрын

Back in my cover band days, This would hav been a Godsend.

@jonathanhathaway7796 Ай бұрын

Nicely done. I have four Katana's. They're crazy inexpensive but I assume that if they start going downhill it won't be easily repaired, so I wanted a backup. I play a wide range of styles, and that amp does it all. I prefer my own pedals through the FX loop, but that's me. I've never even been to the Tone Studio online. I've seen my 100W MKII hold its own admirably against a Marshall stack ON TEN. Incredible.

@ValNanovsky 3 ай бұрын

Ha! I actually favor the recorded Katana sound over the SLO. Sounds more open, with better lows. Not sure how those lows translate to everything fitting in a big mix, but it's good that they are there, so that they can be taken out (vs. not having them).

@petetatonks 3 ай бұрын

Both amps sound very similar - good video thanks

@zakklee2556 3 ай бұрын

2:37 Bloom on sounds different. The only youtube content that switches on the bloom while holding a chord.

@Jakers80 3 ай бұрын

It seems to me that the "bloom" function makes a huge difference in the tone... I love my MKII head... don't get me wrong.. but, that "bloom" feature is making me want to get a Gen3 head and have a stereo set up.

@zakklee2556 3 ай бұрын

@Jakers80 I sold the Artist mkii and got the head gen 3.

@davidletterboyz Ай бұрын

@@zakklee2556 Did you regret it? Artist should be a higher range altough mk ii is one gen behind.

@PooNinja 3 ай бұрын

I’m positively loving my gen 3 especially with my mk2 as a stereo pair of 112’s .

@lanedebbie 3 ай бұрын

I have a Gen 3 Artist that I love (upgraded from Gen 1) and I will have to say in that final compare the Soldano wins, but by a nose. The Katana was so close and no one would be able to tell the difference if you played one, waited a minute then played the other.

@tooter5250 Ай бұрын

I totally agree, the Soldano by a nose, but largely indistinguishable. Amazing the Katana Artist.

@Tombs121 3 ай бұрын

Not having to worry about tubes is easily worth the minor tone difference, in my opinion. Another really cool head that I use is the Yamaha THR100.

@iamsvenson Ай бұрын

I am thinking about getting a THR 100 HD, but it’s still a lot of money - is it still holding up in 2024 and what about the software to access certain settings like type of booster and so on. Would very much appreciate your opinion!

@defur45 3 ай бұрын

Hearing the sound difference between the two, I could never justify paying thousands more for a very tiny gain.

@temjin0014 3 ай бұрын

Both sound good, but between them I prefer the Soldano. Though, I’m willing to bet if the Katana was further tweaked, via the software, the tones could be even more alike.

@konstantin_gabriel_official 25 күн бұрын

Awsome man! I am a die hard tune guy, but I have to be honest. I even like the katanas tone even more. I find it brings out the higher notes ringing out brighter. Anyway the katana 3 with the price point and the Sound possibilities is simply amazing and almost a must have amp without worries.

@clemguitar63 Ай бұрын

Very Revealing...Bringing Truth To Light!

@jonofrye2394 6 күн бұрын

Greetings from Australia Paul, another great video thanks! Is the Katana running through its internal speaker or an eternal cabinet?

@LA.Guitar 3 ай бұрын

Both sound great and the Katana is very useable. I think I prefer the SLO tho as it seems to have more of a mid grunt that would sit better in a band mix.

@kurtz1993 21 күн бұрын

Heck! I liked the tone coming from the Katana more than the SLO. It has that slight edge, to me.

@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын

Both sound great in your paws mate 😎👌

@bayfilly1 Ай бұрын

The Katana really sounds like a full valve amp and easily would pass any blindfold test !!!!

@WakadooPlaypen 3 ай бұрын

You have a great sense of humor.

@aminahmed2220 3 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video have a great weekend Paul also Monday is Thanksgiving in Canada ❤😊

@joshuaireland5510 2 күн бұрын

Man that's so close. Going off of the intro clip, if there was just a slight boost around 800-1.5k on the amp in eq for the katana, it would be almost indistinguishable.

@deltafit 3 ай бұрын

I'm listening to this through good PA speakers and I can say the difference is night and day. The Katana is good. Plenty of body and mids. But the Soldano has wayyy more clarity and much more detailed high end. I can also see you have the treble down slightly on the Soldano so there's more room for that high end if needed.

@jackzango7134 2 ай бұрын

Yes but you do realize that if you're comparing a digital amp to a Soldano tube amp you have to say just for the reason it's so close that it's excellent! Without reservation

@eNosArmory 2 ай бұрын

I should hope so... its comparing a $600 digital amp to a $4k tube amp... the fact that the Katana can even get in the ballpark of the Soldano is amazing as to how far Digital amps and modelers have come. If the Katana got even with or better than the Soldano then BOSS would have successfully destroyed the guitar amplifier market with a $600 digital amp. Imagine where we will be with these amps in 10 years. You'll probably be able to spend $300 on an amp that will sound exactly like all these high end amps.

@jackzango7134 2 ай бұрын

@eNosArmory Exactly and like it or not Digital is coming and Analog is going. I'm an old dog and I have plenty of experiences lugging tons of equipment to gigs that didn't pay much at all. LOL nowadays you can have the katana and just take that with you and you got everything you need for a gig

@riokinsey2134 2 ай бұрын

I assure you if he did a deep dive...or if ONE did a deep dive in tone studio, and is competent, they can make the katana indistinguishable from the slo. And a mesa . And a marshall. And a peavey. And a fender. 600 dollars, man. No outboard shit if you don't want it. Pretty damn impressive .

@jackzango7134 Ай бұрын

@@riokinsey2134 Nailed it! 👍

@nicvortec 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much, you give great usefull settings

@eldjice6827 3 ай бұрын

I love the sound of the Soldano, but i prefer the price of the Katana 😊. Artist MK2 is a real bargain by these days. Thanks for the video, you did a great job 👍

@Adventuresingearland 3 ай бұрын

04:02 - NEW CHORD!

@KaddysJamKave 3 ай бұрын

That sounds tasty AF! I wonder if I can get it this close on my mkII...

@akjl01 3 ай бұрын

Probably..😃

@deddiev1718 3 ай бұрын

Always the Valve, but the Katana is impressive. Is it worth getting the 3?

@Stormwoken 3 ай бұрын

1:48 kinda sounds like Racer X - Heart of a Lion 🦁

@Furtheronmusic 3 ай бұрын

Very good but the Soldano seems to be a bit more open

@TavaresProject 3 ай бұрын

very very close!!! impressive

@thomaschambers33 3 ай бұрын

In my opinion I think the katana is doing a great job emulating the soldano sound but there's nothing like that spongey tube feel and sound. Kudos to the katana, I will buy one.

@matthewlewis281 3 ай бұрын

Paul can you achieve that tone out of the GX100 do you think? and what was your signal chain in this video? Thanks for any help or info you can give. Watching from the states and love your content.

@zakklee2556 3 ай бұрын

I prefer the Soldano, the high end is way different on the Boss Katana Artist Head Gen 3 than the Soldano. It is more pronounced, more "ear catching" than the Soldano. Takes away from the midrange focus of the Soldano.

@Skelterz 3 ай бұрын

Will you do a comprehensive review on the artist Paul so not just highlighting select tones and how to build them but like a full fat 20 min long form this is all the amp has to offer type video?

@kingjb99 3 ай бұрын

I will go and check out a Katana now

@finishin.my.coffee8780 3 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@TheTreehouseShop 3 ай бұрын

Nice video, thank you! I have the Artist Gen 3 & the Artist MK 2 - pure beauties:) You can coulpe them up in "Stereo Expand Mode" (for Stereo Delay, Reverb, etc...) BUTTTTTT, the GEN 3 doesn't have "Dual Link" anymore, so you cannot connect them "Dry-Wet" - NOOOOOOO, so sad about that! I also contacted BOSS, but it seems to only be possible with a classic extra AB-Splitter. Anyways super nice Amps in my opinion!

@Matthew_Scan Ай бұрын

How would you get 80s Van Halen tone would you use the brown channel or built in pedals?

@darrenradford5963 2 ай бұрын

Could you do more of this please. ? Vox fender matchless tones from a katana??

@-_OduvanchiK_- 2 ай бұрын

Pretty close. Katana just needs a 1 to 1.5 db boost on post eq at 6.5-8Khz to add a little bit of that sizzle that SLO has

@bikerboi1983 Ай бұрын

Was this from its built in speaker or into a cab?

@Skelterz 3 ай бұрын

Cheers Paul I’m probably going to pick one of these up would you recommend going for the amp head and picking up a separate amp or going for the complete amp?

@kevinthompson4229 19 күн бұрын

I have a Katana 100, but my amp just doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the sound you're getting from yours. I honestly am starting to wonder if there's something wrong with my Katana. Just trying the Lead channel (with everything else at defaults) like you did at 1:50 in the video, my amp just doesn't seem to have nearly as much gain. Sounds boxy and lifeless. I've tried two different guitars, an RG and HSS strat. Anyone else have this problem?

@Callisto1969 17 күн бұрын

@kevinthompson4229 - One key difference is the Paul was recording directly from the amp. On the front of the amp we can see he had the Line Out mode set to “Rec”. This makes a big difference to the tone. When set to “Live” the tone is similar to the sound from a Katana Cab, whereas Rec sounds much fuller and with more saturated gain. You can get the same comparison by plugging in headphones and changing the Line Out mode of your K100 in BTS.

@kevinthompson4229 17 күн бұрын

@@Callisto1969 Thanks, this is spot on! I actually tried playing with headphones yesterday after I posted my comment. I was SHOCKED at the difference. Through headphones on "Rec" I get a sound that lines up with Paul's sound in this video. The "Live" setting is a bit closer to the actual speaker, but to me it still sounds quite a bit better. So I'm not sure what to think now. Does the Katana speaker just not sound very good? Could it sound a lot better through some other cabinet?

@frankhachenberg6305 3 ай бұрын

Hey, compare the prizes of that katana to the SLO. The SLO looks cooler on stage but has less than 10% of the features the katana offers.

@what1864 Ай бұрын

i actually preferred the katana in this video , sounded clearer and more open, slodano sounded muffled , higher gain tones i think is were the katana actually shines ....

@Bret_Sanor 3 ай бұрын

I've never been able to get a thick sound out of a Katana. It was always thin and anemic and very digital at times. I've yet to have a Katana last more than a year without breaking down or having problems. The Soldano has a much richer and fuller sound to my ears. It's response is faster and has no latency when I played one whereas the Katana was not as responsive and had a noticeable latency. I've used Boss products for over 20 years and generally like them and their reliability. But the Katana just doesn't cut it in that department. I also didn't like needing a laptop to get the full use of the amp. Live, the room changes from night to night and venue to venue. I had to use a laptop to EQ everything for each venue which was a pain. The artist model helps with some of that but I'd rather just have a simple amp without digital circuitry and be able to make changes in the fly without fooling with presets. Thanks for the great content.

@robertcarey3383 3 ай бұрын

I suspect the difference would be substantial as the volume increases, my grandson plays in 3 metal bands and uses a Mesa Dual rectifier into a 2 x 12 or a 4 x 12 with v30's because he has to tear down and setup 3-5 times a week, I bought him a 100-watt Katana thinking it would be OK for practice and he could just leave it in the trunk of his car, and use the Mesa for gigs and Katana for practice, long story short it doesn't have anywhere near the low end or power of the Mesa....not even close. He used it once. Having said that I played it and thought it sounded OK, not great but I much prefer using my Marshall DSL 40. He likes the sound of a Mesa; I like the sound of a Marshall, and the Katana doesn't have a sound of its own so you have to measure it by how close it can come to sounding like so other amp, that should tell you all you need to know.

@rayedsamdani2478 2 ай бұрын

did you use the tone studio app?

@hailmaryrecordings8255 3 ай бұрын

Close … the Katana seems a bit brighter than the Soldano.

@chrisdaviesguitar 3 ай бұрын

Ever tried a Marshall Code 100 Combo? They get far too much hate.

@Sparksnorthern 3 ай бұрын

I simply cannot get that clean of a distortion sound along the opening riff for the open G and D/F# or whatever that second chord is, out of my American Pro II into DSL40CR

@JamesSmithDudleyMon 3 ай бұрын

I'm new to the Katana, i seen Paul add more volume to achieve the tone - does this mean the katana has to be pushed louder like a valve amp, or can it be used at home friendly volumes?

@zut25 3 ай бұрын

I think he was just matching it to the soldano since he won't get the same tone my turning the SLO down. Having said that Rob Chapman found out that the channel gain and volume and the master volume do affect the tone slightly but not in a tube amp way it could be how the power amp is designed.

@jwilder2251 3 ай бұрын

Paul should get a cut of Katana sales! Great vid

@jonnyjonny1176 3 ай бұрын

Sirve para el mk2?

@BAND-MAID-USA 13 күн бұрын

Artist beats it in every possible way. Sound, functions, amenities, price, flexibility and no tubes to worry about.

@worldwarmini3919 3 ай бұрын

You have become the Sus chord in my mind! 🍻 M8

@Atlantean-1980 3 ай бұрын

I just want to say that your Gibson really makes me moist😂, such a top player too sir

@equalleftrights3130 3 ай бұрын

So you're one of those transformers? 🤔

@Atlantean-1980 3 ай бұрын

@@equalleftrights3130 a what now?...i have never turned from a truck into a gun and called myself optimus prime :)

@TheCyberMantis 3 ай бұрын

The crazy thing is... you are comparing a $4,000 SLO, to a $370 Katana. And the Katana sounds VERY CLOSE to the SLO! ( For $750, you could buy TWO Katana's, and have a stereo rig. ) Katana is loaded with effects. SLO has no effects.