Turn Your Boss Katana Mk 2 Into A Fender Twin Reverb

[@Guitarnivore]

The sneaky amps can be downloaded here, along with the rest of mt livesets: bosstoneexchange.com/creator/d2516a61-42a0-4bf9-9ada-4327372ce966/

[@morphius747]

why cant I access the site?

[@Guitarnivore]

@@morphius747 Not sure. Link seems to work on my end.

[@heavilymedicated321]

you know why I like you.. you own about 50 or 100 guitars and you're playing the classic vibe... that's also my go to guitar. love it!!

[@Guitarnivore]

It's closer to 20, but I love a good Squier. I have 7 of them and 5 are CV's.

[@heavilymedicated321]

@Guitarnivore lol ya I was exaggerating you have a huge collection and you're playing one of my favorite guitars! Love my cv 50s

[@andrewhayden8681]

Definitely my favourite setting now. Thanks heaps. It’s amazing how good the katana can sound if you know how to tweak it!

[@jonstephenson100]

Just downloaded this and tried it with a muff style fuzz pedal. Sounds absolutely massive.

[@Guitarnivore]

Nice!

[@weasel6535]

This helped a lot to get a rockabilly tone, thanks. Everything I know about the Boss MkII I have learned from you.

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad I can help!

[@Nick-o1t8s]

I don't normally comment on posts but this one deserves it! Just like the one you covered on the VOX, excellent presentation and fantastic clone! Appreciate these take time but a Marshall JCM would be great. I'd be happy to pay X

[@DennisK55]

I have had my Boss Katana MK 2 100 for almost two years and have turned it on about 4 to 5 times. Never could connect to it, I downloaded all the software and just wasn't happening for me until I decided to give this amp another look. and POW I am having a blast! THank you. You must be willing to get off your ass and work this amp!

[@Guitarnivore]

That's right! Gotta put the work in. Some folks are happy with working from the panel, but if you want to the real magic to happen, you have to get it connected to an editor! Glad you didn't give up on it.

[@charlieandmabel2763]

This is my #1 favorite patch for the Boss Katana. Perfect for classic Don Rich 60s country tone. Thanks for providing so many wonderful patches!!!!

[@mjm661]

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you very all your tutorials on the Boss Katana. I just bought the amp and your videos are helping me find all the tones I want.

[@Guitarnivore]

That's what I like to hear. Some folks just want to download patches and don't want to be bothered to learn how to get the tone they want.

[@SebastianZub]

@@Guitarnivore Yeah man keep the good stuff going 🤩Some other videos have somebody playing a demo track, with little or no explanation whatsoever. I'm not saying that's not good, but the issue is that most of the playing is in a mix, heavily mixed, and maybe double-tracked, and when you load the patch and play it directly from Katana speaker it's totally different from what you hear in the video. And it's hard for a beginner to start fiddling around with the settings to get close to the patch promoted in the video, if there is no tutorial or an explanation of what and how stuff was used.

[@dan_kay]

I've been the proud owner of an MKII for a few days now and am currently trying to make sense of all the possibilities it offers. It's all very overwhelming at the moment, but with your help I can at least see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you for your help and your hard work!

[@Guitarnivore]

No doubt it can be overwhelming, but once you work your way around it, it gets easier.

[@chrisshirah3493]

Bro thank you for this twin reverb and your other live sets. I was very frustrated with the mk2 50. it sounds great know. you are doing a great job. thanks.

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks. Glad you enjoy it!

[@noisytrash420]

This helped me achieve the sound i was looking for. thanks

[@blee5587]

It would be cool to see you do a really twangy country tele patch.. so far all of these have been great! I would love to hear your take on this classic iconic tone.

[@Guitarnivore]

Unfortunately, I'm not a very good player when it comes to that kind of stuff.

[@lhl2468]

Wow! What incredible patches you've created. You really have an ear. Love the Orange patches too!

[@EricWestphal]

Great video! Thanks for the intro to the "Sneaky Amps." Gold!

[@Guitarnivore]

I wonder why they called them sneaky amps instead of like secret amps. 🤷‍♂️

[@russell8donkin]

Superb patch , thank you.

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad you like it!

[@johnnicholas2079]

This is a really helpful video for me. For me, the Katana has been a little overwhelming in all its options and your video presents how to make adjustments in a way that was easy for me to consume. I gig with it cause it's lighter than my tube amp and sounds good enough. Also, I primarily play single coil guitars fr classic R&R and it seems like most of the patches out there are for humbucker guitars and lean toward metal or just weird and unusable sounds. My tele sounds really good with this Twin patch and the tutorial on how to add in boost and delay and adjust the EQ made a lot of sense. Now I just need to find a way to get my tele to give me the 70's classic saturated marshall amp sound and I'll be in perfect shape.

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad to hear. It can certainly be overwhelming. For the Marshall sound, play around with the crunch amp and ease into the gain. If you need more boost, try the treble boost or the T-Scream as a boost with low drive, but about 50 on the level in the boost settings. Also play with the Direct Mix on the boost. Maybe play with the mids a bit. I'm getting a bit overwhelmed myself. 😁

[@terran236]

Fx Floorboard is also a good way to get the sneaky amps.

[@stephenwhiting6475]

Just found your video and will be trying this with my kat 50. Take your point on the speaker on the 50 so will look at the eq carefully. Thanks!! Subbed also!!!

[@larrydering1598]

Appreciate the clean amp tone. Thanks

[@dirktucker77]

Very nice!! My strat is for sale right now. I love it but man i also love metal guitars

[@Guitarnivore]

Same here. I had a beautiful Fender MIM strat, but I traded it for an Ibanez Series. This Tele actually has Fender vintage noiseless, which are stacked humbuckers and you can crank the gain and play metal on them.

[@-_AjB_-]

Great stuff. I've been using a Fender Bassbreaker which is pretty good but a bit noisy. I picked up a Katana 2x12, virtually unused for £150, so I'm just trying to dial in that Fender sound. Tried a couple of amp sim pedals. Will try these patches this week. I hadn't heard about them before. Thanks a million Newest sub.

[@Guitarnivore]

If you liked this one and you like the bassbreaker, I have a new video/patch download coming Wednesday that you're probably going to love!. Thanks.

[@-_AjB_-]

@@Guitarnivore I tried to download but my pc doesnt want to open TSL files. I dont even know what that means.

[@Guitarnivore]

@@-_AjB_- You have to load it up via Boss Tone Studio. Do you know how to do that?

[@-_AjB_-]

Yes, I use Tone Studio. I found another download for the Sneaky Patches. To be honest, the Twin Reverb patch was very similar to the panel settings I had dialled in. Looking forward to your video tomorrow though.

[@Guitarnivore]

@@-_AjB_- I'm going to adjust the volume on all of my patches (so they don't blow out ear drums) and upload them Boss Tone Exchange. I don't know why I haven't been doing that this entire time.

[@Mitch-6-Strings]

Please can you do a Vox AC30 ? Thank you

[@doughi1880]

Dude you are a genius! I set my Katana head the way you instructed and OMG, it's a twin, I run my head through a 2x12 with an Eminence Swamp Thang and a Texas Heat, I'm sure that adds a bit to the sound. You are right, all the boosters sound so fantastic with this setting. Since you nailed the twin sound, any chance you will do a Bassman in the future?

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks. Glad you dig it! I've never played through a Bassman, so I'd have to do some research and try to get an ear for it

[@brunoallard3975]

This is great! I followed your directions, so now it's in one of my banks, but what do you think about doing the same settings on the barometric eq for the panel in general?

[@Guitarnivore]

You absolutely can. I have mine set up that way.

[@ferchavira8402]

I’ll love an update of this video with gen 3 pushed amp

[@Guitarnivore]

I have the Gen 3 head and I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks. I'll see if I can make it sound even better!

[@ddebayan1990]

Please make a video where we can turn our Katana Gen 3 into a Jazz Chorus 40 ..if possIble

[@Guitarnivore]

I've got one I've been working on, but I just haven't been in the tone creating mood lately this year.

[@djffe8597]

if the katana can read the software from the GT 100 which is a modeler then the katana is also a modeler it’s just harder to access the settings on the katana since they are hidden.

[@Guitarnivore]

That makes sense, since you can use the sneaky amps. Never really thought about it that way.

[@TAM-gz5tc]

Thanks for the demo. I tried a katana but did not like the clean tone, I now see it is possible to get a twin type sound. I use many amps .Roland 85 cubes x 2 with extension cabs. loud,great tone,light, super easy to dial in any guitar to sound great. I also use a modified twin with 12L EVS for loud clean gigs, if I have help with the load.About 120lb///

[@Guitarnivore]

If I tried a Katana in a store, I probably wouldn't have bought one. The factory presets are very blah and to truly take advantage of its capabilities, you need to use tone studio. I never thought about this until now, but I wonder what this tone would sound like through a 2x12 Katana.

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

This is fantastic.

[@joedecie]

Thanks for this, sounds fantastic

[@Jordan-ff6mc]

Hey mate great video. Could you please do a tutorial on how to get that super clean and funky Nile rodgers tone for the katana? I’ve been trying and I can’t seem to get even close to his tone.

[@Guitarnivore]

I'll have to look into it. I think it'll come down to an EQ adjustment for his tone using single coil pickups.

[@SebastianZub]

Great explanation and really helpful man, as always! I was thinking what are those custom amp patches (I've seen for Mesa, Marshall, VOX, Friedman, etc) that I've seen around for Boss Katana, I guess they all are this sneaky amps livesets? I've loaded 2 of them in the past but for sure I didn't knew how to use them as I should and now I know why :) Thank you for doing all this explaining when you are posting this sort of stuff :)

[@musicalcompanion5890]

This is great! i wonder if its possible to get close to a dumble bright and a dumble smooth drive respectivley. Great work on this one brother!

[@RokDAWG1]

Very cool! You did an awesome job!

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks!

[@marquinhojundiai4623]

Nice video dude!!! Do the same but like a marshall jcm 800...

[@Guitarnivore]

Working on a Box one and maybe after that a Marshall or Mesa.

[@pierrepierre8920]

Hi! Do you have a « go to » parametric eq for use with the panel only? Thanks for your videos. Have a nice day.

[@Guitarnivore]

I do. You can see it here. Play with it a bit to get it to your taste. The high-mid and high gains don't have to be quite that high, but it works well for a starting point. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pautn6d9bZmGqbMsi=dplk4W5-_yBuaqLx&t=821

[@pierrepierre8920]

@@Guitarnivorethank you!

[@brunoallard5829]

When you're on a patch with a sneaky amp (the Twin Reverb, for example) and you change to pushed or crunch, does it just add the crunch to the sneaky amp or go back to the amp on the panel? Similarly, are the amp types on the panel different amps, or basically just the same foundation with gain added? Hopefully, my question is clear.

[@Guitarnivore]

You're talking Gen 3. Sneaky amps don't work with Gen 3, so it reverts back to the default of whichever amp family the sneaky amp belonged to. In this case, it reverts to a clean amp, which still sounds close enough. I've actually been playing with the pushed amp with this patch lately and I think it sounds great. As far as Mk2 goes, when you have the patch loaded and you change the amp to crunch or whatever on the panel or in tone studio, it drops the sneaky amp and reverts to the amp you changed it to. Even if you go back to the clean amp, the sneaky amp in the patch is temporarily gone and it will sound different. To get that sneaky amp back, just click on the patch in the library again and it will revert back to the original patch configuration. The sneaky amp is not very different from the clean amp anyway. I hope that answered your question.

[@partriotsfight5039]

personally I think the overdrives suck in the Katana. A clean twin tone like this is perfect for decent OD pedals. I use my Tech 21 Richie Kotzen fly rig in front of a clean Katana and it's awesome. But hey the fly rig is great in front of every single one of my amps.

[@chitaristu88]

Hello Scott. I found your Channel and have to say Great stuff on Katana content. I downloaded this patch and it is THE BEST Fender Twin patch that i got, and trust me i‘ve searched. I think the EQ makes it authentic. The only think i want to add is that i put my Katana 50 Mk2 and a real Twin side by side. The Katana has a „hiss“ or microphonic interference „thing“ that the Twin has not. When i switchd the Booster off it goes away, but also the tone is not the same. Did you have the same problem? I play a Fender Japan 60‘s traditional Stratocaster with single coils. Cheers from Austria.

[@Guitarnivore]

I hear the typical 60 cycle hum from the single coils, but that's about it. Sometimes your guitar can pick up different interference with things like your monitor of your computer or TV and the amp kind of amplifies that.

[@jasonwojcik]

A real interesting topic. It is nice to see the katana can do this. I wondered what the facination was with the amp. Maybe it was groundbreaking in the 60s. At least I can go on knowing it is underwelming in the modern world (in my opinion).

[@Guitarnivore]

I'm not much of a clean player, but I enjoy the sound of a good, clean tube amp and I think it's a good platform to work with other mods/fx and adding overdrives for a more natural sound. It's also not a bad platform for adding the Metalzone to.

[@ToeLess25]

Thought this was Dave Matthews for a sec lol

[@hereonmars]

I use the twin sneaky amp for my cover band, love it way better than the stock clean sound. I need to figure out a good boost to use with it... I'm halfway through so you may elaborate on what you use. For the more rock stuff we do, I have used the 1959, it sounds great for pink floyd and other stuff.

[@Guitarnivore]

I don't use them nearly enough and I just got back to laying with this one. I didn't cover it too much because this video was kind of on the fly, but the natural OD sounds great, as does the blues driver, but both require slight tweaking of tone and bottom.

[@luisrubio7837]

@@Guitarnivore can you show how touse the overdrives? I can't seem to make them sound like my pedals

[@Guitarnivore]

@@luisrubio7837 I'll do one in the future.

[@luisrubio7837]

@@Guitarnivore thanks! I played around with it but I’ve never really had the chance to play through a real vox ac30 so i don’t really know how close I am

[@Guitarnivore]

@@luisrubio7837 same here.

[@Patsygraham-ib5wt]

I don’t see the sneaky amps link can you attach in the comments.

[@Guitarnivore]

I just uploaded both set at Boss Tone Exchange. Here is a link to my patch page: bosstoneexchange.com/creator/d2516a61-42a0-4bf9-9ada-4327372ce966/

[@projectojcj]

This is great and all but I cannot open any of the downloads WTF?? I MUST be doing something wrong.

[@Guitarnivore]

How are you loading it into Tone Studio?

[@Davidferrell1964]

Will this work with mK1?

[@Guitarnivore]

It should. If the patch doesn't work, download the sneaky amps for the base amp and then just copy the settings from the video. It's just clean boost, reverb and Parametric EQ.

[@guitaro]

8:34 MOTHER!

[@Guitarnivore]

😁

[@NightOwlGames]

What does the £1,324 Fender tone master twin Reverb 85W do that the £438 Boss Katana MK2 100w 2x12 cant do?

[@Guitarnivore]

It looks nice on stage. 😆 How does this patch sound on the 212?

[@NightOwlGames]

@@Guitarnivore okay thats a fair point! the fender does "look" better, the Boss is just a boring looking black box without any style, ill be honest still not connected my PC to it yet i need a cable.

[@Guitarnivore]

@@NightOwlGames No old printer USB cable laying around?

[@NightOwlGames]

​@@Guitarnivore i have found a cable installed firmware, ive downloaded your files but i dont know where to put them or how to add them to boss app

[@NightOwlGames]

@@Guitarnivore either its not installed properly or my ears are bad i cant really notice a difference.

[@alfonsolarcinese8926]

Does this work with the Katana MK II 50 EX?... I only see videos for the 100 W versions.

[@Guitarnivore]

Yes, but it will sound thinner due to the speaker in the 50. You may be able to increase the lows in the Parametric EQ though.

[@donscallion3479]

Like to make a twin reverb out of my Boss kanta mark 2 100 watt

[@DavidAustin-lc7qk]

Will the patch work on a Mk1 212? Thanks in advance!

[@Guitarnivore]

Nope. Only Mk2 amps. But if you know how to load the sneaky amps, just follow along and add the reverb and EQ's to it and you should get it pretty close.

[@luisrubio7837]

do a vox ac30 please

[@Guitarnivore]

If you download the sneaky amps livesets, there are two sneaky amps for AC30's. One is called VO lead and the other is VO Drive. Download and play with them.

[@hadeseye2297]

8:32 Mootheeer!

[@Punk1984Rock]

8.38 Motherrrrr!

[@floflomas1322]

My katana is just link a fender twin, I filled the cabinet with concrete

[@whiskeywhiskeyromeo3730]

Ima Fender dude.... with a Katana...So..?

[@Guitarnivore]

I had a hot rod deluxe 4. Fantastic amp, but way too loud for what I do and I got tired of fiddling with bulky pedals.

[@mikej6565]

I'm offended! That crappy noodling caused me to have to go to therapy for 3 months! I'm going to sue you! JK. Nice video and very helpful! Thanks! 🙂

[@Guitarnivore]

😁Thanks and glad you dig it. It's one of my go-to tones for playing clean.

[@harrykenyon9262]

Well I have an mk1

[@Guitarnivore]

well, You can't download the patch, but this is nothing more than using a sneaky amp, some reverb and some parametric EQ, so you may still be able to dial it in or at least pretty close with the MK1 tone studio.

[@dezionlion]

Katana is a toy compared to a twin

[@Guitarnivore]

Nobody is saying it's better or even nearly as good as a twin. It's just a video to get a similar sound.

[@MrRidleyDog]

Sure, I'll just download that random dropbox file that you say is an amp model file.

[@Guitarnivore]

😂 You can download it from the boss tone exchange too. Just search "Guitarnivore". I need to update the links.

[@MrRidleyDog]

@@Guitarnivore thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. Just looking into these amps, I'm used to changing tubes, not downloading software :)

[@Guitarnivore]

No problem. Do your due diligence. This amp is not for everyone. I don't want to discourage you, but if you like simplicity, this is not the amp for you. I guess it all depends on what kind of music you play. If you mostly stick with clean or overdriven tones, I would stick with the tubes you're used to or an Orange. The Orange 35RT is not very expensive and that thing is loud and full of all sorts of tone goodness. Out of the box the presets on the Katana aren't all that great and to turn on the noise suppressor or change drives, you really need to get it connected with the software. Some folks don't like dealing with all that and I can't blame them. I hope you find what you're looking for.

[@miniguitarjams]

hi dude. i just downloaded the patch from boss tone exchange. thanks

[@Guitarnivore]

Does it sound good? Sometimes when I revisit old tones I've made I find little things here and there that make it sound better.

[@miniguitarjams]

@@Guitarnivore i had a bit of a noodle. i'll add some dirt next time i jam but i liked it a lot. i did have to work out why my looper wasn't working. found a setting that was off and fixed it 😁

[@Guitarnivore]

@@miniguitarjams I'm guessing your send/return wasn't turned on or set to post reverb?

[@miniguitarjams]

@@Guitarnivore yes, send return 👍 I'm still finding my way around the amp. Your channel has been a great help