This tutorial is terrific! I was worried my PRS SE245 was too muddy and bass-y, but this tutorial (and the clean tones one too) is a tone-saver! Thanks, Paul!
First off I have to say that these are a great series of video tutorials, very informative and well put together. This one is great for when you have settled on ‘your sound’ and you want to be able to get it on different guitars. There is another approach, I would suggest, and instead of getting the same sound from different guitars you can also use the Katana to emphasise the characteristics of different guitars to get the best out of them. There is such a thing as the Telecaster sound, the Strat sound and the Les Paul sound and others, and that’s why people buy those guitars in the first place. What sound you choose is of course influenced by the music you want to play and your playing style. I’m not a lead player; I play rhythm and I sing. I also play different guitars. I will use the knowledge you have given me to set up patches that get the best out of my electro-acoustic, my 12 -string and my Richmond Dorchester. Thanks for your great work.
Thanks for all your work. This video cleaned the mud out of the sound of my cheap humbuckers. My ear training is improving with every video I watch. Cheers.
It would be cool if you guys included an audio file of the unprocessed sound of the guitar used for each preset.... That way we could match the unprocessed sound by ear..
It would be helpful if Boss would tell us the frequency ranges of the 3 panel buttons, so we dont end up cuttng/boosting the same frequencies we just adjustable on the panel.
Thanks for the great video. How about a tutorial on using the Global Eq or even the "shrouded in mystery" Contour switch to designate a setting for each guitar. A Tele, LP style, and HSS Strat rotate through my Kat Artist. For the live performer having either of those options would be great. Wouldn't really be looking to make each guitar sound too much the same but small changes to each setting would be nice. Maybe just some general tips. I now most folk are too proficient with dialing the Global Eq and Contour switch. I doubt most don't even know how to uset he Contour switch, myself included.
I wanted to like this amp, since I was looking for something that I could use for practise as well as small gigs. Unfortunately, the Katana sounds thin, muddy and boxy. If you dial up the Gain and Presence, you can get something close to a Vox, but that's about it. There’s virtually no bass, and when you hike up the bass, the amp sounds like it’s muffled, as though a blanket has been thrown over it. A far better choice is to save up another $700 and buy a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.
This is just what I've been looking for. I have a Fender Player series HSS strat and have been looking for settings I could use with the bridge humbucker. I have a Katana Mk II but have only been downloading patches for it. I would like to start making my own presets and saving them, but don't know how. Maybe you could do a video on that? Thank you!
Hey Paul, thank you for this awesome video! I wonder if you have plans on sharing your patches for download somewhere on the internet. It'd be great if you did!
A Video about Guitars with Active EMG pickups . I have a Schecter SVSS With EMG 70'S in it which cover Blues up to the most Nasty over driven distorted Metal , 80's to Modern Metal . This has caused me problems when loading Patches and they dont dial in sounding right because the Guitar used had Passive Humbucker's . I would be happy with a Dimarzio Super Distortion tone from my EMG's and how to set either of the EQ's to achieve that ??
Hey Paul! Thanks for really nice videos on the Katana. Any tips on reducing the latency while connected via USB? I have some crazy half a second delay when playing through USB, and really can't find where to adjust for this, neither in Tone Studio, nor my DAW.
@@TheStudioRats Sorry, didn't receive notification of your answer. I'm using Cubase with a PC. I might just try another USB port, once I get my Katana back (internal speaker of the head was d.o.a.), other than that I'm clueless.
The adjustments gave much better sound. I was just thinking if Warm OD is the best for Humbuckers? Maybe another booster would have solved the dull sound, like the normal Overdrive or a Tube Screamer?
Hi Paul, I think I must be doing something wrong in a big way - but...!!! I have a PRS Custom 24 (which has humbuckers of course) and I tried doing this tweak to your Ultimate Versatile Tone - however, as soon as I turned the EQ on, the sound became very muffled (and quite a bit quieter) - not like the sound you were getting at all...!! Would you expect a PRS to need significantly different settings to ones you dialed in? I often have difficulty making downloaded patches sound anything like they do in demo videos and when I saw you had done a video on how to change settings for different guitars I thought it might solve my problem. Unfortunately not it seems! Got any suggestions?
This tutorial is terrific! I was worried my PRS SE245 was too muddy and bass-y, but this tutorial (and the clean tones one too) is a tone-saver! Thanks, Paul!
Omg my LP suddenly sounds like I want it to now! Legend.
First off I have to say that these are a great series of video tutorials, very informative and well put together. This one is great for when you have settled on ‘your sound’ and you want to be able to get it on different guitars. There is another approach, I would suggest, and instead of getting the same sound from different guitars you can also use the Katana to emphasise the characteristics of different guitars to get the best out of them. There is such a thing as the Telecaster sound, the Strat sound and the Les Paul sound and others, and that’s why people buy those guitars in the first place. What sound you choose is of course influenced by the music you want to play and your playing style. I’m not a lead player; I play rhythm and I sing. I also play different guitars. I will use the knowledge you have given me to set up patches that get the best out of my electro-acoustic, my 12 -string and my Richmond Dorchester. Thanks for your great work.
This was a great reply to a great video! It's amazing the knowledge you can get in this time of technology!
Some of the best tutorials I've seen in any kind of field. Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much.
Anytime Carl.
Had to Sub....you got one hell of an ear. Thanks for passing on the knowledge
W Armstrong cheers!
he's got two actually :))
Thanks for all your work. This video cleaned the mud out of the sound of my cheap humbuckers. My ear training is improving with every video I watch. Cheers.
I’m really glad the vids are helping .
Truly useful information on something specific. My guitar is an EGC all aluminum. Keep up your good work.
40 years of plugging and playing I've never really given much consideration to eq. Incredible tone tools
Good stuff Paul. I’m looking forward to your next video.
AMAZING!
Love your work!
It would be cool if you guys included an audio file of the unprocessed sound of the guitar used for each preset.... That way we could match the unprocessed sound by ear..
You have done the lord's work
It would be helpful if Boss would tell us the frequency ranges of the 3 panel buttons, so we dont end up cuttng/boosting the same frequencies we just adjustable on the panel.
Best tip! save my bassy sound, thank you so much
Thanks for the great video. How about a tutorial on using the Global Eq or even the "shrouded in mystery" Contour switch to designate a setting for each guitar. A Tele, LP style, and HSS Strat rotate through my Kat Artist. For the live performer having either of those options would be great. Wouldn't really be looking to make each guitar sound too much the same but small changes to each setting would be nice. Maybe just some general tips. I now most folk are too proficient with dialing the Global Eq and Contour switch. I doubt most don't even know how to uset he Contour switch, myself included.
Very helpful videos, much appreciated!
Definitely best on the Gibson
Thanks Paul!
anytime Mike.
I wanted to like this amp, since I was looking for something that I could use for practise as well as small gigs. Unfortunately, the Katana sounds thin, muddy and boxy. If you dial up the Gain and Presence, you can get something close to a Vox, but that's about it. There’s virtually no bass, and when you hike up the bass, the amp sounds like it’s muffled, as though a blanket has been thrown over it. A far better choice is to save up another $700 and buy a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.
Hey Paul love tutorials of the Boss Katana. Could you make a video on setting up Jazz tones for a Strat and Tele?
I’m not a jazz player I’m afraid, but I’ll look into it.
Great videos man!
This is just what I've been looking for. I have a Fender Player series HSS strat and have been looking for settings I could use with the bridge humbucker. I have a Katana Mk II but have only been downloading patches for it. I would like to start making my own presets and saving them, but don't know how. Maybe you could do a video on that? Thank you!
Hey Paul, thank you for this awesome video!
I wonder if you have plans on sharing your patches for download somewhere on the internet. It'd be great if you did!
Hey Burak, I have created a free patch bank you find the video on how to download on my youtube channel.
@@TheStudioRats oh, it's wonderful news! Thanks Paul.
Can you do one for P90s?
Thanks!
A Video about Guitars with Active EMG pickups . I have a Schecter SVSS With EMG 70'S in it which cover Blues up to the most Nasty over driven distorted Metal , 80's to Modern Metal . This has caused me problems when loading Patches and they dont dial in sounding right because the Guitar used had Passive Humbucker's . I would be happy with a Dimarzio Super Distortion tone from my EMG's and how to set either of the EQ's to achieve that ??
Great video! Have you also change your GLOBAL EQ of your boss katana? My tone is a little bit different . Thank s man
Hi Mario, cheers eq is stock nothing changed.
Hey Paul! Thanks for really nice videos on the Katana.
Any tips on reducing the latency while connected via USB? I have some crazy half a second delay when playing through USB, and really can't find where to adjust for this, neither in Tone Studio, nor my DAW.
what DAW are you using? and mac or PC?
@@TheStudioRats Sorry, didn't receive notification of your answer. I'm using Cubase with a PC. I might just try another USB port, once I get my Katana back (internal speaker of the head was d.o.a.), other than that I'm clueless.
The adjustments gave much better sound. I was just thinking if Warm OD is the best for Humbuckers? Maybe another booster would have solved the dull sound, like the normal Overdrive or a Tube Screamer?
Sören Ahlbäck good idea.
Will the eq settings work for the Nextone Paul?
Hi Paul, I think I must be doing something wrong in a big way - but...!!! I have a PRS Custom 24 (which has humbuckers of course) and I tried doing this tweak to your Ultimate Versatile Tone - however, as soon as I turned the EQ on, the sound became very muffled (and quite a bit quieter) - not like the sound you were getting at all...!! Would you expect a PRS to need significantly different settings to ones you dialed in? I often have difficulty making downloaded patches sound anything like they do in demo videos and when I saw you had done a video on how to change settings for different guitars I thought it might solve my problem. Unfortunately not it seems! Got any suggestions?
Hi Dave, PRS's are sometimes a little dark but can I ask, is this just when you turn the parametric eq on?
@@TheStudioRatsThanks for the reply. Yes, the muffled, reduced volume happens as soon as I turn the PEQ on (and goes away again if I turn it off!)
Sounds to me like you’ve got the high cut turned too low. Turn it all the way to the right I think (I haven’t got it in front of me), so it says flat.
@@TheStudioRats It already does...!!!
Dave Clilverd can you take a screen shot and send it to me via the studio Rats Facebook?
hi ,i have the mk2 artist it has a global eq do you have that on or off?
How does this compare to using the Guitar Sim in the amp? Say if you chose H->S instead of using the EQ?
That’s a good test, I’ll try it out.
My main guitars have an EMG 85 in the bridge position, would this video work for them like your les paul?
Stevie Bon EMG’s are much brighter so you probably wouldn’t need to go as far.