High Gain Boss Katana and Nextone vs Mesa/Boogie Rectifier
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- I needed to record some guitar parts today and thought it would be fun to do a comparison between a Boss Katana mk1, a Boss Nextone, and a Mesa/Boogie rectifier. On paper, the two Boss amps shouldn't be able to compete with the Mesa Boogie, oh how wrong I was. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
Thanks, Paul. I am the owner of KATANA 100 and I love her, I also like NEXTONE and at the same time I have never been a fan of MESA/BOOGIE. But I must admit that MESA/BOOGIE sounded more fuller, which is very cool! Whereas NEXTONE and KATANA were emphasized in the middle of the range. I liked the song!
Yeah I definitely feel the Nextone and Katana held up. Cheers for the comment.
Boss should start paying you, Paul. Well done, brother!
Cheers Brian.
Oh whaat i thought they've been paying him this whole time!
Andrew Thach 😂😂😂😂
I have the Katana1 combo 100 and I love it. Thanks for your demos Paul!!!
Anytime Edo.
Love the comparison, got a Nextone Artist arriving tomorrow, cannot wait.... But dude.... that song is AWESOME
Impressive ... Katana all the way.
Thank you very much for your time and effort.
Cheers Angelo.
KILLER VIDEO !! I have a Boss Katana MKII,and watch ALL of your videos. You guys cover ALL ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM !!! Downloading info,tips N tricks,EQ,Patches,recording with..... HELL YEAH YALL !! Great work from da STUDIO RATS as usual,keep up all the great,informative videos guys!!! AWESOME SOUNDING SONG BTW AS WELL !!!!
Cheers John.
Wow, amazing how well the Boss amps hold up. I have a Katana MKI 100 and MKII Artist - I find they REALLY come alive with a booster in front (my favorite is a Wampler Tumnus).
recorded in a mix, you don't need to use expensive amps. there's so much post production that can turn any tone into a monster. i tried a boss Katana as a back up to my mesa single rec for live gigs, but couldn't feel/hear an inspirational tone. that's where the mesa blows away the little boss. i don't record much, and just need a great, plug in and play tone for live, with incredible reliability. this is why i've stuck with mesa for 25+ years. great show case of what you can do in a recording situation.
Cheers for your comment Scott.
I really tried not to listen with my eyes, but yeah the rectifier sounded so full while the Katana also cut through. Nice song btw!
I'd love to see some of those,"arthritic chords you play"?
Liked the song as well 😃👍🏻
Cheers Martijn you can get the full song on our UA-cam channel.
Nice demo. I find it interesting people feel a need to say one is better than the other... If enough time is spent tweaking them they'll be very close and that's the key takeaway. As a bonus I would've liked to see the Katana and Nextone run through the UA box as well so the speaker was out of the equation... or at least through their dedicated USB interfaces.
Bottom line... I can make them all sound bad and make none of them sound as good as Paul!
All very similar 👍
I realpy start thinking that this all gear aquisition thing start to be very silly especially in frony of such versatile rigs thrown into a mix. BTW nice song can i ask who is the artist you recorded for?
Hi Alberto here is a link to the song. ua-cam.com/video/yuSKV6ZPun8/v-deo.html
Thanks for the comparison, man and by the way, great sounding song, very enjoyable. Who's the band if i may know? tnx
Hi Vincenzo thanks. here's a link to the song, its by The Studio Rats.
@@TheStudioRats i'll keep an eye on that, tnx mate. Edit: i cannot see any link, tnx!
Vincenzo Iannaccone ua-cam.com/video/yuSKV6ZPun8/v-deo.html
The Mesa sounded the best !
Hi, Paul is the Nextone stage loud comprared to a 20 watt tube amp? Tks
yeah its loud.
The Nextone and Katana sat in the mix better. The Mesa has the fullness needed for live stage work with less instrumentation.
thanks.
Hey Paul! Could you do some video of the Nextone being slammed with some high gain pedals? Distortions, fuzzes and such? Apparently there isn't anything like this on the youtube. Thanks for all the Katana videos, by the way!
Hey Paul! Do you recommend to replace the speaker of the katana mkii 100? And by what? 😁 Many thanks for the great videos
Hi Vincent, I replaced mine with a Celestion red back. The vid is on our UA-cam channel
@@TheStudioRats oh yeah I remember! I thought it was for the nextone! Thanks a lot I love your channel and playing ❤️🙏
EXACTLY. In a rock mix, you cannot tell the "quality" of the gear you're hearing.
H.E.R.O. Is the band name from where the singer is from.
Hi Paul, great vid! I have a nextone and wondered do you adjust the tube characteristics in the editor as well as the post power amp eq and amp eq?
Hi Liam. I have a set post eq that I use for all the characteristics. I’m sure It’s a personal thing but I tend to use it on all the models.
Came for the guitar tones, stayed for the song! Which amp did you go with in the final mix?
Hey Stormwoken. In the end I used a combination. Here’s a link to the track. ua-cam.com/video/yuSKV6ZPun8/v-deo.html
Proud owner of a katana 100mk2 and have been looking at you tips and tricks and love it! I was just wondering about metal tones like children of bodom with alexis high gain soloing/riffing and so on. How close can you actualy get with just the katana it self? I know its not your favorite territory but asking anyways 😂
Hi Jarl, metal tones aren’t really my expertise. Check out jucca nery
I like the song lol
Have you tried a Roland Blues cube? I was planning on getting one but ended up getting a Katana, still wouldn’t mind one, they a very much in the Fender territory but using the same technology
I haven’t I’ve heard it’s really good, I’ll contact boss to see if they can lend me one.
What is the song n band ?
Hi, which power amp were you using on the Nextone?
The 84s as I remember
Great video Paul. All 3 amps sounded great. I have a Katana 50 mkII (which I bought after watching a bunch of your videos)...I do feel the amp has great tone and cheap as chips. The song sounded really nice and your playing is as always fantastic. By the way, how well do you think the katana takes dirt pedals up front? Thanks.
Great to hear and thanks. In my opinion The Katana takes pedals really well.
The Studio Rats cool. Thanks
How come you skipped the Mesa settings?
Hi Branislav, I should have showed that but it was more of a Katana/ Nextone video.
Katana all the way.
Thanks Mike.
What song is this?
Mesa sounds so good right out of the box though lol but I guess that's what u pay for 😆
hi paul im thinking of buying my first guitar and amp and i saw online there was a bundle with the katana 100 and a guitar with emg 55 how does this amp take an active pickup? sorry for my broken english
Hey Asi, Ive never tried a katana with active pickups but theres no reason why it shouldn't sound great. go for it.
The Studio Rats i end up not likeing the active pickup its so hard getting the clean tone i end up buying a strat style guitar instead