This 10 mins video makes more sense than 30-40 mins videos yapping about how good this amp is. Talking us through the controls with examples is what makes sense. Thank you for this, a thumbs up from me. Buying it tomorrow.
@@davidian2.024 confirming that YES it is. Bought this for my 12 year old for xmas. To me its a lot better than my blues jr amp. lol...soooo I sold that one. Now thinking of parting with some of my pedals. lol. the katana 50, is awesome. ...makes me actually laugh a bit when I play through it.
@@davidian2.024 Yes get it. In fact, no lie I'm going to go turn it on right now. And although it's still my sons Christmas gift, I can't stop playing with it. Haha.
I brought one from Derringers Forestville SA 12-02-19. The day after watching this video. Great review of a product, Thank you. Amp arrived 13-02-19 Happy as, it's better than great.
just bought this amp online without even trying one first just because of the unbeatable price and because of all these great demos. haven't read one bad thing about these amps and I've been a big fan of boss pedals for over 15 years and they continue to impress me
After 2 months, i am still impressed by the quality and quantity of sounds at this price. I play death metal and ambiant clean. My girl friend plays on a Taylor GS mini on the acoustic channel. We love it. Perfect format for home practice
@ragin Caucasian There's many different controls on distorsion, so i think you can find this type of sound. It's great for Metal but 50 watts is not enough to play with a drummer, of course. I see good deals on the second hand market, i recommand this
Great review--very informative and great playing. I like the fact that he spends more time talking instead of just noodling and riffing. Thanks Austin!
Much appreciation for pointing out keeping channel volume up high, this makes a huge difference/improvement upon the overall tone.. this amp comes alive with channel volume up above 1:00 o'clock to max with all kinds of dynamic tone! Looking forward to getting the katana artist now..
Best description video I have seen _. Perfectly explained ....I’m ordering a new boss katana .... now I know what it can do .... I just need to learn how to play ....cheers
Thank you so very much. You helped me immensely in figuring out my Boss Katana 50 amp, which came without any manual nor any user history. MANY THANKS🥰 I got SO tired of "experimenting".
This video did more for me to understand the controls than most any video on any amp I have seen. Granted the control layout is logical and that sure helps.
You really have to play one of these in person to really appreciate them. I ordered one for $189 new on sale on just blind faith from reading about them from owners and not only was what i read true but the amop was even better than i had expected.
Just bought this as my first combo to learn on. It's without doubt amazing value for money. This video is great to help me get the best out of my amp as a beginner. Thanks
I wish I had found this video before the multitude of time I wasted on other videos. That old saying KISS (keep it simple stupid) really applies here. You made this so easy and clear. Thank you !!
I know I’m three years late on the video. But this is still the best video talking about this wonderful amp. Can’t wait to get it and thank you for this series!
Amazing! Just got the squire stratocaster with the katana mk50ii only used for a year and paid 380 for both. I really like the sound. I'm just a beginner
@@jose_m1655 A year after I bought the amp, I had issues with power since the amp itself wouldn't turn on. Sent it to customer service and they fixed the problem. Hadn't stopped working since. I still use it to this day.
It doesn't really function as a preamp volume either, like it doesn't add any drive or saturation the way a preamp knob would on a marshall or something. It's basically just the channel volume so that you can set up all your channels to be the same volume if you switch back and forth on the fly, that kind of thing.
Great Demo! I purchased one of these amps, after struggling with a Fender Mustang for two years. The Katana 50 is sooo much better. I love it, and am looking forward to your pedal review and demo.
This is the second time that I've watched this video, and my only complaint is that I can not see the body of Austin's guitar. It would be helpful to see which pick up he is using or how hard he is picking the strings on any of the given tones he is producing with the amp. That said, the videos, as well as the amp itself, are really quite good.
Well, just listen. You should be able to hear the difference between a bridge Humbucker and a neck Humbucker. The treble tiny sound is the bridge, and the warm bell sound is the neck.
Great demo (yes, it was 5 years ago but I missed it) which was easy to understand. I think I would probably be very happy with a mk1. Is there really much of a difference with the later mk2 version? The mk1 versions change hands at lower prices these days and would suit most of my needs. Big thanks for the demo and really excellent playing. 👍👍
I am very interested in this amp. My friend owns a music store, and there is one available now. I have played through it using my 1973 Gibson ES-335, original pick-ups from 1973. Two things make me hesitate - 1. The clean channel seemed to require full volume on the amp, the master and my guitar controls, unless I turned up the gain, which would seem to mean it's not really "clean" anymore. This does not seem intuitive to me; maybe it's just the way this amp is designed? Most reviewers are saying the clean has plenty of power to cut through. It didn't feel that way to me. 2. Whenever I did turn up gain, or any of the booster effects, there was a lot of objectionable noise. Any insights you have would be appreciated!
I own the 50 and I feel the same. It seems when you have any distortion it goes way up in volume but when you switch to clean it loses all volume it seems
@@TK-bu1ht vox modeling fenders,blackstars are garbage dude lol only blackstar silverline is superior of all including katana who is a joke also but costing so much and dont have fx loop
went in to store to try it. the deal breaker for me was the clean channel is WAY lower volume than the dirty. several amps have this issue. how hard is it to make the 2 channel volumes atleast close? i am staying with my clean amp and pedal board thanks. should do a video on this
Hi, I can’t find the 2nd part to this video about the foot switch. A buddy just gave me this amp yesterday, so I’m trying to learn about it. I already fished through all of this channel’s videos and couldn’t find it. Thank You
This is an excellent guide to bring the new owners up to speed like myself who received my katana 50 yesterday. Boy I’m loving it to pieces. Apologies in advance if this question has been asked before but does a laptop always have to be connected to the amp in order to load the saved custom tones in studio app? Thanks so much BOSS for gifting the world with such an excellent masterpiece of an amp at such a price point. Couldn’t ask for more.
You can save a preset by holding down one of the channel buttons until all three buttons light up. Once its saved you'll be able to bring it back without the pc. Tones from the pc are all things that you could potentially make by adjusting the knobs on the amp, so theres no reason the amp can't save them. Another tip is that you can use an android smartphone instead of a pc. (There may also be an apple app) You just need a cable thats usb-B to whatever your phone takes. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsforamps.katana
Fossil Draws Thanks so much buddy. Yeah I’ve been playing around with the amp for a while and figured as much. Really wish if we could save more than 4 presets at a time and have the ability to switch between em with a foot controller. Haha please let me know if I have missed anything there. Stay safe mate.
Hi There I get a box with audio settings and this message 'please turn the unit from slave mode to normal settings' I have tried all the options but the BTS will not connect, I am currently running the old BTS on MAC 10.16.6 - I have the latest drivers and firmware installed. I cannot get the m400 version to connect - Amp is the Katana 50w MK2.
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 Not that big of an issue dude. Maybe further down the track... I'm only getting back into guitar after a 5-6 year hiatus. Its a good quality amp at a good price. All I need for now.
I'd be interested in taking the boss katana MK2 50 to play and I'd like to take the opportunity to use it as a singing amplifier for my sister as well. do you think it's usable (setting the sound to clean or acoustic with no effects) or is it better to avoid? I underline that I have a wireless microphone system to possibly connect to the amp.
I have the Boss Katana Artist 100.... Which is awesome. Just like this Boss Katana 50.... Which is also awesome. They're a lot alike..... Which is awesome. And for the price,,,,, it's super awesome. This really is a very awesome deal and if you decide to go out and grab you one, you will be awesome too! Have a awesomely spectacular awesome day my super awesome dudes!
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 I was playing with the guy in the video with my comment. I wasn't giving any advice. Personally, I never intended to buy the Katana to begin with. I purchased a used Fender Champion 100 off Reverb and when I drove down to Bloomington IN to get it, they sold it before I got there. To show their gratitude, they gave me a brand new Katana Artist 100 for the 300 bucks I spent on the Fender. $599.00 is a lot of money to spend on a solid state amp when you can get a nice tube amp for around the same price. If I was to give any advice at all it would be this.... If you can find an Artist 100 for around 300.... Buy it, it's a great deal. If it's full price, don't. Just buy a nice tube amp. Either way, if you're not happy with the Katana 50, sell it. If the loop is the only thing bringing you down, look into a loop pedal or even step up to an E-Band JS-10. I bought one on Reverb for around $300.00. Looper, built in effects, beat machine, record yourself playing and then record over it. Modify songs to extract the guitar and you become the guitar player on the track. Change the tempo too. The best part, built in speakers so you can take it with you when you travel. I take mine on trips all the time. Just came back from Michigan. Played every chance I got. Just my 2 cents man, I'm sorry if my comment led you to buy the Boss Katana 50.
@@bluecollardiyer7248 I'm sorry if that came off like I was blaming you... I meant none of these videos tell you. I actually really appreciate the advice. I'm just hoping I can sell it for a decent price. This gets a little complicated due to similar terms... when i say the 50 doesn't have an effects loop, I dont mean a looper pedal type effect. I mean it doesn't have send and return jacks. This actually prevents using a looper pedal with the onboard effects. The only way to set one up would be guitar>looper>amp but then your loop would be effected by any tone changes made for the next loop/live play. I've actually resorted to playing clean rhythm loops into an old 10w cheapo amp, and then using an a/b switcher to use the katana for my lead.
I purchased one of these a couple years back I've tried but I can't get a sound that I like out of the thing the amp has no bottom end no matter what I've tried this thing is pretty much just a an effect processor with a cheap solid state amp to drive it.
very similar to a Yamaha THX10C as far as effects go but you have a tuner and 4 presets but no footswitch but its 1/3 the size and runs on 8 AA batteries or a charger. Great sound out of a BOSE style baffle.
Great tones, versatile and great value for money. But here's the downsides for me. There is no screen on the amp or an official Boss mobile phone for ultra convenient on the fly setting adjustment. The Boss Tone studio software looks amazing and is very comprehensive but you can only access it by hooking up to a windows based PC or tablet. Does everyone want to do that and there's a real danger you spend more time fiddling on the computer chasing that perfect tone rather than actually playing your guitar. For sheer plug and play flexibility for bedrooms players I feel these are big weaknesses. The unofficial third party katana librarian app partly addresses the issue but is not ideal.
I agree, I guess the Spark Positive Grid amp solves that problem...but I've heard (and read) that the Katana sounds better, I guess that's a subjective opinion
To the far right of the screen in your video, I'm not sure if you noticed it yet, but the green screen is causing the headstock of your guitar to disappear behind the digital wall. Just letting you know, who knows if you'll even see this, but maybe something you could improve on for your content maybe, just to make it that much better. Thank you for the video!
Great video, but I have a question how do I turn off all of the effects as I want to use my zoom 5GN pedalboard?. When I plug in my zoom the effects on the amp ‘override’ it.....so annoying!
I feel like my Katana 50 sounds better through my headphones than through the actual speaker. It's almost TOO fizzy/gainy and hollow. Does anyone else have this problem or tips?
bassplyr13 Totally. Great little amp for the money, but the cab and speaker suck. There’s no extension jack, but a little custom wiring and I hook it to a pine cab with a 12”. Helps a lot.
Would you recommend the katana or the black star id series amps? I've owned both, a new katana MKII 50 limited edition white, and I had a black star ID: 260, That thing was amazing. I haven't gotten to actually play my katana yet because I'm waiting for my guitar to get here right now. So if you've played both amps, I'm interested in knowing what you're true thoughts are on both in comparison please. Even better, do a VS video maybe?
LMMProductions I figured, well...I use a Blackstar BEAM small amp as a practice amp and wanted to buy a half stack in case I start gigging again so I feel it would be a waste of time to buy the Boss amp although it is a great price. I carry the small Blackstar with me when I travel, dont want to do that with that Boss amp. I also thought about buying it and reselling it a bit higher lol Its still in the box, makes me wonder if its “hot” too though...
im planning on buying an amp, i initially check marshal mg50cfx. but but with this video, i might actually check this amp. now im turn between these two. if u can recommend me something, which one of the two amps would i buy? im planning on using it using lp with gnr and metallica music...
Awesome ! I ordered it online as the same time as my new telecaster. Only hav even playing on it for about 2 hours and the sound and effects are amazing
I am trying to connect my katana to boss tone studio why do i get a error message saying the external midi device needs to be changed from slave to master when i try to run tone studio katana I've looked at roland for answers no luck do u have any idea thanks
This 10 mins video makes more sense than 30-40 mins videos yapping about how good this amp is. Talking us through the controls with examples is what makes sense. Thank you for this, a thumbs up from me. Buying it tomorrow.
Still an awesome amp?
@@davidian2.024 confirming that YES it is. Bought this for my 12 year old for xmas. To me its a lot better than my blues jr amp. lol...soooo I sold that one. Now thinking of parting with some of my pedals. lol. the katana 50, is awesome. ...makes me actually laugh a bit when I play through it.
@@EYECOMEINPEACE I have the money for it next week haha GOTSTA GET IT!
@@davidian2.024 Yes get it. In fact, no lie I'm going to go turn it on right now. And although it's still my sons Christmas gift, I can't stop playing with it. Haha.
I brought one from Derringers Forestville SA 12-02-19. The day after watching this video. Great review of a product, Thank you. Amp arrived 13-02-19 Happy as, it's better than great.
just bought this amp online without even trying one first just because of the unbeatable price and because of all these great demos. haven't read one bad thing about these amps and I've been a big fan of boss pedals for over 15 years and they continue to impress me
chris h how is it? I’m going to buy it next month.
Yeah awesome amp best bang for the buck
I bought it yesterday I love it so far. Perfect amp for me as I can’t crank a tube amp in my house it’s just too loud
I haven’t really looked into this amp a lot , just heard about it a lot, does it work good with guitar pedals
After 2 months, i am still impressed by the quality and quantity of sounds at this price. I play death metal and ambiant clean. My girl friend plays on a Taylor GS mini on the acoustic channel. We love it. Perfect format for home practice
Would you say it’s good for 80s thrash?
@@mysticab7940 Yes, you have a lot of options for overdrive and distortion. If you have the opportunity to try this amp, you will judge by yourself.
@ragin Caucasian There's many different controls on distorsion, so i think you can find this type of sound. It's great for Metal but 50 watts is not enough to play with a drummer, of course. I see good deals on the second hand market, i recommand this
Great review--very informative and great playing. I like the fact that he spends more time talking instead of just noodling and riffing. Thanks Austin!
Much appreciation for pointing out keeping channel volume up high, this makes a huge difference/improvement upon the overall tone.. this amp comes alive with channel volume up above 1:00 o'clock to max with all kinds of dynamic tone! Looking forward to getting the katana artist now..
Best description video I have seen _. Perfectly explained ....I’m ordering a new boss katana .... now I know what it can do .... I just need to learn how to play ....cheers
Thank you so very much.
You helped me immensely in figuring out my Boss Katana 50 amp, which came without any manual nor any user history.
MANY THANKS🥰
I got SO tired of "experimenting".
I have had this amp for about 2 years. Things solid, reliable and loud.
Is that very loud?
Skumaker Guitar Yes, the amp is very loud on 100W and high mids and volume. Comparable to a thbe
Krish Dutta thanks man i will buy it its sound really great
This is one of the most valuable 10 minute videos I’ve seen.
This video did more for me to understand the controls than most any video on any amp I have seen. Granted the control layout is logical and that sure helps.
Great overview. It doubled perfectly as a tutorial/ promotional piece!
Brilliant demo, and clear presentation - thanks for teaching me how to sort the tones and effects out.
You really have to play one of these in person to really appreciate them.
I ordered one for $189 new on sale on just blind faith from reading about them from owners and not only was what i read true but the amop was even better than i had expected.
Nice amp...lots of tones....and for the price of one boutique pedal...
Just bought this as my first combo to learn on. It's without doubt amazing value for money. This video is great to help me get the best out of my amp as a beginner. Thanks
Brown Sound Channel certainly trumps the Lead Channel. Great video...thanks
It is great that Max Cavalera endorses this amp!!!
I wish I had found this video before the multitude of time I wasted on other videos. That old saying KISS (keep it simple stupid) really applies here. You made this so easy and clear. Thank you !!
This is a great video for explaining all the nuances of the amp. Thanks for explaining how to use all the features.
Well done, very understandable and concise. Thanks for taking the time for the demo
This dude is very present with his guitar. Video was greta, good info and well presented.
Great video, had this amp for months and couldn't figure it out. The store that sold it to me wasn't much help Esther. Thank you!
I know I’m three years late on the video. But this is still the best video talking about this wonderful amp. Can’t wait to get it and thank you for this series!
Did you end up buying ?
@@twomindz79 I did and it's amazing! I'm happy to answer any questions you have on it!
@@garrbigsteris there a big difference between mk1 and mk2?
Great demo. You get some great tones from the crunch channel.
Amazing! Just got the squire stratocaster with the katana mk50ii only used for a year and paid 380 for both. I really like the sound. I'm just a beginner
Was it good set?
Thank you for this excellent guide. I was going to buy a Fender Mustang, I will buy a Katana tomorrow.
Bought this back in 2018 as my first amplifier: no regrets
Have you had any problems with the amp since you bought it?
@@jose_m1655 A year after I bought the amp, I had issues with power since the amp itself wouldn't turn on. Sent it to customer service and they fixed the problem. Hadn't stopped working since. I still use it to this day.
so Master is the speaker volume and volume is the preamp... My life was all a lie..
I just got smacked with a large wet reality fish...
It doesn't really function as a preamp volume either, like it doesn't add any drive or saturation the way a preamp knob would on a marshall or something. It's basically just the channel volume so that you can set up all your channels to be the same volume if you switch back and forth on the fly, that kind of thing.
holy shit, for real? :o
@neotokyo try them both.see what you like
Che scoperta fratello
Great Demo! I purchased one of these amps, after struggling with a Fender Mustang for two years. The Katana 50 is sooo much better. I love it, and am looking forward to your pedal review and demo.
RNArizona i did the same as you such a great little amp
I have the Mustang I, Yamaha THR-10x and Marshall CODE 25. The THR and CODE blow the Mustang out of the water. Now I really want a Katana!
Thank you so much for your comment, I was going to buy a Mustang 😂 I will buy a Katana tomorrow 😊
I’m shopping these right now. There are plenty of used amps out there. I’m sure I’ll find one eventually!
I love my katana 50. I use it with my Lap steel for everything from country to blues and rock.
This is the second time that I've watched this video, and my only complaint is that I can not see the body of Austin's guitar. It would be helpful to see which pick up he is using or how hard he is picking the strings on any of the given tones he is producing with the amp. That said, the videos, as well as the amp itself, are really quite good.
RNArizona yeah that's what I want to see, and he plays really well.
Well, just listen. You should be able to hear the difference between a bridge Humbucker and a neck Humbucker. The treble tiny sound is the bridge, and the warm bell sound is the neck.
Thank you so much. I have been wondering about buying this amp. You have made me want to buy one. Keep up the good work.
Great demo (yes, it was 5 years ago but I missed it) which was easy to understand. I think I would
probably be very happy with a mk1. Is there really much of a difference with the later mk2 version?
The mk1 versions change hands at lower prices these days and would suit most of my needs. Big
thanks for the demo and really excellent playing. 👍👍
Your a great teacher and one bad ass guitarist, you’ve really got the touch.👍👍👍👍
Now I’m love with this amp. Thank you
I am very interested in this amp. My friend owns a music store, and there is one available now. I have played through it using my 1973 Gibson ES-335, original pick-ups from 1973. Two things make me hesitate - 1. The clean channel seemed to require full volume on the amp, the master and my guitar controls, unless I turned up the gain, which would seem to mean it's not really "clean" anymore. This does not seem intuitive to me; maybe it's just the way this amp is designed? Most reviewers are saying the clean has plenty of power to cut through. It didn't feel that way to me. 2. Whenever I did turn up gain, or any of the booster effects, there was a lot of objectionable noise. Any insights you have would be appreciated!
Ken Schwentker maybe the 100 watt version might be better for you. Or try the acoustic setting.
You must be going deaf then. This amp has plenty of power at the clean setting.
Bob Bush nope I’m not hearing you on that one 😉😂
I own the 50 and I feel the same. It seems when you have any distortion it goes way up in volume but when you switch to clean it loses all volume it seems
Thank you. I just bought this amp and I love it. This video was very helpful, you rock!
before buying it, did you consider Vox or Blackstar? I am really confused
@@TK-bu1ht vox modeling fenders,blackstars are garbage dude lol
only blackstar silverline is superior of all including katana who is a joke also but costing so much and dont have fx loop
went in to store to try it. the deal breaker for me was the clean channel is WAY lower volume than the dirty. several amps have this issue. how hard is it to make the 2 channel volumes atleast close? i am staying with my clean amp and pedal board thanks. should do a video on this
I’m going to sleep to this presentation tonight
T shirt says metal zone but doesn't play metal demo.. How disappointing 😑
Hi, I can’t find the 2nd part to this video about the foot switch. A buddy just gave me this amp yesterday, so I’m trying to learn about it. I already fished through all of this channel’s videos and couldn’t find it.
Thank You
Best review of this amp on youtube.
Great Video! Definitely helps me figure out which amp to buy.
Nice demonstration of this amplifier!
This is an excellent guide to bring the new owners up to speed like myself who received my katana 50 yesterday. Boy I’m loving it to pieces. Apologies in advance if this question has been asked before but does a laptop always have to be connected to the amp in order to load the saved custom tones in studio app? Thanks so much BOSS for gifting the world with such an excellent masterpiece of an amp at such a price point. Couldn’t ask for more.
You can save a preset by holding down one of the channel buttons until all three buttons light up. Once its saved you'll be able to bring it back without the pc.
Tones from the pc are all things that you could potentially make by adjusting the knobs on the amp, so theres no reason the amp can't save them.
Another tip is that you can use an android smartphone instead of a pc. (There may also be an apple app)
You just need a cable thats usb-B to whatever your phone takes.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsforamps.katana
Fossil Draws Thanks so much buddy. Yeah I’ve been playing around with the amp for a while and figured as much. Really wish if we could save more than 4 presets at a time and have the ability to switch between em with a foot controller. Haha please let me know if I have missed anything there. Stay safe mate.
@@vimuth no problem. Play on man.
Excellent review and explanation of the amp features. Well done!
🚩kinda new to Electric..i knew this was The One!!
Yes, but what about the BANK B effects listed in the manual? Do they not feature on the K-50?
Great job... makes using it very easy after watching your tutorial, I just ordered one through Guitar Center should be here within 7 days or so
Excellent review. I have this on my list. Nice fat, warm tones...similar to my Champ 40. Great review. Best out there. Well done.
Hi There I get a box with audio settings and this message 'please turn the unit from slave mode to normal settings' I have tried all the options but the BTS will not connect, I am currently running the old BTS on MAC 10.16.6 - I have the latest drivers and firmware installed. I cannot get the m400 version to connect - Amp is the Katana 50w MK2.
what can i say, thanx boss guys !!!!!IT'S KATANA PARTYTIME !!!
Excellent demonstration. Thanks
Just bought it. Pretty sure I got the last one left in Australia for another 6+ weeks lol. Cant wait 👍👍
Ok, now use a looper pedal... might want to cancel the order and upgrade to either the 100 watt or a different amp. The 50 has no effects loop.
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 Not that big of an issue dude. Maybe further down the track... I'm only getting back into guitar after a 5-6 year hiatus. Its a good quality amp at a good price. All I need for now.
I'd be interested in taking the boss katana MK2 50 to play and I'd like to take the opportunity to use it as a singing amplifier for my sister as well. do you think it's usable (setting the sound to clean or acoustic with no effects) or is it better to avoid?
I underline that I have a wireless microphone system to possibly connect to the amp.
I have the Boss Katana Artist 100.... Which is awesome. Just like this Boss Katana 50.... Which is also awesome. They're a lot alike..... Which is awesome. And for the price,,,,, it's super awesome. This really is a very awesome deal and if you decide to go out and grab you one, you will be awesome too! Have a awesomely spectacular awesome day my super awesome dudes!
Gotta warn people about the lack of effects loop on the 50. No one warned me and I feel like I wasted money on the 50.
Buy the 100 everybody!
@@xjunkxyrdxdog89 I was playing with the guy in the video with my comment. I wasn't giving any advice. Personally, I never intended to buy the Katana to begin with. I purchased a used Fender Champion 100 off Reverb and when I drove down to Bloomington IN to get it, they sold it before I got there. To show their gratitude, they gave me a brand new Katana Artist 100 for the 300 bucks I spent on the Fender. $599.00 is a lot of money to spend on a solid state amp when you can get a nice tube amp for around the same price. If I was to give any advice at all it would be this.... If you can find an Artist 100 for around 300.... Buy it, it's a great deal. If it's full price, don't. Just buy a nice tube amp. Either way, if you're not happy with the Katana 50, sell it. If the loop is the only thing bringing you down, look into a loop pedal or even step up to an E-Band JS-10. I bought one on Reverb for around $300.00. Looper, built in effects, beat machine, record yourself playing and then record over it. Modify songs to extract the guitar and you become the guitar player on the track. Change the tempo too. The best part, built in speakers so you can take it with you when you travel. I take mine on trips all the time. Just came back from Michigan. Played every chance I got. Just my 2 cents man, I'm sorry if my comment led you to buy the Boss Katana 50.
@@bluecollardiyer7248 I'm sorry if that came off like I was blaming you... I meant none of these videos tell you. I actually really appreciate the advice. I'm just hoping I can sell it for a decent price.
This gets a little complicated due to similar terms... when i say the 50 doesn't have an effects loop, I dont mean a looper pedal type effect. I mean it doesn't have send and return jacks.
This actually prevents using a looper pedal with the onboard effects. The only way to set one up would be guitar>looper>amp but then your loop would be effected by any tone changes made for the next loop/live play.
I've actually resorted to playing clean rhythm loops into an old 10w cheapo amp, and then using an a/b switcher to use the katana for my lead.
I like these vids so much, there's always something to tweek on the amp.
Great in depth review. Thank you!
I purchased one of these a couple years back I've tried but I can't get a sound that I like out of the thing the amp has no bottom end no matter what I've tried this thing is pretty much just a an effect processor with a cheap solid state amp to drive it.
Austin! Good to see you. Nice demo!
very similar to a Yamaha THX10C as far as effects go but you have a tuner and 4 presets but no footswitch but its 1/3 the size and runs on 8 AA batteries or a charger. Great sound out of a BOSE style baffle.
the difference is you can gig with the 50 and use pedals on it.
Great review, and tasty licks! This is probably my next amp.
Thanks buddy helped me get most of of my amp.
Top marks for these vids. they are so appreciated for the time the y save.
Great tones, versatile and great value for money.
But here's the downsides for me. There is no screen on the amp or an official Boss mobile phone for ultra convenient on the fly setting adjustment. The Boss Tone studio software looks amazing and is very comprehensive but you can only access it by hooking up to a windows based PC or tablet. Does everyone want to do that and there's a real danger you spend more time fiddling on the computer chasing that perfect tone rather than actually playing your guitar. For sheer plug and play flexibility for bedrooms players I feel these are big weaknesses. The unofficial third party katana librarian app partly addresses the issue but is not ideal.
I agree, I guess the Spark Positive Grid amp solves that problem...but I've heard (and read) that the Katana sounds better, I guess that's a subjective opinion
Thanks for an informative and to the point video.
To the far right of the screen in your video, I'm not sure if you noticed it yet, but the green screen is causing the headstock of your guitar to disappear behind the digital wall. Just letting you know, who knows if you'll even see this, but maybe something you could improve on for your content maybe, just to make it that much better. Thank you for the video!
Guy is a great player !
Great amp will surprise you... Makes my job easy ...I would like a... katana-100...
Great video, but I have a question how do I turn off all of the effects as I want to use my zoom 5GN pedalboard?. When I plug in my zoom the effects on the amp ‘override’ it.....so annoying!
My Katana has a light button for each effect ie. one for Booster and one for Modulation.
The firmware update file need for BossTone Studio is corrupted. It opens to a looping cpgz file.
yo does anyone know anything about the riff at 4:50
I feel like my Katana 50 sounds better through my headphones than
through the actual speaker. It's almost TOO fizzy/gainy and hollow. Does
anyone else have this problem or tips?
bassplyr13 Totally. Great little amp for the money, but the cab and speaker suck. There’s no extension jack, but a little custom wiring and I hook it to a pine cab with a 12”. Helps a lot.
10 minute video and now I know. thx thx thx …
Would you recommend the katana or the black star id series amps? I've owned both, a new katana MKII 50 limited edition white, and I had a black star ID: 260, That thing was amazing. I haven't gotten to actually play my katana yet because I'm waiting for my guitar to get here right now. So if you've played both amps, I'm interested in knowing what you're true thoughts are on both in comparison please. Even better, do a VS video maybe?
So what do you think now?
Is there meant to be some loud hum for crunch, lead and brown ? I see none of the videos have it but my piece does. Can anyone comment ?
Do you have any other amps? Because its probably just the pickups of your guitar
Playing through single coil (Strat/Tele style) pickups will always make noise with higher gain
Could be the cable as well
Great tutorial. Very well done!
I have the KTN 50, without FX loop is there any way I can use my volume pedal NOT as a master volume?
I just saw a local ad for this amp going for $150 USD still in the box. Guess thats a good deal?
Stoned Immaculate that’s a great deal
LMMProductions I figured, well...I use a Blackstar BEAM small amp as a practice amp and wanted to buy a half stack in case I start gigging again so I feel it would be a waste of time to buy the Boss amp although it is a great price. I carry the small Blackstar with me when I travel, dont want to do that with that Boss amp. I also thought about buying it and reselling it a bit higher lol
Its still in the box, makes me wonder if its “hot” too though...
This guy really played blues on the brown setting..
the only thing that puts me off is the effects dials that when you turn it up it brings in the other effects
The MK2 has two separate dials on the bottom and the top, so you won’t have to worry about it
As soon as I go to the brown/lead channel I get alot of buzz sounds.
How did you remove it?
Awesome video man, very helpful! Thanks!
Very cool and helpful, thanks
You forgot to mention each channel has A bank for channel 1 and B bank for channel 2 so you can save total of 4 presets on your amp!
What Power board (surge protector) should be enought for this amp?
My out of box Katana 50 has a lot of buzz/humm with my LTD Ec-1000 (Emgs) is that normal?
If I follow these Katana mk50 settings with my Yamaha Pacifica 212vqm I get completely different sounds.
Different guitar and different hands massive difference.
Best amp ive owned in 15 years...try it...50 is good 100 is better ..but i love my 50
You should say "which is awesome" more.
Yes great video. Thanks!
Nobody has been able to tell me if the tube logic system makes this amp 50 watts tube-ish or 50 watts solid state-y. 😔😭
im planning on buying an amp, i initially check marshal mg50cfx. but but with this video, i might actually check this amp. now im turn between these two. if u can recommend me something, which one of the two amps would i buy?
im planning on using it using lp with gnr and metallica music...
just bought the 50 watt. amazing...
@@austinreeves5221 yeah i finally made up my mind..i ordered it online...im expecting to have it next week... thanks Austin 😊
Awesome ! I ordered it online as the same time as my new telecaster. Only hav even playing on it for about 2 hours and the sound and effects are amazing
Can the amp and effects be bypassed so I can only use it as a speaker?
I am trying to connect my katana to boss tone studio why do i get a error message saying the external midi device needs to be changed from slave to master when i try to run tone studio katana I've looked at roland for answers no luck do u have any idea thanks
If you haven't solved it by now...
Go into windows privacy settings and allow apps to access your microphone. Windows gets confused sometimes 😆
0:08 Really disappointed you didn't say Boston
can you get a nice metal sound from these? something similar to gojira perhaps?
ye
great demo, thanks !