BEST PRACTICE AMP UPDATED
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Trying out the new Boss Katana Mini X
DISCLAIMER: Roland / Boss did send me this unit for the purpose of the demo, but it gets shipped back after demo has been made. I'm not getting paid to make the demo or anything.
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Bass-Metal-Treble. I’m sold
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You may want to try playing through one and hear it not in Ola's studio gear setting
One more amp for my neighbours to review!
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I guess it passes when the cops show up. 🤣
As if we ever needed more proof that Ola sounds like Ola, no matter what he's plugged into!
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So true bro
Will it Ola: yes
always plays the same riff on anything he tries...
@ great way to test tone
Attention, there is a Boss Katana cutting through the mix..
1:10 Clearly Ola has grown a tail and is excited by the new product...
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no horns angus young highway to hell though lol
wow, that sounds perfectly fine in the mix
I have the 50 watt katana. And that thing rips my house. Love that practice amp!!!!
Decided to learn electric guitar and get a guitar and amp for Christmas. I bought this based off your review. Needed to hear it chug and this was the best review by far!!
Hey Ola!! Theres a tail wagging during the unboxing., 😄🐶
Really appreciate the review, Ola! Can't say I'm going to buy that lil' sucker, but I'm happy to have the chance to hear what it has to offer.
Ive been stuck on my boss katana mkII for a few years now. Unbelievably good amp for the price. 🤘
Love the bag over the head. I always wanted to try that.
Great demo Ola!! Sounded very good indeed!! I have a feeling you would be able to get a great tone out of almost anything, you put sole into everything. Also, very nice to finally see a demo of the correct use of the head apparel they included too. I really enjoy eating those little sachets they include with new gear, a couple of those on a baguette and I'm set for the day. 🥖
Gotta wear those bags like a 👑
I have a Katana mk2 head and it honestly rules so hard. The 5150 modeler with deep cab and my 7 string is fjorking tasty. Plus when I don't have space or room to use my cab it just has a .5w and 7w practice amo built right into the head. It's so good dude.
Is there any use for a head for those of us with tube amps? I was looking but hard pressed to find a reason, I used to be it's prime target market but I got pedals and tube amps now so
@@jackbootshamangaming4541 yeah man, a decent solid state makes a perfect backup head and if your playing at a sketchy venue and dont want to take the big bucks tube heads. my main head is a budda and i fucking hate taking that thing out to shithole bars
@@jackbootshamangaming4541 nope.dont believe the delusional people. boss katanas suck big time
Reminds me of the early 2000s Roland cubes
Boss did buy roland, so yeah, they are trying to fill that hole but many people say that those roland cubes were phenomenal, even for gigs. I didnt like normal katanas, but katana mini is amazing for what it is imo.
@@cycomiles4225huh? Idk man I heard Boss is owned by Roland.
@@cycomiles4225i have an old cube i bought way back then, i replaced the speaker with a vintage 30 its awesome i use it live
As a owner of a 15-20 year old Cube: I will never part ways with it
@@DoomKid Everybody says that. Pretty rare sight on the used market.
So I bring the original Mini to the office. This sounds like a fantastic upgrade that might annoy my coworkers when I'm on break with some of these settings. Just like with the original, your tone stands out and "haunts" enough to sell me on it!
I used to have a roland microcube, it was awesome. I bought a katana mini hoping it was going to be similar. It was close enough, but they cut the tuning fork, and effects. This one seems like it's closer to what the microcube was like, and a genuine improvement.
@@aequanimus63247 so you mean my old micro cube might be good? I’ll get it down from the attic. 😂
I love that it looks like a proper amp just smol.
Roland/ BOSS can do no wrong! Thanks, Ola.
I love that the first thing we see Ola play on it is really metal and melodic and sounds awesome and kicks ass!!
I bought this amplifier for playing on street corners and small rooms. $149 US!
They love me at the corner of Haight and Ashbury because I get great tones at volumes I can sing over without a PA and everyone is happy $$
These amps are awesome. I recently got the Boss Katana MK2 100watt Head and I love it!!!!
I’m so happy to hear this demo again. It was my favorite Sundays with Ola demo ever since you demo’d Jared Dines’ Stingray guitar. That amp sounds killer too. Thanks for the review man.
That sounds just f'n incredible!
Consider me impressed.
I previously had a Katana 50 mkII, and am after a mkIII EX, but this may just be the perfect practice/apartment recording amp IMO.
Great video OLA!!!
Much love from the central North Carolina sludge/doom community!
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Simplicity works , its like mini Roland Chorus❤
I got the original mini because of this channel years ago, feeling very nostalgic right now.
I have the Boss Katana 50 first generation and the thing is just a powerhouse of an amp. I prefer it over my Peavy Vypr and my old Fender Princeton Chorus.
That sounds really good to my ears....ready to record an album!...dig it
I have the original mini with batteries, this one looks like a fine upgrade to practice
I do like the control panel in front, hopefully they do a mini head that can be cool
Perfect for your new Haunted album! 😇
I just bought the regular mini two weeks ago for 60 bucks used… and boss releases this damn thing.
Gog Damn it boss
Ya, I'm familiar with that feeling too.😧
I currently practice through a pro pod. The ear phones are a pain. The boss seems like it would get the job done easier. Thanks for the demo.
I have one of the original Katana minis and love it!! That being said I want this one too!
Note to self: If you read "best practice amputated" it's a sign you need glasses.
Just going getting my pairs...😂
Well, I guess I need a new prescription 😂🤘
I have the mini and this seems like a good upgrade.
Super cool little amp…I have the 212 100w katana 2…it’s been amazing, and it looks like boss will continue making an affordably great product…
The 2x12 100w kicks ass! Good enough for small venues!
The round thing over your painting made me think i had dirt on my screen hahaha
12:03 I’m sold
Nice double tracking there. Not a bad little metal practice amp. Shame about the fizz - even the mix couldn't hide it.
WILL IT CHUG
Nice. I love my mini katana from the first gen.
11:20 Ola laying me down by the fire 😂
sounded great! i use an Alesis Cube but i have no doubt this would be just as good...
Came here from your old squire frontman will it chug video. I’m leaning towards the boss.
This is one sweet unit! Think Santa is going to have to find one for me.
I bought the dsl1 because of this channel too, when i 1st got back to playing again. Nostalgic too. Best gear review channel.
After looking at far too many reviews, trying far too many amps, losing far too much money along the way, something clicked in my brain and presto, I’ve entered Jazz sound Walhalla. I just connect the earphone output of my Fender Mustang Micro to a Sangean U4 (a fairly simple ‘builders’ radio) and that’s it. The versatility of the little Fender (amp modelling, effects) gives me plenty to experiment with and the (brilliant!) Sangean has totally acceptable sound for home use (not forgetting FM, DAB, blue tooth connectivity etc). And if necessary it all works on batteries if you want. And I’m fine without all the overhyped app-tweeking. So I’m not falling for the commercial traps set by amp manufacturers again.
Maybe I’ll change my mind when I start gigging, but that’s a highly unlikely scenario.
Would love to see someone showing this solution on youtube
Great tune Ola !!!! It chugs !!
Good lord that demo track!
All analog amps like this are awesome
I picked up the Line 6 Catalyst CX200. 2x12. It's impressive for use with my Line 6 Helix LT. It is a good practice amp too and for jams
Nice! You could add a decibel reader in the room to help with comparing how loud they are Vs talking
Doesn’t he have a giant decibel meter hanging on the wall behind him in most videos?! Like I’m literally looking at it in his wall of guitars on the right side! 🤔😂
It's so tiny I missed it 😅@@MashaT22
Sounds good for compact.
My Marshall sc didn’t solve the problem of my 800 being too loud for my condo so I think this will be perfect! Sweet review dude they should give you a commission check 😂
Ola makes everything sound good!
Killer dude!! Far out!!
Tuna can! They nailed it!
Yep get ready for updated regular katanas with that tuner integrated. $$$$$
Which one do you recommend?
@@tvalla Katana Head. Has an internal speaker, effects loop, portable, and can add a cab when you’re ready.
I like that it kinda looks like the tiny Peavey Rage amp that I started with 15 years ago (but sounds infinitely better)
I am a simple man. I see dog i click like. Even it appears only its tail. 🤣
Sounds incredible! :D
Duuude awesome shirt!!!🐉👍
Agree! I hate apps! Thanks 🤘
When you first started playing, I thought it was a Breaking Benjamin riff. Also, I liked the "oh, shit yeah" when you switched to the brown channel and that high gain feedback came out.
That Char… Solar looks amazing!
🤦♂️ I've only had my Boss Katana mini v1 for like 6 months. It's really good, but damn this X seems great!
I guess only difference is that the delay on the 1st one is much more adjustable, while here the effects are very limited to adjustment. Not sure i like that.
Thanks for the demo Ola! 🤘
Thank you Big Brother Ola.
Those riffs are so fvcking gooood
Love your music as well! 🔥
I have a Katana Mini which I love but I may need to upgrade to this
i would have killed to have something that sound that good when i started playing
The boss katana amps have a great mid-cut eq if u overdrive the bass and treble
I was literally about to place an order for spark mini, think I'll wait a bit for this one tho.
I want that Southern Cross guitar...
Do a Roland Microcube vs boss katana mini X. The microcube is legendary for its classic stack preset, especially for that price.
I had the original katana mini and really liked it, it def had some downsides which this version addressed(rechargeable, tuner, more effects). I think they dropped the ball however not including an audio interface option which would have really made it useful. Then it would have been a real competitor for the Yamaha THR amps, especially being about half the price.
Does anyone really use this type of thing as an interface though? I have a bunch of products that double up like that and I've never used them once because I have a couple of actual audio interfaces 🙂
I hope the iteration of Air will come out soon
Damn that sounds great
I tried a Katana in the store. The treble made by ears bleed and could not be dialed out. Much preferred the Line6 Catalyst sound.
on the opposite side we have the positive grid spark which no matter watt you do Bass can not be dialed out, however the Spark 2 is a step in the right direction... still a bit bass heavy but if you like a bass heavy amp for practice try the spark 2 by positive grid
@@ernestochang1744I think that bass heavy tone makes it more suited for lower volume practice (to me) so nothing wrong with that. Makes it sound much more full
@ While i do normally agree the type of bass is the type that ends up sounding like the dreadful "sea of mud" rather then the one that likes to punch you in the gut with sometimes the speaker farting out at higher volumes it might make it sound more full but incoherent at times
Mě dostal už jen ten sáček na hlavě.Super video palec nahoru.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyy new portable rig, this Amp combined with a line 6 HX stomp (800) or HX one effects pedal (250)
that tone at 13:00 min is impressive considering that it's a small practice amp !
All these tones sound glorious through my dollar headphones.
Crunch variation sounds like Entombed Wolverine Blues.
That Fractal VP4, always appear
Sweet! I love Roland
Ola after 5 Seconds of clean tone: "alright, enough cleans" haha
This sounds like mastodon! I love it is there tabs???
Have a Mini myself. Once I got the GE7 to saturate presence, I was very happy AFTER with that for a bit.
The 4" driver is for players that already have an ear & understand the guitar's role in a band... Maybe not beginners.
The Behringer HA40R is a GREAT pedal platform. Not perfect, just great.
11:56 synth too.. bjork army of me of course.. 😁😁😁😁
THE place to see if the dam thing chugs baby!
1:20 😂😂😂 made my day!
You’re just to good. Any amp will sound solid
&, you can put in on your keychain, for when you need to chug on the go 😁
11:57 "scent?" yeah definitely sounds like it.
very nice review, as always
You are KILLLIN' me! As a beginner I realize I am the village idi0t, but you make that Mini X sound better than my Katana MK2 with bigger speakers and way more effects in the amp. My Epiphone Les Paul Standard is entry level as well and I wonder if I would experience better sound if I upgraded to a different guitar with better and higher output pickups? Good tone sure does motivate a person and I think you make that amp sound even better! Thanks!
Like some parts, some seem less good. Like the knobs and almost everything being on the front. Would make it easy to stash on the desk and have access to everything, but it's also a bit cluttered with the charge cable coming out there too. Don't think I'd upgrade from my non-X version, which was also only 70-ish bucks. Good amp nonetheless
Nice review brother Ola ❤
Got it today from Sweetwater for $149.99 + tax. Free shipping. Total $163.30