Boss Katana Mini Review (This Thing Is Very Good)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Boss Katana Mini Review (This Thing Is Very Good)
The Boss Katana Mini is a small battery powered amp, and it comes with a good reputation, partly due to its bigger brothers in the Katana series. The whole Katana series seems to have been ruling the world of modelling amps and practice amps in recent times. Judging by that this should be a very good amp.
The Katana Mini is a very affordable practice amp, and has been the number one choice for many guitar players in recent years. Let's see if it really is the boss.
In this video I take a look at what this very portable little practice amp can do.
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Yes, this thing is amazing. It sounds better in the actual room than any UA-cam review I've listened to. How to make it better? Add a speaker out jack so you can use it with an external cab, and then the thing gets completely mind blowing! It's easy to do, just splice in a switching 1/4" jack so that when you plug the external cab in the internal speaker is off. Brilliant!
After seeing your reviews on practice amps, I went with the Katana, and you are right this is a very good amp.
The mini strikes me as a good, small practice amp. Lots of fun in a little package. Thanks!
Sure is :)
Is because of people like you we get to choose the best one for ourself.... Thankyou..
This has been added to my traveling practice amp list.
Elmo, you're a great, versatile player. I'm going to pick one of these up as a travel amp. Cheers!!
Have fun!
The people at Rowland/Boss certainly know how to make great amps. Ideal as a travel amp this is fine but I would have preferred a reverb as well. Does size matter ? Yes - the micro cube is just much nearer to a proper amp but this is easily the best of the micro/mini amps.
you can put the delay time on min and the delay level on max and you have a sort of reverb
True.
Yeah, I still prefer the Micro Cube.
I have just ordered one. It sounds incredibly great.
I have a Roland Cube Street (new Sweetwater $299 US - used Reverb $259 US) ...that amp paid for itself in less than a month playing outdoor venues (art & wine festivals, farmers markets, corner of 5th & Nowhere...lol). I love that’s it not just a guitar amp but a PA as well...guitar & vocals...all that said this Boss Mini kicks some serious butt...I can see myself camping with one because of it’s size & weight...amazing...great video Elmo...Thanks! 🎸🔊🎶🤘🏻
Cheers!
Absolutely love mine. Enough volume to match your un amplified voice for busking. It is also small enough to walk and play. It also works great as a preamp for a louder speaker
Only design flaw. Placement of powder switch means it is way too easy to turn the amp on while you're putting it away
That means dead batteries when you go to use it again
.Add something to shield switch from accidental power ons. Huge success in a micro amp; excellent clear tone. A friend, way better than me, couldn't help from sitting there envying the tone of this little amp against his Street Cube amp. Yeah, volume is stronger on bigger, more expensive amps. But, that is not the point of an amp lighter and smaller than your kid's lunch box.
Man , you know your scales !!!
i love my little plastic tiny speaker amp, surprisingly better than it should be, best $50 i ever spent
8:59 cracks me up. Best Regards!
Man that final countdown at 9:09 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻😅👍🏻
Thanks for your honesty (and all those fantastic guitar faces!) This is the one I want to get!
very nice indeed...i think all the recent small "practice" amps sounds real nice for what they are made for..recently i found a steal bargain for the blackstar BEAM...sounds real good especially the crunch tones...also the small vox is really nice...although it looks horrible :)
The Vox Adio?
@@MrPolevaulter yap :)
I have been using a JBL XTRME through a Behringer mixer at home whenever I don’t practice using headphones. But, unfortunately it has no sound effects. The sound from the JBL is excellent so I can imagine that the KATANA will have great sound. So, thanks for the review, you have sold it and I’m off to MUSIC EXPERIENCE…
Hope you enjoy!
@@MrPolevaulter man I am! Soooo happy with it.
@@MrPolevaulter by the way, I actually got the Katana 50 Mk ii. What a feast!
@@sami_am7860 I just picked up a Katana Mini in Guitar Center for $40 because it is missing the AC adapter. It is going to hold me over until I can decide between the Katana 50 Mk2 and the Spark 40.
Thank you for answering the one question I've had about this mini amp; i.e. "will it Yngwie?" IT WILL!!!! haha
Yay! Elmo + Boss Katana Mini = instant like.
:D
Great little amp...i love your videos. Greetings from Argentina!
Gracias :)
Best practice and travel amp
Very Good Demo, Good Chops Bro!Seems like a Good Price Too!
Cheers! :)
Great preview! It really seems to sound good 🤘
Cheers :)
“And if we burn, you burn with us.”
no your playing is not all over the place , you played very well
Thank you Elmo for another great review. Are you in a band? What's the name of the band. Noticed you scallop your fretboard, like Yngwie, way cool and you are not only a phenomenal guitar player, you're also the reason why I got a 1st gen micro cube. The best!!!!
P.S. What exactly is the purpose/benefit of a scalloped fretboard?
Thank you! I play in a couple of bands: ua-cam.com/video/Sfn_609PDDg/v-deo.html
and ua-cam.com/video/9GLDMn8vmUQ/v-deo.html
And here's why I like scallops: ua-cam.com/video/y_ibCyOQP6U/v-deo.html
You can count on Boss Roland to deliver some pretty decent digital gear that has feeling and tone. Take that to the bank.
The Katana Mini is actually an analog amp 🙂
Dear Elmo, you are the only one that I trust on UA-cam, so I need to ask you one thing.
I'm curious and I really want to know your opinion, because it matters to me.
It will be pretty long! Sorry and please bear with me!
In another video, you say (and rightfully so!!!) that a beginner, who is learning how to play, shouldn't get an amp that is big/loud/with high wattage, because he will not be gigging anytime soon.
So he should get a small (but good), ''practice'' amp, like the Micro Cube, or the Katana Mini.
Ok. Now the question is: if the beginner (like it happens more often than people would think!!!), instead of a 100/200€ guitar, is lucky enough to be able to start playing on a 1000€, or more, guitar, would you still say that that person should get a battery powered amp?
I mean, I know that some are very good (like those two I mentioned).
But, knowing that, for quite some time, no other (bigger) amp will be used, would you pair one of those amps (Micro Cube, Katana Mini, etc.) with a €1000 + guitar?
I hope you'll be brave enough to go through this wall of text!
Keep giving us great content!!!
Love you, man!!! :)
Hi Matty! Thanks for the comment. If you have to balance a budget, I'd definitely go for a more expensive guitar. If money is not issue, then you can of course get something bigger if you want to. Personally I still use the Roland Micro Cube at home. It's just great.
@@MrPolevaulter Thank you, Elmo!!! Amazing answer and very helpful, as usual. :D
sir this was so pleasant and entertaining to watch. also im quite positive what amp am i going to get now. thank you
Glad you liked it!
Best right after Roland Micro Cube. Brown sound and EQ are great. The small size amazes for the loudness and sound quality. The power supply should be standard.
man you are killer guitarist who cares about katana ,you can make even a tranzistor radio sound good
Haha :D Thank you very much :)
Hi! In terms of feel and sound quality "in the room" would you recommend Katana Mini or the newer Dual Cube LX? Thx!!! ps. Great playing!
Probably.
Like... a... BOSS!
Kiits :)
Good amp and great playing....nice review.
Thanks!
Sounds great
I like when you play like that!
Great amp! Its now a legend!
I like ice cream, but i mutch prefer beer!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹🎄
Haha :D I do too :)
As i have seen in the roland website that Roland microcube gx is discontinued..but some pieces are available at amazon ..should i buy it or i should buy boss katana?..plz help
I have owned the Vox Adio Gt, would you ditch it for the Katana Mini. By the way, love how you ended with some Gary.
Katana is better imo
Hey Elmo 🤟Metal🤟 I can't decide between this thing and the Laney IRF Loudpedal ' cause I didn't hear how the Loudpedal sounds like. I just wanna buy any travel amp for practicing in a truck that I could plug with cable to the stereo via AUX In. Don't you want make a review of the Laney Loudpedal Elmo? Greetings Lukas
Maybe at some point.
I ordered it. But I think I'm going to have a hard time without my reverb
Very good review!
Is it better than the blackstar ID core 10 v2??
Thanks! I haven't tried the ID core.
Did you ever find out if the noise in the amp was this one alone or a common problem?
Was there a lot of noise? I forget.
It's a common problem with a fender on the brown channel..
Hi Elmo! Thanks for the review! What do you think it's better as a practice amp, Katana Mini or Marshall MG15R?
Not sure. Haven't tried the MG15R.
Despite it having 3 sounds (clean, crunch and brown), it really only has 2. If you have the gain on the crunch channel turned up, and on the brown the gain turned down, and adjust the volume control to make them the same level, they are exactly the same sound.
All the channel switch does is adjust the gain, as there is a bit of overlap in the gains between crunch and brown sounds you can get pretty much all the available sounds with clean and brown and just adjust the gain control.
Thank you, I've never seen it mentioned before.
I bought one for Christmas!
Cool bananas :)
It looks and sounds really hyvä .. Without any pedals how metal can it get ?
Not sure. Depends on the type of metal you want I guess.
Elmo my man, you basically sold me this thing. What pedal/pedals you'd suggest to buy to along with this amp to have a little more potential? (Always on the very cheap side though 😂)
could you show the dials on the top of the amp as you play.
Yep you can put pedals on any amp, even a power amp or a home stereo
8:21 Is this with or without od pedal??
No pedal.
Great video! Do you recommend this amp for a begginer?
Thanks! Yeah, although I'd recommend a Roland Micro Cube even more.
Ota Elmo Laney mini stb testiin. Vois olla hyvä kilpailija tälle.
Just ordered one of these. btw I really dig the look of your strat! is that walnut?
Mahogany.
we can put pedals on it? wow!
Hey elmo at its current price point would you recommend this amp over the positive grid spark mini when it comes to malmteen stuff? Spark mini is about 100 more expensive
The Spark really is much better, but then again I guess it also depends on your financial situation.
Thank you for all your reviews. I’m looking for an amp for living room jammin. I don’t gig . Just want something good that doesn’t sound cheap or thin. What you suggest this katana or Blackstar fly 3?
Depends on the sound you're after. For me it's the old Roland Micro Cube (not the GX). Out of the ones you mentioned, the Katana.
@@MrPolevaulter How about these days, 3 years later? What’s the good cheaper amp now?
BOSS Katana Mini & Positive Grid Spark MINI Black , which one do you like 😇??
This buzz is from the power adapter if its is plugged
how does this compare to slightly bigger practice amps of the same price such as the vox pathfinder 10 or something like that?
Haven't tried the Vox. It's smaller, but it's not that bad. If you try to play loud, it won't do that, like a Katana 50 will.
thanks! I love your reviews btw, very honest. Keep em comin
I would like to listen to the boss katana mini directly from the aux in output, is there a way to Connect boss katana mini aux in output to a bluetooth earphones devices? what kind of product i need to do that?
Dunno.
I'm ordering one of these Friday % payday, and K couldn't remember what you said about it. I've got the 50 watt that I love, but I need something smaller to move around and take to my brothers, etc to jam with him, etc. Had to check it ouf again. Oh. Found it for 107.oo dollars shipped free..
BTW, it's analogue / solid state. Has 4 gain stages I believe. 3 or 4. Not modeling.. just fyi. 🤟🤙🤟
Oh. By the way.. You should check out the cheap / inexpensive Jackson Js series. Very cool for the money. It costs like 170 here new and has two humbucker, standard bridge and 14 to 1 tuners, hot Jackson humbucker pickups. It even has a graphite rod or two in the maple neck for strength! Cheap, but great for a person on a small budget. I was pleasantly surprised. Made in Indonesia. .
What was that rhythm you did right before the 6 string sweeps? It's killer. ????
You play it really cool 🔥
Can you help me decide which one to choose between BOSS Katana mini Vs Blackstar id core V3
Katana Mini imo
@@MrPolevaulterThank you Sm 🙏
Those swells were quite... swell! 😃
Hello would you this one or the fender lt25 mustang? I am more into blues and Lori sound and funky sometimes. Thankss
Fender probably, but this if you need portable.
I play a lot of Big 4 stuff. Should I get the Fly3 Stereo Pack or Katana Mini?
Katana for me.
I've heard that buzz of brown channel in each n every review Does noise gate help to solve that issue for real
how can this thing be better than the Blackstar Core ID 10? i
This amp is good, just no reverb 🤬 I’d sacrifice the delay for reverb.
Buen trabajo
Can this amp play metal and chug?
the Boss Katana Mini is the Boss.
I own one of these cute little guys. I have no issues with it in sound or quality or buzzing. This Roland MicroCube and the Blackstar offering are the better of the tiny desktop practice amps. The Orange Micro Crush is better as a Orange Crush Mini Head because of its 8ohm cabinet speaker out. Ice Cream is good almost anytime and anywhere.
..do u like it bedder dan de Brack Fry 3? 🤔
A bit yeah.
Hey man, I need some help. Does this project sound as well as the micro cube? The fiddle player in my street folk group is a 75 YO lady and I’m trying to find a new amp that she can carry that is comparable with the old micro cube. Good review, thanks
Oh yeah, is the delay good enough to compensate for the lack of reverb?
Thanks! For me I prefer delay, so yeah.
Hi! Will It work with active pickups?
Dunno.
Can you use it with other effect processore like axefx?
What mini Marshall plexi l is that in the video?
SV20.
Way to much hum with a fender on the brown channel...
Hi. Any problems with hiss or other amp noise ?
No.
No.
I eat ice cream year round :D
I quite like it I would say. It's quite meaty sounding for such a titchy little thing.
Does it buzz on high gains?
Don't remember anymore. If it's not in the video, then no.
Yes it does. Especially with single pickups.
Oblý thing IT has a delay and IT is battery powered. Tehát is egy I'm interested. But As brand New stolík expensive.
More Europe
:)
Hahahaha Final Faildown. Nice 😂
:)
@@MrPolevaulter or Fail Countdown 🤔😉😉
👍💯🙏💪
Trash amp.
can i ask what is "WELMO" ? @elmokarjalainen
The guitar? It's a mahogany Strat. I have a video on it. You can look it up.