BOSS Katana Artist Amplifier Review
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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The BOSS Katana Artist combo amp builds on the success of the Katana 100 combo, with enhanced performance capabilities like MIDI footswitch support and external speaker cabinet outputs. And the tone gurus at BOSS have optimized Katana Artist's amp models specifically for its re-designed cabinet and custom Waza 12" speaker. The result is more sonic dexterity than has ever been heard before in the Katana lineup.
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All the critics here need to do your research. This amp is not a modeling amp, it has different voicings in each channel. They are not designed to sound like so and so. Also, this amp is pure analog. it is a great amp that can cover any type of sound you would need to record, gig, or practice with. And if you have never played one it is super loud. It would kill any gig you had to play easily and probably on the fifty watt setting. Don't knock it till you try it. I run it with a marshall tube amp to utilize the tone studio effects and it is killer!!
Agree it's very very loud and responsive. The speaker is just incredible good !
I tried it so I can know it much better amps out there for this money. Tones are cheap and nasally.
@@tomsmith7225. Well is not a tube amp, but it is better than other solid state amps I've tried.
I own the Katana MKII 100 watt 2x12 and it’s prbly the best amp I have ever owned and is way better than modeling amps..it’s got the closest to real tube sound I have ever heard for the money.
I had a Katana 50 then 100 finaly got this one. It's a HUGE difference. The speaker and cab are amazing, the tones are even better . This amp run ten miles ahead from the standard Katana. Don't even think to use at home at 0.5W, that just kills its tone.
I wish it was a 2x12
@@carletonlegrant5605 That would be bad ass. In other words, "killer".
Got mine from Sweetwater yesterday but had to wait until this A M to set it up. Wow! Wow! Wow! I’m in love. Sounds beautiful and is sooooo responsive to picking. I’m having to relearn my riffs because the amp and speaker are giving me more full range sound and much more power than the excellent Yamaha THR30II(which I’m keeping). Haven’t been able to get past 3/4 volume(combined) @ 50 watts inside my Chevy Express van. It makes my van thump!
Amazing for a solid state amp.
I love mine. The clean channel takes pedals like a champ.
What pedals? I can’t seem to get a good metal tone out of it
@@Tecom38415 Get a guitar that has passive humbucker pickups and replace them with "Bare Knuckle Warpig" humbucker pickups. I'll guarantee you'll get a metal tone then.
@@bobby1970Yeah cause pickups matter so much under high gain 🙄
I saw a comment saying the Katana is the best as far as solid state. It is really good for not being a tube amp. I recently purchased the $300 mini Soldano and it’s really good too. This clean sound on the Katana would make it worth the purchase for me. That clean is sweet. I would still use my tube amps for high gain.
This amplifier sounds tubie in my opinion, I like the sound.
This amp is a beast. I got a Mesa Triple and A/B with the Artist for clean tones. However, the distortion on this sings the responds so well to the player. With a Morley switchbox I have both going at once and you can get the Artist to match up the distortion tone well. It sounds even better though when you carve you own tone with the Artist. Now with the Mesa blend, I’ve got a fat meaty sound that still sounds articulate with Zakk like chirps. This is a great amp for a beginner and a solid creative addition to the pro. It is a very fun amp to play.
I just recently ordered this amp from you guys. Just waiting for it to be in stock so you can ship it to me! I'm excited for this amp. :)
How did i know that as soon as i buy a katana they would have a newer version for sale? LOL
I just bought a 50 watt not even three months ago now i have to try this one. Since this version is $400 more it is going to have to really impress me.
For the $180 i paid for the KATANA 50 i am extremely impressed.
I trust boss with making great amp they prove they can over the years with their great products. Hope marshall is paying attention code series couldnt bond with any at all. Amps should have all the connectivity that make it ready for any work session
Great video. However, would like to have details concerning the speaker output and corresponding ohm levels.
Great sounding amp. I bought a katana artist 100, returned it. The tone studio software wouldn’t download and is way to complicated. I bought a jc40 and just got the Marshall DSL40CR which in my opinion is the best amp I have ever owned.
Like any new piece of kit you have to use and play around with before you understand its capability....
This sounds like a really great amp, and it looks awesome, however, I'm torn between getting this amp, or getting the Peavey Vypyr X3. Which one should I get? Anyone care to chime in?
I bought a 15 watt EVH lbx used for $450 and it’s killer for high gain. The clean on the Katana is awesome though.
Will Boss release the Katana Artist MKIII this year? So hard to decide to buy now or see if they announcement new amps at NAMM this year. It is time for a new version in order for BOSS to keep up with the competition.
Boss Katana sounds great.
Just ordered one today.
beautiful review
Great Demo,,,”” sold me
8 presets is a usable number. Wish I could pay more to get more presets. this will work.
Why was this designed so that delay could be used along with other fx? Don't get me wrong, it's a great amp. It just looks like I will still be needing to haul around my BOSS Giga-delay pedal with the amp.
I'm not seeing where the $250 value over the original Boss 100 is.
MEDium Studios you really have to try it out in person! It is worth the price IMO. I’m trading in my katana head for the artist. Though it may not seem like it from demos and such, it does sound different( in a good way) than the original katana series amps
I guess ill have to go Demo one! I'm just very happy with my Katana already, im not seeing where theyve added $250 of tonal upgrades (from the online demos anyway)
Ill get back to ya when I see one in a shop and get to toy with it :)
MegaCrasherMusic from when I demoed the artist, it seemed like it had the same amount of presets as the original katana.
MegaCrasherMusic I think with the new firmware upgrade it took it up to 8 presets.
Try one then you'll know why :)
Hmm.. thought it would sound better. An honest review :)
Got one and Love it. Thank You.
Putting all those digital effects in there but not having any sort of stereo output seems like a huge mistake.
I was/am slightly intrigued by the original Katana, but I see zero reason to step up to this model over the original.
Most guitar amps aren't stereo, but most digital modeling amps are.
The first one seems like a pretty good deal for the price, this one just doesn't seem like much of an improvement compared to the increase in price.
Most digital modelers are stereo, and if you notice, it is Boss' digital pedals that are in stereo as well.
Since this is a digital modeling amp, it should be in stereo,... obviously this is my own personal opinion and nothing more.
Personally, I would never mess with stereo in a gigging situation, but I would only use a tube amp in any real band situation any way.
These types of amps are strictly practice amps in my opinion, for jamming at home, that's when I want stereo, not preforming or recording.
Yeah, I had a Blackstar HT-5R several years ago when they first came out, and I never really cared for it either, I sold it and bought a Jet City JC22H which I still have and love..
The sound is not quite good enough for performances in my opinion, only practice.
Digital modeling isn't quite there yet. It continues ot get better and better, but still has a LONG way to go in my opinion. I appreciate the versatility and affordability of digital, but I see it as a practice tool and nothing more. There is a fizziness that comes with digital that just can't be EQed away.
I would only ever gig or record with a real tube amp.
I'm sure most of this is due to my age. (40s)
Personally, I don't think that digital will ever actually take over until all of us who are old enough to remember what real amps sound like are long gone.
Offinthepines. The boss Katana amps are not modeling amps as far as my understanding, but I can be wrong.
I think it all comes down to what you're expecting vs what you're willing to spend. There are plenty of crap tube amps out there and TBH, with what certain digital/modeling/whatever you would like to call it have been able to accomplish in the last couple years, it kind of makes me second guess when I go to drop 4 digits on that next Bogner head. Boss has actually done a great job of avoiding the normal clipping that you have with this class, not to say it isn't there, but it really requires a push. To just chalk this aside though is to say you haven't really taken the time to mess with it. I would like to see you actually walk in and play one with an open mind, and how you react.
Great Demo. Nice amp for cheap.
What mic is that on the amp?
Will there be a 2-12 version?
aleh bhaba
I really dont care if its mono or stereo at this point. I started to get the first 212 Katana until I came across a killer amp but the problem being that puppy weighs 72lbs. So when the Artist came out. I wondered if there will be a 212. I will wait and see. I do know if it does come out it will not be 72lbs. Thanks for your reply.
aleh bhaba. I hope they come out with a boss katana artist 100 head as well, do you think it would happen?
Metallion 1,968
I think they will along with a upgraded cabinet.
joe griffin. Great thanks.
I really don't see them coming out with an artist head/cabinet, the price of all that would be close to waza. However if they were to come out with an artist head for 500 and a 2x12 for say 400, you would be in for less than a waza so that would sort of make sense. Who knows though?
Mitch, would it kill you to dime the gain when you review any pedal. I wouldn’t purchase either based on this demo.
This guy can't make a good metal \m/ tone
Not surprising... I mean look at him. Good ole country boy.
HUH? That is not a good ole country boy?
don't you even recognize the original lead guitarist from the 80's thrash band MEAT SWEATS???
yeah...my stock katana 100 combo makes his settings cry af
Ninja Guitarist56 He's more of a classic rock guy than a metal head.
Wow, you must be a real bad ass. Ninja Guitarist.
I don't want my amp to have presets and computer editing options. If so, it's better to buy a floorboard processor like the GT-100.
So I have to ask. What's the difference? The GT-100 will have patches and editing options.
MegaCrasherMusic. How about the new boss gt1000 about to come out compare to the effects of the Katana artist? What is your perspective.
Sounds boring. That distortion dont have any punch.
You'll never get the true picture from a compressed digital youtube video, palyed through computer speakers.
Too much clutter in the background! Looks like a bunch of nonsense stacked on the amp.