Thank you, Henning! Over the last 10 days I have been researching, scrutinizing, and comparing the Hell out of 3 amps, this one being one of them. I was in Analysis Paralysis, seriously going crazy and could not make up my mind. I even watched this video, in its entirety, 3 times. I am now done. I am getting this one. Ahhhhh, it feels so good...I have my mental faculties back. "Honey... Get dressed! I'm taking you out. We're gonna go celebrate..."
I’m doing the same thing, undecided on what to get. Have you had a chance to mess around with your new katana? How do you like it? Will it work with an I-Pad? I have no computer
@@brianmersmann76 I am ordering a guitar as well. So, on the 12th of this month, a week from today, I will order them both together. I'm hoping I will have them both delivered by the middle of this month.
Once you introduce a low cut at 100hz and a high cut at 4k in the post amp parametric eq the amp warms up. A very slight boost around 1k can also wake the amp up. Also it is insane that after the third update on this amp they still won’t put in there an IR loader and a stereo XLR
Come on now is it really insane? I mean just think about it they're giving you a ton of stuff you're just asking for everything and there is nothing that gives you everything
Very nice detailed review as always Henning! By the way, theres a little trick you can do with the line out. If you activate the stereo spand switch, it actually turns off the built in cab emulation! So you can use something like a mooer radar or some IR loader in between and use whatever IR you like for lives or for recording!
I’ve had the Artist Gen 3 combo for under a month now. It’s the only amp that’s cured my amp “GAS”. I will need to deep dive into this review and hopefully you liked it too :)
I needed 2 coffees and a bottle of water. Perfect size video, reminiscent of the boss switcher series. They really do a great job these katanas. Thanks for the detail nerd. Planken.
You are a blessing man. I love your extreme geeky rabbit hole videos. I bought the head version of the Gen 3 Artist, because I wanted the flexibility with cabs at the lightest weight. Sweetwater was also having a sale on the MKll Katana Artist combo, for $399, so I grabbed one. Now, I have a great amp, in the combo, but I can also use the Gen 3 head with the combos speaker too. Take care man. :)
Great video, former tube amp snob, up until the gen 3 katana artist., I looked down on these amps for years, until I tried my buddies Gen 3 Artist, went out and bought one... Amazing, fun amp, 95% there compared to a tube amp sound and feel IMO, insane the sounds and options you get for $600 bucks...I do find that my pedals of the same digital versions of the Boss models sound slightly better than the Boss versions... But If I gigged with this, other than a preamp/dirt pedal, I wouldn't bother bringing my pedalboard in most cases.
One of the best compliments I can give on this is that it didn't feel like 90 minutes! Felt far shorter and from the Katana I know, seems a realistic and very honest review.
I made my mk1 into a 100w floor amp with the GAFC built in , I have 4 great tube heads, modellers, ....in the last 3 years, the Katana has done most of the gigs....if the mk1 is that good, the Gen3 will be amazing... you can run stereo expand into any amp wit ha fx return so you don't need 2 Katanas... makes stereo expand even better
@chrishyde1216 the bloom feature and the pushed clean alone is yes ...but the general structure of gain has been redone in the gen 3 altogether. I simply feel the bloom feature made all cleans crunches and edge of breakup tones better.....people will disagree with me but I feel the bloom is overkill on anything with some real gain in it. But the new brown channel has been redone just a bit to the point I don't think bloom is needed......FYI I don't use tone studio I run pedals into it ...808, Precision Drive, and a RV 6 in the loop and the new NX1 gate is killer
I can't understand how they still didn't put a tuner there, and at least some simple 30s looper... And as good as it is for the price, why they don't put BT control (literally a 2$ chip these days) automatically at least in the upper range is quite strange.
@@LuisJimenez-pb3ge This amp series tries to present itself as 'one box for everything', esp. when you have the external pedal box. Tuner is literally the only thing that you need to think about bringing (and another pair of cables, and power source). Good luck using app on stage (after every other song) and not looking like a dumbass. Just annoying... There's no international laws banning BT, but you need to do the certification for sure. Katana Air, Marhall Code, Fender Mustang GTX... they all have it.
Don’t even get me started on Bluetooth you need a science degree to get it going ! So many ridiculous updates it’s not just a plug connect search on you need to install the latest version of katana into your computer 💻 before even starting it !!
Wow, epic! Thanks for posting. I really liked the Mk2 Artist when I tried it. I have the 100Mk2. I’ve been waiting to try the Gen3 Artist. I have a feeling I may be upgrading to it soon lol. Cheers!
Sure, I could have watched a movie instead. But this was entertaining enough and much more useful. I like my Katana 100 MKII even more now, and somewhere along the line, I just might upgrade to an Artist.
I have the Katana MKII 100w head.. I love it! So versatile and it sounds really good ( after some EQ tweaking in the tone studio of course). I gotta say the more I hear this Gen 3 with the bloom activated.. the more I want to get the Gen 3 head. Please tell Glenn Fricker to get the Gen 3 head and demo it on his channel. I'd be interested to hear his take on it for metal specifically. Great video!
Hey Val... turning the coffee machine on shortly! 😂 I'm 3/4 of the way in on this video on my first day back in the states after vacation... awake too early.... perfect listening for my half awake brain. I have yet to own a Katana... that said, this is a pretty amazing tool! I like it a lot so far! Might have to check one out live! Thanks again Henning... great seeing you at Guitar Summit, as short as my one day visit was, it was a great experience! 🤘🎸😎🫶🎵🎶
When you got to the part where you talked about, if it sounds like a tube amp, that got my thinking. I have a Fryette PS-2A, so I can run the Katana into it and then back out to the Katanas' speaker. Maybe that will add some tube goodness to the sound. Wish me luck. :)
The Studio Rats have produced a number of presets for Boss for the Mark II which are quite simply just plumb beautiful. If you got the Mark III, I'd highly recommend any new presets made by them. They are alchemists.
I bought the Mk3 100W Head over the summer and haven't looked back. I don't have the cabinet yet for it but it hasn't mattered because of the little speaker inside of it. I'm hoping to get a 2x12 cabinet during Black Friday because I've been out of work for a while and on limited funds. Still, it's kept me going and enjoying playing guitar again.
I have a Katana Artist Mk2 for the reasons you give at the end. The question for many of us, is the Gen 3 Artist enough, if at all, of a improvement to warrent replacing a Mk 2 Artist.
Personally I upgraded mine for these features: Bluetooth connectivity to fiddle with patches, balanced XLR output and being able to personalize the feel of the line out (mic model and position) I currently don’t have a sound treated room to record in so this is my main tool for recording.
I really feel the gen3 is entirely worth the upgrade, it depends a lot on what kind of player you are perhaps but if you’ve been all through the editor it is obvious. If you today use just the panel and are perfectly satisfied don’t bother upgrading, you don’t need the complex functionality, nothing wrong with that .
Yeah but here's the thing the artist gen 3 simply sounds much better. I mean there's a lot of people on the internet saying what they want but you should try it for yourself because it definitely sounds better I've owned all of them
Thanks for the review! Still need to watch 90% of it, but damn, that guitar used on the noodling track looks sweet and sounds amazing (well... it helps you play it)!
My MKII will stick around until MKIV. Plus I'm tired of hearing my MKII and went back to tube amps and pedals for now. Maybe by the time MKIV comes out I'll be ready for these again. LOL
My most sophisticated piece of gear I own is my Katana Mk2 100w. 2x12. Mine isn't the artisan one. I don't know enough about how much better an amplifier can be. I've had this amp for 3 years...,? Still love it.
Ich will gerade von klassicher auf E-Gitarre umsteigen und die Auswahl ist wirklich erdrückend. Zuerst wollte ich eine Do-it-All Gitarre und Model Amp und bin bei PRS SE (Custom24-08 mit den 85/15 (2024) bzw. TCI (2025 Modell), SE CUSTOM 24 SEMIHOLLOW PIEZO, McCarty, Paul's Guitar, DGT, ) und dem Katana 100 gelandet. Aber nach diesem Video überlege ich, eine gebrauchte Pacifica 112 V zu holen und dafür den Artist statt Katana 100 Gen3 und wäre immer noch unter 1000 €, was weniger ist als eine PRS SE Custom mittlerweile. Dazu noch Black Friday mitnehmen. Danke für das Video, es war sehr informativ.
I’ve had my katana 100 112 gen 3 for about two weeks, its an incredible workhorse! Everything but a tuner and looper. Im totally loving the mobile editor! I use 2 ga fc , soo much control, i need to get a few expression pedals
I’m using my mk II as the stereo partner for, it such a beautiful pair. and of course im using a third amp into a 412 cab ascmy center dry. It’s incredibly fun!
Everything but the kitchen sink is correct. Everything and the kitchen sink is also correct. Katana's are lovely amps. Let's see how much better this one is than all the others.
I was think of getting the head as light weight back up for my amp. My son has the Katana MK II 100. My other son has the MK1 50....They are pretty straight forward utility amps. Super flexible and useful many scenarios.
Love this video! Thanks Henning. I've always felt the Katana (particularly the Artist) is a great solution for both the mid level gigging musician and the beginner as well. I am curious about using it as a monitoring solution for a top end monitor. How does the Waza speaker hold up to a greenback cab? How does the class AB power amp hold up to say the Orange Pedal Baby. I would love to see a comparison of the Katana v the Pedal Baby with a 1x12. Seems like this has the possibility of being a winning solution for this situation.
zZsounds had a couple of Katana Artist 100 MkII combos a couple of weeks ago for just $399!!! Who ever nabbed one of those got a serious freakin' deal! BOSS's choice to use a class A/B power section, with a "power amp in" option?! Was a legitimate game changer IMO. Got a modeler you like? BAM! Any price point Katana is a fantastic powered cab. What puts the Katana Artist series amps just a push above it's siblings for me? Is the speaker. It's leaps and bounds above the standard Katana 12" speaker, and it's "bloom" feature is... Well, like Henning said... "Mo' Betta". You are making me miss my Katana 50 MkII Henning! HA! Although, it was a little limited for what I wanted. Especially compared to the new Gen 3 amps. Are they better than a tube amp? Well no, although that's completely subjective. Are they great amps? Absolutely. Especially given what you get for relatively pennies on the dollar in comparison. I personally know artist who record with tube amps in the studio, but tour with one or two Katana 100 heads or combos. Some with Tone Studio dialed in sounds and a foot controller, others with something like a Fractal (2x power amp in) running in stereo. I will go ahead and end this loooong comment rant with this... Putting a better speaker in an older Katana? Rocks! Blair, Oscar, & I freakin love you Henning! 😘
I have a gen 3 head and love it. I’m still trying to understand why a real tube amp should sound better. I’ve tried them out in shops, about 3-4 different types, and can’t tell an advantage. Do I need to crank them or something? Basically, I’m debating whether it’s worth it to plan on upgrading. But if it’s not worth the price then why bother?
Thank you for mentioning the LED colors. I am colorblind, red/green deficiency, and can confirm it is difficult to differentiate the colors. Bummer that the firmware version is referenced using the LEDs as well. "Dont update the same firmware twice over" How can I tell?
Can it hook up every boss effect that was ever created like the one I got 4 years ago play some program that into your boss katana well can it or does it even need it okay I better listen to the video first before I start bragging about the one I've got
So they finally fixed the clean channel sounding as dead as a rubber band? That was always their Achille's heel. But this sounded like it had some tube sparkle to it. Good amps! When making my choice about 5 years ago though, I went with the Blackstar ID 60 TVP (now defunct and reborn as the Silverline series, but possibly defunct again..WTH, Blackstar?) , and I'm still glad I did, great tones all around.
I haven't finished yet, but did you mention Dual-Link? It let's you use and control 2 Artists together as 2 separate amps with one set of footswitches.
If kitty cat didn't come into the room when you were playing that ref to the backing tracks then your cat probably isn't even at the house right now might be out in the field chasing butterflies or field mice and just having a kitty cat time
I need to get one of these exams because when they start building the places on the moon and the place is on Mars I think this app would be perfectly compatible with those places on these planets even though the moon isn't a planet but Mars is you would definitely need the setup this amp I don't think anything else would work on one of these Moon and slash planet first I just got to figure out how to get one and pay for it
An idea for the global eq could be to set it up for different guitars… if you have that.. like Fender, Gibson, Active pickups. As they sound very different 🤓🎸
@@EytschPi42 you are right about that, but at gigs you could be forced to use your backup guitar. And maybe that’s slightly different 🤷♂️ just a thought ☺️ thank you for your many amazing videos, which I enjoy very much 👍☺️☺️
You know I always see these product demo videos and most of them nowadays are digital. It strikes me interesting that so many people are hung up with yesterday like it has to be a 59 Gibson Les Paul or it has to be a strat from the 70s or it has to be on Marshall jcm whatever. Here's the thing those are sounds that we all grew up with and admired but they are sounds and the new sounds that digital equipment gives us our sounds in and of themselves. In other words every sound is a sound if you're only psychologically married to getting something from the 50s or 60s you're not going to do very much to make yourself sound original or different if you keep going for amps and guitars and effects that have been around for 30 or 40 years. Drive the digital realm and see what new sounds you can create that may not sound like tubes but who cares? Just consider that concept for 2 minutes
The lack of a stereo Line Out is very frustrating. Clearly the internals can produce stereo, since the headphones and USB-C are stereo. Why not make the Line Out stereo too?
It is truly the Swiss army knife of guitar amps. But do you really want a screwdriver digging into your wrist while you attempt to open a bottle of wine? If they'd just use 1% of the budget on hiring a decent UI designer. (you can contact me here Boss...) You seemed most enthusiastic using it as a cab for your UA Dumble, and I absolutely get that :D
Problem is actually sound. Wooly, spongy, plastic. Not real. It would be unbeatable if it had some modern tone capturing possibilities or using NAM or Tonex captures. I would buy it instantly.
THIS is a proper Katana review. You can't review a Katana in 10 minutes. You have to spend time with the Tone Studio software, to know what this unit can do. Katana is the best value on the market. Definitely get the GA-FC footswitch for it.
toneX und sonstiger software wumms nervt mich,ich will analoge potis zum fummeln , an der front + usb für DAW -blackstar hat mir zu wenig zum zwirbel , line 6 schmeckt mir die haptik optisch schon nicht-was gäbs denn da noch-gut, HT-5R MkIII Combo käm hin und is sogar n röhren amp, was soll ich da nu machen? ich hab eben für einen Amp schon keine kohle wenn ich so als full time adult drüber nachdenke und will doch am liebsten nen fender blackface mit diesen geilen skirted knobs-oh yeah-skirted
@@nekkon1989 of course, and every ear hears things different. After 20 years of many tube amps myself, I really like the tone even if it doesn’t match it 100% - very close though.
You could probably hear it on Earth except they couldn't send the police over to say hey you need to turn the music down they'd be standing on the Earth shaking their fists and you can just keep playing and laugh
Great amp! My only gripe is that it’s really ugly looking…. It reminds me of Frankenstein when I look at it 🤷🏽♂️ if boss made the amp look more stylish and sexy they would probably sell twice as many….
Roland Roland Roland let's keep them notes a Rowland Rollin Rollin Rollin let's make this purpose Roland Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin no time to understand it just grab one rope it and brand it then soon you'll be living high and WYD
When these first came out I was about to buy one sight unseen. I decided to try one in person and came home with a special edition fender bassbreaker 15 with a Celestion greenback. I cringe at tube replacement, but love the sound of that amp.
Hija,I like your reviews,however my personal opinion regarding Boss 2 it’s horrible horrible tone ,just nasty to the ear and I will never buy another Boss amp
Thank you, Henning! Over the last 10 days I have been researching, scrutinizing, and comparing the Hell out of 3 amps, this one being one of them. I was in Analysis Paralysis, seriously going crazy and could not make up my mind. I even watched this video, in its entirety, 3 times. I am now done. I am getting this one. Ahhhhh, it feels so good...I have my mental faculties back. "Honey... Get dressed! I'm taking you out. We're gonna go celebrate..."
I’m doing the same thing, undecided on what to get. Have you had a chance to mess around with your new katana? How do you like it? Will it work with an I-Pad? I have no computer
@@brianmersmann76 I am ordering a guitar as well. So, on the 12th of this month, a week from today, I will order them both together. I'm hoping I will have them both delivered by the middle of this month.
Once you introduce a low cut at 100hz and a high cut at 4k in the post amp parametric eq the amp warms up. A very slight boost around 1k can also wake the amp up.
Also it is insane that after the third update on this amp they still won’t put in there an IR loader and a stereo XLR
Come on now is it really insane? I mean just think about it they're giving you a ton of stuff you're just asking for everything and there is nothing that gives you everything
The amp doesn't need an IR loader, it's not a DAW, you can use this amp with your IRs lol.
This is a $600 hundred dollar entry level amp, dafuq lmao.
@@ogrish76 I'm afraid Europeans pay a lot more at this moment.
Very nice detailed review as always Henning!
By the way, theres a little trick you can do with the line out. If you activate the stereo spand switch, it actually turns off the built in cab emulation! So you can use something like a mooer radar or some IR loader in between and use whatever IR you like for lives or for recording!
Video length? Not a problem. I save these so I can go back to them anytime I want. I like thorough...👍✌️
This is awesome Henning! I'm gonna get one. I've used the mini katana as a practice amp for years and I love it.
Thanks!The best Video about Katana Boss gen3 Artist on RUclips ✌️🫶🔥🎸👯!!!
I’ve had the Artist Gen 3 combo for under a month now. It’s the only amp that’s cured my amp “GAS”. I will need to deep dive into this review and hopefully you liked it too :)
Nice, thank you Henning - great review!
I needed 2 coffees and a bottle of water. Perfect size video, reminiscent of the boss switcher series. They really do a great job these katanas. Thanks for the detail nerd. Planken.
You are a blessing man. I love your extreme geeky rabbit hole videos. I bought the head version of the Gen 3 Artist, because I wanted the flexibility with cabs at the lightest weight. Sweetwater was also having a sale on the MKll Katana Artist combo, for $399, so I grabbed one. Now, I have a great amp, in the combo, but I can also use the Gen 3 head with the combos speaker too. Take care man. :)
Great video, former tube amp snob, up until the gen 3 katana artist., I looked down on these amps for years, until I tried my buddies Gen 3 Artist, went out and bought one... Amazing, fun amp, 95% there compared to a tube amp sound and feel IMO, insane the sounds and options you get for $600 bucks...I do find that my pedals of the same digital versions of the Boss models sound slightly better than the Boss versions... But If I gigged with this, other than a preamp/dirt pedal, I wouldn't bother bringing my pedalboard in most cases.
I've been gigging my mk100 combo for 4 years now , best amp I've ever had
One of the best compliments I can give on this is that it didn't feel like 90 minutes! Felt far shorter and from the Katana I know, seems a realistic and very honest review.
I made my mk1 into a 100w floor amp with the GAFC built in , I have 4 great tube heads, modellers, ....in the last 3 years, the Katana has done most of the gigs....if the mk1 is that good, the Gen3 will be amazing... you can run stereo expand into any amp wit ha fx return so you don't need 2 Katanas... makes stereo expand even better
I had the MK2 and now Gen 3 Artist....I have no need for a tube amp for 8 years now 👍🏻💯
Is that an upgrade from the MkII Artist? Was it worth it?
@chrishyde1216 the bloom feature and the pushed clean alone is yes ...but the general structure of gain has been redone in the gen 3 altogether. I simply feel the bloom feature made all cleans crunches and edge of breakup tones better.....people will disagree with me but I feel the bloom is overkill on anything with some real gain in it. But the new brown channel has been redone just a bit to the point I don't think bloom is needed......FYI I don't use tone studio I run pedals into it ...808, Precision Drive, and a RV 6 in the loop and the new NX1 gate is killer
I can't understand how they still didn't put a tuner there, and at least some simple 30s looper... And as good as it is for the price, why they don't put BT control (literally a 2$ chip these days) automatically at least in the upper range is quite strange.
my gripe is that it's so heavy. in this price range and weight class a tube amp seems more desirable at least for me.
BT had to do with international laws. Tuner just use a freakin free app dude.
@@LuisJimenez-pb3ge This amp series tries to present itself as 'one box for everything', esp. when you have the external pedal box. Tuner is literally the only thing that you need to think about bringing (and another pair of cables, and power source). Good luck using app on stage (after every other song) and not looking like a dumbass. Just annoying...
There's no international laws banning BT, but you need to do the certification for sure. Katana Air, Marhall Code, Fender Mustang GTX... they all have it.
@@andree182 Marshall Code and Fender Mustang sound like freakin toy amps lol
Don’t even get me started on Bluetooth you need a science degree to get it going ! So many ridiculous updates it’s not just a plug connect search on you need to install the latest version of katana into your computer 💻 before even starting it !!
Wow, epic! Thanks for posting. I really liked the Mk2 Artist when I tried it. I have the 100Mk2. I’ve been waiting to try the Gen3 Artist. I have a feeling I may be upgrading to it soon lol. Cheers!
@@dmac3316 I debated trading my mk2 but just got both, the mk2 is my stereo partner for the gen 3 and they play very well together.
Great video. Definitely needed the coffee. It baffles me what a guitarist nowadays can do with so little money. Cheers!
That what I like about your stuff, Henning: down to earth, no bullshit (erm, nopt too much BS) and my2cents - so brilliant! Thank youuuuuuuuuu!!!
Sure, I could have watched a movie instead. But this was entertaining enough and much more useful. I like my Katana 100 MKII even more now, and somewhere along the line, I just might upgrade to an Artist.
I have the Katana MKII 100w head.. I love it! So versatile and it sounds really good ( after some EQ tweaking in the tone studio of course). I gotta say the more I hear this Gen 3 with the bloom activated.. the more I want to get the Gen 3 head. Please tell Glenn Fricker to get the Gen 3 head and demo it on his channel. I'd be interested to hear his take on it for metal specifically. Great video!
Woooooow....ok I knew this video was gonna end up being long but sheeesh...coffee ready to go! 🤘
Hey Val... turning the coffee machine on shortly! 😂 I'm 3/4 of the way in on this video on my first day back in the states after vacation... awake too early.... perfect listening for my half awake brain. I have yet to own a Katana... that said, this is a pretty amazing tool! I like it a lot so far! Might have to check one out live! Thanks again Henning... great seeing you at Guitar Summit, as short as my one day visit was, it was a great experience! 🤘🎸😎🫶🎵🎶
When you got to the part where you talked about, if it sounds like a tube amp, that got my thinking. I have a Fryette PS-2A, so I can run the Katana into it and then back out to the Katanas' speaker. Maybe that will add some tube goodness to the sound. Wish me luck. :)
Yes
The Studio Rats have produced a number of presets for Boss for the Mark II which are quite simply just plumb beautiful. If you got the Mark III, I'd highly recommend any new presets made by them. They are alchemists.
Brett Kingman too
I bought the Mk3 100W Head over the summer and haven't looked back. I don't have the cabinet yet for it but it hasn't mattered because of the little speaker inside of it. I'm hoping to get a 2x12 cabinet during Black Friday because I've been out of work for a while and on limited funds.
Still, it's kept me going and enjoying playing guitar again.
I have a Katana Artist Mk2 for the reasons you give at the end. The question for many of us, is the Gen 3 Artist enough, if at all, of a improvement to warrent replacing a Mk 2 Artist.
I'm keeping my MK2.
@@charlesharper7292 Same... in fact, it'll be the last amp I own
Personally I upgraded mine for these features: Bluetooth connectivity to fiddle with patches, balanced XLR output and being able to personalize the feel of the line out (mic model and position)
I currently don’t have a sound treated room to record in so this is my main tool for recording.
I really feel the gen3 is entirely worth the upgrade, it depends a lot on what kind of player you are perhaps but if you’ve been all through the editor it is obvious. If you today use just the panel and are perfectly satisfied don’t bother upgrading, you don’t need the complex functionality, nothing wrong with that .
Yeah but here's the thing the artist gen 3 simply sounds much better. I mean there's a lot of people on the internet saying what they want but you should try it for yourself because it definitely sounds better I've owned all of them
Thanks for the review! Still need to watch 90% of it, but damn, that guitar used on the noodling track looks sweet and sounds amazing (well... it helps you play it)!
My MKII will stick around until MKIV. Plus I'm tired of hearing my MKII and went back to tube amps and pedals for now. Maybe by the time MKIV comes out I'll be ready for these again. LOL
Glad you clarified later that there ARE MICS and you can set to position.
My most sophisticated piece of gear I own is my Katana Mk2 100w. 2x12. Mine isn't the artisan one. I don't know enough about how much better an amplifier can be. I've had this amp for 3 years...,? Still love it.
The speaker in the artist is drastically improved, it is a g12w waza speaker, basically a supped up greenback.
😂😂
@@areallyboredguy5825 that's something I can easily replace if I decided.👍
coffee and snack needed while watching this 🙂
Ich will gerade von klassicher auf E-Gitarre umsteigen und die Auswahl ist wirklich erdrückend. Zuerst wollte ich eine Do-it-All Gitarre und Model Amp und bin bei PRS SE (Custom24-08 mit den 85/15 (2024) bzw. TCI (2025 Modell), SE CUSTOM 24 SEMIHOLLOW PIEZO, McCarty, Paul's Guitar, DGT, ) und dem Katana 100 gelandet. Aber nach diesem Video überlege ich, eine gebrauchte Pacifica 112 V zu holen und dafür den Artist statt Katana 100 Gen3 und wäre immer noch unter 1000 €, was weniger ist als eine PRS SE Custom mittlerweile. Dazu noch Black Friday mitnehmen.
Danke für das Video, es war sehr informativ.
Great tone! Thanks!!
Knobs on the front. It matters. Also, you can see all the pretty lights when you switch it on.
I’ve had my katana 100 112 gen 3 for about two weeks, its an incredible workhorse! Everything but a tuner and looper. Im totally loving the mobile editor!
I use 2 ga fc , soo much control, i need to get a few expression pedals
I’m using my mk II as the stereo partner for, it such a beautiful pair. and of course im using a third amp into a 412 cab ascmy center dry. It’s incredibly fun!
My brain melted at the 21 minute mark. This is why I plug my Strat straight into my tube amp and enjoy myself
Sounded so right.
One of the perfect "option paralysis" amps. A good one though.
Everything but the kitchen sink is correct.
Everything and the kitchen sink is also correct.
Katana's are lovely amps. Let's see how much better this one is than all the others.
My coffee is hot and I’m sitting through the entire video 🎸🤘🏼
"Toight loke a toiger" 😂 love it
Woolmilkpig im gonna use that its such a utilitarian concept
I was think of getting the head as light weight back up for my amp. My son has the Katana MK II 100. My other son has the MK1 50....They are pretty straight forward utility amps. Super flexible and useful many scenarios.
Love this video! Thanks Henning. I've always felt the Katana (particularly the Artist) is a great solution for both the mid level gigging musician and the beginner as well. I am curious about using it as a monitoring solution for a top end monitor. How does the Waza speaker hold up to a greenback cab? How does the class AB power amp hold up to say the Orange Pedal Baby. I would love to see a comparison of the Katana v the Pedal Baby with a 1x12. Seems like this has the possibility of being a winning solution for this situation.
zZsounds had a couple of Katana Artist 100 MkII combos a couple of weeks ago for just $399!!!
Who ever nabbed one of those got a serious freakin' deal!
BOSS's choice to use a class A/B power section, with a "power amp in" option?!
Was a legitimate game changer IMO.
Got a modeler you like? BAM! Any price point Katana is a fantastic powered cab.
What puts the Katana Artist series amps just a push above it's siblings for me?
Is the speaker. It's leaps and bounds above the standard Katana 12" speaker, and it's "bloom" feature is...
Well, like Henning said...
"Mo' Betta".
You are making me miss my Katana 50 MkII Henning! HA!
Although, it was a little limited for what I wanted.
Especially compared to the new Gen 3 amps.
Are they better than a tube amp?
Well no, although that's completely subjective.
Are they great amps?
Absolutely.
Especially given what you get for relatively pennies on the dollar in comparison.
I personally know artist who record with tube amps in the studio, but tour with one or two Katana 100 heads or combos.
Some with Tone Studio dialed in sounds and a foot controller, others with something like a Fractal (2x power amp in) running in stereo.
I will go ahead and end this loooong comment rant with this...
Putting a better speaker in an older Katana?
Rocks!
Blair, Oscar, & I freakin love you Henning!
😘
I have a gen 3 head and love it. I’m still trying to understand why a real tube amp should sound better. I’ve tried them out in shops, about 3-4 different types, and can’t tell an advantage. Do I need to crank them or something? Basically, I’m debating whether it’s worth it to plan on upgrading. But if it’s not worth the price then why bother?
You have to A/B them and the difference will be rather obvious…. But not obviously depends on which tube amp you are testing
Thank you for mentioning the LED colors. I am colorblind, red/green deficiency, and can confirm it is difficult to differentiate the colors. Bummer that the firmware version is referenced using the LEDs as well.
"Dont update the same firmware twice over" How can I tell?
I like that song nobody ever came to my funeral either you should see the look on their faces
Get the head and a good cab with an Eminence Texas Heat speaker. That’s a top rig.
I have the waza air and that’s changed the way I practice guitar.
Very nice Jazzmastery/Cougarish guitar thingy!
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Can it hook up every boss effect that was ever created like the one I got 4 years ago play some program that into your boss katana well can it or does it even need it okay I better listen to the video first before I start bragging about the one I've got
So they finally fixed the clean channel sounding as dead as a rubber band? That was always their Achille's heel. But this sounded like it had some tube sparkle to it.
Good amps!
When making my choice about 5 years ago though, I went with the Blackstar ID 60 TVP (now defunct and reborn as the Silverline series, but possibly defunct again..WTH, Blackstar?) , and I'm still glad I did, great tones all around.
1h23' ? I'm gonna watch this like a Netflix limited series :))
I haven't finished yet, but did you mention Dual-Link? It let's you use and control 2 Artists together as 2 separate amps with one set of footswitches.
Curious the Gen 3 appears to have 2 additional Amp voicings, USB-C and the bluetooth module option over the previous model. Anything else?
Appreciate your efforts. Takes some serious faffin about to make a video like this I know haha
oh that sounds NIIIIIICEEEE
The 50EX does not have an effects loop. You need a 100 for that.
If kitty cat didn't come into the room when you were playing that ref to the backing tracks then your cat probably isn't even at the house right now might be out in the field chasing butterflies or field mice and just having a kitty cat time
I need to get one of these exams because when they start building the places on the moon and the place is on Mars I think this app would be perfectly compatible with those places on these planets even though the moon isn't a planet but Mars is you would definitely need the setup this amp I don't think anything else would work on one of these Moon and slash planet first I just got to figure out how to get one and pay for it
An idea for the global eq could be to set it up for different guitars… if you have that.. like Fender, Gibson, Active pickups. As they sound very different 🤓🎸
But you want them to sound different, that’s why you have different guitars
@@EytschPi42 you are right about that, but at gigs you could be forced to use your backup guitar. And maybe that’s slightly different 🤷♂️ just a thought ☺️ thank you for your many amazing videos, which I enjoy very much 👍☺️☺️
Is it worth upgrading my m2 50 for this?
I have the 100 Artist Mk2 Head. Would consider upgrading to Gen 3 f a tuner was built in. But then I got a Fender Tone Master Pro.......
I'm waiting for the Dishwasher upgrade. The Kitchen Sink doesn't cut it for me.
I don't need a 100W amp but love my Katana Mk2 100 Combo ... Lol !!!
Links to the guitars? Especially the white one?
Thanks!
Link is under the video… with a coupon code
You know I always see these product demo videos and most of them nowadays are digital. It strikes me interesting that so many people are hung up with yesterday like it has to be a 59 Gibson Les Paul or it has to be a strat from the 70s or it has to be on Marshall jcm whatever. Here's the thing those are sounds that we all grew up with and admired but they are sounds and the new sounds that digital equipment gives us our sounds in and of themselves. In other words every sound is a sound if you're only psychologically married to getting something from the 50s or 60s you're not going to do very much to make yourself sound original or different if you keep going for amps and guitars and effects that have been around for 30 or 40 years. Drive the digital realm and see what new sounds you can create that may not sound like tubes but who cares? Just consider that concept for 2 minutes
Everything ' but ' the kitchen sink' ...you are correct Sir'
The lack of a stereo Line Out is very frustrating. Clearly the internals can produce stereo, since the headphones and USB-C are stereo. Why not make the Line Out stereo too?
would love to hear your thoughts on the laney super 60
Can you imagine what this would sound like on the moon where There is almost zero gravity wow
It is truly the Swiss army knife of guitar amps. But do you really want a screwdriver digging into your wrist while you attempt to open a bottle of wine?
If they'd just use 1% of the budget on hiring a decent UI designer. (you can contact me here Boss...)
You seemed most enthusiastic using it as a cab for your UA Dumble, and I absolutely get that :D
Ding dong the Witch is dead??? Std? Henning!!!
Of course not when you're trying to unbox the thing when it's all set up and you start playing through the katana
There needs to be a stereo Katana head/combo
To play in stereo, I need another Katana. It might as well be the artist. Unless... I can do this with just a cab.
I want more I want more I want more and all I got was some smores well you got to start someplace right right all right your bloody well right
Problem is actually sound. Wooly, spongy, plastic. Not real. It would be unbeatable if it had some modern tone capturing possibilities or using NAM or Tonex captures. I would buy it instantly.
THIS is a proper Katana review. You can't review a Katana in 10 minutes. You have to spend time with the Tone Studio software, to know what this unit can do. Katana is the best value on the market. Definitely get the GA-FC footswitch for it.
Tuner?
Nope
Is that an AEA R92?
Yes!
Come on BOSS -- include a tuner and we have the perfect gigging amp. Guitar - Cable - Amp.
Y a y a y a y a y a y a y a y a what does y equal a if he can figure out that puzzle he won't be puzzled anymore
Jetzt muss ich also das ding kaufen obwohl nicht Fender oder Marshall drauf steht.
@@JohnBrawnson musste net
toneX und sonstiger software wumms nervt mich,ich will analoge potis zum fummeln , an der front + usb für DAW -blackstar hat mir zu wenig zum zwirbel , line 6 schmeckt mir die haptik optisch schon nicht-was gäbs denn da noch-gut, HT-5R MkIII Combo käm hin und is sogar n röhren amp, was soll ich da nu machen? ich hab eben für einen Amp schon keine kohle wenn ich so als full time adult drüber nachdenke und will doch am liebsten nen fender blackface mit diesen geilen skirted knobs-oh yeah-skirted
I am a Valve/tube guy but I think the Katana is a very good combo.
its not.. get the line 6 spider V... better and cheaper.
At this price range, a Fender Bassbreaker 30r or a Marshall DSL40 sound better though
I've had both of the amps you've mentioned (2 DSLr's, rather) and have to disagree. This new generation sounds very good - have you tried one?
@@Smart-Alex it doesn't sound bad. It's just lacking the warmth of tubes
@@nekkon1989 of course, and every ear hears things different. After 20 years of many tube amps myself, I really like the tone even if it doesn’t match it 100% - very close though.
@@Smart-Alex it's really close with single notes stuff. With chords it still doesn't convince me, I do own a Katana though and use it a lot
İ love u dude
I HATE my Katana MkII 😆
I hate the user interface with every fiber of my being. Get with it Boss
You could probably hear it on Earth except they couldn't send the police over to say hey you need to turn the music down they'd be standing on the Earth shaking their fists and you can just keep playing and laugh
I need to contact my tailor to Contour my foot switch
Everything but the kitchen sink... and tuner.
Got to have a fuzzy because if you don't have a fuzzy fuzzy was he wouldn't be fuzzy and you wouldn't want to be without you're fuzzy would you
8 presets, not 4! You have banks A and B.
Great amp! My only gripe is that it’s really ugly looking…. It reminds me of Frankenstein when I look at it 🤷🏽♂️ if boss made the amp look more stylish and sexy they would probably sell twice as many….
Roland Roland Roland let's keep them notes a Rowland Rollin Rollin Rollin let's make this purpose Roland Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin no time to understand it just grab one rope it and brand it then soon you'll be living high and WYD
I have a Katana artist and a Vox VTX40. The Vox makes me want to put the Katana in the garbage.
Thats how I feel.
When these first came out I was about to buy one sight unseen. I decided to try one in person and came home with a special edition fender bassbreaker 15 with a Celestion greenback. I cringe at tube replacement, but love the sound of that amp.
Hija,I like your reviews,however my personal opinion regarding Boss 2 it’s horrible horrible tone ,just nasty to the ear and I will never buy another Boss amp
If you buy a head and use your own cab or cabs, you can have a real monster.
It will Moon ga punk that's my American German that's Moon dancing like a Punker
I bet your kitty comes around when you play that one you need to pan the camera I bet she's sitting over there on the rug watching