I don't think any of the many other tutorials about this amp deal with the 2 right hand sections of the ctrl panel as succinctly as you do. They're all useless. Yours is the video that helps me. Good talking and good finger pointing/cranking. I saved this and refer to it like a school book. Thank you!!
@@ginomarone8831 You should see how difficult the line 6 Spider Jam amp is to figure out , it literally came with 2 separate stacks of " how to " manuals. I ended up selling it because it was to much to figure out and I didn't use 70% of the options. The Mkll to is so much simpler to figure out!
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Just picked up a Katana 50 MK II and as others have noticed, the manual is virtually useless. Your video is extremely helpful to me for figuring out the capabilities of the amp and how to access them. Thanks for taking the time and effort to create and share this information.
I went to GC to buy a tube amp, but once I plugged into the Katana 50 I knew I had found what I was looking for! This amp sounds far better than any other similarly priced amp I’ve tried. Somehow they captured the warmth of a good tube amp in a digital setting.
One of the best demos of a digital amp ever. You took your time and explained all of it very well. Most guys rush through the demos, big mistake. Great job.
@@sonnyrocker same here, man. 18 months into playing and have had this amp a year. Been challenging to be certain it's doing what I think and your video cleared up a lot of confusion. Much appreciated the diligence in explaining as well as showing what are some great settings to use across all the amp type settings. Thanks again.
Thankyou so much. I got my amp a couple of months back... beginner... and your tutorial explained so much to me. Hearing and seeing the functioning of buttons and dials completely trumps the manual... especially for beginners, like I mentioned. There is so much fun here to be had with this amp!! Thankyou again, from Brisbane, Australia.
THANKS SONNY! Your video delivered on its promise to be a beginner's guide. Before plugging in my new Katana i watched this video several times over, writing copious notes along the way. With pen and notebook i drew pictures of all 12 knobs and wrote every function of every knob. I copied the 12 knobs several times over to write notes and knob settings for crunch and lead and brown. Because you took the time to explain all 12 knobs I am going to know every function of my amp before i turn it on the first time...
Just got this amp today. I have only ever had a Marshall 20 watt basic practice amp. Decided to splash out on something decent as COVID19 has shut down my place of work giving me lots of practice time. Took one look at all those knobs and was overwhelmed. This one video sorted me out, thanks a bunch buddy 😊
Best vid around, im a begging trying to dial tones and this is a great help. Can you show us a close tone to a few bands, Metallica, AC DC, Guns n Roses ect ect oh and some cool cleans they do.
I just bought one! They're 199 now because the mk3 is coming out. I have only had it a couple days. All the knobs are scary. You just have to play with it and find the tones you like. I haven't even hooked it to my computer yet. I guess you can download patches that other players have created. I'll play with it more on my day off. Today before work, I just plugged into my fender mustang because I already know my tones on there. It's just a number and go. I'll get the Katana set up like that soon. The acoustic setting is nice. I don't have an acoustic guitar but I like to learn acoustic type songs. It gives your electric guitar a nice clean acoustic like sound. Just don't mess with gain, boost, effects or reverb.
@@sonnyrockerGreat demo, I don't know if it was my ears but I couldn't really hear the tremolo effect. Does it sound stronger live? I use that effect quite a bit and that's gonna be the deciding factor for me
Just bought this amp yesterday and I haven’t really been able to dive into yet. Lead channel sounds insane so far. Excited to see what it can do after watching your demo.
@@sonnyrocker It did. Metal is my genre and I still haven’t had much time. Anyway currently have it in crunch with the boost mode red. Red light on in the tone selection area. It screams.
Ordered mine from Sweetwater yesterday, should arrive sometime tomorrow. Appreciate this video, definitely gives me a head start on diving into all this amp can do. Thanks for such a detailed demonstration!
Good demo, Sonny, The last three years since Covid and my heart attack I’ve had to shut off a lot of my guitars and amplifiers I’m thinking about buying a katana MK 250 white it’s got all kinds of sounds and stuff so you can play around with it you know, thanks for the demo. Hope you’re still doing well. I know this video is four years old but I hope you’re good and healthy.
Thank you. So much for just filming this this way and going through everything - it just breaks the ice. I'm 68 and have played acoustic all my life. Listening to my new ES 339 through this is really bringing me back to the 60's. I hope I can dare play this thing in public - I do a lot of climate action songs and this is a whole other level of rage expression. Yeah. Loving it.
This is the only video which tells about the control panel details among the other videos I saw. I do not have this amp and the studio we use has 100 version of this amp. So I needed to learn the control panel of this amp and your video was very helpful. U did not do ur guitar show just told us about the amp. Thanks. The other videos are really garbage.
Thanks bro I appreciate the demo. I am a beginner and you have really broke it down for me to understand what I have purchased! Wow man this is really a loud amp and I will definitely grow into this amp as a beginner. I was going to purchase the 100. I am so glad I didn't it would have been buying more amp than I wud ever use. Happy Holidays and again thanks for the demo.
Great video! I just received my Boss amp. The manual that comes with it is very basic but after watching your vid and your demonstrations with all the buttons and knobs, i love my amp now and it rocks! Thanks!
The variation button is to add steroids. Got it. Thanks for the great demo. I knew there was a lot you could do with this. Now I know how to bring it out.
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Hello, I want to buy this amplifier but I have an electro acoustic guitar and I want to play with the effects, do you recommend that I buy this amplifier? Thank you 
Excellent demo on the use of the Kantana 50. The user manual leaves a lot out. I would like to know if you’ve done a demo on setting up the different channels, using a foot switch to switch between them as well.. Again Great Demo…Thanks…!
I did a demo on footswitch setup. Just search sonnyrocker katana boss and you will find it. As for different channel... no, everyone sets it up differently. Just set up the panel how you want your channel to be, then save it. I would make channel one distortion rhythm, and make channel two the same, but LOUDER and higher gain and use it as a solo boost.
Found one as new, for only 140€. Think I'm gonna have a good time with this. Tomorrow after work, I'm gonna play the whole day I think and re-watch this video to help me 😅😆
Hi Josh, sorry, I already did this and didn't make a video. It was a lot of steps but if you follow instructions from BOSS on how to do that, shouldn't be any issues.
I just got home with my new Boss katana and read the manual. Then tried to use it. The manual is totally useless, bank a, bank b, hit the channel button then the panel button to change banks, what??? Why didn't they add a bank button? So stupid. Thank you for your video, without it I wouldn't be banking! Thumbs up:)
Hi Sonny, I am back again. Just a quick question. You mention you don't take requests, but I'm giving it a shot anyways... I'm not after tabs/chords. I am just seeking a particular sound (or close enough to it) for a song I am currently learning. I have this amp. It's an 80s aussie band, so you'd have to search RU-vid for it 😉 but if you are willing to give a young lass a quick function setup (just a photo of the dials), I would be so ever grateful. The song means a lot to me. If you say yes, I'll advise the song/artist, but wont't waste your time right now. 😊 If you are unable, I respect that greatly. Take care. 🤟🎸 Thankyou for your time. Mel from Oz!
This is an "Excellent" Video my friend; thanks for your time an effort. Mine is arriving in a couple of days, even though I have some high-end Amps this will fill a void (At home with a lower volume) when necessary. Your explanation, of it's operation, will save me some of the Learning Curve. One last thing, how do you like the "Aux-In" for Backing Tracks, etc.? Be safe, during these times, and (again)... Thanks
Thanks, Roland! I haven't tried the aux in yet. I play along with an iPad connected to a bluetooth speaker, it sounds great that way to me. Normally, if I find a simple way that works for me, I'll just stick with it. I'm all about hassle free and simplicity. Lol
Hi For a beginner is this a good starting amp. I'm interested in rock sounds(the crunch and lead voice) . Do them sound good? Wich are better the classic or the variation? Thanks!
Why won't boss explain how the amps work? I am sick of trying to figure it out. I will probably just take it back. You have done a good job but I still don't know how to turn off (completly) the effects.
I just got mine and am playing in manual mode on the brown setting (red) with humbuckers (Les Paul) and I wonder if you have a bad instrument cable or if your guitar is improperly grounded because yours is making alot of noise. Mine is very quiet no matter which pickup(s) or volume/tone settings I use, and even with the master, gain, and volume cranked up pretty high on the amp it's waaaay quieter..I haven't dove in too deep yet, maybe mine has a noise reduction parameter set higher than yours..but straight out of the box that was one of the first things I noticed..hardly any hum, buzz, or unwanted noise at all..Very impressed with it especially with the price so looow, it's a steal!!
@@sonnyrocker Figured it out..It's the boost which I didn't have on..At the red setting it's noisy on mine too, not overbearingly so, but there is a hum..
@@wesbresee you’ve just answered my question I think lol I’ve just ordered one and was a little concerned you say the boost button do you just cycle through this ?
Heya sonny, thanks a lot for the video. I have been banging the same amp for like 6 years (some Roland cube) and this definitely helped me out on deciding on what would the next upgrade be. Both the sound and presentation of the amp are gorgeous, I wonder how well will it sound with my new PRS SE Standard 24
Just got my 50mkii and I have a PRS Custom 24, but so far I haven't been able to unplug my Les Paul long enough to plug in the PRS because it sounds so good..
@@wesbresee do you need a PC?? I don’t even own a PC anymore and I want something I can jam on low volume with a good tone like my Roland Micro Cube. I just wish I had knobs for mids but it’s still amazing for a bedroom banger
Same as others said, the manual is useless unless you have used similar amps. This is my first quality amp with built in effects other than spring reverb. Your video demystifies it, but I need more of a tutorial. I don’t understand how I know whether I’m in bank A or B, and if those are completely different effects, or if I can combine them.
You can't combine the effects from bank A and B using the amp itself. You can do it but you need the Boss Tone Studio. If the red light flashes, you are in bank B. If not, then you are in bank A
Sonny thanks a lot! But my amp fx effect is always on even I turn the knob to off. The light is always on and factory reset does not help. Do you know any solution for that problem?
That's strange. It shouldn't do that. While the light is on when you turn it off, is there any of the effects coming through? If not, then I would just ignore it and not worry about it.
I have a hard time finding an amp and guitar that I am happy. Have a very particular ear I guess. If you have 600$ what would you suggest as far as a guitar with this amp? I guess with me its always the pickups.
It might be the power coming into your house. Unclean power or not grounded will cause problems. Or, are you on full gain and full metal mode? If so, you will need to turn the noise gate on, but you have to do that in Boss Tone Studio after you connect your Katana to a PC or ipad.
@@stringman509 You need to make sure your amp's firmware is up to date, link your amp to your PC with the correct USB cable, then download and fire up Boss Tone Studio and work from there, and then you can turn on the noise gate. Instructions are on the Boss website. IF you are not IT savvy, you should get someone to help you. But you really should make sure that the power outlet is not the problem first. Process of elimination.
@@stringman509 Awesome, glad it worked. But if you have to turn your noise gate up that high, you are pushing way too much gain through your amp. You don't need that much. Also, there is a dimebag patch for the Katana, it works well. Just have to google it and find it.
I dont understand why the professionals that review the amp cant make this simple thing of going through what the amp does, they just play their generic riffs. All i wanted to know is how do you change the effects, i didnt even know that the led lights were also buttons.
