You won't believe how great this amp sounds! NEW Boss Katana Mk.II

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The NEW Boss Katana mk.II is released today! :) I got my hands on it pre-release and take you through many of the new features and explain the awesome new amp models and the best ever concentric pots! so exciting :) You're gonna want one! #Katana #GuitarAmp #New
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@duanemoffitt8484 5 лет назад

Recently had an accident. Severed my finger on my chord hand. Emergency surgery attached it back. That was three months ago..never thought I'd play again. Your video on this amp inspired me.. Along way to go,but it's a start..Thanks you...

@6105jakeusmc 5 лет назад

Have some friends whose father lost almost all his fingers on his fretting hand, he was a righty. The man was playing great just a year later after learning to play a lefty. You can get back at it with some hard work.

@laethemad 5 лет назад

Hey Duane, hope you're feeling better, keep rockin!

@Amber57499 5 лет назад

Does it feel natural, do you still have the same range of motion?

@butthead3396 5 лет назад

I only shattered my pinky and severd the tendons your hand will never be the same but you're gonna be able to adjust the katana is so much fun!

@cruz.c 4 года назад

we're all here for you. one of my biggest inspirations, Django Reinhardt, was a European "gypsy jazz" guitarist, and played all of his runs and arpeggios with only two working fingers on his fretting hand, so dont let it make you feel bad.

@jonlennon3348 5 лет назад

I have watched a half dozen video's on the MKII and yours is so in depth, it is simply the best. Great job.

@sonoffergus2023 3 года назад

Ya, a terrific demo! Best I’ve seen as well.

@Prossdog 3 года назад

Mine is coming in this week and I feel like I don’t have to read the manual now 😂

@dancollins5194 3 года назад

@@Prossdog same, getting excited 🤟

@123gonesurfing 4 года назад

Excellent review, love love love how you showed the settings up on screen the whole way through, which almost nobody else does. Such a big help in getting you're head wrapped around everything, and very useful in getting a grip on a new amp. Thanks so much Justin!!

@TomPark1986 4 года назад

The value of this amp is insane. There are some delay pedals that cost more than this amp (looking at you Strymon).

@brandonlesko3126 3 года назад

I have a mk1 Katana 100. I upgraded the speaker to an Eminence Red White & Blues, and downloaded the Sneaky amps. It sounds so good. Crazy value for the price. I play the Katana more than I play my tube amps.

@PendelSteven 3 года назад

@Redemption Of The Dead Huge company with much less overheadcost and automated production vs small company with much more overhead costs, handmade production and oh yeah, probably also less cheap labour costs. Learn some economics, please.

@usta028 3 года назад

@@PendelSteven There’s also some percentage of artificial market pricing which some “boutique” companies use, it is done because most consumers still think: more expensive = better. There are also boutique pedal makers who use premium materials but don’t charge a “premium” 😉

@JimmyRadloff 3 года назад

@@brandonlesko3126 a speaker change does wonders for the Katana, particularly for high gain tones. I have a 2x12 that I swapped out the stock speakers to a Vintage 30 and a 70/80 and it sounds effing amazing! Playing my Headrush pedalboard through it, I can dial up just about any tone I can think of. Pretty sick. I still love my tube amps too though.

@Prossdog 3 года назад

This is a really good point 😂

@dantesinferno6923 5 лет назад

You have a brilliant way of describing effects and talking about them in details that make it really easy to understand. So cheers to you mate! Well done.

@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 4 года назад

19:13 - what I say every night when I'm bored lol

@philboath8135 4 года назад

Haha fkn gold. You win the internet today

@ramitsharma6177 4 года назад

Hahahahahaha

@revelation8199 4 года назад

same tho

@DiamondSquidy 4 года назад

Why does it would like to me the variations just sound like it adds more gain???

@LeadTherapy71 4 года назад

LMFAO

@ToddRichmond Год назад

For those that find the Katana a bit “fizzy” - the Tone Studio app gives you global eq as well as patch eq that can dial most of that out. Another way around it is using a lower drive amp model (eg clean if you want crunch, crunch if you want lead) and dial up a treble boost in the boost slot. You have some eq there as well. Takes some time but is worth the effort, especially if you’re used to a bit rounder tube sound. Eq is your friend.

@adam872 5 лет назад

These really are some of the best affordable amps that have hit the market in many a long day. Boss are killing it.

@acornman1977 4 года назад

@@RustyMadd Guitar Center has them We sell them all the time.

@Blkojo 4 года назад

@@RustyMadd These amps have only been out 3 1/2 years.

@gibbyrock6648 4 года назад

I have a mkII 50 Watt practice amp and the Katana Artist 100 watt for shows and love these amps i played through many amps and these amps sound amazing and loud even my 50 watt is extremely loud 👍

@donsimons9810 4 года назад

And NOT made in China. Victory.

@slopcrusher3482 3 года назад

Blkojo the Mk.2 was only released over a year ago too

@ZEGO24x Год назад

Justin, this was by FAR the greatest video explaining the tones and workings of the Katana. I know I'm late to the Katana party, but Kudos anyway!

@rnarizona9686 4 года назад

The entire video was a great demonstration of the amp's capabilities, but I kept replaying 24:00 to 24:18 to learn that nice little blues riff Justin was finger picking. I've had the 50W since they first came out, and still love it.

@brandonlesko3126 3 года назад

Have you downloaded the Sneaky Amps yet? If you haven't, do it. You will not be disappointed.

@rnarizona9686 3 года назад

@@brandonlesko3126 Thanks for your response. Where do you download the sneaky amps? It seems to me that I might have downloaded some a long time ago, and I thought it was just a bunch of distortion, and deleted the whole bunch. Am I remembering this correctly? If not, what are some of your favorite tones?

@joshuaalio762 4 года назад

This is going to be my first amp and I'm really excited about it

@nightworkband7715 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely the best demo video on the Katana MK II amp!!! No one else comes close! I know I'm late to the Katana because they already have the Artist out but I bought the Katana MK2 2/12 yesterday and your video just saved me so much time. It's an amazing app and you just showed me some features I did not know were there. Thank you so much.

@jayjayftw07 4 года назад

19:32 Im stealing this. Thanks Justin, don't be mad.

@stingray4780 8 месяцев назад

Great video Justin! I really appreciate your simple and yet deeper explorations of the Katana 100W Mark 2! Thanks again, and great playing on your part!

@mr.banana4893 4 года назад

Great amp, recently bought one. I have the 100 watt head going into a Mesa Boogie 4x12 can from the MK3 series in 1986. The best and quickest way I can describe the variation button on the amp is just like how some tube amps have a vintage or modern switch. All five channels have a more warm vintage sound, and a modern , brighter, tight higher gain sound. I have Fender, Marshall, Boogie, Laney, and EVH amps. This keeps up with all of them on every level. I honestly don't understand how they pulled that off at that price point.

@TheNightstalker80 4 года назад

Thank you Justin, I also just bought a MK2 and it's a great amp. I got it for me and my son, we both just started with electric guitar, coming from acoustic this thing adds a lot of variety and fun to the learning process. When exercising we mostly play clean but crank the gain up and throw some overdrive in just makes so much fun and the basic excercise tracs are so much more fun when you got them and then play them like that ;-)

@waltenw8331 4 года назад

19:32 is literally the greatest sound my ears have ever heard. buying it just for that setting

@DenisOMahony 4 года назад

My 50w katana II arrived in the post this morning......im only just starting to learn my first pentatonic scale.....but I'm bloody learning that riff on the octaver if it kills me 😄😄

@waltenw8331 4 года назад

Denis O' Mahony mine just showed up this morning as well! cheers!

@TASCOM44 4 года назад

Do you know what riff that is?

@nitro1234walll 4 года назад

i recommend you learning the white stripes blue orchid riff using that sound,killer

@official_hippo9234 4 года назад

Do you know what that riff is

@arnoldzifflebluesguitar 5 лет назад

Hi Justin..have followed your channel since I took up the guitar in 2011, your show and instruction helped me immensely..bought a Katana artist couple weeks ago and honestly left my Mesa Boogie aside. Thank you for your time and effort!

@bee5616 5 лет назад

Thank you for all the awesome lessons. Ive improved so much because of you

@robertyoung7027 5 лет назад

Hands down, the most informative video on RU-vid of the Boss Katana mkII series. Thanks, you made me buy this amp, Boss owes you a kickback!

@ryanlord6286 4 года назад

Here's some additional clarification from Roland/boss on volume: - If using a lower POWER CONTROL and MASTER LEVEL you lean more on the KATANA PREAMP - GAIN and VOLUME settings, DSP, gain, saturation and tonality. - However if you use MASTER LEVEL at MAX and POWER CONTROL at 100W with GAIN and VOLUME used sparingly you'll use more of the CLASS A/B POWER AMP. The main difference is that if you lean more on the POWER AMP you'll have more of tubelike experience, push/pull tube like dynamics, feel, tone and headroom. It ultimately is up to user preference and choice of which workflow works and sounds best for their context.

@TheNightstalker80 4 года назад

Thank you for this additional information, I just got my MK2 and was wondering exactly about if and how you can get different sound just by using the Pre or Power Amp stage. I didn't had enought time to try myself and obviousely also not enough experience because I'm quite new to that stuff. Anyway that helps a lot, I'll be testing that today because I knew that the Katan can do pretty much straight out of the box and without turning and pressing a lot on the panel so this might be exactly what I need. But tbh, playing with the effects and models is also a lot of fun and makes playing even more of a experience. I just switched from acoustic guitar to e-guitar and this adds so much more variety!

@zazoomatt 4 года назад

Just ordered mine in 50watt. Thanks so much for the great review. Followed you for 12 years and together with my Fender Twin Reverb, VOX VT50DT this will complete my studio. My GT-10 is still keeping my floor clean of petals.

@bradh6185 4 года назад

I recently bought one. Yes it sounds very good for a non-tube amp. And my 50-watt is giggable. I used it in my house band(100-seat room) with no pa/mic, and it had more than enough. I also used it outside mic'd and it was great. However, the low end is a bit thin compared to my tube amps. Which isn't necessarily bad in a band because it keeps the low-end cleaner in my opinion. My tube amps are now out of the shop and they will be my first choice. But I'm keeping this as a backup, as an acoustic amp, and as a practice amp. This is just a good amp to have around, especially considering the price. I wouldn't recommend it for metal in a band situation- it's not going to replace a half-stack. But it's good for anything else. Also worth mentioning is that it's very lightweight.

@philboath8135 4 года назад

I was really surprised how light it is I love my 100w 1x12 it's my main rig now I'm hoping to get another later this year for the stereo effect but I just read that Adam Jones is bringing out a signiture series sliver burst Gibson first world problems hey

@bradh6185 4 года назад

@@philboath8135 👍👍👍

@tonycortezzaofficial 2 месяца назад

I’ve watched about a dozen reviews on this amp and this is by far the best example of what it can do right out of the box! Thanks man! All of the sounds you showed are what I need to play a working gig. Now I just have to find a good video on how to program the pedalboard. I was a Line 6 player for years but apparently BOSS has taken over the market and as I’ve always loved BOSS effects I guess it was a natural progression.

@AmericanGwyn 4 года назад

This dude looks like the British Norm Macdonald.

@BajrangGummy 4 года назад

My wife was a real battle amp

@fredackrill 4 года назад

You do know he's not British, right? He's an Aussie (lives in London now though).

@matthewmp111 4 года назад

Under Child he wishes

@philboath8135 4 года назад

Fkn nailed it man.

@philboath8135 4 года назад

@@fredackrill dude I thought he was Aussie too. I'm Aussie so I could hear it but he nailed the norm part

@NagoyaHouseHead 3 года назад

I could listen to this guy talk about guitar gear forever, plus I'm sold on this amp ... I ... AM ... GETTING ... IT ... TOMORROW !!!

@tonyrapa-tonyrapa 5 лет назад

For my ears, the variation just seems to make things brighter and with a bit of boost.

@mr.jogger8346 5 лет назад

Yep, best variations can be achieved tweaking the EQ in the BTS

@karls1857 5 лет назад

It may be not a good news. There are some reports, that MKII will not support "sneaky amps", so if variation change it only so slightly, this is something like downgrade. Instead of almost 30 amps you will have only 5 with boost option. It will be better to wait until things come clear.

@karls1857 5 лет назад

@@robjobse8860 Yes, in MKI you had 5 default amps + around 23 sneaky amps (depending on firmware version) which can be enabled with special modified patches or custom software. However the latest news say that MKII is also GT-100 based, so there's still a hope - maybe Devs will unlock this extra models for new Katana.

@slimturnpike 5 лет назад

@@robjobse8860 get the original and save money

@karls1857 5 лет назад

@@robjobse8860 To be honest, I'm also in similar situation. I'm not a beginner I've already had two amps, but now i consider moving to Katana. So far i decided to wait few weeks as it is not so clear if MKII is better or not. For sure MKI is cheaper. Second hand MKI is possible to find for just 170$ while new MKII is at least 270$. If the sneaky amps functionality will be ported, I would go MKII for sure, without it - it's much harder to say.

@DzakiBean 3 года назад

this is the best review of the boss katana mkii so far. i love how you dive into every single feature in that amp💯

@liveconcerts7550 5 лет назад

The best review on the Boss Katana Mk II Justin.

@justinguitar 5 лет назад

Thx

@dereklong801 3 года назад

I picked up a MkII 100w two years ago and couldn't be happier. I dialed in a nice clean tone and a crunch tone with reverb and delay and saved to two presets, and that's about all I use, just turn on various boost and reverb/delay variations as I need. The footswitch is a must-have if you get the 100w Katana. Really great.

@williamking7420 5 лет назад

i love delay effects. Long delays are particularly useful when used with volume swells. And don't forget the tap tempo function on the Katana..Very useful as well!

@tonyhudson8235 2 года назад

I finally got one. Honestly the best amp that I've tried that isn't thousands of pounds worth of gear. The ability to record straight to PC is a huge bonus. The dynamic sound is brilliant, and feels like a tube amp. The ability to cut the wattage, a superb way of retaining that high volume grunt, but without the neighbours getting pissed off with me. Amazing bit of kit.

@petermosdal1372 5 лет назад

Hey Justin. I have used the Katana for two years now, and i find that it sounds better when I turn the volume up instead of the master volume. It becomes more dynamic, and sounds more like a cranked tube amp. Btw Love your content

@pastorkev777 5 лет назад

Boss says the opposite is true. I want to try it both ways myself.

@petermosdal1372 5 лет назад

pastorkev777 I’ve tried it myself, and the amp breaks up earlier when you crank the master vs volume

@crazywolfxxvi 3 года назад

My first amp. I will own this amp for many years. Already had 15 months in and loving it. Great video.

@PipeCat1965 4 года назад

This was a truly GREAT review - the kind you HOPE you're gonna see/hear when you go searching on a product. Thanks for demonstrating this amp in the most practical way. And BTW, I really dig your chops - wish I could play that cleanly! And finally, what a NICE AXE!!! Totally subbing you, my friend.

@waynewhiteside 4 года назад

I watched your video 3 times now and you sold me on this amp. You have the best demo of this amp. I need a versatile amp for playing and recording in my apartment using the phones out to a small mixer. Thanks.

@pcau 5 лет назад

Thank you Justin. As usual, you are generous and a fantastic teacher! Mush appreciated Sir!

@michaelstevenson877 Год назад

Justin is very knowledgeable a great teacher and guitarist very easy to follow and this video on the boss katana mk2 settings was great and he knows what he talks about well done Justin anybody wanting to get an insight into guitar playing watch his videos and you won't go wrong

@jperryfan 4 года назад

Hey Justin I like that octave funk riff so much I'm gonna steal it!

@davidmiller1218 5 лет назад

I bought the Boss Katana 50 on your recommendation, Justin, and... it does exactly what I want. So, no gripes here. I do like your video on this amp; it's the best one I've viewed so far. The Mk.II has some nice features but my playing-improved by your courses-wouldn't take advantage of them anyway. Thanks for the demo and thanks for your great courses.

@pierheadjump 5 лет назад

And I just bought a KTN-50, Craigslist (only a couple months old) - my secondhand Squier Affinity Strat is in getting setup 😎. Thanks Justin

@michaelwallace1189 Год назад

Thank you for demonstrating how the amp sounds without the effects. As long as the effects loop is as good as any, I'm in. This is the perfect backup for my valve amps that need new valves every year, which cost about as much as a katana...

@TheMattJacks 3 года назад

Yup. Joe at Guitar Center on Yale in Houston put my NEEDS above his commission and sold me a mk2 Katana. It is so amazing and saved me a lot of money. I will be exclusively shopping at that location for his integrity. I love this amp.

@zazoomatt 4 года назад

Watched you for 10 yrs and started playing again then I stroked out. Relearn everything and got me one of these Boss 2x12 still re-learning the fret board almost there. So Excited to know what I am doing, not just learning songs. Can dang near talk Chinese ! Great Video I will be watching ! Thank YOU Justin 2020

@writewheel 5 лет назад

Kudos on a very sensible and effective introduction.

@off-meta-michael 5 лет назад

your video is the first one where the variation button had the most noticeable difference. maybe it was your mic configuration that allowed the subtleness to come through, but it was much appreciated

@TheDunateen77 5 лет назад

That crunch sounds more like distortion and I’m not hearing that much difference between crunch leads and brown apart a little more gain,i was expecting a totally different colour of tone from all but I’m still gonna buy one.

@marotteinc.766 3 года назад

I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of possibilities of the amp but your video made it clear and easy, thank you so much !

@duv2587 5 лет назад

Justin Langer’s one helluva guitar player eh

@achimpfefferkorn3019 Год назад

Best video on the Katana 100 MK II. I love your playing, Justin!

@MikeGTR 5 лет назад

I may have to upgrade. On the regular one you can't have booster, delay and mod at the same time. If you want the mod effect you have to sacrifice either booster or delay. Or you have to sacrifice delay if you want the other effects like harmonizer, pitch shift, etc.

@tonybowen455 4 года назад

Best vid on katana I've seen. I have a katana and spark amp. Spark amp isn't fun for me to dial in. Katana is more like a traditional amp. Also partial to the sound from a 12" speaker vs the smaller speakers on the spark. They're both so cheap I don't mind having both, but just trying to help other people. Katana for fun in dialing amps, and spark is great for the app.

@reening 5 лет назад

If I only knew the MK II was coming out soon...I would've waited instead of buying the original Katana. Other than that, sick vid

@okann_hasan 5 лет назад

If u really want this sell it close to new price but dont think thats necessary

@Deliquescentinsight 5 лет назад

It is the same core amplifier, just a few features to appeal to a less experienced market. When you consider that tube amps have not really changed in over 50 years, they are very simple and you add effects into them, the MKII won't make any difference to your sound or your playing ability.

@ronchalfant6394 2 года назад

Thank you very much for this video!! I just bought the Katana mk2 and love it!! This video is very informative and helpful!! I have had many amps over my playing career and this is by far my favorite already!

@adrianford1073 4 года назад

3:16 NAUGHTY WORD! haha Great video by the way.

@mikepj1025 2 года назад

I did love my mk1 100 but the control panel on the top drove me nuts. I sold it and got the Artist mk2. Sooo much better for me. It sounds amazing and the panel being in the front is a must for me. Great video. Very clear demonstration. Thank you.

@rubberbandlevin 2 года назад

I’ve just got my artist mk2, do you find the tone a bit harsh to the ears? I’ve downloaded a lot of patches from tone studio but most sound ok at low volume until I tried them at gig volume and they pretty much all sounded terrible, tried setting a few sounds up myself but not very happy with them, I’m using a Clapton strat and a PRS Santana . Mike

@mikepj1025 2 года назад

@@rubberbandlevin I love mine but you are correct about the harshness sometimes. It has a high that really can’t be dialed out. Overall it’s incredible

@thomka4576 5 лет назад

A video about playing acoustic guitar into this amp would be great !

@lucienne66 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this Justin! I know almost nothing about amps and this video really helped me to understand how to work it.

@davepilgrim5798 5 лет назад

Thanks for this, I own the 50 mark 1, happy with it and your review helped me buyin it. Why does you prefer 50 watt with volume (not master) down? At home I run 0.5 w and I can get almost 100 Decibel.. Can you explain your choice? Does speaker works well?

@thesuccesseffect7969 5 лет назад

More head room

@davepilgrim5798 5 лет назад

@@thesuccesseffect7969 thanks 👍

@retiredguyadventures6211 2 года назад

I went ahead and sold my old Peavey Backstage Plus and bought the Katana 50 mk2 right 2 years ago. As an older newb to electric guitar tones this amp is great. It helps me to know and recognize the different effects sounds that more experienced guitarists already know. If I want to invest in some pedals I can try that sound in the effects and find the ones I like. The alternative is to drive to a music store and try them, which I will do anyway after I narrow down the ones I am interested in, or buy them and find out I don't like it. Love this amp!

@TomTom-kv5nf 5 лет назад

Brilliant demo.....and thanks for clarifying that it’s the master that should be on full, I’d misunderstood and had volume on full and used the master to vary the volume...duh! 🙂

@lyrasimo 5 лет назад

According to boss channel volume full and adjust with the master volume. so justin is wrong according to Boss

@rudigerk 5 лет назад

Volume emulates the Poweramp and should be cranked, Master is only the overall Volume. So it does exactly the opposite of what one might think. Volume = Master on a Tube Amp So Justin got it wrong ..

@denembro 5 лет назад

Hans Meiser i think Justin got it right. I’ve actually heard it directly from a boss video awhile ago. Turn up the Master is correct.

@Deliquescentinsight 5 лет назад

@@lyrasimo Exactly, it is the the volume near the amp types which is full bore, master to adjust the overall volume, that works for me

@Falor99 5 лет назад

This is what I had been doing for a bit until my buddy came over and tweaked things on the amp for a bit. he had that master super high and I was like oh god this is going to kill me. But nah the regular volume was lower so it was fine!

@scottraines4254 3 года назад

Thanks @JustinGuitar I didn't realize you were doing gear reviews. This has convinced me to finally pull the trigger on this amp!

@satevo462 2 года назад

Definitely getting one of these. Curious about their durability. Any known or common problems?

@blakjack3053 2 года назад

My guess is they'll hold together just as well as their pedals have through the years. Good stuff from BOSS !

@hufft100 4 года назад

Best review I've seen. Sold me on it. And new drive to play like you. Amazing.

@jacobwooten5137 4 года назад

When he was messing around with the modular effects i kept thinking he was gonna play call of ktulu by metallica

@albertn9549 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the boss katana mkII 100 review. I recently purchased one and this video helps a lot to set my tones. Great video!!! Thanks again Justin!

@davidnaab9299 Год назад

Just bought one of these, great vid on what it does...thanku

@philipsteed6341 2 года назад

Best amp review I've seen. I was thinking about buying one - now I'm sure. Thanks Justin.

@justinguitar 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@NobuoSensei 5 лет назад

I hadn't thought about trying to play with the master volume all the way up and controlling the level of sound with just the volume. I will try it out

@robbspencer 5 лет назад

NobuoSensei doesn’t work for me because i have to set my volumes relative to each other for stage using ga fc footswitch.

@brandonlesko3126 3 года назад

I've found the Katana sounds best with the Master Volume cranked up.

@DaveL60 4 года назад

I went toy shopping yesterday, came home with a 50 watt Katana Mk II and an Ibanez Artcore Expressionist in zebrawood (AS93ZW). I'll definitely be digging into Justin's videos to help me get the most out of it. Excellent upgrade from my old Roland Cube (original basic model w/o effects).

@bobtherocker4598 5 лет назад

As soon as I heard the Aussie accent I KNEW that I was gonna hear me sum AC/DC riffs. Immediately after switching to crunch, almost like a stereotype that says every Aussie that picks up a guitar is gonna have the uncontrollable urge to summon their inner "Young" . It's only THE greatest rocknroll band of all time. 💥🤘🅰️©️⚡▶️©️🤘💥

@Gk2003m Год назад

I’ve found the best way to fatten up the tone of this thing is to run both the Volume and Master at 75% or more, and then use the Gain control to control your volume. Particularly with the ‘Clean’ amp type and an archtop jazz guitar, this eliminates the ‘thin’ sound issue.

@georgepalmer7759 24 дня назад

Hey, thanks for your input. I'd like to expand on this. Would you have Master at 100% and volume at 75%? Or do you turn back Master to 75% if it ends up having gain to high for the volume you want? What's the max gain setting you like to use for a clean sound? I'm brand new to this, trying to figure out the Katana MK2 100w. I don't have a semi hallow guitar. I have a 50's les paul standard, but I have 13-56 flatround strings on her. I keep the guitar volume at 8 or 9 because lowering the guitar volume muddies the sound, and I have the neck pickup pot at 7-9 depending. Again, when I hear volume and master volume at 75% + I immediately think to myself, why wouldn't I just crank both to 100%? Or volume to 75% and master volume to 100%. I hope this reaches you, thanks again for your help! I should say, I'm learning jazz guitar, and I'll play blues as well. I played tenor sax most of my life (be bop, hard bop, jazz) after a surgery I can't play any instrument with my mouth - flute included... so after a hiatus from music I picked up a guitar to get back into jazz. I have a long road ahead of me as I was gig ready on the sax, learning an entirely different instrument will take some time. I'm practicing 6-8 hours a day, I'm hoping to get there eventually.

@minamikhael3450 3 года назад

19:33 thought he was going to play enter sandman for à sec

@mladen777 5 лет назад

Amazing! Thank you Justin for this and all the lessons! 🎼🎸❤️

@DavidEndersby 5 лет назад

Very useful review, explaining all the features

@DigiPal 3 года назад

Best demo! Thanks! Was looking for a good demo for this amp before buying it, and replace my old solid state Fender. Now I'm sure I'm going to buy one. Thanks again.

@eddfanning 5 лет назад

Best katakana demo!! I’ve watched a few today lol...

@stephanvincent6864 2 года назад

I believe it. Just bought it a few days a go and absolutely love it. Such a great price point for so much amp.

@rebmoti1 Год назад

I just bought one and this is a really useful video, thanks. Now I just have to remember to actually practice guitar and not spend the whole time playing with the amp!

@robwassell 4 года назад

Superb video. Because of your very helpful coverage of the Katana Mk II I went ahead and bought one. It arrived today. I am not disappointed. Thank you.

@nealixd.3011 5 лет назад

I’m a tube guy, but these sound good. Will try one out.

@stricknine8623 4 года назад

They are great amps,...I purchased the 50 watt and then later purchased another 50 and the 100w. I don't even use the Boss Tone Studio,...Haven't connected any of them for updates...I dont need it.

@marksmith7789 11 месяцев назад

This is a truly great amp, I wish they'd been around 50 years ago because the price is right too! I love that it's gig ready out of the box, ready to play and no comp tech degree needed. I would have liked to see your thoughts on the acoustic amp and it's a pity they don't have a separate mic channel would have been useful. Also a pity they don't have an effects loop on the 50 watt version but it's on the 100.

@paulmyfinger 5 лет назад

bit of a slip there Justin, I like the way you left it in though :-)

@globalnova 4 года назад

the reverb thing?

@dbreardon 2 года назад

Just picked up my new Boss Katana 50 MkII yesterday!

@_got_sound_6406 5 лет назад

The amount of times I heard “The Call of Ktulu” and “Hanger 18”

@sptmoss9723 4 года назад

Yeah haha me too

@JohnOhkumaThiel 2 года назад

I’m geeking out because I decided to buy this amp, I’m getting it this week, and there’s so much enthusiasm generated around it by non-gearheads. I wanted a combo amp that doesn’t require I use software, and this is apparently the only one that really fits the bill and sounds amazing. Everyone seems to hate the software, but you can do everything right there on the amp, so who cares about the software.

@davepilgrim5798 5 лет назад

Katana tone stack works like this: the whole EQ all the way up is the standard. If you keep them halfway you get quite same tone but less overall volume. There are no boost in katana EQ.

@emiliocurbelo8891 4 года назад

Exactly! That is what many of people doesn't understand, that, unlike most other amps, the Katana equalizer buttons are only attenuators. The standard starting position is all up to the max, and we should always keep at least one of them to the max, otherwise we'd be just taking off volume from the sound, hitting specially the clean sound.

@davepilgrim5798 4 года назад

@@emiliocurbelo8891 👌👍👏😘

@MOAB-UT 4 года назад

Nice review. I played this exact amp. tonight (I own the larger, slightly older Katana Artist). At first, I really liked this amp. The reverb, delay and sustain and nuances of the sound seemed like an upgrade e.g., the pinch harmonics happen effortlessly- even feedback seemed like the real thing. Getting that at low, practice volumes is amazing. The Variation option is also nice, but over time, at least to me, the sounds started to sound similar. The design of the dual knobs- Booster/Mod and FX/Delay was nice and it works. That said, the more I played this amp, the more I wasn't quite sold. I think it sounded thinner- a bit fuzzier- less bottom end than my Artist. I know my Artist has an amazing speaker in it- I am not sure what speaker they are using in this newer amp. In fairness, I didn't go into the tone studio, play with EQ's (an onboard EQ would be great). I did not experiment with it for hours- but a good 20 minutes. It still sounded "good" but in the end, I'm not sure I would want to trade my current amp. for this one. A hybrid of both amps would be great which leads me to a QUESTION. If I update my Katana Artist firmware, will it sound more like this amp? Is it mostly just patches that effect the sounds? I can't imagine the hardware changing all that much in a year.

@Karpata1 5 лет назад

Rip :/ bought a MK1 2 months ago. Gonna see if I can make a deal with the seller but hopes are low UPDATE: Shoutouts to the team of the Thomann shop. They offered to take it back and subtract 15% of the price for my 2 months of use if I accept the refund as store credit which I think is very fair.

@Sadowsky46 5 лет назад

KC wise words 👍

@TheMichaelseymour 5 лет назад

prices should drop to compensate on the MK 1

@rogerthat8549 5 лет назад

@KC I think he likes it fine. Just wants the new bells and whistles on the mkII. A 15% restocking fee is more than fair for a 2 month old amp. Good on the shop.

@DIYivan04 5 лет назад

KC Don’t they have to pay someone to process a re-stock? 15% would be gross profit, not net. Also, Where do they get the packaging to be able to re-sell as new? I would think this has to go back to the manufacturer no?

@DIYivan04 4 года назад

KC Anyone receiving a new product that was clearly already opened would immediately know it’s used. Seems like a bad business decision. Repackaging products does take up resources, doesn’t much matter if someone has to do it full time or not. It’s not corporate apologetic’s it’s common sense.

@jensweller6242 4 года назад

Made myself a present for Christmas :) Your video was multiple time more helpful than the enclosed manual :P Thanks a lot Justin!

@philboath8135 4 года назад

Agree totally

@davewood482 5 лет назад

Why no effects loop on 50? I have 0.001% ability and knowledge of Justin, but for me cranking the volume and dialling back on the master is far better.

@PelicanIslandLabs 5 лет назад

Because it's a "starter" amp. i.e. entry level low cost amp.

@KrausKeysGuitar 5 лет назад

In Andertons video they say that Boss suggests using master at 100% and using volume knob

@emiliocurbelo8891 4 года назад

Right on point! We'll get a better clean tone, (which must be the base even if we do not want clean in the end), by maxing out Volume and all 3 Equalizer button -> and then change the tone with Gain and the volume with Master and/or Power Control

@jayscanlan2775 4 года назад

You made the best video on this. Great job! I don’t know how anyone can watch it and not want one!

@petebrockwell8812 5 лет назад

My Mk I Katana 100 goes green-red-yellow on the effects, so no change here.

@coreybolden9841 4 года назад

I just got mine today. Can’t wait to hear how it sounds in person after this review. THANK YOU KINDLY JUSTIN!!! You Justin-fied my choice!!!

@MM-wr5cx 5 лет назад

Hey that's Norm Macdonald not some guy named Justin.

@markcrisostomo108 4 года назад

Good stuff! This sold me on the Katana. I was torn between this and the Blackstar ID series, but looking at the katana it seems the way the controls are laid out and the sound of the effects are pretty much very useful, and won't be encountering option paralysis. Cheers mate!

@metalwrath4 5 лет назад

They didn’t add a tuner?

@nate716 5 лет назад

I guess they figure there are already many ways to tune a guitar so it's not needed

@marc8828 5 лет назад

Why would they add a tuner lmao? Buy a tuner .

@marc8828 5 лет назад

@KC It's not worth it. Adding a tuner would increase the price a lot and Boss is assuming, based on the target audience that most people have tuners. It's an amp, not a tuner lol

@marc8828 5 лет назад

@KC The fact that you're crying about this is very funny. It's not a big deal, there are tons of other features that people wanted and they didn't add. What are you gonna do about it? Keep crying? Certainly not a good option lol.

@marc8828 5 лет назад

@KC I'm defending the amp because it's a good amp. That fact that it doesn't have a certain feature doesn't completely discredit it. It didn't have a tuner when it came out (and still doesn't) and Boss sold so many. I don't even have to explain that to you. It's obvious. They sold a lot and it didn't have a tuner. LITERALLY the most blatant proof that NOT including a tuner still doesn't ruin the amp.

@cooldude4361 Месяц назад

Really liked this video, can't play a darn thing yet but I'm working on it , never would have figured out what all those knobs were for, now i know, Thanks