Will the latest Katana be slicing up your mix? Tell us in the comments what you want to explore with these amps, and be sure to stop by Sweetwater to check out the BOSS Katana line and all Gen 3 amps 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Boss_Katana
@cee128d
4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I just purchased a Mk II 50 at the end of February and I don't need two amps. That Pushed setting does sound very interesting to me as that is pretty much the sound I'm looking for.
@diegoandino3285
3 ай бұрын
Please recommend me a footswitch for my katana gen3🤙🏼
@cee128d
3 ай бұрын
@@diegoandino3285 It depends on which one of the gen 3s you have . See you owners manual for more details.
@diegoandino3285
3 ай бұрын
@@cee128d 100 gen3
@furvel99
2 ай бұрын
@@cee128d I have a MKII head. Running a Strat or Tele on the crunch channel with gain around 10 o'clock and channel volume @ max, I get a cool in-between clean and crunch sound that works great for me as a base blues tone (adding boosts/pedals for solos of course). If you have humbuckers you might want less gain to avoid sound too overdriven. The Gen3 Katanas have some cool additions but I'll stick with my trusty MKII.
@TheCyberMantis
4 ай бұрын
Katana is still the best value in the market. It does everything, at an affordable price-point. In a world of over-priced tube amps, BOSS saves the day! Gen3 Katana is the smart choice.
@jimmcdougall9973
4 ай бұрын
Dang, I forgot what the video was about. That intro blew my socks off. Great playing!
@jayteesgear
4 ай бұрын
Nick this is the best ROCK/ Metal demo so far
@roosky203
4 ай бұрын
Nick Bowcott the face of Sweetwater 🔥
@TheSlickNick
4 ай бұрын
All his demos are fantastic and he seems like such a great person to jam with!🤘🤘
@ibinTZY
4 ай бұрын
He is greatttt but the face of sweetwater is surely Mitch. That man can make PRS buy his own guitars 😂😂
@jerryhorton5708
4 ай бұрын
I think Nick is terrific, Mitch is likewise, but the king SW demo artist for me is Don Carr. However, I don’t think any demo would go wrong with anyone from that team!
@ibinTZY
4 ай бұрын
@@jerryhorton5708 he surely has the best licks for sure 🤩🤩 we are spoiled by choices 😀
@jerryhorton5708
4 ай бұрын
@@ibinTZY Amen to that!
@corey4805
3 ай бұрын
Bluetooth should be standard on the entire amp range and built in at this point. It's standard for nearly everything in 2024 at this point. Considering that certain settings are hidden in the software, boss should be doing everything to make sure as many of their customers can easily access the settings without purchasing a dongle or forcing them to use a cable which seems inconvenient, especially for the standards of today.
@drewflax
4 ай бұрын
Killing it, Bowcott! Love that vintage British metal sound. The amp sounds really good.
@bruce5168
28 күн бұрын
Always used Boss pedals for my whole time playing -years.....never thought they would be making the hottest selling amps!! For what they can do, and at that price point?? Impressive to say the least.
@davidcastellanos881
Ай бұрын
Just today bought mine, 50 watts. I'm having a rehearsal tomorrow and a gig next saturday. I'll come to say my opinions. Great until now. ❤
@MrUltraworld
4 ай бұрын
I really like Nick's demos. He goes for a higher gain tone, and so do I. He's an excellent demostrator and seems like a nice guy as well.
@martinafan64
2 ай бұрын
Is it good for 80s high gain glam rock/metal?
@willman100
4 ай бұрын
The first demo on YT that actually sounds good.
@Jake_Sachs
4 ай бұрын
You should check out The Studio Rats’ demo. Paul Drew is the king of Katana tones.
@MrUltraworld
4 ай бұрын
Love that Orange tone variation on the Crunch amp model.
@Lance37a
4 ай бұрын
I know you prefer "valve" amps but these sound pretty good
@markcarleton6647
3 ай бұрын
Well done! Great playing and great demo. This is the best demo I’ve seen of the KATANA Gen 3.
@arustydodge2111
4 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC!🤘🤘 Well done by the Master himself, NICK BOWCOTT!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@gregorypearson412
23 күн бұрын
Enjoyed this video thanks Nick! Learned alot and great riffs
@6806goats1
4 ай бұрын
Glad that Roland still makes a clean amp. JC-40
@rique_.leal.
4 ай бұрын
man i just bought the MKII… cant believe this happened
@57precision
4 ай бұрын
I almost did the same, dodged a bullet there.
@Sergio2006A
4 ай бұрын
Can't you return it? Say you didn't really like it.
@kanelivingstone2091
4 ай бұрын
Me too. Less than 24 hours after dropping $1080 for an Artist Mk II Combo. Oh well
@rique_.leal.
4 ай бұрын
@@Sergio2006Ano
@ShayCovers
4 ай бұрын
Ordered mine on the 20th... my luck sucks too bro
@davidbachy5627
Ай бұрын
Great presentation, learned a lot!
@michaelyolch79
4 ай бұрын
2:22 GOT IT! 100 watt, 50 Gen 3 1X12, Mark II, Gen 2, 50 EX, 2 Artist Mark III, 2X12, 50 watt combo, 100. 😃👍🏻
@andrebatucada729
4 ай бұрын
Killer Epiphone with active pickups helps the great Katana to rock hard!
@frankstein5967
Ай бұрын
What kind of pickups? What is the model name of the guitar?
@andrebatucada729
Ай бұрын
@@frankstein5967 I think he modified the guitar, putting in two Fishman Fluence pickups. They are great.
@mikecarreca7864
4 ай бұрын
Great tones and video.
@jamesmarcin4787
4 ай бұрын
A Nick Demo. Sweet 👍
@iancurrie8844
4 ай бұрын
Such a missed opportunity. The katana Go has a small LCD screen that allows for a tuner and to see what effect is selected so you don't have to carry a crib sheet to see what effect "yellow" is. It's their own design! Why isn't it in the Katana? Such a shame.
@realce666
4 ай бұрын
That's a Gen 4 feature.
@baaltheguy
4 ай бұрын
give them a few years, and all the features will be subscription based! :D
@janusn9
28 күн бұрын
I think the whole point of it was that it's supposed to be like a traditional solid state amp, and they dont gave those things on them. If youre playing live gigs, youre going to want a pedal tuner anyways.
@iancurrie8844
27 күн бұрын
@@janusn9 There are LOTS of things on the Katana that aren't on a "traditional" solid state amp. It would be easy to update the boss footswitch to have an indicator for a tuner. Fender does it.
@joelransom6530
4 ай бұрын
Very nicely done video. I'm surprised you didn't say more about the effects loop, given it's absent on the 50 watt models. That to me is a big plus.
@Matthew_Scan
4 ай бұрын
I like pushed variation it sounds like an AC30
@kennyallums7984
2 ай бұрын
I’ve been to the Sweetwater store, and there are many employees in it who can speak AND play guitar.
@stevewooten2157
4 ай бұрын
Great guitar playing and what an informative video! I hope they’re paying you a lot!
@KimmyR3
Ай бұрын
how you create new chains inside tone studio?
@TheDrunkWhisperer
4 ай бұрын
Great intro! 🤘
@bruce5168
28 күн бұрын
Oh...and play some GRIM REAPER Nick!!
@stewarttomkinson3356
4 ай бұрын
Doesn’t tube logic come from the other line of amplifiers that are boatload expensive Roland
@godzilla964
4 ай бұрын
The katana is the only amp that has a decent sounding headphones output.
@terran236
3 ай бұрын
I would just love to know if the high gain is better on this one. Somebody who owns it could you tell me if it's less fizzy and grainy? Were talking high gain like death metal, prog, djent, deathcore, black Metal, etc. The MK1 and 2 are great at lower gain and cleans.
@markdraghici2057
3 ай бұрын
What guitar are you using?
@greggcorbett9344
2 ай бұрын
Now that's how to demo an amp!
@JPC-do8xi
4 ай бұрын
Should be a update for the mkll for this enhancement🤷♂️
@joekelly9369
3 ай бұрын
Il like it as long as i dont need to plug laptops into it to access the sounds you played here
@stevewooten2157
4 ай бұрын
I am thinking about getting the 100 W head only so I can take it to my guitar lessons and have a decent sounding practice amplifier. It does have a 5 inch speaker. Would it make a good portable practice amplifier do you think?
@TheCyberMantis
4 ай бұрын
The built-in speaker doesn't sound good. It's small, so it doesn't push much air. It sounds thin, but it functions. If that's all you need, then go for it. But if you hook it to a 2x12 or 4x12 cab, it will sound really good.
@Espresso101
4 ай бұрын
I would suggest you check out positive grid Spark, especially the Spark Go. Sounds good (better than then this katana if you ask me), fits in your guitar case, and can double as a Bluetooth tooth speaker with separate volume knob so you can jam out and balance the track and your guitar.
@stevewooten2157
4 ай бұрын
@@Espresso101 thanks for your advice!
@crazytrain591
3 ай бұрын
Get a THR for that purpose. Katana shines in combo form.
@stevewooten2157
3 ай бұрын
@@crazytrain591 What is that?
@imcnblu
4 ай бұрын
From what I'm hearing, supposedly, Sneaky Amps don't work on Gen 3. If true, it's gonna be a hard pass for me. Sneaky Amps made dialing in very specific tones a _LOT_ easier. Some of the tones I use on my MKII took a LONG time to fine tune. If they don't carry over from MKII Tone Studio to Gen 3, I have zero interest in "upgrading."
@kevinmcguinness1113
4 ай бұрын
Meh. Tbh, I only found a couple of the SNEAKY AMPS useful over and above the amp types already available on the front panel.
@chupiconverge6034
4 ай бұрын
Very good video. Very cery good Amps
@ReedHarrison
4 ай бұрын
Does this amp sound good though with a full band. In my experience solid state amps just cand handle the volume needed in a live band and the sound gets muddy.
@crazytrain591
3 ай бұрын
Volume is not an issue. The only issue I had with the gen 1 was on higher gain settings the amp would feedback a bit too much for my taste. But I could have probably used the EQ in Tone Studio to even that out. I played that amp for 3 years in a band without ever opening Tone Studio.
@geemac7267
4 ай бұрын
I don't get how the combo is $399 and the head is $369. That large cabinet and speaker are only $30?
@unleashthefury111
4 ай бұрын
They made them both decently priced so you can justify buying both. My guess
@pbosche
4 ай бұрын
Yep, same with the artist coming in July. $569/599. I will buy the combo and plug it into my 2x12 but the combo can be taken elsewhere if needed and it will resell easier.
@geemac7267
4 ай бұрын
@@unleashthefury111 Justify maybe. Afford? No 😅
@fatamorgana4318
4 ай бұрын
The mk2 head was more expensive than the mk2 combo. The speaker alone sells for $225. Go figure.
@zakklee2556
2 ай бұрын
The head has midi and bloom. The combo doesn't.
@atb1325
4 ай бұрын
I can't see the big deal with the gen 3 Katana line. It is not enough difference to upgrade from the Mk2 in my opinion. The new pricing is 60 to 70 dollars more and you have to buy the 40 dollar blue tooth dongle on top of that. I would just buy the soon to be reduced priced Mk2's and run a couple of them together, be it 50's or 100's and call it a day. The 100 mk2's with the effects loop are hard to beat for the money.
@joelransom6530
4 ай бұрын
I mean...that's your prerogative but kind of a pointless comment. You could say that about a new tv, a new apple device, a new....anything. As someone who doesn't have one at all I would go for the Gen 3.
@janusn9
27 күн бұрын
@@joelransom6530Absolutely isnt pointless, you just dont like listening to common sense.
@noel3422
4 ай бұрын
Sounds cool
@noel3422
4 ай бұрын
Oh it's broke into a one trick pony, just my opinion.
@VallarTruth
4 ай бұрын
Still needs a tuner.
@janusn9
27 күн бұрын
Get a pedal.
@GerryBlue
4 ай бұрын
What's with the jump cuts? They got me nauseous
@AnAntidisestablishmentarianist
4 ай бұрын
You would think Sweetwater would put more effort into this. Maybe they want to herd people to amps with a higher margin.
@DavidRavenMoon
4 ай бұрын
The link goes to Mk II
@jrzellers
4 ай бұрын
Scroll down. All the new ones are at the bottom of that page.
@stewarttomkinson3356
4 ай бұрын
I have a Mark two head. Why would I get another one? If I did, I would get the one with the knobs on the front artist.
@bassyey
4 ай бұрын
@@jrzellers That was an annoyin change in their webpage. It's always like that these past few months.
@congoose100
3 ай бұрын
I don't love my Katana's boxy sounding gain at all. Doesn't look like it's changed in this iteration.
@RL-fp3ny
3 ай бұрын
I always enjoy the sweet dewy tones coming off Nick Bowcotts fingers but that tubular goodness is the KATANA GEN 3 upgrade for the most part and it begs to question why you wouldn’t want sweet Gen 3 pudding and insist on kicking your feet over the lack of a tuner or you had to pay for Bluetooth. If you want any pudding you have to quit kicking your feet. Nick gets it and you could too if you call your SweetWater sales rep but first you have to quit kicking your feet. Imagine if Nick was dressed up like Angus Young and kicking his feet over such silly nonsense. Quite entertaining for sure but not putting him and the BOSS KATANA GEN 3 in the best light.
@bmp-2267
2 ай бұрын
Sounds pretty generic. I'm waiting for gen7. Should be out by Christmas.
@GuitarGuy4647
4 ай бұрын
Just buy a used MK II Artist. This adds next to nothing.
@realce666
4 ай бұрын
The only good thing about this amp is that a lot of older Katanas will flood the used market.
@UncleBillyBob732
7 күн бұрын
Nice playing. You have a little chunky in your monkey.
@CraigFlowersMusic
4 ай бұрын
Intro clip: worst kick drum sound in history.
@stewarttomkinson3356
4 ай бұрын
Play an active pick ups, which makes everything sound different. I don’t like them.
@MrGibble64
2 ай бұрын
i have a gen 2 50 . . these things that have been added are just a cherry on top of a really goood sundae . . i dont NEED the cherry but its ok if its there . . dont really need it but . . its nice to have . .my only complaint is the lack of footswitch for the gen 2 . . why ? can the smart folks at BOSS not patch a fix in the sound studio ? any amp without a foot control is a HOME ONLY amp . .kinda shot themselves in da foot . .
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