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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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...
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.
Hey Duane, hope you're feeling better, keep rockin!
Does it feel natural, do you still have the same range of motion?
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!
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.
19:13 - what I say every night when I'm bored lol
Haha fkn gold. You win the internet today
Hahahahahaha
same tho
Why does it would like to me the variations just sound like it adds more gain???
LMFAO
I have watched a half dozen video's on the MKII and yours is so in depth, it is simply the best. Great job.
Ya, a terrific demo! Best I’ve seen as well.
Mine is coming in this week and I feel like I don’t have to read the manual now 😂
@@Prossdog same, getting excited 🤟
The value of this amp is insane. There are some delay pedals that cost more than this amp (looking at you Strymon).
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.
@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.
@@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” 😉
@@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.
This is a really good point 😂
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!!
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.
These really are some of the best affordable amps that have hit the market in many a long day. Boss are killing it.
@@RustyMadd Guitar Center has them We sell them all the time.
@@RustyMadd These amps have only been out 3 1/2 years.
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 👍
And NOT made in China. Victory.
Blkojo the Mk.2 was only released over a year ago too
Hands down, the most informative video on TH-cam of the Boss Katana mkII series. Thanks, you made me buy this amp, Boss owes you a kickback!
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!
Thank you for all the awesome lessons. Ive improved so much because of you
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!
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.
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.
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 ;-)
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!
this is the best review of the boss katana mkii so far. i love how you dive into every single feature in that amp💯
This is going to be my first amp and I'm really excited about it
Thank you Justin. As usual, you are generous and a fantastic teacher! Mush appreciated Sir!
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
Amazing! Thank you Justin for this and all the lessons! 🎼🎸❤️
Kudos on a very sensible and effective introduction.
This dude looks like the British Norm Macdonald.
My wife was a real battle amp
You do know he's not British, right? He's an Aussie (lives in London now though).
Under Child he wishes
Fkn nailed it man.
@@fredackrill dude I thought he was Aussie too. I'm Aussie so I could hear it but he nailed the norm part
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.
Justin I’ve been watching your videos for ever, crucial thanks for all the lessons over all these year
19:32 Im stealing this. Thanks Justin, don't be mad.
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.
Thanks @JustinGuitar I didn't realize you were doing gear reviews. This has convinced me to finally pull the trigger on this amp!
My first amp. I will own this amp for many years. Already had 15 months in and loving it. Great video.
Hey Justin I like that octave funk riff so much I'm gonna steal it!
19:32 is literally the greatest sound my ears have ever heard. buying it just for that setting
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 😄😄
Denis O' Mahony mine just showed up this morning as well! cheers!
Do you know what riff that is?
i recommend you learning the white stripes blue orchid riff using that sound,killer
Do you know what that riff is
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!
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!
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.
Have you downloaded the Sneaky Amps yet? If you haven't, do it. You will not be disappointed.
@@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?
Very useful review, explaining all the features
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.
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.
Best katakana demo!!
I’ve watched a few today lol...
Justin Langer’s one helluva guitar player eh
Best review I've seen. Sold me on it. And new drive to play like you. Amazing.
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!!!
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
NobuoSensei doesn’t work for me because i have to set my volumes relative to each other for stage using ga fc footswitch.
I've found the Katana sounds best with the Master Volume cranked up.
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.
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).
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 !
A video about playing acoustic guitar into this amp would be great !
And I just bought a KTN-50, Craigslist (only a couple months old) - my secondhand Squier Affinity Strat is in getting setup 😎. Thanks Justin
Thanks Justin, this was the best and informed video I have seen on TH-cam on this amp. It was great to see and hear its capabilities. ;-)
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
You have some nice chord progression going on there. Really inspiring! Good review!
19:33 thought he was going to play enter sandman for à sec
The best review on the Boss Katana Mk II Justin.
Thx
Made myself a present for Christmas :) Your video was multiple time more helpful than the enclosed manual :P Thanks a lot Justin!
Agree totally
You made the best video on this. Great job! I don’t know how anyone can watch it and not want one!
For my ears, the variation just seems to make things brighter and with a bit of boost.
Yep, best variations can be achieved tweaking the EQ in the BTS
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.
@@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.
@@robjobse8860 get the original and save money
@@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.
Just bought one of these, great vid on what it does...thanku
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.
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...
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.
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
@@philboath8135 👍👍👍
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
Boss says the opposite is true. I want to try it both ways myself.
pastorkev777 I’ve tried it myself, and the amp breaks up earlier when you crank the master vs volume
i've watched maybe 3 tutorials from you and this came in my recommendations after i was looking to buy this amp, great review made me want to buy the amp sooner and never realised how good you actually are
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
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?
More head room
@@thesuccesseffect7969 thanks 👍
When he was messing around with the modular effects i kept thinking he was gonna play call of ktulu by metallica
Just got mine yesterday alongside a Nextone Stage, so happy with this purchase. Can't believe how good solid state are nowadays.
Best video on the Katana 100 MK II. I love your playing, Justin!
3:16 NAUGHTY WORD! haha Great video by the way.
I’m a tube guy, but these sound good. Will try one out.
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.
Really great demo and explanation of this super amp! Thank you.
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!
bit of a slip there Justin, I like the way you left it in though :-)
the reverb thing?
Definitely getting one of these. Curious about their durability. Any known or common problems?
My guess is they'll hold together just as well as their pedals have through the years. Good stuff from BOSS !
Hell yeah, Boss Katana are incredible for the money! Was considering to buy a Katana after listening and trying one from a friend, but now the Katana II is coming so I'll wait a bit longer. Great demo Justin, thanks!
Just got one today, played for a while and really enjoyed it. I'm glad I watched this video there's a lot more to this amp I didn't know. I got the 50 watt, best amp for the money.
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! 🙂
According to boss channel volume full and adjust with the master volume. so justin is wrong according to Boss
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 ..
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.
@@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
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!
The amount of times I heard “The Call of Ktulu” and “Hanger 18”
Yeah haha me too
I believe it. Just bought it a few days a go and absolutely love it. Such a great price point for so much amp.
Absolutely awesome demonstration Justin💯👏👏👏
What an incredible sounding amp.
Definitely going off to buy one on the strength of this demo
Thanks for sharing. Really really appreciate it 💯🤘😎
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.
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.
@@emiliocurbelo8891 👌👍👏😘
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!
I could listen to this guy talk about guitar gear forever, plus I'm sold on this amp ... I ... AM ... GETTING ... IT ... TOMORROW !!!
Great video. Just purchased a MKII 50 and love it!
Once again thanks!🎸
Time to get the mkI cheap!
My Mk I Katana 100 goes green-red-yellow on the effects, so no change here.
Very thorough review and great playing. Many thanks, Justin :)
Very nice amp! Your video and the sounds review cemented my interest in this amp, so I bought one. It does sound great. Thanks for this review! You can definitely make that guitar sing beautifully!
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
If u really want this sell it close to new price but dont think thats necessary
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.
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. 💥🤘🅰️©️⚡▶️©️🤘💥
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
Hay Man I'm a reverbaholic too I've just entered a 12chord program. Just scored a 100w 1x12 thanks heaps for the tips really helpful.
Hey that's Norm Macdonald not some guy named Justin.
3:16 c**t settings
lol
Early sign of Tourettes...
😂🤣😂
The Katana still sounds great and your demo of the MKII shows that- great demo. Guessing playing around w the Tone studio can still make it sound even better!
Best amp review I've seen. I was thinking about buying one - now I'm sure. Thanks Justin.
My pleasure!