Holy Moly! I've had my Katana for about 8 months, and only now am I beginning to realize how powerful it is. Awesome video. Copied your settings exactly and it sounds great. Thanks!
This patch was the first one that stood out from the others! A great clean tone with that little grit you mentioned, so easy to adjust into different sounds for metal!
Glad to see that you found one that is usable. Thanks for doing this video; it is very helpful to see how you build a useful patch up from a very sterile one. Cheers Paul. John Russell (74 year young Rocker now in a rocker ;) in the U.S.A.(Born in Portsmouth U.K)
I got a Katana 50 watt when they first came out (years ago!). It still works perfectly because it’s a Boss product. If you get a cheap laptop and download the software, you will “never need” another amp (if like me you’re just a guitar hobby person with a little tiny home studio setup). This guy Paul is showing you how you can make these things sound like any amp, without the hassle of tubes... They sound right and they feel right...for a few hundred dollars. How?? I do not know. I don’t use the sneaky amps...no need to. To be fair, if I was a big time rock star, I’d have 20 Marshall stacks for sure. But I’d also then have a guy who knows how to make those f’n things sound right too. Cheers to all! jr
I have the old/ Mk1 100 Watt amp and still play it all the time. But he and a lot of others make presets based on the bit newer Mk2 models that have more options, though the sneaky amps can still be accessed for Mk1, and there were presets made for it. Some of the settings can be copied to a fair degree but might not sound quite the same from the Mk2 to the Mk1.
@@Rushtallica Then you sir, are a BOSS too. Cheers my friend! Live long and play so f*cking loud it deafens people! :). Just kidding….be nice to puppies and kittens..
Have you heard of the Katana floorboard FX software? Someone told me about it here on TH-cam, but when I tried to download it my computer wouldn't let me. Supposedly you can move the FX blocks around however you like which is why I wanted to try it. I just want to be able to put the noise suppressor in front of the amplifier. It's for the mk1 and mk2 as well as for a other Boss and roland products.
Nice. As usual, really great walk through of how to work with the tones. I have had a hard time differentiating the various clean sneaky amps, and frankly just haven't known what to do with them. I played around with a few, but never came up with anything that was any more useful than what I could do with the regular clean channel. I do, however, use the higher gain amps a lot more. In particular, I've found the R-FIRE MODERN, CORE METAL, MS1959 I+II, ORNG RB, and HiGAIN STACK pretty useful for some of my higher gain needs. Whether they live up to any of the real amps they may emulate isn't a question that matters to me, as I don't have any of those amps and likely never will :)
Great video Paul. The Sneaky Amps originally worked for the MK1 Katana, I believe they are base dry amp models from one of the multi FX pedals, I think it's the GT100 that shared some of the software with the Katana. There are a couple that don't work at all on the MK2 Katana but the rest work ok.
Can't remember which one of the two RFire sneaky amps it is, but it's an essential part of my tight modern metal tone. Can't say it sounds like a real Rectifier though.
I love the rectifier. Completely different tone that suits Evanescence songs and better than any metal patches I've downloaded. The clean ones are nice too and sound different to the Katana tones but they are not a big improvement.
Just subscribed to your channel. Your videos are a great help for people who have limited knowledge of amps and pedals and what could be done with these budgets amps. I love the sweeping track and the tones both clean and rhythm are amazing. Can you please do a video creating similar tones on spark amp with the same track? It will be a good comparison too. Cheers.
Damn your solo at the end... beautiful, would you mind to give me your tabs? Great video tho. I'm more of a metal dude I like some more tones of the sneaky ones. The "Core Metal" and the "´1959 I+II" Sounds great for metal.
Do you ever create any profiles for the Fender GTX? If not, what do you like better about the Katana over the Fender Mustang GTX? I like both, but I tend to use the GTX way more because I don’t have to plug the GTX in to a PC to change pedal settings like I do with the Katana. The GTX has an on amp display, so I can change all the pedal settings without having to use any app or PC (there is a super easy app that works over Bluetooth, but it’s not required), and a footswitch to toggle each on/off and a looper. So that’s why I tend to use the GTX far more often than the Katana.
I've never understood why the sneaky amps are so popular. I tried them and felt like I downgraded my amp. Maybe people feel like they're hacking the amp and making it better, in my opinion the regular models are far superior than anything in the sneaky amp packs.
unrelated to the video, could you use a limiter like the dbx 160x in the katana instead of a comp in front? Or are limiters better to be placed right at the end of the chain?
Yeah, I don't know that I've been impressed with many of the Katana overdrives either. I started buying external overdrive pedals and have been experimenting with several (J Rockett 'The Dude', Bogner Harlow V2) after you mentioned you use.
Paul please keep making these videos, they are really helpful for a newbie Katana owner like me. Thanks.
Thanks, will do!
Holy Moly! I've had my Katana for about 8 months, and only now am I beginning to realize how powerful it is. Awesome video. Copied your settings exactly and it sounds great. Thanks!
Studio rat, this is a great video. No wasted time, yet definitive examples of what you're shooting for and how you got there. Impressed...and subbed.
This patch was the first one that stood out from the others! A great clean tone with that little grit you mentioned, so easy to adjust into different sounds for metal!
Glad to see that you found one that is usable. Thanks for doing this video; it is very helpful to see how you build a useful patch up from a very sterile one. Cheers Paul.
John Russell (74 year young Rocker now in a rocker ;) in the U.S.A.(Born in Portsmouth U.K)
Thanks again!
I took the same settings that you used in this video and also applied the to the Clean Twin with nice results. Thank You so much!
Great tones. Thanks Paul
What an INCREDIBLY useful video. Thanks man!
I got a Katana 50 watt when they first came out (years ago!). It still works perfectly because it’s a Boss product. If you get a cheap laptop and download the software, you will “never need” another amp (if like me you’re just a guitar hobby person with a little tiny home studio setup). This guy Paul is showing you how you can make these things sound like any amp, without the hassle of tubes... They sound right and they feel right...for a few hundred dollars. How?? I do not know. I don’t use the sneaky amps...no need to. To be fair, if I was a big time rock star, I’d have 20 Marshall stacks for sure. But I’d also then have a guy who knows how to make those f’n things sound right too. Cheers to all! jr
I have the old/ Mk1 100 Watt amp and still play it all the time. But he and a lot of others make presets based on the bit newer Mk2 models that have more options, though the sneaky amps can still be accessed for Mk1, and there were presets made for it. Some of the settings can be copied to a fair degree but might not sound quite the same from the Mk2 to the Mk1.
@@Rushtallica Then you sir, are a BOSS too. Cheers my friend! Live long and play so f*cking loud it deafens people! :). Just kidding….be nice to puppies and kittens..
7:00 Great tone Paul! Still amazed how good the Katana sounds for what it offers at this price.
cheers David, yes its great for the money.
Love the Studio Rats videos for all things Boss Katana! Great video, Paul. Love that tone.
Thank you kindly!
Great video, Paul. Just snagged the preset pack bundle, too!
Nice one!
I've been using the katana librarian app for android with tablet , that has a lot of extra "amps" in it and it's only eight quid
It's brilliant live
Sneaky amps rfire vintage is my go to for most of my presets
Seriously...it's essential for me
I've only found one or two that's useable, but they are essential to the tight Modern metal tone I was going for.
Have you heard of the Katana floorboard FX software? Someone told me about it here on TH-cam, but when I tried to download it my computer wouldn't let me. Supposedly you can move the FX blocks around however you like which is why I wanted to try it. I just want to be able to put the noise suppressor in front of the amplifier. It's for the mk1 and mk2 as well as for a other Boss and roland products.
Good video man! Miss these boss katana vids
More to come!
The matchless was the only one I found useable as well.
Try Natural Clean, Pro Crunch, Rectifiers, Fender ones, i mean, c’mon mate, they are all good.
Nice. As usual, really great walk through of how to work with the tones.
I have had a hard time differentiating the various clean sneaky amps, and frankly just haven't known what to do with them. I played around with a few, but never came up with anything that was any more useful than what I could do with the regular clean channel.
I do, however, use the higher gain amps a lot more. In particular, I've found the R-FIRE MODERN, CORE METAL, MS1959 I+II, ORNG RB, and HiGAIN STACK pretty useful for some of my higher gain needs.
Whether they live up to any of the real amps they may emulate isn't a question that matters to me, as I don't have any of those amps and likely never will :)
nice one ill try that.
Great video Paul. The Sneaky Amps originally worked for the MK1 Katana, I believe they are base dry amp models from one of the multi FX pedals, I think it's the GT100 that shared some of the software with the Katana. There are a couple that don't work at all on the MK2 Katana but the rest work ok.
Thanks for the info!
Would be good to hear what you make of the Rectifier (RFire) sneaky amps? A comparison with an actual one would be cool!
I wasn’t a fan I’m afraid and unfortunately Ive literally just sold my rectifier. damn!
Can't remember which one of the two RFire sneaky amps it is, but it's an essential part of my tight modern metal tone. Can't say it sounds like a real Rectifier though.
I love the rectifier. Completely different tone that suits Evanescence songs and better than any metal patches I've downloaded. The clean ones are nice too and sound different to the Katana tones but they are not a big improvement.
why can't I find this patch for sale for mi II 50 watt
Just subscribed to your channel. Your videos are a great help for people who have limited knowledge of amps and pedals and what could be done with these budgets amps. I love the sweeping track and the tones both clean and rhythm are amazing. Can you please do a video creating similar tones on spark amp with the same track? It will be a good comparison too. Cheers.
Awesome, thank you!
Damn your solo at the end... beautiful, would you mind to give me your tabs?
Great video tho. I'm more of a metal dude I like some more tones of the sneaky ones. The "Core Metal" and the "´1959 I+II" Sounds great for metal.
You can get killer metal tone with the core metal, tube screamer and EQs.
nice one ill try that.
Are the sneaky amps also available for the katana artist mk2?
I just like to hear Paul say "Boss Ka tah nah."
You should hear me say chorizo
The link above to the preset packs comes up with page not found.
Wish I could make that rocker verb tone work on my amp
Do you ever create any profiles for the Fender GTX? If not, what do you like better about the Katana over the Fender Mustang GTX? I like both, but I tend to use the GTX way more because I don’t have to plug the GTX in to a PC to change pedal settings like I do with the Katana. The GTX has an on amp display, so I can change all the pedal settings without having to use any app or PC (there is a super easy app that works over Bluetooth, but it’s not required), and a footswitch to toggle each on/off and a looper. So that’s why I tend to use the GTX far more often than the Katana.
Hi SD, Ive never tried the GTX I’m afraid.
I've never understood why the sneaky amps are so popular. I tried them and felt like I downgraded my amp. Maybe people feel like they're hacking the amp and making it better, in my opinion the regular models are far superior than anything in the sneaky amp packs.
Hard disagree from me. Some of my best tones came from the h and k model and the recto model.
Your link to your presets does not work?
great Paul. The pro crunch (not the bright) is also a very good sneaky amp
Yeahh!
Cheers
unrelated to the video, could you use a limiter like the dbx 160x in the katana instead of a comp in front? Or are limiters better to be placed right at the end of the chain?
Yes absolutely you can.
Yeah, I don't know that I've been impressed with many of the Katana overdrives either. I started buying external overdrive pedals and have been experimenting with several (J Rockett 'The Dude', Bogner Harlow V2) after you mentioned you use.
Cheers Chris, I fancy one of those DUDES myself.
very nice..... a dumble amp
What Katana would you recommend for home twin 100 or single speaker 100 cheers.
Hi Russelle, I’d recommend the single 100 and if you can possibly afford it a second one so you can run the stereo expand feature.
The intro sounds like 21 Guns by Green Day lol
It’s the same melody from the beginning
you dont get anything original from me I’m afraid. ;-)
They look sexy on stage. The only people with an issue about them is other guitar players it seems.
You think so after your 8000 clips last year. Lol
I have one and I think it is a piece of %$@#
I've got the cable and windows 7 I have not got it yet.
First view and comment! Do I get a prize?! :)
Always. Let me know what you want and I’ll send it via osmosis.
@@TheStudioRats Thanks. I will subscribe and like via osmosis in return ;)
the patch is in the mail :)