I tried that and it didn't work out. Even after I had to stack them one on top of each other to make some shelfs. Now I am down to 4 heads, five 4x12 cabs a combo and 2 Yamaha THR10X for noodling around..LOL
hey guys does anyone know how a 1960av 4x12 cabinet (g12 vintage 70 w speakers), i found a really good deal on (200 bucks), compare to his 25 w greenback 4x12? Im really unsure if i should buy it as some say you don't need a 4x12 and marshalls suck compared to mesa boogies. I'm looking to get a modern distorted sound that's kinda in between rock and metal.
Dang, that first tone @2:25 is totally badass. I never got my Mark I Katana anywhere near that sound. Me thinks the cab he's using is 60% of it. Great tone and playing as always, Leon!
This is the best review of this gear I’ve seen. I have a series 1 Katana combo which I love. This has sold me on getting series 2 head as my son has taken the combo 😔
How great would it have been to have amps like this when I was 15-16 yrs old and first getting into playing.....Having all those different effects onboard would have made buying pedals totally unnecessary. I could have mowed three lawns and paid for this....lol. Offers a lot of features for little money. If you have $460 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, try this.....buy two 50 watt Katana mk2 combo amps....slave one to the other....then you have a true stereo setup. You can stack them or place them on either sides of the room. Delay and any sort of ping pong effect...flangers...etc...sound amazing. The controls for the primary amp drive the sound of the secondary amp so there is no need to mess with trying to match them up. If you're headed to band practice or a smaller gig.....just grab one of them and you are good to go.
Or get the 100w head, gafc pedal, and find a used cab. If you're good w/ tone editor you can end up with a show-ready halfstack for well under a grand, with channel switching rivaling rigs that could easily cost 3-4 grand...
I feel like companies have been trying to make an easy to use, multiple amp model, multi fx, affordable amp for a long time. and the Katana is pretty much the first one to actually sound acceptable. Might have to get one of the smaller combos for my grab and go jam setup.
Gorgeous guitar!!!! One of my bucket list axes. Something about how much deeper the headstock dips down as opposed to the Gibsons, that makes it look more badass. The headstock became big and goofy after this model. Lucky man!
Love this video ! Finally a guy who focuses on Distortion ! We dont buy these amps for clean ! We buy them for modeling tube distortion on a budget ! Thanks for focusing on what truly matters ! You Rock Bro !
Yes, easy to do but there is the internal 5” speaker in there that is front facing - so it would only be an issue laying on it’s face if you wanted to use the internal speaker for practicing.
sounds a lot better than i expected.. when you go in depth see how she handles the guitar volume backed off in the gainier modes and how is the attack?.. i always find SS seems to lack crispness in that area.
@@LeonTodd Thank you for the demo, very well done. Could you tell me if the headphone out is still mono and not so high quality, as the first generation, or stereo/ improved, as I've discovered the one on Katana Air to be? Thank you!
If you feel the tone of the katana series is to “fizzy” as I do, there’s a very inexpensive fix... Harrison Fmods! Buy a 6k low pass Fmod and put it in the FX loop. It takes care of the fizz and doesn’t kill the highs! In my first gen katana artist, the loop is programmable per preset, so I just kick the loop off on the cleans, and all the sparkle is there! by the way, a set of 2 fmods will cost you less than 30 bucks! You’re welcome!
You can have the eight presets by pressing the Panel switch like two seconds on tone settings for toggle between first four and next four presets. so without computer. same you can do with GA-FC pedal, which is must to have to use Katana on stage, unless you have midi pedal.
Ho comprato il Katana Mk2 Head, dopo questo video, non me ne sono mai pentito, è fantastico, anche senza usare il software, lo comprerei altre dieci volte.
Very nice brown tone. My mk1 has the mid cranked, low on treble and bass to taste. I usually take it easy on the gain and tube scream boost. Sounds incredible live. Cool video
Appreciate you Leon... I just ordered one of these head's today with the foot switch controller. I think this is a great alternative to purchasing individual effects for my tube amp rig.
Running 2 of the 2X12 100 Watt MK II Combo's in Stereo is something i'm looking forward to exploring very soon since i just ordered a pair of these new amps with the footswitch to run the whole rig.
I have some of the most expensive tube amps for metal on the market but this can be defined by one word - UTILITY. Get a GOOD 2X12 (I am running mine through a pair of JCM-900 lead cab). It just SIIIIINGS. It sounds so good. If you are on a budget, I can't recommend enough. I fucking wish this was around when I started learning guitar.
Lucky ducky! I’m still waiting on my katana head it’s supposedly ships next month in the states, I’ll be pairing it with the Harley Benton 2x12 with vintage 30s can’t wait! Great video, I like the out of the box sounds but messing around in tone Studio is where the katana shines and half the fun imo
@@LeonTodd I think it would be a great shoot out between the BS Silverline, H&K 200 and the Katana. All of those are supposed to have alike features, even though the Katana is the lowest priced. 🎶🎸
The cab resonance settings are on the mark 1, but you need to go into the Boss software to use them. It’s not a big deal, as no point owning a MKI at this point, but making the correction regardless.
Has it been 3 years already... Wow.. It seems like I just found you a year or so ago and it's been like 5 years I've been watching I think.. Love this channel. You're audio sounds different on this..
The only video that sells it so far. It's seems not many people can mic a cabinet properly unfortunately and all the sound clips, bar this one, sound woeful. Nice job once again.
Got a katana artist and its a great amp. Cannot go above 5 watts at home the thing is loud and highly responsive. Considering getting a gt1000 for added variability
I "struggle" with which clean I like best... Vox or Fender... but the Katana clean has always sounded completely dead to me... I've never heard anyone say it was more close to a Roland Jazz so now that makes a lot more sense! And so... your demo around the 10 minute mark with the more Fendery variation is the BEST I have ever heard this amp do clean wise.
QUESTION: Can you run TWO Boss Katana 2x12 cabinets off of ONE Boss Katana MKII 100Watt head? Can you connect the two cabinets safely together and to the head via a y-split speaker cable? - i.e., a speaker cable Y-splitter out of the back of the head, with two speaker cables from the Y-splitter connected and one speaker cable to each cabinet. Is this a safe connection that will not harm the head or cabinet speakers; and, that will not void the Boss warranty on any of the units...? Given this is a solid state amp head, versus a tube amp, I would think the above described connection would work fine, as long as the Ohms impedances are within spec for the head and both cabinets combined...? Any help to understand this issue is greatly appreciated. I know the Katana MKII can run in stereo with two combo amps (one as a slave to the main). But,...I understand the question above is a different scenario than a master-slave stereo setup.
DudeAbides! First the MK2 has a minimum requirement of 8ohms. Refer to ohms law to create the correct scenario. If you are using two cabs that are identical and each individual cabinets final impedance let’s say is 8ohm you should get an impedance of 16ohms in series. Parallel will create the opposite value at 4 ohms. The y splitter I would assume would only create a series connection. As far as it voiding the warranty I would speak with boss to clarify.
Damn man, you have a song for every tone and effect in there. When you started playing CCR, damn. Lol. I have the combo version and love it. This is a great demo and I enjoyed it. Watched your other vids about it and subscribed. Thanks!
Love your reviews! Makes me wanna get this head soon which i will lol. I've tried the mark1 a few months ago and was totally blown away. Hope to see more of this head! Cheers 🤘🔥
Ah. Very cool.. I love my 50 watt Katana. The first version. With the firmware upgrade I have 4 channels and love the effects you can dial in even without the app. It has a killer phaser and chorus if you ask me. That clean channel and brown channel just rock, and the power soak makes it so nice. I can practice at home in the liwest setting and go into 3rd and 5th harmonics by cranking the gain on the brown channel and holding a note. Also, there is a nice gate in the app and global eq. Digging that Hamer. One of the best guitar companies ever back then. Shame same folks aren't there making guitars again.. Oh, have you ever played a Robin? The USA texas made guitars? Very sweet.
@@LeonTodd The band we talked about on your Friday night live stream called " Tora Tora " which was a bunch of kids from Memphis Tennessee used Robin's occasionally, but the band I loved " Slaughter used them all the time. Sings like " Up all night" and " Fly to the Angels", etc were killer, and the singer Mark Slaughter was in the band with former Kiss guitarists. Man he has some pipes. Check them out. The guitarists in Slaughter was killed by a drunk driver in the desert, and it's very sad. He played almost exclusively Robin guitars. Tim Kelly was his name I do believe. Anyway cool my brother. Hope you and family are well sir..
Hi Leon, You got great test! I say your settings are so tuneful and the Hamer Standard (Explorer) overflow all her awesome tone! All the chunky of '90 solid state amps plus the saggy of boutique tube amps! What I can say about KATANA MkII? I think twice about mky katana 100 Head! Mmm? Yeah that's it !!! Something more than perfection! Can 'U tell me something more about the settings of Eq or about the micing of the isocab? Thanks! Luca
A Katana VST/AU plug-in - looking just like the editor software in the upper right corner of your video - would be great! Or perhaps a small desktop device like the HX Stomp. I don‘t need a real amp, but the sounds of the Katana seem to be really, really good.
I got my son the Boss Katana 50 mk1 for his 18th birthday. His first amp, I am jealous how light it is and how good it sounds with the power scaling. I might get the mkII 100 head for a backup head and for lugging to rehearsal to not where out my main head. Pretty affordable. Curious how well the midi handles switching?
Do you need a cabinet to use a head? I'm looking at the katana for a studio setup so size is important but I wanted the effects loop in the 100W series
I got this amp from guitar center few days ago and is ok on low or medium volume but when I crank it up for metal I just dont like the muddiness out of it also dont like the chorus effect sounds fake and cheap. I dont know if is my specific amp or is all of them that sound like that. Anyways I'm returning it and buying a Yamaha THR30ii
Volume channel to MAX left ----and adjust Master volume right to your like ( ACCORDING to BOSS). Nobody in every katana video ever try those settings...why ? I would like to ear that since i dont own a katana myself.
Hey Leon, I've been going back and forwards for quite a while about whether to get the Line 6 hx stomp or the boss katana 100 head. I would be mainly using it at home, as well as occaisional jam sessions and (hopefully) gigs. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated, as well as anyone else who has had experience with either.
Another seldom mentioned feature of the Katana head is it's built in 5" speaker for quiet playing or even being able to mic the speaker without even using an external cabinet.
I am a kemper user and i am waiting my katana head to use IS poweramp live and a backup if there is any issue. The internal 5" speaker seems very cool to practice and composing without warming my 100w tube head!
Great review. Question is whether katana 2 is worth the upgrade if you have a katana 1. Also perfect timing as Rock beato just put out a video on old high gain amps 5150 to Mesa dual recto. You can really hear how a true valve amp just has that organic pushing air type sound.
Depends on what features you need really - IMO the clean variation sound is a big improvement and I dig the power amp voicing switch. Rick always pulls great tones, I bet he'd make this thing sound slamming in his studio.
Would have liked to hear this direct to interface rather than cab and mic. I have been using helix direct to mixer and just not pleased. Got a 100 combo MK1 katana that I can dial decent tones in easy. Interested in MK2 head for smaller footprint.
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My goal in life is to have so many amps that I too have to use them as tables or stands for other items. :D
You evil genius 😂
No shit...
...along with a separate cab room!
I tried that and it didn't work out. Even after I had to stack them one on top of each other to make some shelfs. Now I am down to 4 heads, five 4x12 cabs a combo and 2 Yamaha THR10X for noodling around..LOL
hey guys does anyone know how a 1960av 4x12 cabinet (g12 vintage 70 w speakers), i found a really good deal on (200 bucks), compare to his 25 w greenback 4x12? Im really unsure if i should buy it as some say you don't need a 4x12 and marshalls suck compared to mesa boogies. I'm looking to get a modern distorted sound that's kinda in between rock and metal.
Boss really nailed the tube response technology with the Katana's. Great amps.
Bro, you got me at the," but I'm a rock pig. I want distortion..." That's when I hit the like and subscribe button..
Hell yeh boi
You too huh? High five for you.
Oink, freakin' oink!
I just did the same 😂
Dang, that first tone @2:25 is totally badass. I never got my Mark I Katana anywhere near that sound. Me thinks the cab he's using is 60% of it. Great tone and playing as always, Leon!
This is the best review of this gear I’ve seen. I have a series 1 Katana combo which I love. This has sold me on getting series 2 head as my son has taken the combo 😔
Excellent review! Boss has really placed pro level equipment in the hands of the modest players out there. Very exciting and incredible amp!
How great would it have been to have amps like this when I was 15-16 yrs old and first getting into playing.....Having all those different effects onboard would have made buying pedals totally unnecessary. I could have mowed three lawns and paid for this....lol. Offers a lot of features for little money. If you have $460 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, try this.....buy two 50 watt Katana mk2 combo amps....slave one to the other....then you have a true stereo setup. You can stack them or place them on either sides of the room. Delay and any sort of ping pong effect...flangers...etc...sound amazing. The controls for the primary amp drive the sound of the secondary amp so there is no need to mess with trying to match them up. If you're headed to band practice or a smaller gig.....just grab one of them and you are good to go.
Or get the 100w head, gafc pedal, and find a used cab. If you're good w/ tone editor you can end up with a show-ready halfstack for well under a grand, with channel switching rivaling rigs that could easily cost 3-4 grand...
+1 for the Hamer Standard (before I even get 1 minute in)! Been a Hamer fan since the early 80's...
I feel like companies have been trying to make an easy to use, multiple amp model, multi fx, affordable amp for a long time.
and the Katana is pretty much the first one to actually sound acceptable.
Might have to get one of the smaller combos for my grab and go jam setup.
Best review of this Amp Head.
Gorgeous guitar!!!! One of my bucket list axes. Something about how much deeper the headstock dips down as opposed to the Gibsons, that makes it look more badass. The headstock became big and goofy after this model. Lucky man!
Hamer made some MEAN guitars, so bummed they went under.
Love this video ! Finally a guy who focuses on Distortion ! We dont buy these amps for clean ! We buy them for modeling tube distortion on a budget ! Thanks for focusing on what truly matters ! You Rock Bro !
BOSS makes some really good sh!t always have imo
Straight off, you've addressed a question I had - whether you can lay it on it's face to get front access to the controls. Great!
Yes, easy to do but there is the internal 5” speaker in there that is front facing - so it would only be an issue laying on it’s face if you wanted to use the internal speaker for practicing.
sounds a lot better than i expected.. when you go in depth see how she handles the guitar volume backed off in the gainier modes and how is the attack?.. i always find SS seems to lack crispness in that area.
Oooh yes!
I wouldn't worry about that, Katanas respond brilliantly to dynamics and volume/tone tricks.
@@LeonTodd Thank you for the demo, very well done. Could you tell me if the headphone out is still mono and not so high quality, as the first generation, or stereo/ improved, as I've discovered the one on Katana Air to be? Thank you!
The effects sound top notch in this amp.
If you feel the tone of the katana series is to “fizzy” as I do, there’s a very inexpensive fix... Harrison Fmods! Buy a 6k low pass Fmod and put it in the FX loop. It takes care of the fizz and doesn’t kill the highs! In my first gen katana artist, the loop is programmable per preset, so I just kick the loop off on the cleans, and all the sparkle is there! by the way, a set of 2 fmods will cost you less than 30 bucks! You’re welcome!
Why waste an effects block just to make it sound right?
You can have the eight presets by pressing the Panel switch like two seconds on tone settings for toggle between first four and next four presets.
so without computer.
same you can do with GA-FC pedal, which is must to have to use Katana on stage, unless you have midi pedal.
Ho comprato il Katana Mk2 Head, dopo questo video, non me ne sono mai pentito, è fantastico, anche senza usare il software, lo comprerei altre dieci volte.
Very nice brown tone. My mk1 has the mid cranked, low on treble and bass to taste. I usually take it easy on the gain and tube scream boost. Sounds incredible live. Cool video
The Katana is cool no doubt, but I'm more stoked for that USA Hamer!
Great job Leon,showing us how-to get tones from the amp and not just the fuctions,makes all difference .Thanks bud and great chops to.
Sounds so good through that cab
I really like the wattage scaling in this video. There was a very discernable difference between .5 watt and 50/100 watt. Thanks so much!
Awesome Guitar. I remember when the Hamer first came out. Love them
I have a prototype Hamer double cutaway like the old Gibson tv models I love that guitar bought it in the 80's and it still plays great!
what guitar exactly is he playing, i really dig it
Appreciate you Leon... I just ordered one of these head's today with the foot switch controller. I think this is a great alternative to purchasing individual effects for my tube amp rig.
can you use this without a cab for home playing
The third chord in Us & Them by Pink Floyd is a Dm(maj7) from low to high: D: open, G: 10, B: 10, E: 9
That's it!!!
What a fantastic review! I was on the fence about buying this, but you easily convinced me with your thorough review. Thanks!
Just ordered the 100w head. I already have a great processor, but need an amp platform and this seems to do it all. If not, back it goes.
I have this amp and I highly recommend it!!!
Does the monitor speaker in it sound decent? I need something to get me by until I get a cab
It's the same speaker that's in one of the little portable amps. It won't blow you away, trying to compare it to a 12", but it's surprisingly good.
It's excellent for a practice amp ! @@adeptusmechanicus1029
Running 2 of the 2X12 100 Watt MK II Combo's in Stereo is something i'm looking forward to exploring very soon since i just ordered a pair of these new amps with the footswitch to run the whole rig.
I have some of the most expensive tube amps for metal on the market but this can be defined by one word - UTILITY. Get a GOOD 2X12 (I am running mine through a pair of JCM-900 lead cab). It just SIIIIINGS. It sounds so good. If you are on a budget, I can't recommend enough. I fucking wish this was around when I started learning guitar.
Amen
Man I’ve been patiently waiting for a mkII head review. Thanks!
I run mine through the speakers of my Line 6/Bogner 212 combo. Celestions sound great.
Best reviews on TH-cam no question
AS soon you put the original katana speaker out off the chain these amps sounds very good...
Got one of these coming, can't wait, great demo. Katana is the real deal. I've had the MK I head and currently the MK II 50W combo.
Lucky ducky! I’m still waiting on my katana head it’s supposedly ships next month in the states, I’ll be pairing it with the Harley Benton 2x12 with vintage 30s can’t wait!
Great video, I like the out of the box sounds but messing around in tone Studio is where the katana shines and half the fun imo
I use my Katana head with a Marshall 1936 2x12 cab you're gonna love it the bottom end is awesome!!
I would like to see you demo the new Blackstar Silverline stereo 2-12 combo or the head and compare it to other same type units. 🎶🎸
Cool to see those come out, seems to be a lot of competition in this price range which is nice
@@LeonTodd I think it would be a great shoot out between the BS Silverline, H&K 200 and the Katana. All of those are supposed to have alike features, even though the Katana is the lowest priced. 🎶🎸
The cab resonance settings are on the mark 1, but you need to go into the Boss software to use them.
It’s not a big deal, as no point owning a MKI at this point, but making the correction regardless.
19:26 daddy leon with them chops
Seams to be the transition from Roland Cube XL to Boss in a head version. Very good practice amps.
Just picked this up in a trade. Thanks for a great demo. I'm old school, but I am learning newer technologies.
Enjoy!
Are the internal speakers on it any good?
Compared to the EVH 5150 Iconic.....which is better?
Great demo! I have the KT50.. I'm thinking of getting this one, too, now. I'm curious as to how it feels. Cheers!
Your tone is all fizzy and bright.
Was waiting for your take on the MKII. Nice video I must say.
Has it been 3 years already... Wow.. It seems like I just found you a year or so ago and it's been like 5 years I've been watching I think.. Love this channel. You're audio sounds different on this..
For the price, this is better value than any others on the market
The only video that sells it so far. It's seems not many people can mic a cabinet properly unfortunately and all the sound clips, bar this one, sound woeful. Nice job once again.
You'd think people would take the time to actually mic amps properly, but alas.
You said “Seymour Duncan EVH in the bridge” but can’t find it. Do you mean the 78 custom?
Duncan SH11 (Custom custom) use to be the EVH pickup.
I believe that now there is an actual model named the EVH, he kind of gave in finally to call a pick model from Duncan the EVH
Awesome review. Thanks. The Katana head sounds mighty.
You had me at 'I'm a Rock Pig'. If it's not distorted, I don't want to know. Clean is for Jazz and duos... nuff said!
Hey Leon can do a video of it through a few different cabs? They sound so much different from their own speakers through say a 4x12 marshall cab.
Got a katana artist and its a great amp. Cannot go above 5 watts at home the thing is loud and highly responsive. Considering getting a gt1000 for added variability
Would be nice if all the controls were in the front of the amp.
One other thing, if you go to standby you get no speakers but can still record with the DI and use your monitor speakers
I "struggle" with which clean I like best... Vox or Fender... but the Katana clean has always sounded completely dead to me... I've never heard anyone say it was more close to a Roland Jazz so now that makes a lot more sense! And so... your demo around the 10 minute mark with the more Fendery variation is the BEST I have ever heard this amp do clean wise.
Yeah that clean variation is a massive improvement IMO
Love watching you playing man! Great video!
Thanks a ton!
The Cab resonance options existed in the software with the emulated output in the first series.
QUESTION: Can you run TWO Boss Katana 2x12 cabinets off of ONE Boss Katana MKII 100Watt head? Can you connect the two cabinets safely together and to the head via a y-split speaker cable? - i.e., a speaker cable Y-splitter out of the back of the head, with two speaker cables from the Y-splitter connected and one speaker cable to each cabinet. Is this a safe connection that will not harm the head or cabinet speakers; and, that will not void the Boss warranty on any of the units...?
Given this is a solid state amp head, versus a tube amp, I would think the above described connection would work fine, as long as the Ohms impedances are within spec for the head and both cabinets combined...?
Any help to understand this issue is greatly appreciated. I know the Katana MKII can run in stereo with two combo amps (one as a slave to the main). But,...I understand the question above is a different scenario than a master-slave stereo setup.
DudeAbides! First the MK2 has a minimum requirement of 8ohms. Refer to ohms law to create the correct scenario. If you are using two cabs that are identical and each individual cabinets final impedance let’s say is 8ohm you should get an impedance of 16ohms in series. Parallel will create the opposite value at 4 ohms. The y splitter I would assume would only create a series connection. As far as it voiding the warranty I would speak with boss to clarify.
awesome, gonna buy this for sure, ur settings and play are amazing
I will be gigging with my 100 head flipped over like this.
I would gladly pay for this kind of quality and informative demo....but please don't ask me to.....subscribed.....so excellent!
Damn man, you have a song for every tone and effect in there. When you started playing CCR, damn. Lol. I have the combo version and love it. This is a great demo and I enjoyed it. Watched your other vids about it and subscribed. Thanks!
Alredy subscribed to your channel man! Great review and playing awesome!
Hey Leon! You should demo the Yamaha THR30II, would love to see how it sounds with your playing!
You're excellent at reviewing equipment , great job mate. 🤟
Love your reviews! Makes me wanna get this head soon which i will lol. I've tried the mark1 a few months ago and was totally blown away. Hope to see more of this head! Cheers 🤘🔥
Is it still noisey?? The mk I ... Was a very noise amp .. unless you went in and adjusted the noise gate with the software ..
Thank you. And I will subscribe . Great intel on the model .
Ah. Very cool.. I love my 50 watt Katana. The first version. With the firmware upgrade I have 4 channels and love the effects you can dial in even without the app. It has a killer phaser and chorus if you ask me. That clean channel and brown channel just rock, and the power soak makes it so nice. I can practice at home in the liwest setting and go into 3rd and 5th harmonics by cranking the gain on the brown channel and holding a note. Also, there is a nice gate in the app and global eq.
Digging that Hamer. One of the best guitar companies ever back then. Shame same folks aren't there making guitars again..
Oh, have you ever played a Robin? The USA texas made guitars? Very sweet.
Really want to try a Robin. Real shame Hamer USA folded, this is the best made guitar I own.
@@LeonTodd The band we talked about on your Friday night live stream called " Tora Tora " which was a bunch of kids from Memphis Tennessee used Robin's occasionally, but the band I loved " Slaughter used them all the time. Sings like " Up all night" and " Fly to the Angels", etc were killer, and the singer Mark Slaughter was in the band with former Kiss guitarists. Man he has some pipes. Check them out. The guitarists in Slaughter was killed by a drunk driver in the desert, and it's very sad. He played almost exclusively Robin guitars. Tim Kelly was his name I do believe. Anyway cool my brother. Hope you and family are well sir..
@@LeonTodd Check this out. Robin related.
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If you do make another video could you quickly include what the built in acoustic sim pedal sounds like, it’s super hard to find any audio of it!
I would like to see you try tone match to your amps Fractal or Actual. Jcm 800, Soldano and Mesa.
Done quite a few fractal videos like that, will be interesting to see if this can
I run mine through my Marshall 412 i love it..
Sounds awesome, I kinda like it!!!
Hi Leon, You got great test! I say your settings are so tuneful and the Hamer Standard (Explorer) overflow all her awesome tone! All the chunky of '90 solid state amps plus the saggy of boutique tube amps! What I can say about KATANA MkII? I think twice about mky katana 100 Head! Mmm? Yeah that's it !!! Something more than perfection! Can 'U tell me something more about the settings of Eq or about the micing of the isocab? Thanks! Luca
A Katana VST/AU plug-in - looking just like the editor software in the upper right corner of your video - would be great! Or perhaps a small desktop device like the HX Stomp. I don‘t need a real amp, but the sounds of the Katana seem to be really, really good.
So what is the best speaker?? I like the katana speaker, and those greenbacks, and my 1936 cab but I don't like my 1912 cabs
I got my son the Boss Katana 50 mk1 for his 18th birthday. His first amp, I am jealous how light it is and how good it sounds with the power scaling. I might get the mkII 100 head for a backup head and for lugging to rehearsal to not where out my main head. Pretty affordable. Curious how well the midi handles switching?
Like to hear the Axe Fx III thru it and whether a Laney LF112 would be a better choice, both similar price
Using your JCM 800 as a bench top? Damn you sir! 🤘😉
Do you need a cabinet to use a head? I'm looking at the katana for a studio setup so size is important but I wanted the effects loop in the 100W series
it has line out and headphone out so you can plug it straight into your studio setup, go "speakerless"
That is awesome sounding and playing
AWESOME...Will the footswitch from the 1st katana work with the Mark ..Nice tones
Do you have a tutorial for properly connecting to tone studio downloading software and what USB cable to use?
Best amp reviewer period.
I got this amp from guitar center few days ago and is ok on low or medium volume but when I crank it up for metal I just dont like the muddiness out of it also dont like the chorus effect sounds fake and cheap. I dont know if is my specific amp or is all of them that sound like that. Anyways I'm returning it and buying a Yamaha THR30ii
Volume channel to MAX left ----and adjust Master volume right to your like ( ACCORDING to BOSS).
Nobody in every katana video ever try those settings...why ? I would like to ear that since i dont own a katana myself.
Will incorporate into next demo
Hey Leon, I've been going back and forwards for quite a while about whether to get the Line 6 hx stomp or the boss katana 100 head. I would be mainly using it at home, as well as occaisional jam sessions and (hopefully) gigs. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated, as well as anyone else who has had experience with either.
Another seldom mentioned feature of the Katana head is it's built in 5" speaker for quiet playing or even being able to mic the speaker without even using an external cabinet.
William King that does seem like a very useful feature
Maybe I'm gonna give my KEMPER and HELIX a kick and get myself this new BOSS Katana MKII...? What do you think?
I am a kemper user and i am waiting my katana head to use IS poweramp live and a backup if there is any issue. The internal 5" speaker seems very cool to practice and composing without warming my 100w tube head!
Not bad, Not bad at All!
Thanks for sharing brother!
Be Well Leon!
Great demo
Great review. Question is whether katana 2 is worth the upgrade if you have a katana 1.
Also perfect timing as Rock beato just put out a video on old high gain amps 5150 to Mesa dual recto.
You can really hear how a true valve amp just has that organic pushing air type sound.
Depends on what features you need really - IMO the clean variation sound is a big improvement and I dig the power amp voicing switch. Rick always pulls great tones, I bet he'd make this thing sound slamming in his studio.
Would have liked to hear this direct to interface rather than cab and mic. I have been using helix direct to mixer and just not pleased. Got a 100 combo MK1 katana that I can dial decent tones in easy. Interested in MK2 head for smaller footprint.
It's very similar to the MK1 direct - if you like that direct then this is smaller with a few extra amp and effect modes.
Great focus on the brown sounds and stuff other reviews have just skated over.....still has a touch of digital fizz to it but very very good value
Dan Brian a good eq pedal will help with it
Sounds great!
Hey Leon thanks for all the vids. How would you compare this to Amplifire 6, in terms of ease of dialing in tones and quality of tones?
Great review! Thanks
Are you playing through the stock speaker or what? A cab?