BOSS: KATANA Artist MkII HEAD | GA-FC EX | Tone Studio 2.1.0
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
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Boss have released their Katana Artist MkII HEAD along with a new and very capable GA-FC EX Foot Controller. The 0.5W to 100W Head offers five different amp voices, 60 effects, 8 recallable presets + Panel (whatever's dialled up on the panel), Cab Resonance, 'Air Feel' and Mic options for the Cab Sim - tons of great stuff. Have a look! I've got to tell you, I was very surprised by the local RRP. The Katana Artist MkII Head represents good value in my opinion. But that wouldn't mean anything if it didn't sound great too. And it does.
This is one of the longest videos I've made. There's a lot of good stuff to cover, that's why!
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2018 Charvel Pro-Mod HH HT Natural Ash San Dimas. Stock
Amp: BOSS Katana Artist MkII HEAD direct to Logic via amp's USB out.
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (www.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB - เพลง
This is probably the best Gear demo I have seen, obiously educated himself on the unit, he has an ear for tone and plays superbly, its because of this i am going to pull the trigger on one of these, Thanks Brett youve got yourself a subscriber !
The Katana head makes for a great grab 'n go rig for gigging with a band. I love how thick and rich the brown setting sounds, especially in the mids.
WHEW! Man that was a lot of info! There is so much to appreciate about the Katana line. I averaged the cost of all the effects available not including the studio suite and it is HIGH. The Katana is great value - price and performance. The footswitch/controller makes it that much better
What a cracking review of this amp, it's clear you took the time to learn this amp before showing it and you have a great ear for sound, cheers
Nice video. The amps features were explained in a very clean & concise manner. Well done m8. Cheers!
Brett always does the best product demos on YT. 😉👍
Thank you! Great video! Exactly what I've been looking for.
Brilliant Brett. Thanks man!
Awesome addition to the Katana range!🙂🎸👍
Extremely informative video. Thank you so much!
I like how they added life to the mkii instead of a mkiii release
Mk3 will be too much I think
Wonderful stuff
Mine arrived last week... amazing!!!!
Man I want one of these
Such a brilliant player!
This head is everything I want
That brown sound sounds mega!
Got to get one of these!
Thanks!
Just ordered one...😎👍🎸
Nice concise overview of the Katana + BTS 👍.
One useful feature you forgot to cover was how to access the DELAY2, which is tied to the REVERB effect button ...
In the EFFECTS tab, if you go to the REVERB section, you have a drop-down which gives three options - REVERB, REVERB+DELAY, DELAY. The "DELAY" here refers to DELAY2.
Yes, we need a video about the ASSIGN feature.
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They've come a long way since I had that JC 120 back in the '80s. That thing was glorious but I really like the look of this little guy. Checks all the boxes for modern needs.
Mám a jsem nad míru spokojen v kapele se dobře prosazuje
For home use, i today use a boss katana mini, which is enough volume for me (and neighborhood). How is this for home use with its small onboard speaker? I can easily take this to practice room and hook up to a cab there.
One aspect of all the Katana models is the superb value they represent: I got the combo MkI back in 2018 100 watt and it really is a 'Swiss army knife' of electric guitar, you can record beautifully with it, and you can gig with it along with the GA-FX foot controller, it is a genuinely good solution for rock/blues and even metal players.
did you have it unplugged from a cabinet throughout this demo? Just interested if it is happy to work without speaker connection.
Brett, does the line-out function in stereo? I want to use it as a silent stage set-up but need to be in stereo. Do I need a TRS Y cable that goes to FOH?
Would it be possible to connect this head to a Orange Rocker 32 as an alternative amp?
I would like to ask if it is possible and safe to use the head for recording via USB without having a cab connection? Thanks !
Yep, no probs there. There are no tubes to blow.
Honestly if I was new to live performance I'd scoop this, pay $500 for a nice 2×12 and have a great live rig for under 1k.
can you get to all those effects etc from the unit itself or do you have to use the computer to access all that stuff?
i am interest in one, but would run it into my interface via the line out or rec out.
i would never be using the computer software so if i cant access everything from the actual head then its a deal breaker for me.
I have boss katana head 100 watt, you think is good to change it and get this version the artist one?
it has a 5 " minispeaker in the front of the amp..like boss katana head? (no artist)
Hi Brett, is is possible to run this head with 2 2x12"s at 8 ohm and who do you like cabinet wise no a days. 45 year guitar player. Ty.
Great demo Brett.
I still find it amusing that Boss say 100W output, yet the power consumption of this amp (and other katana's) is still only 77W. When I did electrical engineering, the rule of thumb was always output power was a little less than input power - not the other way around. Must be 25% mojo I guess? 😆
There seems to be a lot of thought from Boss that went into the new model.
- I reckon that solo channel more amps should have as it makes it so easy to dial in a quick boost on whatever flavour you're on.
- The new tone studio with the recording and mic settings is also a great idea.
- Having chain blocks is great (I think they took some inspiration from Fractal on that)
- Actually changing the control panel to front facing instead of that top facing they've had of past so it's an actual head. No one wanted top controls on a head.
It's 50 watts rms, 100 watts max. I have a HD75 Hartke bass combo that consumes 200watts. All that means is they rate it RMS. Peak would consume 150watts. It's not that complicated if you tryn figure something out for yourself sometimes?
@@andrewbecker3700 Considering BOSS don't actually say what their RMS and peak values are, you would have to assume that most of it is marketing bullshit. But it's more likely RMS is 77W and 100W PP (which would fit into 77WRMS x 1.4=107.8WPP).
Glad you could clear this up with your Scott Steiner math as you've got your peak and RMS values around the wrong way. Easy mistake to make if you're trying to figure it out for yourself.
@@peterschmidt9942 OK, Rick Steiner the dumber brother. I've got nothing wrong. Your clueless obviously. If the input wattage on my 100 Katanas is 77 and the input on my Hartke HD75 is 200. How in your confused mind do I have anything backwards? Keep your gear dreams alive. Maybe someday you'll figure some stuff out too?
@@andrewbecker3700 You said your Harke consumes 200W which YOU say is RMS and that its peak is 150W. That would be back to front as RMS is generally 25% lower than PP values. Which is it? Or are you going to pluck some other magic numbers out if the air?
BTW There's no such power measurement as Wattage.
@@peterschmidt9942 Sure can't read, or understand much can you. Let's review. The back of the Katana says its 77watts input. The back of the Hartke says its 200 watts input. The Katana is rated at 100watts. The Hartke is rated at 75 watts. It's not rocket science my friend. The HD75 is rated at RMS and the Boss is rated at peak wattage. Whats soo hard to understand? 2×75=150. 100÷2=50. The remainder of the wattage consumed is to power the other electronics in the combos. Is that clear enough?
I might have to get two Boss Katana Artist Mk2 amps, or a Katana Artist Mk2 and a Nextone Special for a stereo rig.
Can you connect this to studio monitors?
What is really your favorite guitar (s) and amp (s)?
If you’re on a budget - would you say the artist is worth the extra coin?
Also - if you’re gonna spend the money on an artist… would you recommend just the artist MKII or the 100 MKII with the foot controller?
So, you CAN run the Artist in stereo? 😊
Still no xlr out??? It has stereo processing and a mono out, and when you play live you need to mic it up because the output cuts the amp out when plugged in, I love my katana but now I just use it as a stage monitor and have a boss gx100 going to the front of house, and it's also a pain that the gx100 has no xlr, just makes it bedroom equipment untill they fix this up
Dedicated solo for SOLO BOOST? I've been asking for this ever since I got my Katana Artist combo last year. I assume this will be available in the new software update for all models? Still...might finally be time to ditch my tube heads and get the Katana Artist head now so I will have both flavors :)
I meant dedicated DELAY for solo boost :)
Only on the Artist - DELAY and EQ, individually configurable and selectable. Awesome feature.
My 212/100 Mk2 SOLO BOOST only has the EQ, no DELAY.
I love my katana artist, really an amazing all in one amp. But I tend to use pedals for my dirt since the gain channels tend to be noisy.
You can use the built in noise gate to suppress the noise
@@Eddicat I prefer using pedals that don’t produce noise in the first place. I don’t like noise gates, how they digitally affect tone, or how they abruptly stop a note.
I do that too!
Hey buddy, sorry to bother you but is there any way you could help me with that crunch patch of yours so classic and rude, just rock n roll
Are the amp tones excellent, legit, or disappointing?
Jeezus! The amp sounds great but,, I personally don't want to have to go full on computer to set my shìt up. Give me a tube amp and a few pedals.
Once you fall into the rabbit hole and get your personal settings programmed to the footswitch, you're done and never have to buy another pedal again. It's so versatile and fun to explore. Set it and forget it. 8 selectable tones that you decide. There are also tons of free setups from other players, including professionals ready at your fingertips. Bottom line is you will learn so much about tone shaping to your ear at the touch of a button. Get one for your house and try it. I love tube amps too. I have this head w/2- 2X12 Waza Craft 160w cabs. It's incredible.
I wonder... how important is the actual guitar with these new amp emulators/profilers/modelers/whatever? I mean... Does the cheapest Epiphone will sound just as good as a Custom Shop because all this sound is emulated and processed by the amp to sound just as that? Where does the actual sound quality of the guitar stands when using these amps? Does it matter anymore?
You can make most guitars sound good with one of these. All about the EQ and how you can color your sound.
Being only 40 USD cheaper then the combo tells me they are liquidating the MKII. I had a feeling Boss was going to do something scummy like this when the Katana line went on deep discount during the Holidays and seeing how the new Katana 50 MKII EX adds essentially nothing but cost 70 USD more my fears were warranted.
You mean they're discontinuing the line, or just part of it?
Yes but pointing out a lack of integrity in any company or business nowadays seems redundant.
?? the fact that you can now use the GA-FC-EX with the new 50W model is in itself worth the extra $. Could never use the old GA-FC with the 50W models previously.
Be careful though - the new 50W -EX model still doesn't have an FX loop, if that is important to you.
It has no speaker, so it's ok to be cheaper than the combo
Is there a MK3 coming soon too?
Is this a three year old video that Brett forgot to publish?
The artist line did not have the head version.
@@johnnyrock8848 Ah gotcha. I missed the "Artist" completely.
Can I use it without any speaker connected to the speaker out?
Does the head have speakers in it? I either read or heard somewhere that it has 2. 5” speakers 🔊. Is that so? 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵🩵
The artist head doesn’t have speakers in it. The regular head does, but it’s just one 5 inch. The small speaker works well for practice but it’s not great for anything else.
Thanks!