BOSS’s newly introduced, and already highly acclaimed, Katana amp line delivers a wide-range of edgy, versatile rock tones and a true tube amp experience that dynamically cuts through a band. A quick search online delivers countless positive impressions of the Katana sound from user reviews that also praise the line’s solid price-to-performance ratio.
Katana amps are based on decades of BOSS technology used to develop the flagship Waza amp head. Standout features for the Katana line include support for more than 50 different BOSS effects, Power Control, Tube Logic for a true tube wattage experience and dynamics, five unique amp types (including the BOSS Brown Sound), and the ability to use three effects simultaneously. The onboard BOSS effects are also easy to customize using BOSS’s free Tone Studio editor software with a computer online.
This new award-winning series (Guitar Player Editors’ Pick) includes three combo amplifiers and an amplifier head. The 50-watt KATANA-50 and 100-watt KATANA-100 have one custom 12-inch speaker, and the 100-watt KATANA-100/212 has two custom 12-inch speakers. All three combo amps include a built-in tilt stand for optimal monitoring and sound projection as well. The KATANA-HEAD is a compact, 100-watt amplifier head that was designed for use with an external speaker cabinet (like BOSS’s 4×12 Waza amp cab) and features the unique and convenient built-in monitor speaker that works great for practice, checking tones, and recording. A convenient MIDI input for Tone Setting selection and effects on/off from a MIDI foot controller is helpful feature for the head as well.
Plus, the recent Katana Version 2 Update brings these great new features into the line:
The Katana line includes the fun and portable Katana-Mini Battery Powered Guitar Amplifier as well, perfect for travel and practice.
Guitar players can access great Katana tone on the Katana-Mini with rich full sounds that exceed other amps in its class. And it weighs just under three pounds! All Katana-Mini’s feature an authentic multi-stage analog gain circuit and three-band analog tone stack, three versatile amp types (Brown, Crunch, and Clean), built-in tape-style delay for warm ambience, aux input for jamming with music from a smartphone, phones/recording output with cabinet voicing, and it runs on six AA-size batteries or an optional AC adapter. Unlike typical small, battery-powered guitar amps that offer so-so sound quality, the Katana-Mini produces big, full tone that inspires players to plug in and play for hours at a time. BOSS’s comprehensive design approach includes a custom speaker, advanced hardware, refined circuitry, and special component selection, which all work together to produce maximum sound quality in a minimum footprint.
To learn more about the BOSS Katana amp line, please visit www.BOSS.info for more details.