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The Katana serie in a glance:
Katana 50w: 0.5/25/50w mode, phones rec-out, single switch/Expression pedal input, auxiliary in, USB, 4 memory slots, controls on top of amp, no LED around the AMP TYPE knob.
Katana 100w 1x12 or 2x12: 0.5/50/100w mode, phones rec-out, FX loop, single switch/Expression pedal input, GA-FC foot controler input, line out, presence knob, different speaker, auxiliary in, USB, 8 memory slots, controls on top of amp.
Katana Head same as 100w combo but adds MIDI-IN and one 8 ohms min speaker out, 5 inches built-in speaker inside the Head.
Katana Artist same as 100w Head but the speaker outputs are 2 16 ohms speaker outputs and one 8 ohms speaker out, controls on front of the amp, knobs for control of AIR and RESONANCE and a bank A/B switch.
All of the Roland Blues Cubes, BOSS Katana, Waza and Nextone use a solid state poweramp class A/B circuitry. Helps with the natural dynamic feel of the amps.
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Boss web site software download page:
https://www.boss.info/global/support/updates_drivers/h_m/
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Get your fix of FREE patches and settings here:
http://guitarpatches.com/patches.php?unit=katana
or
here
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Katanapatchcentral
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The channels on the Katana are not related to the GT serie numbering. The Brown channel comes from the Waza amp and the Lead is not a 5150/6505. Lead/Crunch/Clean were all tweaked and designed for the Katana amps.
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There is no USB cable in the box. You will need to buy a USB cable Type A Male to B Male. It's available in any good computer/electronic shop or on Amazon. In the meantime, you can use your USB printer cable, they usually use that type of USB connection.
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Need to update your Katana firmware, don't be afraid, here is how to do it:
https://youtu.be/n2mP0MX3eyA
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Latest amp firmware is v3.02
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Before throwing the manual away... Read it, it won't hurt you! If you don't look at it, open the plastic bag, you will find the stickers for the correct button layout/functionality of the GA-FC footswitch.
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Newer version of the Boss GA-FC does not require the stickers. It comes with the proper written layout.
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The GA-FC does NOT work with the Katana 50w combo. Only with the 100w models (1x12, 2x12, Head & Artist)
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Katana Artist / 50 / 100 / Head: all use a common Firmware code and all will receive common firmware updates. The original Katana is NOT obsolete.
All Katana amps, including the Artist, use the same power amp
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Sneaky amps/hidden amps are leftovers (from the GT serie software) in the Katana chipset and are not optimized for the power amp as the stock models (this is what Boss told me)
You can access them with FxFloorboard (a third party software)
https://sourceforge.net/…/fxfloor…/files/KatanaFxFloorBoard/
or by grabbing this files that contains them all:
https://guitarpatches.com/patches.php…
In v3, Boss has removed the Orange and Uberschall models.
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The Katana Artist 1x12 combo has:
On the front panel:
Knobs for the Line out and Cab Resonance controls (those controls are already available for all Katana owners using Boss Tone Studio)
One more button to access bank A or B
In the back:
Pair of series 16 ohm speaker output connection and a 8 ohm output
Waza speaker (reported to have a smoother midrange)
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The Katana amps are not STEREO. All the FX in it are MONO, even the 2x12, even the headphones output... Same for USB... M... O... N... O... Did I say MONO?
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V3.02 adds stereo on USB only and on some fx only too.
Katana v3: Important info about the USB stereo
These are the following stereo FX:
Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo, Vibrato, Rotary, Ring Mod, Slow Gear, Slicer, Limiter, GEQ, PEQ, DC-30 & Reverb.
Make sure the MOD/FX/Delay or Reverb is set after the "preamp" for getting the stereo FX in USB.
Depending on your recording software, you may have to arm 2 tracks, one having Asio "Katana" on one side, the other "Katana (R)".
If you record in USB-stereo, you will have to finish your mixing with your regular sound card to hear the stereo FX.
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There is no drivers to download for Windows 10... Just plug your USB from your computer into the Kat and they will install automatically.
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At the moment, there is no official iOS or Android app for the Katana but a third party app does exist for Android and can be found in Google Playstore. Only the Katana Air model is supported officially by Boss with an app.
Some members have reported to have installed Boss Tone Studio and run it on a Windows tablet. A quick search on the group will let you find which models of tablet have been able to run BTS.
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A bunch of "how to videos" that cover some basic operating procedures, check them out most of the common questions are covered here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
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USB/Phones-rec/Line Out sound all the same. They use all the same cab simulator.
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There is no way of bypassing or shutting off the cab simulator, the only way is to use the FX Send Out available when the amp is equipped with an effect loop (100w models only: 1x12, 2x12, Head and Artist).
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Katana Mini, 50w 1x12 and Air do not have an effect loop.
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For the following controls:
Air Feel affects USB out/Line Out/Phones-Rec out (only those outputs)
Cab resonance will affect, all of the above & the speaker/cab too!
Cab resonance is very subtle but will affect the speaker.
https://youtu.be/v8DNNbezHsQ
Direct recording with various Air Feel settings:
https://youtu.be/OVmBXwvekEA
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When you use Phones-Rec Out, it shuts down the speaker output and Master will control the overall volume going to headphones output.
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Line-Out (100w models only) won't shuts down the speaker and won't be affected by the Master Volume. If you are not getting much level from it, crank your Channel Volume at least to 3 o'clock or more.
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In Boss Tone Studio you have 3 options for FX loop if you go in the "CHAIN" feature. Also, if you access the options of the loop "S/R" you will be able to put the position to "POST REV" that the FX loop return will be after reverb.
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If you want to use the built-FX of the Katana with a looper in the FX loop, use chain 3 and set "S/R" to "POST REV". That way, your looper will be at the end of the chain.
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Line-out output is an instrument level signal (-20 dB). The Master volume doesn't affect its level, the Channel volume does.
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Factory reset procedure:
Set the POWER CONTROL knob to STANDBY.
Press & hold the PANEL button and turn the power on.
The BOOSTER/MOD, DELAY/FX, and REVERB indicators start to blink while the factory reset is being processed.
Release your finger.
It can take up to approximately 20 seconds to complete the factory reset.
When the PANEL indicator flashes, the procedure has been successfully completed.
Turn the power off.
Or check out this video:
https://youtu.be/MCgXdGYjtt8
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Is the Katana loud enough? Yes! Fucking Yes! Did I say it is loud? Yes, it is and yes, you can play in a band with the 50w model, so the 100w should be loud enough.
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Just in case you missed it, most of the answers can also be found the in the manual, you may take 5 minutes to read it. It won't hurt you.
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If you didn't know already, Google let you search the internet. Try it out! Just ask a question, you could be surprised.
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KATANA - 50 / 100 / HEAD / ARTIST SPEAKER SPECS
KATANA - 50/112 COMBO: 1 x 12" 4 ohm speaker at 50W.
KATANA - 100/112 COMBO: 1 x 12" 8 ohm speaker at 100W.
KATANA - 100/212 COMBO: 2 x 12" 16 ohm speakers to equal 8ohm at 100W.
KATANA - HEAD: 1 x 5" 8 ohm internal speaker 30W, when Power Control set to 100W.
KATANA - ARTIST: 1 x 12" 8 ohm at 100W WAZA Speaker.
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Speaker information:
For sure, they are not a PA speaker and not Full Frequency Flat Response (FRFR), they are guitar speakers.
Here is info regarding the speaker from the Waza Amp website page plus some added info by Boss.
In a nut shell the Katana speaker is the affordable performance class version of the Waza Speaker.
In designing the Waza Speaker:
Speakers are an indispensable and critical component for guitar amplifiers that provides much of the “voice” and tone of an amplifier. A lot of components in an amp's circuitry and signal flow can be modded to change the tone, but the speaker is a major component in that chain/signal flow. The speaker used with the early stack amp (British stack, Hendrix, Zep etc) is one of the most highly regarded by top guitarists. In the process of developing the Waza Amp, BOSS engineers tested numerous (vintage green) speakers in combination with many components and configurations of amp circuitry, and found these speakers to be "their" ideal of the rock tone.
The transparent high end, vivid clarity and warm mid-range was found attractive to many artists and engineers involved in the Waza Amp project and the guitar community in general.
However, these classic vintage speakers only have 20 watts of power-handling capacity. In the quest of the perfect Waza Brown Sound, the sound pressure was insufficient for the BOSS engineers (the Waza is a 150w amp head!).
With painstaking craftsmanship and accumulated expertise, BOSS gave birth to a speaker with the raw sound characteristics of the legendary rock speaker, but with 80 watts of power-handling capacity.😎
The study was really in-depth with engineers looking at the type of paper used in these vintage speakers, then looking at the fibers of the paper, then looking at the thickness of the individual fibers of the paper, then looking at the composition of the magnet material, and the iron content. Really detailed scrutiny on every level on all aspects of speaker building. In the process I would say they've become quite the experts on the subject.
So Katana speakers were designed around the Waza Speaker, but designed to be the affordable performance class version.
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Most digital amps use a high efficiency power amp, coupled with a flat(ish) response speaker. Because they are attempting to closely replicate classic amp tones solely within their DSP, they then want to output the final result as cleanly and accurately as possible. This is a very good methodology for accurate modelled tones, but it translates to a very unnatural tactile response for the guitar player, compared to a tube amp.
Katana's speaker (whether the regular Katana speaker or the excellent G12W Waza Craft Speaker) is a guitar-voiced speaker. It's not built for flat response - it's built to sound a lot like a Greenback.
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