Overall, when I play this thing, I can't get over 1: how consistently great it sounds (sounds more like a guitar amp than a modelling amp) and 2: how much you get for your money. The guitar's volume knob can get you lots of range when playing this amp. The other models on there are outside of what I look for so I can't really weigh in there. The "crunch" channel is fine if the gain is reduced. I find the Katana excels on the "clean" channel with the gain dimed. I did not buy it for the effects though and they do not detract from my enjoyment of this amp whatsoever. I guess they're handy on a ME-50, but I find they sound more toy like than my other.uh "actual" pedals. I'm not a fan of most Boss COSM effects I've used in the last 10 years anyhow. Felt like more air moved on the bigger 100 combo.įorget about the effects in the Katana, in my opinion, they're not very good (could be my imagination, but that reverb is chock full of digital artifacts). I found the bigger cabinet sounded a little bit less boxy in the store (however, I didn't really crank it so this isn't huge). Let me know if that works or we need to try something else.I bought the Katana 100 combo a month ago. That should get you in the ballpark of a clean-ish bright rock tone! Use your bridge pickup for the most treble sound. Try the green button setting for a treble booster-blues drive type tone. This really adds some presence & sparkle to the clean tone. If you want to keep it at a home friendly volume level, then set it on the clean amp, gain & volume about 50%, bass 25%, mids & treble 75%.Īnd here's the important part, select any Boost setting & turn it up about 50%. You have to turn it up a bit to get it to sound really good. One of the most important things about the Katana or any amp is that treble, brightness & good sounding presence often requires volume. It has a lot of good presets but most of them are generic & need to be tweaked a bit. Having said that, I have a Katana & know what you mean. So what you hear as the end result on the lesson video isn't even necessarily what it might sound like in the room. Originally Posted by: Bowman_DavidWorking through the 'Rock 1' lessons the Amp that Anders is using sounds so much brighter than the Boss on clean.Īnders is likely using some kind of digital modeling system that is set up specifically to sound great on the lesson production. Thank you so much for your advice - If anyone sees this thread. (happy to send audio sample if that could help)Is there something easy that I can do to make it sound a lot brighter? I have tried the Eq's But It just still sounds so dark to me. My main question is, could there be something wrong with the amp making this happen? that's my main worry and that I am chasing my tail trying to make it sound right. I openly admit that I don't know much about this stuff. I am happy to be told that I am being silly here. I know he isn't using the same amp, but I would have thought on Clean it would be somewhat the same? To me, the amp sounds so much darker than Anders' videos. I then spend hours looking at presets and reading forums and waste time that I should be using to get better at playing. Working through the 'Rock 1' lessons the Amp that Anders is using sounds so much brighter than the Boss on clean. I tend to play unplugged as I find when I use my Boss Katana I go down a rabbit hole trying to make it sound 'right'. I have been playing (or should I say learning) for almost 2 years now. Hi, this thread hasn't been used in a while but I wonder if I can ask your advice on the Boss Katana (I have a 50 mk2).
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