REVIEW: Boss Katana Gen 3 Guitar Amplifier

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[HPCAT]

Bought mine when it released. Beautiful piece of gear. Great to see you review it.

[Knightsie]

Thanks for having me. Great to see you as always. Look forward to next time. Enjoy the amp!

[christopherrice]

I bought the Katana Gen 3 Head a couple of weeks ago and love it.

[shield]

Been asking for a looper since the original. Think I'll keep my MK2 since for me there doesn't seem to be enough there worth upgrading.

[temjin]

I bought the Katana Gen 3 head and love it. The head includes an internal small 5” speaker that sounds great for smaller rooms and everyday practicing while keeping the amp light and portable. I plug into a 2x12 greenback cab for big sound. Also, the Gen 3 head, like the Artist, has a new “bloom” setting. Which imo makes the responsiveness of the pick attack more satisfying. I never turn the bloom off because I like it so much.

[TMilcich]

Great infomative Video. The best I have seen. I have had my Artist 100 MKII for a year and I just learned many things here. I just ordered the Artist 100 MKIII and wanted to get more info on this Gen 3. I also learned lots of general info on the Katana series. Thank you👋

[Easy_Mode_Minis]

Currently in your BlIM class 1 and my wife is getting me one of the for Xmas to celebrate what I've learned so far and the work I've put in on your incredible course.

That and because I'm using an old beat up 6th hand amp that I bought very cheap.

[AaronAikensUSA]

Really appreciate the walk through! I've had a gen 3 100 for a few weeks and there's just so much to noodle around with. Super helpful to just see your default knob settings in this vid!

[IkBenSuperLief]

If you like the Katana this is a very useful video to start from and find your own tones on this amp, well done!

[Rob_who]

Sounds as good as the 50katana which I have so boss amps just keep getting better not worse

[brakeme]

I bought the Artist. Love it as my living room amp.

[TheMrInfantaria]

Finishing the advanced module or creating videos for the missing videos of the music theory course..NOOOO . Reviewing another boss katana....YESSS

[salvatoredelgaudio]

I love your guitar with a Gretsch humbucker and a Gibson humbucker! Pretty peculiar! It's pretty much like that of Luca Milieri in my country, except that has the Floyd Rose.
I would greatly expect a video about that famous 1980s tone.

[rogerblack]

It's a great amp, but I have to disagree with Matt's comparison between a solid-state AB amp and a valve amp:- "Katana is a class AB Power amp uh so that basically is for people who don't know it's the same kind of power amp you'll find in a valve amp yes so it emulates valve amps at a kind of almost component level so you're getting the real feel".

[GuitarManPremium]

The Katana Gen 3 is amazing. Had one for a month or two now. With as good as the Katana sounds, I don't understand the need to spend more on "high end" expensive amps.

[PooNinja]

I’m getting one soon to use with my mkII ✊🏽

[bobjohnson]

Great video!! Did you guys notice there's NO VIDEOS on using the Cell Phone App with the Bluetooth Adapter with the Katana Gen 3 to use tones/patches? I've got it but it takes 3-4 touches to do almost anything in selecting a tone to making changes and trying to use it. I've got a decent cell phone that doesn't have that problem with most other apps. The app is different from the USB Laptop app. Great opportunity for you to do a video on this. They say they're selling the Bluetooth Adapter like crazy. Just a thought!!

[AngeloGiannatos]

Very good presentation, bravo.

Why does the 50 have a 4 Ohms speaker while the 100 has 8 Ohms one ?
What is the practical difference ?
How do they behave in bedroom levels ?

[fastacesus]

Bought my Gen 3 over a month ago. Big step up in sound and dynamics compared with the 1 & 2.

[ramencafe]

justin casually face melting haha, this amp sounds great!