Boss Katana - Acoustic Channel

The Boss Katana has 5 different amp types with 2 variations for each amp. I've had always dismissed the acoustic amp as I didn't believe it would sound very good, but I was really surprised how good the acoustic channel on the Boss Katana sounded. In this video, we look at how to set up a natural acoustic tone. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

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[sisyphusmyths]

This channel has been such an invaluable resource since I got the amp

[slawsonscot]

I've used my Katanas over the years primarily for acoustic - using my Taylor and now primarily my Acoustasonic, and I've loved it for that. Great video showing how flexible the amp is, in that you can plug in an electric and get something totally usable, and likewise an acoustic. It's so rare to find an amp that does both.

[sixstringfun]

This is my go-to channel since I bought my amp. The way you break it down makes life so much easier. Thanks so much!

[garycrouse]

I have learnt more in a few views on this channel than I could ever have done on my own spending hrs with different settings !!! Thankyou to the studio rats for this !!!!

[paulmurphy]

Loved it ...Please consider doing more of these for acoustic guitars ..Great stuff

[Happy-Me.]

Hi Paul. I got a Katana Artist Mark 2 yesterday. What a brilliant amp that is so flexible and great sounding. I'm loving the Acoustic channel and the power in for my GT-1000. Great video, thanks! 😎

[traumatizer]

Now I have a clue how to use the acoustic on my Katana. This is very helpful Paul.Thank you very much.

[-_AjB_-]

Sounds great, and with the addition of a room mic, the blended results in a DAW sound exceptional.

[luckyfamilyman]

Thanks so much you really dialed in good playable acoustic tone I could use

[stevesart]

I copied these settings into my Katana 50 and it sounds fantastic. I even tried this acoustic patch with my Ibanez AS73 and it’s great. Thanks

[mickeyburns]

Recently got the 100w mk2, got to say these "bite size" videos are great. I'm learning loads from this series, the tones you can get are amazing.

[BullFrog]

just tried these settings out on my katana 50 with my acoustasonic strat and it sounds fantastic

[stapeld]

Paul has a great ear. Thank you sir for educating us Katana owners.

[kayaksight]

Try adding in the FX > Guitar Sim (type H -> AC, but S -> AC also sounded ok). On my Katana mk2 100, with the Taylor 214ce Plus (same piezo and preamp as other models basically), I was able to get a more true to life tone by adding that. in combo with eq to get rid of the freq in the way I was able to get it to sound very close to what I was hearing when playing unplugged. Cheers

[gpadepedro]

Been waiting for this since i bought mu Katana 50mk2. Awesome acoustic sounds here. Thanks.

[PaoloRS]

Paul, thank you so much for following up on your answer to my question last Wednesday and doing this. I really appreciate it. I will def use this as a basis to explore the acoustic channel. Thanks again, looking forward to the next Q & A

[alanking]

I just bought the 50w white amp, the acoustic channel is incredible. I get the acoustic guitar to sound just like the acoustic guitar unamplified. This amp is incredible.

[Jsti]

Thanks again Paul for this highly useful video.

[TheZiggerZagger]

Lovely tones Paul....i'll have to get my acoustic out now!. Thanks as always.

[Junior]

This is one of the advantajes for why i got this amp, because its also works well for acoustics guitars and you have efects on it, most cheaper but same quality than fismans amps, and better sound than fender, vox etc.