Now that the Katana honeymoon period is over.........

Bluebeard

I am on the verge of buying the 100w 1x12 version of this amp. Its getting a lot of praise and I have been impressed by what I have heard online. Hopefully I am going to get a chance to try out the 50w version at the weekend but nowhere near me has the 100w in stock and I would prefer that model because it has an FX loop.

I'm just coming on here before I take the plunge to ask can the 100w 1x12 produce good tones at quiet levels or would I be better off with something else? My neighbours in the flat upstairs had a baby recently so I need to keep the noise down.

Marktigere1

My son play's his (almost 24/7) in the room above our sitting room.

Uses 1/4 watt setting and it sounds very good indeed.

He has added a BD2, DS1 and SD1 to his Katana and the sounds emanating from his practice sessions make me wish I had something like this 30 years ago when I was his age (yes I am a old git!)

So I don't think your neighbours would complain.  The 100W setting however.........

darthed1981

Bluebeard said:

I am on the verge of buying the 100w 1x12 version of this amp. Its getting a lot of praise and I have been impressed by what I have heard online. Hopefully I am going to get a chance to try out the 50w version at the weekend but nowhere near me has the 100w in stock and I would prefer that model because it has an FX loop.

I'm just coming on here before I take the plunge to ask can the 100w 1x12 produce good tones at quiet levels or would I be better off with something else? My neighbours in the flat upstairs had a baby recently so I need to keep the noise down.

The 100w has a 0.5w mode same as the 50w I have and that's pretty decent.

you also have a decent amp for headphones with a katana 

clarkefan

I was kind of amazed when I tried the 100w, just on the 0.5w setting it was plenty loud, like I got a couple of hard stares from the staff outside the sound proof room, and I didn't have it cranked. It was louder than I have my DSL set at home and wasn't struggling. 

midlifecrisis

do you have to have the £85 footswitch to change chanels, i know you can press buttons on the amp but thats not practical for live work, is there a cheaper alternative, could be the dealbreaker for me

Bluebeard

Thanks for the advice!

midlifecrisis said:

do you have to have the £85 footswitch to change chanels, i know you can press buttons on the amp but thats not practical for live work, is there a cheaper alternative, could be the dealbreaker for me

You can use a latching footswitch for changing between channels 1 and 2. Oh and the Head model can be controlled by a MIDI foot-controller

tony99

I'm not sure about the amp models if I'm honest,

they seem to just get progressively louder from "acoustic" to "brown" for me

menamestom

Bluebeard said:

I'm just coming on here before I take the plunge to ask can the 100w 1x12 produce good tones at quiet levels or would I be better off with something else? My neighbours in the flat upstairs had a baby recently so I need to keep the noise down.

Yes, very good at low volumes.  The 0.5w setting goes relatively loud but works well from a whisper.

Telejester

I must get round to trying out the head, seems very useful for home playing

darthed1981

tony99 said:

I'm not sure about the amp models if I'm honest,

they seem to just get progressively louder from "acoustic" to "brown" for me

Yeah the Blackstars follow the same pattern, not a specific model as much as a "type".

Bluebeard

Marktigere1 said:

My son play's his (almost 24/7) in the room above our sitting room.

Uses 1/4 watt setting and it sounds very good indeed.

He has added a BD2, DS1 and SD1 to his Katana and the sounds emanating from his practice sessions make me wish I had something like this 30 years ago when I was his age (yes I am a old git!)

So I don't think your neighbours would complain.  The 100W setting however.........

darthed1981 said:

Bluebeard said:

I am on the verge of buying the 100w 1x12 version of this amp. Its getting a lot of praise and I have been impressed by what I have heard online. Hopefully I am going to get a chance to try out the 50w version at the weekend but nowhere near me has the 100w in stock and I would prefer that model because it has an FX loop.

I'm just coming on here before I take the plunge to ask can the 100w 1x12 produce good tones at quiet levels or would I be better off with something else? My neighbours in the flat upstairs had a baby recently so I need to keep the noise down.

The 100w has a 0.5w mode same as the 50w I have and that's pretty decent.

you also have a decent amp for headphones with a katana 

Thanks!

Bluebeard

Marktigere1 said:

My son play's his (almost 24/7) in the room above our sitting room.

Uses 1/4 watt setting and it sounds very good indeed.

He has added a BD2, DS1 and SD1 to his Katana and the sounds emanating from his practice sessions make me wish I had something like this 30 years ago when I was his age (yes I am a old git!)

So I don't think your neighbours would complain.  The 100W setting however.........

darthed1981 said:

Bluebeard said:

I am on the verge of buying the 100w 1x12 version of this amp. Its getting a lot of praise and I have been impressed by what I have heard online. Hopefully I am going to get a chance to try out the 50w version at the weekend but nowhere near me has the 100w in stock and I would prefer that model because it has an FX loop.

I'm just coming on here before I take the plunge to ask can the 100w 1x12 produce good tones at quiet levels or would I be better off with something else? My neighbours in the flat upstairs had a baby recently so I need to keep the noise down.

The 100w has a 0.5w mode same as the 50w I have and that's pretty decent.

you also have a decent amp for headphones with a katana 

Thanks!