Holy guacamole.
ive just jammed with a mates band for the first time with a view to joining them. I don’t currently have a ‘gig rig’ but thought my set up was good enough; I’ve got an AMT R1 rectifier preamp, a poweramp and I hired a Marshall 4x12 from the studio. It sounded pretty good I must say...
... but not Katana good. That little s*** drowned me out, and I don’t mean in volume. At the same volume level it sounded bigger, fuller and more present. It just sounded brilliant. We’re only talking the 50w combo here too. I used to rehearse in the same studio with my old band and between me and the other guitarist we must have owned and used about 12 different valve amps in that studio, yet that was the best sound I’ve heard in that room. And the worst bit? I sold him the Katana after I bought it at the Northern guitar show because I decided it sounded like a small amp compared to my Marshall SL5. I am an idiot. Katanas have gone up in price too, but I’ll happily buy one again and lose the money just to teach myself a lesson.
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Also, curious re the tracks - the first two I know (Free, Wishing Well & Bad Company, Ready for love) - but although I recognised the riff in the song at 6:15 I can't quite place it?
First gig with it is on Saturday, and I'm going to stick an EQ in the loop just in case it's radically different at volume.
One question, is the 50w version OK for home volumes, is the sound still as good?
I would not expect anything really crap from Boss.... and at that price you would be rude not to get one
The first think I noticed with the Katana is the low end thump you get out of it. It's not the typical spikey/fizzy mess you'd expect.
I have a Bogner and a Friedman and I am tempted to sell one and get the Katana as my second amp. I think if you get the Footswitch and EQ to taste in the computer, it’s a very versatile rig.
Its possibly the best sub £300 amp that has ever existed.
When I do turn on the Friedman it does 'that' thing it does so well but the Katana is 80% (or whatever) of the way there and sometimes you just want an easy life.
I've got the 50w combo and TBH for me the 1/2w setting is plenty loud enough in my lounge, let alone the 25w or 50w.
I must say though I'm interested in trying one. I have played alongside another guy with one but I never paid any attention to how it sounded at the time
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youMight just be the settings, but I wouldn't say it was the perfect live amp.
I'm interested in trying the 50 as a fun "everything else" sound box compliment to my way-too-thought-out-and-expensive main rig.
I did pick up a Katana Mini a few weeks ago, I know not the same thing, but after the initial "that sounds pretty good for it's size" novelty has worn off, I think it sounds pretty poor TBH. Just sounds flat in clean and low gain and middy and honky in high gain. Probably best I don't sell it on here after those comments!
And I do have realistic expectations, for example I'm a fan of the Blackstar Fly.