BOSS Katana Artist Gen 3 Guitar Amp
With Katana Gen 3, the acclaimed BOSS stage amplifier series evolves to take your guitar ambitions to the next level. The flagship Katana Artist Gen 3 brings you the ultimate Katana experience, offering 100 watts of Class AB power, a custom 12-inch Waza speaker, and a host of advanced tone tools. New Tube Logic enhancements enrich the core platform with even greater sound, feel, and response, including an expressive Pushed amp character and a unique Bloom option that revoices the amp’s feel and response. BOSS Tone Studio has also been updated, making your editing workflow more intuitive than ever.
FEATURES
- Third-generation Katana amplifier with evolved Tube Logic sound and expressiveness
- Flagship 100-watt combo amplifier with advanced tone tools and a custom cabinet design
- Distinctive gray and black matrix grille
- Custom 12-inch Waza speaker realizes classic British stack speaker tone with increased power handling
- Six amp characters—including the newly developed Pushed type—plus a selectable variation for each
- Bloom switch engages a dedicated circuit that revoices the amp’s feel and response
- Five independent effects sections: Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, and Reverb
- Solo section with dedicated level boost and delay effect
- Three-way Contour for shaping the overall tonal color
- Three selectable Global EQ options
- Three Cabinet Resonance options: Vintage, Modern, and Deep
- Eight Tone Setting memories for storing all amp and effect settings
- Power Control for achieving cranked-amp tone and response at low volumes
- Updated BOSS Tone Studio app (Windows/macOS) for remote editing from a computer or mobile device
- Download and share Katana sounds on BOSS Tone Exchange
- Compatible with sounds created on previous stage-class Katana models
VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY
- Power Amp In for preamps, modelers, and multi-effects
- Stereo Expand function to link with a second Katana amp
- Send/return loop for external pedals
- Stereo headphones jack, 1/4-inch and XLR line outputs, and USB output with IR-based cabinet sound
- Three speaker jacks: one 8-ohm and two 16-ohm (8-ohm total load supported)
- Record and play tracks in music production software on a computer or mobile device* via a USB-C®
- MIDI input for advanced remote control
*Compatibility with all third-party devices and software is not guaranteed. An upcoming firmware update will provide generic driver support.
EXPANSION OPTIONS
- Jacks for up to two footswitches and an expression pedal
- Supports the GA-FC and GA-FC EX Foot Controllers for complete stage control
- Optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL) for wireless audio playback from a mobile device and remote editing from the BTS app (iOS/Android)
- Expand your sound with one or two external speaker cabinets
BOSS TONE STUDIO
- Newly updated interface for a more intuitive workflow
- Customize the onboard effects with over 60 premium BOSS types
- Detailed amp and effect editing tools, including deep parameter controls, effect order, and more
- Customize the IR-based cabinet sound for the headphones, line outputs, and USB recording output
- Fine-tune the three Contour settings
- Customize the three Global EQs
- Effect loop controls, including post amp/post reverb positioning and series/parallel operation
- Save and organize Livesets for different playing applications
