Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 Guitar Amp

The Ultimate Katana Experience, Evolved

With Katana Gen3, the acclaimed BOSS stage amplifier series evolves to take your guitar ambitions to the next level.The flagship Katana Artist Head Gen3 brings you the ultimate Katana experience, offering 100 watts of Class AB power and a host of advanced tone tools. NewTube Logic enhancements enrich the core platform with even greater sound, feel, and response, including an expressivePushed 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 GlobalEQ 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 shareKatana sounds on BOSS Tone Exchange
• Compatible with sounds created on previous stage-class Katana models

Specs

Rated Power Output

• 100 W

Nominal Input Level

• INPUT: -10 dBu (1 M ohms)
• AUX IN: -10 dBu (20 k ohms)
• RETURN IN: -10 dBu (100 k ohms)

Speaker

• 30 cm (12 inches) x 1

Controls

• POWER switch
• RESONANCE knob
• PRESENCE knob
• MASTER knob
• SOLO LEVEL knob
• SOLO DELAY knob
• SOLO button
• SOLO TAP button
• LINE OUT button
• LINE OUT switch(CUSTOM､REC､BLEND､LIVE)
• GLOBAL EQ button
• POWER CONTROL switch (STANDBY, 0.5 W, HALF, MAX)
• CAB RESONANCE switch (VINTAGE, MODERN, DEEP)

[AMPLIFIER]

• VARIATION button
• BLOOM button
• AMP TYPE knob (ACOUSTIC, CLEAN, PUSHED, CRUNCH, LEAD, BROWN)
• GAIN knob
• VOLUME knob

[EQUALIZER]

• CONTOUR button
• BASS knob
• MIDDLE knob
• TREBLE knob

[EFFECT]

• BOOSTER button
• MOD button
• FX button
• DELAY button
• REVERB button
• TAP button
• BOOSTER knob
• MOD knob
• FX knob
• DELAY knob
• REVERB knob

[TONE SETTING]

• BANK button
• CH1 button
• CH2 button
• CH3 button
• CH4 button
• PANEL button

[STEREO EXPAND]

• STEREO EXPAND switch

[LINE OUT]

• GND LIFT switch (OFF, ON)

Indicators

• VARIATION
• BLOOM
• ACOUSTIC
• CLEAN
• PUSHED
• CRUNCH
• LEAD
• BROWN
• CONTOUR
• BOOSTER
• MOD
• FX
• DELAY
• REVERB
• TAP
• SOLO
• SOLO TAP
• LINE OUT
• GLOBAL EQ
• BANK
• CH1
• CH2
• CH3
• CH4
• PANEL

Connectors

• INPUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• POWER AMP IN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• LINE OUT jack: XLR type
• LINE OUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• SEND jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• STEREO PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
• SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms A jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms B jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• SPEAKER OUT 8 ohms jack: 1/4-inch phone type
• EXP PEDAL jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
• GA-FC/ CTL CH1/CH2 SOLO jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
• AUX IN jack: Stereo miniature phone type
• USB port: USB C type
• MIDI IN connector
• BLUETOOTH ADAPTOR SLOT: BluetoothⓇ Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor
• AC IN jack

Power Consumption

• 77 W

Dimensions (Include handle and rubber feet)

• 630 (W) x 248 (D) x 515 (H) mm
• 24-13/16 (W) x 9-13/16 (D) x 20-5/16 (H) inches

Weight

• 19 kg
• 41 lbs 15 oz

Accessories

• Owner’s Manual
• Power cord
• GA-FC sticker

Options (sold separately)

• Footswitch:FS-5L,FS-6,FS-7
• Expression pedal: Roland EV-5,EV-30,FV-500L,FV-500H
• GA FOOT CONTROLLER (GA-FC,GA-FC EX)
• BluetoothⓇ Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (Model BT-DUAL)
• Amplifier Stand: BAS-1

* 0 dBu0.775 Vrms