You can also use an expression pedal as a wah. And apparently there are some "hidden" amps - stuff from older GT multieffect units. Don't know how you find them, but they're in the Tone Studio somewhere.
First impression: I'm impressed. I didn't spend a ton of time with the amp, but I dialed in a good sound pretty quickly on the Crunch setting. The higher gain settings don't fizz. The reverb is good. I'm used to amps with more sag/tube rectifiers, but the Katana FEELS good. Touch responsive, it transmits the guitar really well. Older solid-state amps would mask differences in instruments with higher gain (back in the day).
More in depth as I get to know it, but I think I'd get away with gigging it.
can you imagine having a guitar rig like this when you were starting out? unbelievable what this will do for the $$.
I have 25 years hoping for the year we have now!! And not only gear, but youtube tutorial on "how to play xxx song". I can't realize the amount of willness, effort and time we'd put on a guitar without a teacher.
Yeah, I would have killed to have an amp like this at 21.
It isn't the greatest of the greatest holy Grail of tones, but I like the sounds, and let's be honest: no audience in a bar is gonna think it doesn't sound legit. $219 well spent.
Is that all the 50 watt combo costs in the States? Man I had to pay 380 almost. Should arrive today, so weekend plans are set.
Yeah, the went up $20 for 2018. I figured for that price if I can get a decent rhythm tone for rehearsals and jamming, and eek out a lead tone with an OD pedal it was still a bargain. Lucky for me it just behaves like a good sounding amp. At least with my Hamer Studio, but that guitar is a freak of nature. It's never sounded bad.
I gave this a quick spin yesterday and it more than serves the purpose. I still need to upgrade the firmware and explore the software bit but I need first to find a cable that connects the katana to my macbook's USB c port.
There are a few more effect options with the upgraded firmware - another flanger, another delay. One thing that isn't obvious is how to program in a volume boost on a patch if you want rhythm/lead.
Apparently you have to change the chain so the "boost" is after the "amp", and use the clean boost. Not tried it yet, but that's the advice.
i brought my 50w Katana out to a gig yesterday afternoon. i only used the brown channel, no footswitch. i only used the internal echo and reverb for effects. otherwise: guitar, amp, cord. HOLY SHIT this fucker is loud. christ. the Brown channel cleans up nice with a volume control too. i just can’t believe this amp and how good it is for the $$.
Another tip: use the Master EQ to improve the lower end - which can be a bit lacking.
Seems to work. I've got the "secret" amps. I think they've used the same basic software as the GT-100. TBH I've not found them to be as good as the 5 included, especially regarding the higher frequencies. However I'm sure others will find a use for them.
My 50 watter died on day 31. No lights. No power. No sound.Never had it over 25 Watts. Probably put maybe 20 hours on it. Sweetwater had a replacement on it's way before I even packed up the dead one. I am, understandably, a little leery now. But we shall see how this goes.
A month later, the replacement Katana 50 is doing just fine. Definitely a difference in punching through the band vs. using a small tube amp, but it sounds good, easy to lug around, and I have taken to using different sounds if I can twist the knobs in a couple of seconds between songs. I don't think I'll get to "floorboard with multiple presets" territory, but for what is is it's great!
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And apparently there are some "hidden" amps - stuff from older GT multieffect units. Don't know how you find them, but they're in the Tone Studio somewhere.
Been chewing up the little Vox and NEEDED something affordable, portable and good-sounding.
We shall see. It was delivered an hour ago. I leave here in 40 minutes.
I didn't spend a ton of time with the amp, but I dialed in a good sound pretty quickly on the Crunch setting. The higher gain settings don't fizz. The reverb is good. I'm used to amps with more sag/tube rectifiers, but the Katana FEELS good. Touch responsive, it transmits the guitar really well. Older solid-state amps would mask differences in instruments with higher gain (back in the day).
More in depth as I get to know it, but I think I'd get away with gigging it.
And not only gear, but youtube tutorial on "how to play xxx song".
I can't realize the amount of willness, effort and time we'd put on a guitar without a teacher.
It isn't the greatest of the greatest holy Grail of tones, but I like the sounds, and let's be honest: no audience in a bar is gonna think it doesn't sound legit.
$219 well spent.
More as and when I spend more time on this.
One thing that isn't obvious is how to program in a volume boost on a patch if you want rhythm/lead.
Apparently you have to change the chain so the "boost" is after the "amp", and use the clean boost. Not tried it yet, but that's the advice.
Seems to work.
I've got the "secret" amps. I think they've used the same basic software as the GT-100.
TBH I've not found them to be as good as the 5 included, especially regarding the higher frequencies. However I'm sure others will find a use for them.