Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 100W
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.
Main 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/playback 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.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
Technical specifications :
- Power: 100 W
- Speaker: 30 cm (12 inches) x 1
- 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 feets): 630 (W) x 248 (D) x 515 (H) mm
- Weight: 19 kg
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