
With the BOSS Katana-100 Gen 3, the acclaimed BOSS stage
amplifier series evolves to take your guitar ambitions to the next level. New
Tube Logic enhancements enrich the core platform with
even greater sound, feel, and response, including an expressive Pushed
amp character that edge-of-breakup fans will love. The BOSS Tone Studio app has
also been updated, making your remote amp and effects editing workflow
more intuitive than ever. Loaded with inspiring tone tools and diverse
connectivity options, Katana Gen 3 is your indispensable centerpiece for studio
recording, live performance, and daily practice. Equipped with 100 watts
of Class AB power, the Katana-100 Gen 3 model delivers big, stage-ready sound in
an easy-to-carry 1x12 combo.
Katana Gen 3: Inspiration Unbound
Backed by Boss’s advanced Tube Logic amplifier architecture and reactive Class
AB power, the BOSS Katana series has become a standard for guitarists
everywhere since its introduction in 2016. Katana amps embody decades of BOSS
development knowledge, providing professional, tube-inspired sound coupled
with modern advantages like onboard effects, one-touch memory recall, deep
sound customization, and reduced weight. Katana Gen 3 elevates the lineup with
even more range and versatility, bringing you a playing experience that
goes where no other amps can.
Refined Tube Logic Tones
Tube Logic recreates tube circuitry and all its complex interactions at a
component level, putting the coveted tone and feel of classic tube
amp designs under your fingers. Boss’s approach continues to evolve with
refinements to the five amp characters available in previous Katana models,
including the iconic high-gain Brown type. The new Pushed character spotlights
internal dynamic enhancements with the pleasing touch-responsive gain of a
clean combo driven into harmonic saturation. All six amp characters include a
selectable variation, giving you 12 distinctive tones to support
every musical style.
‘Sweet Spot’ Sound at Any Volume
As every tube amp lover knows, the sound becomes richer, fuller, and more
responsive as you turn up the volume. Unfortunately, it also gets way
too loud for many playing situations. An external power attenuator is
a common solution, but it can introduce artifacts that
color the amp’s tone and feel. The integrated Power Control in
Katana Gen 3 delivers the best of all worlds, letting you dial in cranked-amp
inspiration with no adverse effect on the sound. Just turn the panel
knob to transparently harness the level for everything from live stage playing
to daily bedroom jams.
Famous BOSS Effects
Katana Gen 3 features five simultaneous effect categories loaded with
essential selections from the historic BOSS library. Booster, Mod, FX, Delay,
and Reverb sections offer enhanced sound quality, grab-and-go parameter
controls, and three variations each for access to 15 unique effects. BOSS Tone
Studio unlocks additional possibilities, allowing you to customize the onboard
effects from 60 different types and tweak deep options not
available from the amp’s panel. And when the optional Bluetooth Audio MIDI
Dual Adaptor is installed, you can wirelessly edit sounds on the gig using
the BTS editor app on your smartphone.
Unrivaled Sound Shaping
BOSS Tone Studio for Katana Gen 3 offers new visual enhancements and graphic
customization options that make crafting your tone faster and more
intuitive. Explore amp and effect editing tools, change the effect order, and
shape the overall sound with the three-way Contour control and multiple EQs.
Dial in system-wide settings and behaviors. And organize custom setups for all
your gigs.