BOSS Katana-50 Gen 3 1x12-Inch Combo Guitar Amplifier with 6 Amp Characters and 5 Effects (Black)

BOSS Katana-50 Gen 3, the renowned BOSS stage amplifier series advances to elevate your guitar playing to new heights. Enhanced by the latest Tube Logic innovations, it offers superior sound, feel, and responsiveness, featuring an expressive Pushed amp character that will delight fans of edge-of-breakup tones. The updated BOSS Tone Studio app makes remote amp and effects editing more intuitive than ever. Brimming with inspiring tone tools and versatile connectivity options, Katana Gen 3 is the essential centerpiece for studio recording, live performances, and daily practice. The Katana-50 Gen 3 model perfectly balances power and portability, delivering 50 watts of Class AB power in a compact 1x12 combo.
Advanced Design
Supported by BOSS’s advanced Tube Logic amplifier architecture and reactive Class AB power, the BOSS Katana series has been a staple for guitarists worldwide since its debut in 2016. These amps reflect decades of BOSS development expertise, delivering professional, tube-inspired sound alongside modern features such as onboard effects, one-touch memory recall, extensive sound customization, and lightweight design. Katana Gen 3 enhances the series with greater range and versatility, offering a playing experience unmatched by any other amps.
Tube Logic
Tube Logic replicates tube circuitry and its intricate interactions at the component level, bringing the sought-after tone and feel of classic tube amp designs right to your fingertips. BOSS’s evolving approach includes refinements to the five amp characters from previous Katana models, such as the iconic high-gain Brown type. The new Pushed character highlights internal dynamic enhancements, offering touch-responsive gain that drives a clean combo into harmonic saturation. Each of the six amp characters features a selectable variation, providing 12 distinctive tones to support every musical style.
Power Control
Every tube amp enthusiast knows that as you crank up the volume, the sound becomes richer, fuller, and more responsive. However, this often makes it too loud for many playing environments. While an external power attenuator can address this, it can also introduce artifacts that alter the amp’s tone and feel. The integrated Power Control in Katana Gen 3 offers an ideal solution, allowing you to achieve cranked-amp inspiration without compromising the sound. Simply adjust the panel knob to transparently control the volume for anything from live stage performances to bedroom practice sessions.
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Katana Gen 3 offers five simultaneous effect categories, each packed with essential choices from the legendary BOSS library. The Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, and Reverb sections provide enhanced sound quality, intuitive parameter controls, and three variations each, giving you access to 15 unique effects. With BOSS Tone Studio, you can further expand your sonic palette, customizing onboard effects from 60 different types and adjusting advanced options not available on the amp’s panel. Additionally, installing the optional Bluetooth Audio MIDI Dual Adapter enables wireless sound editing on the go using the BTS editor app on your smartphone.
Shape Your Sounds
BOSS Tone Studio for Katana Gen 3 introduces new visual enhancements and graphic customization options, making tone crafting faster and more intuitive. You can explore amp and effect editing tools, rearrange the effect order, and shape your overall sound using the three-way Contour control and multiple EQs. Adjust system-wide settings and behaviors, and organize custom setups for all your gigs. Additionally, you have access to BOSS Tone Exchange, allowing you to download professional setups and share sounds with the global Katana community.
Save for Later
The Katana-50 Gen 3 provides powerful tools for managing your sounds. Four Tone Setting memories allow you to store complete amp and effect setups and recall them with a touch. Using footswitches and an expression pedal, you can remotely switch between memories and control various custom assignments configured in BOSS Tone Studio.
External Connectivity
In addition to its self-contained operation, the Katana-50 Gen 3 serves as an excellent monitor for external setups like a direct-to-PA pedal board. By connecting to the Power Amp In jack, you can bypass the Katana's preamp and utilize its reactive Class AB power section to amplify any modeler or external preamp.
Get Connected
The Katana-50 Gen 3 offers versatile connectivity to suit all your needs. Plug in headphones for quiet practice with stereo sound, and record directly to your favorite music software on computers and mobile devices via USB-C. All audio outputs include IR-based cabinet simulation for excellent direct tone, with three Air Feel types and two customizable settings available in BOSS Tone Studio.