BOSS Katana Head Gen 3 1x5-Inch Combo Guitar Amplifier with 5 Effects and 8 Tone Settings (Black)

BOSS Katana Head 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 compact Katana Head Gen 3 packs 100 watts of Class AB power, includes a unique Bloom option from the flagship Katana Artist Gen 3, and features an onboard 5-inch speaker for practice and tone checking.
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 includes a variation, offering a total of 12 distinctive tones. Additionally, the Bloom switch activates a dedicated circuit that transforms the amp's feel. This results in a more vibrant sound with a sharper attack and a richly dynamic low-end response, two qualities that are typically challenging to achieve simultaneously.
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.
Packed with EffectsTop of Form
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.
Own the Stage
The Katana Head Gen 3 is packed with powerful features tailored for modern performers. It offers eight Tone Setting memories to store and recall entire amp or effect configurations. The rear-panel jacks enable remote control using footswitches and an expression pedal. With the GA-FC and GA-FC EX Foot Controllers, you can take your stage performance to the next level, offering comprehensive control over your Katana Gen 3. You can switch Tone Settings, toggle effects, and integrate multiple expression pedals.
Range Expansion
The Katana Head Gen 3 seamlessly supports your creative explorations. With the Stereo Expand function, you can effortlessly link two amps, using the main amp for master control while distributing stereo effects like chorus, delay, and reverb across both amps for a rich, immersive sound. Alternatively, connect to the Power Amp In jack to bypass the Katana preamp and utilize the reactive Class AB power section to amplify a modeler or an external preamp.
Get Connected
The Katana Head 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.