Hi all
Just thought I would share my experiences with my boss katana 100 head I’ve recently brought. Might be a bit late to the party though but here goes.
Basically wow! Really impressed with it. The stock panel are very good but loaded the sneaky amps I’ve loaded in are crazy good. Mainly the twin, deluxe reverb and Marshall 1959 just take it to another level.
Got it loaded with the latest v3 firmware and had the head before which was nice but for some reason didn’t quite bond with it so whether this v3 makes a difference or not I don’t know.
Very happy and for a couple of hundred quid is insane what you get.
Anyone else have similar experiences?
Cheers
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Though amp tempted to try just for the heck of it.
One thing I did try are the knew knob assignment options in the latest firmware/Tone Studio. These offer some interesting options.
For the uninitiated, the delay knob, for example normally adjusts several parameters at the same time - mix and feedback. Similarly the booster knob adjusts volume and gain at the same time. But in the latest firmware and tone studio software you can now change what the knobs and expression pedals do.
So I tried setting the delay knob to do delay mix only, with a preset feedback with a couple of repeats. Now the knob only does mix and I can do delay level with the tap tempo button/footswitch. Similarly I tried setting boost knob to drive only and reverb knob to mix level only. This all worked really well.
https://soundcloud.com/kerryymm/song-idea-3
I haven't upgraded to v3 as apparently the Rockerverb model has been removed, but for what I need I'm perfectly happy with v2. I'd probably go as far as to say it's the best amp purchase I've ever made
I guess the the only bad think I have found in general is the spring reverb effect is too splashy/crashy/drippy. Others seem fine though.