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Boss Katana Artist Head Gen 3 Guitar Amplifier 100-Watt

by Boss
Original price $559.99 - Original price $559.99
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$559.99
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Take Your Sound to the Next Level - The Boss Katana Artist Head Gen 3 Guitar Amplifier 100-Watt

With Katana Gen 3, the acclaimed BOSS stage amplifier series evolves to take your guitar ambitions to the next level. The flagship Katana Artist Head Gen 3 brings you the ultimate Katana experience, offering 100 watts of Class AB power 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.


  • Third-generation Katana amplifier with evolved Tube Logic sound and expressiveness
  • Flagship 100-watt amplifier head with advanced tone tools and a custom cabinet design
  • Distinctive gray and black matrix grille
  • 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


SPECIFICATIONS

  • Rated Power Output: 100 W
  • Nominal Input Level
    • INPUT: -10 dBu (1 M ohms)
    • AUX IN: -10 dBu (20 k ohms)
    • RETURN IN: -10 dBu (100 k ohms)
  • Controls
    • POWER switch
    • RESONANCE knob
    • PRESENCE knob
    • MASTER knob
    • SOLO LEVEL knob
    • SOLO DELAY knob
    • SOLO button
    • SOLO TAP button
    • LINE OUT button
    • LINE OUT switch (CUSTOM, REC, BLEND, LIVE)
    • GLOBAL EQ button
    • POWER CONTROL switch (STANDBY, 0.5 W, HALF, MAX)
    • CAB RESONANCE switch (VINTAGE, MODERN, DEEP)
    • [AMPLIFIER]
      • VARIATION button
      • BLOOM button
      • AMP TYPE switch (ACOUSTIC, CLEAN, PUSHED, CRUNCH, LEAD, BROWN)
      • GAIN knob
      • VOLUME knob
    • [EQUALIZER]
      • CONTOUR button
      • BASS knob
      • MIDDLE knob
      • TREBLE knob
    • [EFFECT]
      • BOOSTER button
      • MOD button
      • FX button
      • DELAY button
      • REVERB button
      • TAP button
      • BOOSTER knob
      • MOD knob
      • FX knob
      • DELAY knob
      • REVERB knob
    • [TONE SETTING]
      • BANK button
      • CH1 button
      • CH2 button
      • CH3 button
      • CH4 button
      • PANEL button
    • [STEREO EXPAND]
      • STEREO EXPAND switch
    • [LINE OUT]
      • GND LIFT switch (OFF, ON)
  • Indicators
    • VARIATION
    • BLOOM
    • ACOUSTIC
    • CLEAN
    • PUSHED
    • CRUNCH
    • LEAD
    • BROWN
    • CONTOUR
    • BOOSTER
    • MOD
    • FX
    • DELAY
    • REVERB
    • TAP
    • SOLO
    • SOLO TAP
    • LINE OUT
    • GLOBAL EQ
    • BANK
    • CH1
    • CH2
    • CH3
    • CH4
    • PANEL
  • 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
  • Accessories
    • Owner's manual
    • Power cord
    • GA-FC sticker


Manufacturer: Boss
Model: KTN-ART3HD
SKU: I786925-N-1-WHXA
UPC: 761294520673


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