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.

Main Features

• 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

Versatile Connectivity

• Power Amp In for preamps, modelers, and multi-effects
• Stereo Expand function to link with a second Katana amp
• Send/return loop for external pedals
• Stereo headphones jack, 1/4-inch and XLR line outputs, and USB output with IR-based cabinet sound
• Three speaker jacks: one 8-ohm and two 16-ohm (8-ohm total load supported)
• Record and play tracks in music production software on a computer or mobile device* via a USB-C®
• MIDI input for advanced remote control

• Expansion Options

  • Jacks for up to two footswitches and an expression pedal
  • Supports the GA-FC and GA-FC EX Foot Controllers for complete stage control
  • Optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL) for wireless audio playback from a mobile device and remote editing from the BTS app (iOS/Android)
  • Companion Katana Cabinet 212 Waza with two 12-inch Waza speakers

  BOSS Tone Studio

  • Newly updated interface for a more intuitive workflow
  • Customize the onboard effects with over 60 premium BOSS types
  • Detailed amp and effect editing tools, including deep parameter controls, effect order, and more
  • Customize the IR-based cabinet sound for the headphones, line outputs, and USB recording output
  • Fine-tune the three Contour settings
  • Customize the three Global EQs
  • Effect loop controls, including post amp/post reverb positioning and series/parallel operation
  • Save and organize Livesets for different playing applications