With Katana Gen 3, the acclaimed BOSS stage amplifier series evolves to take your guitar ambitions to the next level. The flagship Katana Artist Gen 3 brings you the ultimate Katana experience, offering 100 watts of Class AB power, a custom 12-inch Waza speaker, 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 combo amplifier with advanced tone tools and a custom cabinet design

• Distinctive gray and black matrix grille

• Custom 12-inch Waza speaker realizes classic British stack speaker tone with increased power handling

• 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