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Glad it was helpful!

I did make the backing track for this which I recorded in Garageband. I use a drum plugin called MT -PowerDrumKit. It has a perfect surf groove I can just drop into a track . The bass is a midi track I play on a keyboard and the rhythm guitar is mine as well. Glad you liked my version and thanks for subscribing!

Apparently not. I'm finding threads in Reddit where other players are about complaining about the difference in volume in the clean channel. I sent mine back yesterday.

For me the deal breaker was the lack of auto-save with the Panel setting in the software. If you don't use the Katana for recording, you might not care about this.

@@anotherheadlessdemo This is what Thanks for reaching out and contacting Roland BOSS USA Operational Product Support about the KATANA-50 GEN 3. When using the KATANA GEN3 as a USB DAW audio interface, connected via USB to a computer and DAW audio software for recording, in our experience, the CHANNEL VOLUME does need to be cranked almost to max for a good recording signal, regardless of which AMP TYPE is used. This is not really a problem, as it sound great for recording. There may be a firmware update in the future to further improve this feature, however, as it is, it works fine. It definitely blows doors on our NDSP plugin guitar sounds!Boss had to say about this issue.

I'm sure it would be ok in a small club. However, you might need to use a clean boost or access the "Solo" button in the software if you want to use the clean or pushed channels. Crunch, Lead and Brown are plenty loud. Also, I'm shipping the Gen 3 back to Sweetwater today.

I'm returning the Gen 3 and maybe the Catalyst is the way to go?

Seriously? Do you know who the player was?

@@anotherheadlessdemo Yes, name is in the credits!

I guess you'll have to come back and listen to my version every so often! :)

That's how I use my Mk1 - old school! At one point I downloaded "Sneaky Amps" settings, but never really used them.

I've never had a problem with the original not cutting though the mix. Maybe I should have done a segment where I matched the original with the Gen 3? :)

Thanks!

That would be fine unless you don't need 100-watts and your'e done carrying around a 40 lb plus amplifier!

After playing through it for the last few days, I think the Gen 3 clean channel sounds weak. The original sounds fuller to me, and with a little tweaking, can have the clarity of the Gen 3. If i want the Gen 3 to sound as full, I need to access the "Solo" function, which is only available in the software. Very annoying.

Try using your tone controls, and in-app EQ

My guess is, what you hear is what Boss intended (for whatever reason).

Yes! I never use the Lead or Brown settings and rarely do I use the Crunch. I don't play the kind of music that requires any of that. All I need is the Clean with a crisp setting or on the edge of break-up (usually I use a pedal for that).

Both were running at 1/2 power, although the labeling is different. The original says "25 watts" and the Gen 3 says "HALF." No idea why they changed that.

That could very well be. Usually though, it's the tone that changes as a speaker gets broken in and not the volume.

I'm actually sending the Gen 3 back to Sweetwater. It has two crucial drawbacks, at least for me.

I took mine back before the 30 day trial ended. Katanas are decent amps but not for everyone. The Boss Nextone series doesn't get the love but it's way closer to a real old school tube amp. I have the Artist model which is way better than Katana. The Roland Blues Cube Artist is also a far superior option--

Yup. The Gen 3 isn't for everybody.

Good question. I've read that Boss decided to change the Gen 3 "from the ground up." I'll bet the speaker was changed as well.

That would be interesting.

I couldn't find the words - definitely like a towel over it.

That sound can be easily rectified by changing the EQ. When I've played live or recorded with the original, I've never thought of it sounding like a towel was draped over it!

@@anotherheadlessdemo Of course. But the video does at least serve to reveal Boss's claim that the Gen 3 series have been 'improved' in terms of brightness and clarity. I'm interested in comparisons like this as I have a Mk2 and want to see if upgrading to a Gen 3 would be worthwhile.

I'm not sure why they wanted the tone brighter. They already added the variation button on the MKII which offers a much brighter version of all the sounds. The sound of the MKI in IRL doesn't sound muffled to me, it sounded bigger, more resonant, like the difference between running an amp through a 2x12 or 4x12 vs the normally more boxy and thin 1x12 sound. It did have more low mid which made it really easy to get round, warm tones like Hendrix, SRV, or Wes Montgomery, even a Mastodon sound with the gain up.

You are welcome!

That sucks about the USB cable! Funny about the Spark 40 though; I bought one a couple of years ago and it died within 9 months. Did Positive Grid replace it (it was under warranty)? No, they didn't. After multiple emails they never did send me instructions on how and where to return it and stopped responding to my emails. It's now a $250 paper weight.

I know, right? You can see that in this thread. Some like the crispness of the Gen3 and others like how the original compressed the sound.

I think if you had been in the room when I recorded this, you might have a different opinion as to the loudness of the original. It was brutally loud!

no, the Gen 3 is not compressed like the original. The creator of this video PERCEIVES the original to be louder, but it's not. It's more compressed. Compression creates the perception of loudness. In fact, they are equally loud, but the Gen 3 has far more range between its loudest and quietest sound. That is one of the reasons it's far more articulate and can sound more bright and isn't drowning in low end. On the original, the high frequencies and the low frequencies are all tightly compressed into the middle, so it sounds bass heavy, and muddled without much articulation and brightness. It also creates the impression of loudness.

I think you needed to be in the room when this was recorded. The original was clearly louder. I think the iPhone tends to try and even out sounds (or so I've read) and it does the same kind of thing when using the camera.

@@anotherheadlessdemo Oh you mean it applies compression? haha. I've got a Gen 3 and MK II beside me right now. It's just dynamic range. Psychoacoustics is a crazy thing!

They already did! Catalyst Cx.

@@BigSifu67 thanks I had no idea because boss is king at guitar center haven't seen much line 6 amps anyway which is better amp? Boss gen 3 or line 6 cx?

@@quit293 I liked both. but I stuck with Katana. It is so much easier to use. The Catalyst 100 had some great out of the box tones, but everything is on these rotary dials I found a bit hard to read. Boss Katana is so much easier to dial in, especially if you're not a tech person. I am still using my MK1 Artist, great amp!

@@BigSifu67 thanks for info I really appreciate it!!

@quit293 I think you're right about Boss and Guitar Center. I would love to play through a Catalyst, but there hasn't been one at my GC since they were first introduced.

Gen 3 is louder.

the mkll was not the original. the video says original vs gen 3 not mkll vs gen3

@@CitizenSoldier500 Hmm, yes you are correct. My mistake.

@@nightworkband7715 i only knew because i have the mk ll. i watched another video on the comparison and the gen 3 was massively quieter

@@CitizenSoldier500 You more than likely watched the same video that I mentioned in my post. JUCA did the very first comparison of the MK2 and the Gen 3 and he kept saying that the Gen 3 was much louder but I commented to him that it sounded like the opposite was true. He said because he was going line in he had to adjust for the MK to be louder so people could hear a proper tone comparison but he said he overcompensated which made it sound like the MK2 was louder when in fact he says the Gen 3 is definitely louder. Please check if that was the video you are referring to and let me know. By the way, Juca commented above reiterating his thoughts. I guess the only way I really know is when i a/b them

I haven't decided yet!

Thanks for watching!

I think you are correct about the new speaker not being broken in. I had not thought of that! If this was a more expensive amp, such as a tube amp, I would play around with swapping speakers (or tubes if there were any). I think I've found a work around with the volume issue, unfortunately it involves connecting the amp to a computer or paying extra for a bluetooth adapter.

​@@anotherheadlessdemo David, “the master is the master” - Google will not translate this saying. This means that the will of the owner (owner) is the law. But your neglect of semiconductor amplification, in my experience, is not always true. Yes, such systems are cheaper, but in most cases they sound even a little better than a real lamp. As for the output stage and matching with the speaker, the transistor is BETTER, but it should be used in the name of sound quality, and not squeeze out maximum properties on the display of soulless devices. Everything will be interesting if you set your goal beautifully and correctly. As one of my bosses joked, a man begins where he does something unprecedented. The devil knows how this soulless translator program will translate it. But the main thing is the goodwill of your reading. :-).

I would like to hear your speaker tips if don't mind!

@@Fox-86 To understand your specific task, I am forced to clarify the question: are you going to select a loudspeaker head from those offered for sale, change its sound, or make a correct comparison?

Most of the reviews I've seen so far are pretty positive with little critique. I will be posting another video about using the Gen 3 for recording. There are issues, maybe not for everyone, but issues nonetheless.

Thanks David for your video! Could you please indicate if the USB interface is class compliant? I would like to Connect it to an iPad for recording/looping

Totally agree. Gen 3 sounds much more detailed and I wouldn't say it lacks lows, just the original has too much of it. I wonder how much of it is due to stock speaker, hence looking forward for Gen3 vs 1 head comparison using same cab.

That’s funny… most of the complaints I heard about the earlier Katana are thinness of sound. Thing is that if “too much bass” is the issue, you can always roll off the bass and low-mids (via the app). And if you find the amp too loud? I’ve never ever heard anyone describe a Katana that way til now, but there are controls for that too. But it happens that the earlier Katanas, while not being perfect jazz amps, are sufficiently good jazz amps.

Normal tuning. Nothing unusual.

@@anotherheadlessdemo thanks for the reply and help. I have a peavey that im trying to learn surf music on.

Both have J Mascis necks. One of my subscribers sent me a rosewood J Mascis neck which I added to the CV.

I have a couple of videos using that same Strat on surf tunes. I have no idea what kind of pickups are in this guitar. I'm pretty sure they are stock.

Many thanks! Peter Green and Danny Kirwan were a great team!

Using the controls takes some getting used to. I do like a lot of the tones though!

Yes. As I mentioned the review, I was having trouble with the bridge pickup being too microphonic. Unless you are playing with very little gain, it's almost impossible to gig with. Apparently, not all of these Teles have that problem.

I used a Joyo American Sound pedal ($40) into a USB preamp ($100) and into the computer with Garageband. I never use mics, I always record direct with a Joyo pedal or Boss Katana.

@@anotherheadlessdemoWell it is a fine performance of the theme. I couldn't really tell from the video, what are the chords in the piece?