Boss Katana 50 EX Gen3

The third generation of Boss Katana Gen 3 guitar hybrids offers even more refined sounds and feel of classic amps with improved BOSS Tube Logic technology, an updated BOSS Tone Studio app for even easier and more intuitive editing on PC or mobile device, and six new guitar sound characters, where the five sound modes from previous versions of Boss Katana (Clean, Crunch, Lead, Brown and Acoustic) are complemented by Pushed mode, which gives you a sound at the interface of clean and overdrive, where virtual tubes start to gently draw. As with the older version of Boss Katana, the third generation lets you choose between two more voicings of each mode (the Variations switch).

The Boss Katana 50 Ex Gen 3 is an expanded version of the popular Katana 50 hybrid combo. Support for GA-FC and GA-FC EX allows you to select Tone Setting memory, turn effects on/off and perform other actions using external footswitches/drivers (not included), a line output sends audio directly to the mix/PA, and thanks to the Stereo Expand function, the combo can be connected to another Katana Katana MkII machine. Otherwise, expect more sounds, more effects and more features - less is not always more.

This is a hybrid guitar combo with 50 watts of power. Thanks to the Power Control function (50W, 25W, 0.5W) you can enjoy the "kicked up" sound and response of the machine even at room volume. Within the wide range of machine sounds, you'll easily find your own - whether you're more into oldies retro tones, more modern hi-gain or looking for a sound optimised for electro-acoustic guitars. The effect unit offers a total of fifteen effects in five categories (Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, Reverb), and you can use all five effect groups simultaneously to fully replace the boxes in your pedalboard. By connecting to BOSS Tone Studio software you can go even further - you can customise sections with over 60 different effect types, change the order of effects in strings and much more.

The combo also offers compatibility with sounds/presets from earlier versions of Boss Katana guitar hybrids, the ability to save your favourite settings for types and effects in the Tone Setting memories and recall them instantly (there are four Tone Settings memories and you can select from them directly from the panel), control via external footswitches (recommended footswitches FS-5L, FS-6, FS-7 not included), ability to download and share sounds on Boss Tone Exchange, power amp input, USB port for recording directly to DAW, headphone output and Aux In input.