Boss Katana Head Vs Air
Full review in english.
Boss katana head vs air. The latest amp to hit the solid state modeling dsp market is the boss katana series. After playing around with the boss katana air i decided to compare it against the yamaha thr10. It also is has the distinction of wearing the boss badge instead of roland or waza. Many see this as a step in the right direction for boss as they have the recognition among guitar players and not roland.
Https www thomann de gb boss katana air htm offid 1 affid 84 we demoed the boss katana air with many settings and sounds. Last week boss announced the katana mkii the successor to its hugely popular mki model. Boss katana head version 2 upgrade issue 53 using boss tone studio users can now also select between three different speaker resonance curves for shaping the low end response and tone of the amplifier. The katana range is unusual in itself due to the fact that it s favored by both stage musicians as well as bedroom guitarists who just want a great sounding practise amp.
The katana air features new low latency digital wireless guitar technology developed by boss providing transparent sound and ultra quick response without any lag or dropouts. This series is a completely new line of amps. Here are my deeper impressions of the katana air. The included compact wireless transmitter plugs into various kinds of electric guitars and has indicators for power and battery status.
In addition to the way cool factor of its wireless operation the boss katana air is an impressive compact portable amp for practice and recording loaded with features like five different amp models 58 different types of built in effects stereo audio streaming via bluetooth battery or ac power and the ability to control edit and program the katana air via an ios or android smartphone or tablet with the free boss katana air app. The katana head features line usb and phones recording outputs with mic d cabinet emulation allowing you to send mix ready amp tones to a pa system computer daw or headphones. Connecting to boss tone studio provides access to three different air feel settings letting you shape the tonal character of the direct sound to suit any performance scenario. Both are small and portable one is wireless.