Panel Descriptions; Top Panel - Boss KATANA-50 Mk II Owner's Manual

Panel Descriptions

Top Panel

KATANA-50 Mk II, KATANA-100 Mk II, KATANA-100/212 Mk II, KATANA-HEAD Mk II Top Panel
* The illustration shows the KATANA-HEAD Mk II. KATANA-50 Mk II does not have a PRESENCE knob, [CAB RESONANCE] switch, nor does it have TONE SETTING buttons CH3 and
CH4.
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KATANA-Artist Mk II Front Panel
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INPUT jack
Connect your electric guitar here.
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AMPLIFIER
[AMP TYPE] knob
Selects the amp type. All provided amp types are original.
Type Explanation
A lead sound with an edge inherited from the BOSS WAZA
BROWN
brown sound.
Different gain settings allow this sound to cover a wide
LEAD
range from crunch to high-gain.
A fat crunch sound that faithfully responds to the nuances
CRUNCH
of your picking.
A clean and natural sound. In conjunction with BOOSTER,
CLEAN
it can be used for solo or lead.
A dedicated acoustic guitar amp that supports connection
ACOUSTIC
of an acoustic guitar.
[VARIATION] button
Switches the AMP TYPE variation.
[GAIN] knob
Adjusts the gain (amount of distortion).
[VOLUME] knob
Adjusts the volume.
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EQUALIZER
[BASS] knob
Adjusts the sound level of the low-frequency range.
[MIDDLE] knob
Adjusts the sound level of middle-frequency range.
[TREBLE] knob
Adjusts the sound level of the high-frequency range.
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EFFECTS
Here you can make settings for the built-in effects. For details on
the effect types and settings for each knob, refer to "Using the
Effects" (p. 10).
[BOOSTER] button/knob
Controls distortion-type effects.
[MOD] button/knob
Controls modulation effects.
[FX] button/knob
Controls effects such as wah, tremolo, and octave.
[DELAY] button/knob
Controls delay effect.
[TAP] button
Sets the delay time. When you press this button two or more times,
the delay time is set to the interval between presses.
[REVERB] button/knob
Controls the reverb.
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[PRESENCE] knob
Adds lustrous outline to the mid- and high-frequency range. This is
effective when you want to improve the definition of the sound.
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[MASTER] knob
Adjusts the overall volume.
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[POWER CONTROL] switch
Lets you switch the output level of the power amp according to
your location or needs. By selecting "STANDBY" you can mute the
sound while leaving the unit powered-on. This lets you mute the
amp without changing the volume or other settings when you
leave the stage, such as between sets of your live performance.
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100, 100/212, HEAD, Artist only
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