Panel Descriptions; Tone Setting - Boss KATANA Series Owner's Manual

Panel Descriptions

KATANA-50, KATANA-100, KATANA-100/212, KATANA-HEAD Top Panel
* The illustration shows the KATANA-HEAD. KATANA-50 does not have a PRESENCE knob, nor does it have TONE SETTING buttons CH3 and CH4.
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KATANA-Artist Front Panel
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Top Panel/Front Panel
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INPUT jack
Connect your electric guitar here.
2
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.
[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. 9).
[BOOSTER/MOD] button/knob
Controls distortion-type effects and modulation effects.
[DELAY/FX] button/knob
Controls effects such as delay, wah, tremolo, and octave.
[TAP] button/knob
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.
6
[MASTER] knob
Adjusts the overall volume.
7
[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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TONE SETTING

Here you can store or recall sounds that you've set up on the panel.
On the KATANA-50, you can store a total of four sounds. On the
KATANA-100, KATANA-100/212, KATANA-HEAD, and KATANA-Artist,
you can store a total of eight sounds.
KATANA-50
BANK A CH1, CH2
BANK B CH1, CH2
KATANA-100, KATANA-100/212, KATANA-HEAD, KATANA-Artist
BANK A CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4
BANK B CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4
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6 7 11
7 9 10 11
100/HEAD/Artist only