Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 100W 1x12 Combo Overview
Flagship 100-watt combo amp with a 12-inch Waza speaker, evolved Tube Logic sound, sophisticated tone tools, and advanced performance features.
Flagship 100-watt combo amplifier with advanced tone tools and a custom cabinet design
The flagship Katana Artist Gen 3 brings you the ultimate Katana experience, offering 100 watts of Class AB power, a custom 12-inch Waza speaker, and a host of advanced tone tools. New Tube Logic enhancements enrich the core platform with even greater sound, feel, and response, including an expressive Pushed amp character and a unique Bloom option that re-voices the amp’s feel and response. BOSS Tone Studio has also been updated, making your editing workflow more intuitive than ever.
Premium Details for Serious Players
The top-of-the-line Katana Artist Gen 3 is built to meet the sophisticated needs of advanced guitarists. Numerous performance and tone-shaping tools have direct panel controls for fast access, along with deep customisation options via BOSS Tone Studio. Developed by BOSS, the custom 12-inch Waza speaker provides the true character and response of the famous ’60s 25-watt British stack speaker with modern power handling capacity. The carefully tuned combo cabinet maximises the amp’s full potential, delivering smooth, punchy, and satisfying sound with a wide baffle and semi-closed design.
Famous BOSS Effects
Katana Artist Gen 3 features five simultaneous effect categories loaded with essential selections from the historic BOSS library. Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, and Reverb sections offer enhanced sound quality and access to 15 unique effects. There’s also a dedicated Solo section with a level boost and delay effect. BOSS Tone Studio unlocks additional possibilities, allowing you to customise the onboard effects from 60 different types and tweak deep options not available from the amp’s panel. And when the optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor is installed, you can wirelessly edit sounds on the gig using the BTS editor app on your smartphone.
Complete Stage Command
Katana Artist Gen 3 features a host of powerful tools for modern performers. Eight Tone Setting memories let you store and recall complete amp/effect setups, while rear-panel jacks support remote control with footswitches, an expression pedal, and MIDI. The GA-FC and GA-FC EX Foot Controllers extend your capabilities even further, providing complete stage control solutions for your Katana Gen 3. Switch Tone Settings, turn effects on/off, integrate multiple expression pedals, and more. The GA-FC EX model also includes an expansion option to double your footswitches or control two Katana amps at once.
Expand Your Range
Katana Artist Gen 3 flows with all your creative journeys. Expand your stage presence by connecting one or two external speaker cabs (8-ohm maximum load). Easily link two amps via the Stereo Expand* function, with master control from the main amp and stereo effects like chorus, delay, and reverb distributed across both amps for a wide, immersive sound. Or connect to the Power Amp In jack to bypass the Katana preamp and use the reactive Class AB power section to amplify a modeller or an external preamp.
Get Connected
Katana Artist Gen 3 includes connectivity to meet every need. Plug in headphones to practice quietly with stereo sound. Send a feed to a house PA via the XLR or 1/4-inch Line Out jacks. And record to your favourite music software on computers and mobile devices over USB-C. All audio outputs feature IR-based cabinet sound for great direct tone, with three Air Feel types and two customisable settings in BOSS Tone Studio.
- - Rated Power Output
- 100 W
- - Nominal Input Level
- INPUT: -10 dBu (1 M ohms)
- AUX IN: -10 dBu (20 k ohms)
- RETURN IN: -10 dBu (100 k ohms)
- - Speaker
- 30 cm (12 inches) x 1
- - Controls
- POWER switch
- RESONANCE knob
- PRESENCE knob
- MASTER knob
- SOLO LEVEL knob
- SOLO DELAY knob
- SOLO button
- SOLO TAP button
- LINE OUT button
- LINE OUT switch(CUSTOM､REC､BLEND､LIVE)
- GLOBAL EQ button
- POWER CONTROL switch (STANDBY, 0.5 W, HALF, MAX)
- CAB RESONANCE switch (VINTAGE, MODERN, DEEP)
- [AMPLIFIER]
- VARIATION button
- BLOOM button
- AMP TYPE knob (ACOUSTIC, CLEAN, PUSHED, CRUNCH, LEAD, BROWN)
- GAIN knob
- VOLUME knob
- [EQUALIZER]
- CONTOUR button
- BASS knob
- MIDDLE knob
- TREBLE knob
- [EFFECT]
- BOOSTER button
- MOD button
- FX button
- DELAY button
- REVERB button
- TAP button
- BOOSTER knob
- MOD knob
- FX knob
- DELAY knob
- REVERB knob
- [TONE SETTING]
- BANK button
- CH1 button
- CH2 button
- CH3 button
- CH4 button
- PANEL button
- [STEREO EXPAND]
- STEREO EXPAND switch
- [LINE OUT]
- GND LIFT switch (OFF, ON)
- - Indicators
- VARIATION
- BLOOM
- ACOUSTIC
- CLEAN
- PUSHED
- CRUNCH
- LEAD
- BROWN
- CONTOUR
- BOOSTER
- MOD
- FX
- DELAY
- REVERB
- TAP
- SOLO
- SOLO TAP
- LINE OUT
- GLOBAL EQ
- BANK
- CH1
- CH2
- CH3
- CH4
- PANEL
- - Connectors
- INPUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- POWER AMP IN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- LINE OUT jack: XLR type
- LINE OUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- SEND jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- STEREO PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
- SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms A jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- SPEAKER OUT 16 ohms B jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- SPEAKER OUT 8 ohms jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- EXP PEDAL jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- GA-FC/ CTL CH1/CH2 SOLO jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- AUX IN jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- USB port: USB C type
- MIDI IN connector
- BLUETOOTH ADAPTOR SLOT: BluetoothⓇ Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor
- AC IN jack
- - Power Consumption
- 77 W
- - Dimensions (Include handle and rubber feets)
- 630 (W) x 248 (D) x 515 (H) mm
- 24-13/16 (W) x 9-13/16 (D) x 20-5/16 (H) inches
- - Weight
- 19 kg
- 41 lbs 15 oz
- - Accessories
- Owner's Manual
- Power cord
- GA-FC sticker
- - Options (sold separately)
- Footswitch:FS-5L,FS-6,FS-7
- Expression pedal: Roland EV-5,EV-30,FV-500L,FV-500H
- GA FOOT CONTROLLER (GA-FC,GA-FC EX)
- BluetoothⓇ Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (Model BT-DUAL)
- Amplifier Stand: BAS-1
- * 0 dBu=0.775 Vrms
- • Third-generation Katana amplifier with evolved Tube Logic sound and expressiveness
- • Flagship 100-watt combo amplifier with advanced tone tools and a custom cabinet design
- • Distinctive gray and black matrix grille
- • Custom 12-inch Waza speaker realizes classic British stack speaker tone with increased power handling
- • Six amp characters—including the newly developed Pushed type—plus a selectable variation for each
- • Bloom switch engages a dedicated circuit that revoices the amp’s feel and response
- • Five independent effects sections: Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, and Reverb
- • Solo section with dedicated level boost and delay effect
- • Three-way Contour for shaping the overall tonal color
- • Three selectable Global EQ options
- • Three Cabinet Resonance options: Vintage, Modern, and Deep
- • Eight Tone Setting memories for storing all amp and effect settings
- • Power Control for achieving cranked-amp tone and response at low volumes
- • Updated Boss Tone Studio app (Windows/macOS) for remote editing from a computer or mobile device
- • Download and share Katana sounds on BOSS Tone Exchange
- • Compatible with sounds created on previous stage-class Katana models
- • Power Amp In for preamps, modelers, and multi-effects
- • Stereo Expand function to link with a second Katana amp
- • Send/return loop for external pedals
- • Stereo headphones jack, 1/4-inch and XLR line outputs, and USB output with IR-based cabinet sound
- • Three speaker jacks: one 8-ohm and two 16-ohm (8-ohm total load supported)
- • Record/playback tracks in music production software on a computer or mobile device* via a USB-C®
- • MIDI input for advanced remote control
- *Compatibility with all third-party devices and software is not guaranteed.
- • Jacks for up to two footswitches and an expression pedal
- • Supports the GA-FC and GA-FC EX Foot Controllers for complete stage control
- • Optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL) for wireless audio playback from a mobile device and remote editing from the BTS app (iOS/Android)
- • Expand your sound with one or two external speaker cabinets
- • Newly updated interface for a more intuitive workflow
- • Customize the onboard effects with over 60 premium BOSS types
- • Detailed amp and effect editing tools, including deep parameter controls, effect order, and more
- • Customize the IR-based cabinet sound for the headphones, line outputs, and USB recording output
- • Fine-tune the three Contour settings
- • Customize the three Global EQs
- • Effect loop controls, including post amp/post reverb positioning and series/parallel operation
- • Save and organize Live sets for different playing applications
