BOSS made their name from producing compact guitar pedals, and it’s fair to say that its effects units remain the industry standard. It therefore made sense for the company to cram a bunch of its famous, high-quality effects into its Katana amplifiers. However, BOSS took it to the next level with the MkII series. Players can now employ 5 different effects simultaneously rather than just 3, essentially giving users pedalboard-like power with their MkII amps. Building on their best-selling formula, Boss has unveiled its next generation of flagship guitar amplifiers - the Katana MkII series! Cutting-edge features include double the amp sounds, extra effects (now up to 5 at once), power amp functionality and MUCH more. Debut 50R takes the Debut range to the next level as the perfect “plug-in-and-play” 50W pedal platform. The concept of the Debut 50R is a simple and elegant, all-analogue alternative to entry level digital modelling amplifiers. Ideal for pedal players, the Debut 50R focuses more on tone and usability rather than unwanted “bells and whistles”.

With 4 channels (excluding the Katana 50), you can set up the perfect clean, overdrive, high-gain and lead tones to cover all of the bases. However, BOSS Katana MkII amps have a total of 8 preset slots, which allow you to save a further quartet of unique amp sounds in a second bank. Built-In Effects Discrete MOSFET preamp delivers dynamic overdrive tones that sound straight out of a hot tube amplifier Great for Gigs and Practice – No fuss 50W all-analogue amplifier with digital reverb, perfect for both beginners and gigging guitarists. For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs.While we’ve explained the specific features of these similar amps in great detail, seeing their key specs directly compared makes it easier to understand if one better suits your needs over the other. And that’s exactly why we’ve created the table below, putting their features side-by-side: If an item can not be repaired, a similar alternative product or cash discount (as defined in this policy) will be offered Power Reduction – Choices from 50W down to 5W allows you to play at lower volumes without sacrificing tone.

ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) takes you from a tight American sound to a more open and woody feel with the twist of a knob The features have been carefully selected to include two footswitchable channels, a patented ISF tone control, power reduction and built-in reverb - the Debut 50 covers all an aspiring guitarist’s practice and gigging needs. Infinite Shape - Patented ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) tone control for the ultimate in user sound customisation. However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.

Controls: Clean Vol, Clean/Bright Button, OD Button, Overdrive Volume, Gain, Three-Band EQ, ISF, Plate/Hall Button, Reverb, Power We’ve put two of the most advanced and hotly-debated solid-state amp ranges head-to-head, ultimately to help you to decide which amps are better. Serving as all-encompassing workhorses for recording and live performance, it’s clear that Katana MkII and Silverline amps pretty much cover all of the bases from their impressive feature-sets and specs. But is there a clear winner? It’s worth mentioning that on the smaller Silverline Standard and Special amps, some of these EQ knobs are missing from their control panels. However, they can cleverly be accessed via the ‘TAP’ button, with alternative controls adjusting those parameters. So for example, to control the Resonance and Presence you can simply press the TAP button and use the Bass and Treble knobs respectively. To alter the mid-range, you can employ the TAP function in conjunction with the ‘ISF’ control. Controls: Clean Volume, Clean Bright switch, Overdrive switch, Overdrive gain, Overdrive volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, ISF, Reverb switch, Reverb level, Power reduction

As someone who no longer plays electric guitar very often, I was looking for a good quality basic guitar amp; no huge arsenal of amp models and effects, no university level learning curve, no 4-digit price tag. I also really like the look of this thing; With the cream color cabinet and the dark speaker grille, and the "pointer" type knobs, it has a very "vintage" look about it. Very light, easy to carry. ALL tones in this video come straight from the amp, recorded in stereo - no pedals or external processing was used!

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BOSS Katana Amps are equipped with 5 primary amp ‘characters’ that cover everything from organic vintage clean tones to modern, saturated high-gain. There’s even a dedicated ‘Acoustic’ setting that’s optimised for electro-acoustic guitars, meaning that BOSS Katanas can be used as acoustic amplifiers too. Here’s a breakdown of each of the BOSS Katana’s amp characters: Many purists still believe that valve amps are king when it comes to achieving the best guitar tones. But over the last few years, a number of leading guitar amp brands have invested heavily in developing digital amplifiers that can offer convincing tube-like sounds, while being far more affordable and reliable than their actual valve-powered counterparts. Lastly, all Katana MkII amps boast USB and phones/recording outputs with mic’d cabinet emulation. These let you send mix-ready amp tones direct to an audio interface for recording into a DAW (digital audio workstation), or even a front-of-house PA system for live performance. And if you want to practice silently with headphones– that’s not a problem either! Two-Channel Design - The Debut 50R features two channels - one clean and one overdrive - that can be switched via a footswitch (not included), allowing you to switch between different sounds seamlessly. Additionally, the amp has a built-in reverb that can be adjusted to add depth and atmosphere to your sound. Superb Tone-Shaping Options - A three-band EQ (bass, middle, and treble) is complemented by a unique ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) control that lets you fine-tune the amp's tone by shifting between a more "American" or "British" sound. This versatility allows you to dial in your ideal sound, whether you're playing blues, country, metal, or anything in between.

Clean Bright– ‘Boutique’, with tighter bass and chiming mids and highs; breaks up when pushed hard. While tonnes of built-in effects is cool, what if you want to use your own external stompboxes in conjunction with a Katana MkII? Fortunately, these amps (apart from the Katana 50) feature effects loops that let you to make seamless use of your favourite ambient, time-based and modulation effects. This is fairly uncommon for digital amps, so it’s a great plus for these models. Additional Features BOSS Katana MkII amplifiers also boast 4-band EQ sections (Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence), which enable precise tone-shaping. The Katana MkII 100 2×12″ and 100 head feature ‘Cab Resonance’ functions, which allow you to further tailor the lows with their ‘Vintage’, ‘Modern’ and ‘Deep’ settings.

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With ‘MOD’ (modulation), ‘DLY’ (delay) and ‘REV’ (reverb) ‘segments’, these each encompass 4 different effects. So for example, the modulation segment lets you choose between phaser, flanger, chorus and tremolo effects. This means that you have a total of 12 built-in effects, and all 3 segments can be used simultaneously. While this gives you a lot of options, the Silverline series does fall short on effects when compared to BOSS’ Katana MkII amps. That’s because the latter feature 15 effects overall, and 5 of those can be used together. BOSS Katana MkIIs are extremely versatile with their various amp characters and diverse onboard effects. But there are even more features that set them apart from the competition. Power scaling functionality is certainly one of them, which applies to all Katana MkII models. Although this is something that perhaps makes more sense with valve amps, it nevertheless gives you the ability to power down to half-wattage or even a mere 0.5-watts. This means that you can play at lower volumes without losing valuable tone.