![]() I love my FM3, and with the funk/jazz band I play with, we all go direct, play with in-ears and FOH (though we haven't properly gigged yet). Bottom line: I'm sticking with the Headrush, with the exception of specific high volume, no FOH set-ups (see below).Ī bit of background/context. This is exactly my experience and, interestingly, I just did some A/B testing yesterday with my Headrush 108s and a borrowed Katana 50 (mkII) yesterday. The Katana has MORE than enough GAIN on stage with another guitarist and acoustic drummer.VERY loud, and clean. The IR's provide for a very quick way to shape my patches from a VOX to a 412 emulation, without having to spend a lot of time in AXE-EDIT getting the sound I want. Some turn off AXE IR's, when using a guitar cabinet, I like the extra "tone shaping"and compression the IR's add to my 212 cabinet. The Katana "modelling" is NOT in the signal chain, (as a previous poster stated) when using the POWER AMP INPUT.BTW. The FCB1010 has 2 pedals, and 8 stomps that are programmable (Eureka chip), so I can access everything I need the Katana to do live. I just bought the Katana MK2 - 100w head, to replace the SS amp, and bring my old FCB-1010 in a gig bag to control the Katana if my AX8 goes south. I went back to a 212 cabinet a couple of years ago, with a SS power amp. I had to use PEQ to tame all the un-realistic high end, basically, defeating the purpose of the FRFR. I have used RCF-SMA 12's (powered wedges), Seismic Audio 12" powered wedges.SOLD them all. I started with a Gen.1 AXE, (many years ago) worked my way up to the AX8, and stopped there. Just takes less than 1 minute, to switch it up, and your back up.Īn FRFR solution would require you bring a back up modeler to the Fractal. ![]() The Katana provides you a back up rig if your modeler goes down at a gig. But boss units are also relatively cheap and offer quite a bit. Given the choice, I'd go for a more "neutral" power amp for the fm3, without the boss coloration. Some of the amp sims in it are great as they are. I would also say, at the end of the day, that the majority of the time, these days, If I'm using the boss, it's gonna be by itself. Moreover, I get considerably more flexibility by using the fm3 into the boss.Īll that said. There's that particular amp sim (say vh4 silver) that sounds significantly different than what boss offers, even considering the added boss coloration. I'm not even sure what that would mean, really) but there's still a difference between katana power amp and some others I've tried.Īdd in the fact that IRs are a no-go (for most at least, using guitar speakers) and it can add up, considering how relatively similar most real amps and amp sims anyway are.īut I've still found reasons to use the boss with fm3. But it eliminates some of the reason I'd use the katana to power fm3, helix, kemper - which would involve a more accurate representation of these units. The boss amp seems to add a "katana mojo" to the tone, even coming in from power amp input, no matter what I've tried. I've also used kemper and helix devices through the katana. Selectable cab resonance (Vintage/Modern/Deep) and Air Feel miking emulation (direct, distant, or blended) allow you to tailor emulated tones to taste.I have a boss katana mkII 100 watt as well as an fm3. Cab emulation is available on the USB and headphone/recording output, so however you choose to monitor your 50 MkII, it'll feel like you're standing in front of an amp. While the Katana 50 MkII offers a Power Control for getting cranked-amp tone at a low volume level, you can achieve truly silent operation onstage or in the studio. Cab-emulated output for silent recording and performance No matter what style of music you play, or even what kind of guitar you play, there's a world of tone to explore in the BOSS Katana 50 MkII combo amplifier. And finally, the Acoustic mode allows you to plug-in your acoustic-electric guitar, too. As an added bonus, the Brown setting is derived from the BOSS Waza amplifier - think iconic '80s metal. Clean, Crunch and Lead cover the range from chiming clean tones and gritty rhythm tones to solo-worthy high-gain leads. The BOSS Katana 50 MkII packs five distinct amp voicings. Ready for any style of music, even acoustic-electric
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