artyman wrote:You can connect the Katana 50 to the Boss Tone Studio, the GAFC footswitch isn't required, just need a cable with the suitable USB plugs. I would be interested in your experiments on this amp for the ever elusive search for 'That Sound'
Back in 2016/17 when I bought my first Katana it was the 50 MK1 and I easily found a similar sound to my Vox by using the clean channel, 20% bass, 80% mid and 60% treble (ball park figures) no presence.
Then later after I sold it I had the 2 x 12 100 MK1 and connected it to my computer, discovering a maximum of two echo taps, each editable, plus the reverb which I chose the 'plate' and remembered Roberto saying that Malcolm Addey had told him the Abbey Road reverb was set at 72ms when recording early Shadows.
Fast forward to today and I have the Katana 100 MK2 head, which does exactly the same with quite a few additions.
In the Boss Tone Studio on my screen I found some of the choices to the left of the two delays actually offered extra delays and I tried them in line with the two existing delays, setting the timings and levels, feedback etc and I was delighted to find great Shadows echoes.
There are a row of thirteen little boxes across the centre of the screen under the amplifier knobs.
EFFECTS CHAIN- BOOSTER- MOD- FX- DELAY- DELAY 2 - REVERB - PEDA- FX - EQ - NS - SEND/RETURN - ASSIGN
The four echo heads that I use are in MOD FX DELAY DELAY 2 - You scroll through each section to find the delays.
I also find the EQ box very handy too for removing the muddy bass and I reduce the treble at 4k, 8k, 16k to remove the 'glassy sound of the Strat. I sometimes lift the mid - 500hz, 1k, 2k, depending on how it's sounds.