Boss Katana Air Wi-fi Guitar Amp
MSRP: (UK) £379 / (US) $429

Billed as combining cutting-edge expertise with excellent sound high quality, the Boss Katana Air Wi-fi Guitar Amp is an progressive amplifier that includes a totally wi-fi setup, together with a wi-fi transmitter that immediately connects your guitar to the amp with ultra-low latency. With 30 watts of energy and custom-tuned stereo audio system, the Katana Air delivers a strong, high-fidelity sound. It affords a variety of tones with 5 distinctive amp characters and over 50 customizable results, all accessible through the Boss Tone Studio app. Compact and moveable—with as much as 12 hours of battery life—the Boss Katana Air is ideal for house follow, rehearsals, and on-the-go jamming. Sam Bell critiques.



The kings of pedals, BOSS, are again with a brand new vary of Katana amplifiers filled with tons of latest options and prospects. This time, we’re looking at an superior new stereo desktop amp, which is a part of the Katana Collection. There may be a lot to cowl right here, so remember to watch the video assessment to listen to it in motion and take a look at BOSS’s web site and guide. Is there something this vary of amplifiers can’t do!?

The Katana Air EX is a desktop guitar amp resolution with BOSS wi-fi expertise. You could possibly have this beast of a follow amp in your desktop, espresso desk, or kitchen work floor and have an ideal follow resolution wherever you’re, with out cables flying round (apart from the facility). The wi-fi transmitter can last as long as 12 hours on a full cost and is solely charged by plugging it again into the highest of the amp itself.

This amp includes a powerful-sounding 35-watt twin five-inch speaker, giving the person a pleasant wide-range sound, making this additionally a really {powerful} ‘Bluetooth’ speaker for taking part in tunes. The amp sounds themselves are based mostly round 5 versatile amp ‘fashions’ from impartial amp character for acoustic-electric/bass to a Jazz Refrain-style clear, Crunch, Lead, and Brown amp fashions. These could be additional tweaked through bass, center, and treble controls. There are additionally a number of FX controls, giving us entry to several types of boosts, drives, reverbs, delays, modulation, and different particular results. Whereas most of this may be accessed from the highest panel, the amp is designed for use alongside the BOSS Tone Studio App (out there on Apple and Android). This app can be utilized to additional tweak the onboard FX, and we’re handled to 60 of BOSS’s world-class results. In order for you a DS1, it’s received it; if you’d like an SDE-3000 Stereo Delay, it’s received it! And you may get detailed with the parameters for every impact through the app. Tremendous cool. When you’ve received your sounds dialed in, it can save you them to one of many six onboard recollections to recall your presets. You should utilize the app to retailer and obtain presets from the ‘Tone Alternate.’ It’s all very straightforward when you get began.

There’s a lot that may be finished with this compact desktop amp, and it sounds wonderful! It fills the room properly; it’s not too ‘pointy’ as some follow amps can sound. It provides you an nearly ‘recorded’ presentation of your sound to go together with any backing tracks it’s possible you’ll be enjoying together with.

If you wish to take it to a gig, you doubtlessly may by wiring it as much as the PA system through the stereo jack line outs with mic’d cab emulation. In case you are taking it reside or need a bit extra management at house, you may management your sounds through BOSS’s wi-fi foot management (EV-1-1WL and FS-1-WL, each not included with the BOSS Katana Air EX). This footswitch can function capabilities you assign with the Tone Studio app, controlling quantity, wah, patch adjustments, and triggering the app’s follow instruments as properly! Very good. Residence recording lovers will take pleasure in the truth that you may also report tracks on to most laptop music software program through USB.

For those who fancy taking this unit right down to the seashore for some sun shades guitar solos, you may energy this unit with 8 AA batteries. I’m undecided how lengthy they’ll final, however I’d think about it’s topic to your total quantity and time spent enjoying. One other generally requested query is, “Do it’s a must to use the wi-fi characteristic solely?” and the reply is not any; you’ll be able to plug in, old-school model! I do really feel the wi-fi characteristic could be very sensible for house follow, although. If charged up after which left within the guitar and left alone, the Katana will go into standby and activate if you decide up the guitar and play. I really like this characteristic.

Can I like to recommend it? Actually, I can! It’s among the best follow amps available on the market. I personal the smaller Katana Air, and that sounds nice and has served me very properly at house and out and about, at jams, classes, rehearsals, and when touring. The AIR EX, after all, is greater and extra {powerful}, has way more bass response, and appears a bit of bit extra sturdy than its youthful sibling attributable to its development. For those who’re searching for an all-in-one follow amp resolution that may additionally promise a bit extra, the Katana AIR EX is a should!

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