Boss Katana-Artist Head Gen 2 100-watt Amplifier

The Katana-Artist MkII Head brings you the premium sound and features of the flagship Katana-Artist MkII combo in a powerful 100-watt amplifier head. Cover any style with five amp characters and five variations, and color your tones with a wide range of onboard BOSS effects. Shape your voice with exclusive panel controls, including a three-way Contour switch, Global EQs, an adjustable Solo boost with dedicated delay, and five selectable Air Feel settings. And rock the stage with a roaring presence using the companion Katana Cabinet 212 Waza or your favorite external speaker cabs.

Main Features

• Professional 100-watt amplifier head with enhanced tone and exclusive features

• Tube Logic design approach produces class-defying power, authoritative punch, and cutting presence

• Robust analog class-AB power amp section delivers authentic tone and highly musical response

• Five amp characters with five variations, plus Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, and Reverb sections with three variations in each

• Three-way Contour for shaping the overall tonal color and Global EQ switch with three settings (customizable in BOSS Tone Studio)

• Solo boost with onboard level control (dedicated delay and EQ can be applied to the Solo boost in BOSS Tone Studio)

• Integrated dual amp expansion functions for GA-FC/GA-FC EX control and true stereo effects

• BOSS Tone Studio editor software for customizing sounds with over 60 BOSS effects, pre and post EQs, dedicated Pedal FX, and more

• Series/parallel effect loop and power amp input for preamps, modelers, and multi-effects

• Eight Tone Setting memories for storing and recalling all amp and effect settings

• Power Control for achieving cranked-amp tone and response at low volumes

• Mic’d cabinet emulation on the line, USB, and phones/recording outputs

• Shape the cabinet emulation with five onboard Air Feel settings (three presets and two settings configurable in BOSS Tone Studio)

• Download and share Livesets at BOSS Tone Exchange

• External control support via GA-FC/GA-FC EX foot controller, footswitches, expression pedal, and MIDI

• Three speaker outputs: two 16-ohm and one 8-ohm (8-ohm maximum load supported)

• Optional speaker cabinet tuned for the Katana-Artist MkII Head: Katana Cabinet 212 Waza