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Post by wiz on Oct 31, 2023 14:56:56 GMT -6
I have the 50 ex here and am trying it with 30 days to return it…..wondering if anyone is using one live?
cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Nov 1, 2023 0:08:07 GMT -6
never mind.. .its gone back....8)
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Post by the other mark williams on Nov 1, 2023 11:35:58 GMT -6
never mind.. .its gone back....8) So it lasted a total of 9 hours?  |
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Post by Ward on Nov 1, 2023 18:44:27 GMT -6
never mind.. .its gone back....8) So it lasted a total of 9 hours? That's 8 hours and 45 minutes longer than I could give. |
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Post by bgrotto on Nov 2, 2023 19:48:16 GMT -6
Ya know what's funny is, a client brought one of these to a session a few weeks ago, much to my chagrin. I'd never used one, and fully expected it to suck. Plus, my studio has a rather nice collection of real amps, most of which are the 'models' that the Katana alleges to recreate. I had very, very low expectations, and took a DI with the expectation that I'd be doing some reamping.
But lo and behold, I put a 57 and a 121 on it, and got some pretty good tones from it. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by wiz on Nov 3, 2023 19:02:44 GMT -6
I probably should expand...
My back is not coping with lifting my amp for live.. .which isn't a big amp by any means.. its a Princeton Re Issue.
I was hoping something like the Katana, would be a replacement. I just didn't gel with it....
I am getting a Fender Princeton tonemaster sent out to try... it's the right weight, and ... well it's a Princeton....so we will see how it goes
cheers
Wiz
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Post by thehightenor on Nov 4, 2023 12:08:23 GMT -6
I have a Katana MK2 for practicing only.
It's useless live imho.
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Post by Ward on Nov 7, 2023 13:17:18 GMT -6
I have a Katana MK2 for practicing only. It's useless live imho. Kinda of like my Spark 40 watt. Great practice amp! |
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Post by copperx on Nov 12, 2023 2:18:10 GMT -6
I have a Katana MK2 for practicing only. It's useless live imho. Why is it useless? |
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Post by thehightenor on Nov 12, 2023 4:54:58 GMT -6
I have a Katana MK2 for practicing only. It's useless live imho. Why is it useless? The tone at home is quite nice and good for practice. I took one for an experiment down to band rehearsals and against a band it sounded a bit naff to be honest. Kinda too artificial and a bit hollow in the all important mids. Maybe someone else would think it sounded great - it’s all highly subjective. |
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Post by mattbroiler on Nov 15, 2023 21:05:51 GMT -6
don't know but I have a hunch that one possibly less good sounding thing about the Katana combos could be the speaker
running my Katana 100 head into an EVM 12L cabinet open or closed back sounds pretty damn good to me
somewhat similar to plugins I find that modeling amps take more messing with to get to the good sound than a regular tube amp
once you mess with it properly it gets there or very close
that said I still tend to go with the MusicMan or similar amp for gigs / band practice and the Katana is the fun home studio amp
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Post by drumsound on Dec 8, 2023 13:00:36 GMT -6
Ya know what's funny is, a client brought one of these to a session a few weeks ago, much to my chagrin. I'd never used one, and fully expected it to suck. Plus, my studio has a rather nice collection of real amps, most of which are the 'models' that the Katana alleges to recreate. I had very, very low expectations, and took a DI with the expectation that I'd be doing some reamping. But lo and behold, I put a 57 and a 121 on it, and got some pretty good tones from it. 🤷🏻♀️ I had a similar experience. A player brought in his Katana combo, and we uesd if for all the basics. He had made presets for different songs and it worked great. We did overdubs with my studio amps, but that was for contrast, not because his amp didn't sound good. |
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Post by wiz on Jan 8, 2024 15:12:02 GMT -6
I probably should expand... My back is not coping with lifting my amp for live.. .which isn't a big amp by any means.. its a Princeton Re Issue. I was hoping something like the Katana, would be a replacement. I just didn't gel with it.... I am getting a Fender Princeton tonemaster sent out to try... it's the right weight, and ... well it's a Princeton....so we will see how it goes cheers Wiz Did my first gig with the tonemaster Saturday night. Went great. Didn’t tell the band till load out. No one noticed any difference. The line out to desk worked great. Very happy. Only difference to me is the vibrato doesn’t feel or sound the same. cheers Wiz |
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Post by drumsound on Jan 18, 2024 0:00:10 GMT -6
I probably should expand... My back is not coping with lifting my amp for live.. .which isn't a big amp by any means.. its a Princeton Re Issue. I was hoping something like the Katana, would be a replacement. I just didn't gel with it.... I am getting a Fender Princeton tonemaster sent out to try... it's the right weight, and ... well it's a Princeton....so we will see how it goes cheers Wiz Did my first gig with the tonemaster Saturday night. Went great. Didn’t tell the band till load out. No one noticed any difference. The line out to desk worked great. Very happy. Only difference to me is the vibrato doesn’t feel or sound the same. cheers Wiz I'm glad it worked out well for you. I'm sure a light amp is a godsend. |
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