![]() With output set to 50 watts, a Telecaster on the clean setting floods the room with pure ‘valve amp’ tone. The Katana’s controls are well designed, packing in a lot of functionality into the top panel It’s a small combo and things can get a little congested when you push it hard, but there are some great sounds on offer here right out of the box. ![]() That said, you don’t need to connect to anything – well, apart from a guitar – to get the best out of the Katana-50 MkII. You’ll have to track down your own cable to hook up a computer via the USB Type B port as one isn’t included, but once we update the firmware on our early run review unit, the software is a breeze to navigate, with new sounds easily saved onto the amp. Also, the whole control panel of our review amp has an intermittent habit of shutting down when you adjust the FX knob, requiring a restart. ![]() The lightweight fibreboard cabinet feels solid enough for the price, but the two rotary switches don’t click into place with any confidence and the concentric pairs of controls sometimes stick together. ![]() This amp really does sound remarkably good, but there are a couple of issues to navigate first. There are plenty of ins and outs around the back, including the option to connect a preamp or multi-effects unit directly to the power amp In use Also on the back panel there’s an input feeding directly to the power amp, for plugging in an external preamp or a multi-effects unit with amp simulation, plus headphone/DI out and stereo aux in. ![]()
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