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I've been looking for a practice amp for some time that I could just carry around the house, plug in and jam away with.

After spending some time with various little amps that really didn't do it for me, I took the plunge and got the Katana 50. Totally blown away.

I have it at the 25W setting with the Master Volume cranked and use the regular volume to really adjust things, but the amps sound great and the effects really sound authentic. It does everything from sparkling clean to driving metal distortion. You can record direct into your computer. Has headphone jack to play silently.

Highly recommended for beginners to pros alike. Just a great little all around amp. And the price can't be beat. At $230, it's really packed with features.

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Congrats on the new amp and thanks for telling us about it.  It sounds really useful.  Enjoy

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Congrats on your purchase! I bought one last year to use at church. I wanted something versatile and inexpensive I could just leave there and not have to carry an amp back and forth twice a week. It fills the bill perfectly. 

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Congrats! They get lots of love online.  Blue Dog has one also.

I considered the 100 watt to use for gigging in conjunction with my Helix plugged in through the FX loop  I figured in the Helix died, I could resort to plugging in the front of the amp to save a gig.

I decided to go with a Powerblock into a cab I already had, but it wouldn't be close to the versatility of the Katana if the Helix died on me.

 

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Can't believe the timing of this thread since I just bought the Katana 50 yesterday at L & M, $299 CAD. I have been listening to the members reviews and finally decided to purchase. The bad news is that this amp is so popular, it is back ordered three weeks. I have no choice but to wait before rendering a review.

Henk

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I've had the Kat 50 for a year now and love it. Very versatile.

Check out this site for some cool patches

https://guitarpatches.com/patches.php?unit=katana

 

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44 minutes ago, Ice9 said:

I've had the Kat 50 for a year now and love it. Very versatile.

Check out this site for some cool patches

https://guitarpatches.com/patches.php?unit=katana

 

Wow, thank you!!

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I’ve spent some time with one of the largest 100 ones and it was really nice! It’s cool to have a solid state amp that doesn’t have a thousand things to fiddle with. The katana amps just GO!

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