Amp settings
Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 settings for 29 songs
Exact Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 194 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
BOSS Katana-50 EX Gen 3 (KTN50 3EX), third-generation Katana introduced May 2024: 50-watt Class AB combo with a custom 12-inch speaker upgraded over the standard Katana-50 Gen 3 (cork speaker gasket) and a gray/black matrix grille, built on BOSS Tube Logic. AMP TYPE knob with six types (Acoustic, Clean, Pushed, Crunch, Lead, Brown; Pushed is new in Gen 3), each with a VARIATION button voicing for 12 tones. Gain, Volume, Bass, Middle and Treble knobs; no Presence knob. Five simultaneous effect sections (Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, Reverb), each with its own knob and a button that cycles three stor
Modes
Acoustic · Clean · Pushed · Crunch · Lead · Brown
Most popular songs on the Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 3 · Treble 7
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 9 · Bass 5 · Mid 3 · Treble 7
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7.5 · Treble 7
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Unholy Confessions
Avenged Sevenfold
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 7
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Back In Black
AC/DC
Gain 5 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 5
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 4.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Stabwound
Necrophagist
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Bass 3 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Floods
Pantera
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Alive
Pearl Jam
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Even Flow
Pearl Jam
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6.5
Plug In Baby
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7.5
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
My Own Summer (Shove It)
Deftones
Gain 8 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 3 · Treble 6
Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 8 · Treble 7
Knights of Cydonia
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 8
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Any song, dialed in on your Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 29 songs A–Z
Every song with Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 settings on ToneAdapt.
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- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
A
- Alive · Pearl Jam
B
- Back In Black · AC/DC
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Even Flow · Pearl Jam
F
- Floods · Pantera
H
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
I
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
K
- Knights of Cydonia · Muse
L
- Layla · Derek and the Dominos
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- My Own Summer (Shove It) · Deftones
P
- Plug In Baby · Muse
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stabwound · Necrophagist
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
U
- Unholy Confessions · Avenged Sevenfold
W
- Walk · Pantera
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3?
The most-adapted songs on the Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 are Walk (Pantera), Master of Puppets (Metallica), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Hotel California (Eagles), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Boss Katana-50 EX Gen 3, guitar and pickups.