Amp settings
Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 settings for 38 songs
Exact Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 273 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
BOSS KATANA-Artist Gen 3 (KTN-ART 3, 2024): 100-watt Class AB combo with a custom 12-inch Waza speaker in a semi-closed, wide-baffle cabinet (Tube Logic design). Six amp types (ACOUSTIC, CLEAN, PUSHED, CRUNCH, LEAD, BROWN), each with a VARIATION button voicing, for 12 tones; PUSHED is new in Gen 3. Front panel: GAIN, VOLUME, BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, CONTOUR button (green/red/orange/OFF midrange characteristics), RESONANCE knob (low-frequency definition), PRESENCE, MASTER, BLOOM button (power amp revoiced for sharper attack and a springy, dynamic low end), SOLO section (SOLO button, SOLO LEVEL and
Modes
Acoustic · Clean · Pushed · Crunch · Lead · Brown
Most popular songs on the Boss Katana Artist Gen 3
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 2 · Treble 7
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 7
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 7.5 · Treble 6
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Unholy Confessions
Avenged Sevenfold
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Floods
Pantera
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 5 · Treble 6
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Back In Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 5
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 3.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Nutshell
Alice In Chains
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 6
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
My Own Summer (Shove It)
Deftones
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 3 · Treble 6
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Gain 4.5 · Bass 4 · Mid 7 · Treble 8
What Part of No
Lorrie Morgan
Gain 1.5 · Bass 4 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7.5
Since I've Been Loving You
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Basket Case
Green Day
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7.5 · Treble 8.5
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
Deftones
Gain 8.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 4 · Treble 7
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Gain 5.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Even Flow
Pearl Jam
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 8
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Killing in the Name
Rage Against the Machine
Gain 1.5 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Hail to the King
Avenged Sevenfold
Gain 7.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Sunshine of Your Love
Cream
Gain 7.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Miracle Man
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 9 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 8
Fluffy
Chon
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold
Gain 9 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 8
Tequila Does
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall
Gain 3 · Bass 4 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Van Halen
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Any song, dialed in on your Boss Katana Artist Gen 3
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Boss Katana Artist Gen 3, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 38 songs A–Z
Every song with Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 settings on ToneAdapt.
#
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
A
- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love · Van Halen
B
- Back In Black · AC/DC
- Basket Case · Green Day
- Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) · Deftones
- Beat It · Michael Jackson
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Even Flow · Pearl Jam
H
- Hail to the King · Avenged Sevenfold
- Head in the Ceiling Fan · Title Fight
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
I
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
K
- Killing in the Name · Rage Against the Machine
L
- Layla · Derek and the Dominos
M
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Miracle Man · Ozzy Osbourne
- Mr. Brightside · The Killers
- My Own Summer (Shove It) · Deftones
N
- Nightmare · Avenged Sevenfold
- No More Tears · Ozzy Osbourne
- Nutshell · Alice In Chains
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Since I've Been Loving You · Led Zeppelin
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Sunshine of Your Love · Cream
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- Tequila Does · Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall
- The Thrill is Gone · B.B. King
U
- Unholy Confessions · Avenged Sevenfold
W
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- What Part of No · Lorrie Morgan
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Y
- You Shook Me All Night Long · AC/DC
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Boss Katana Artist Gen 3?
The most-adapted songs on the Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Hotel California (Eagles), Iron Man (Black Sabbath). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Boss Katana Artist Gen 3 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Boss Katana Artist Gen 3, guitar and pickups.