Amp settings
Boss Katana Gen 3 settings for 19 songs
Exact Boss Katana Gen 3 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 103 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
Generation-level entry for the BOSS Katana Gen 3 guitar amp series (introduced May 2024: Katana-50, 50 EX, 100, 100/212, HEAD, Artist and Artist HEAD; 50 W or 100 W, Class AB power, BOSS Tube Logic). It lists only what every Gen 3 guitar Katana shares: AMP TYPE with six types (Acoustic, Clean, Pushed, Crunch, Lead, Brown; Pushed is new in Gen 3), each with a VARIATION voicing for 12 tones; Gain, Volume, Bass, Middle and Treble knobs; five simultaneous effect sections (Booster, Mod, FX, Delay, Reverb) with three stored types per button (15 on the panel) and over 60 types in BOSS Tone Studio; Ta
Modes
Acoustic · Clean · Pushed · Crunch · Lead · Brown
Most popular songs on the Boss Katana Gen 3
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 9 · Bass 5 · Mid 3 · Treble 7
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 3.5 · Treble 7.5
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Bass 3 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 7
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 5
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 8 · Treble 7
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Paranoid Android
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 7
Seek & Destroy
Metallica
Gain 8.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 2 · Treble 8
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gain 4 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Knights of Cydonia
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 8.5
Float On
Modest Mouse
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Any song, dialed in on your Boss Katana Gen 3
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Boss Katana Gen 3, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 19 songs A–Z
Every song with Boss Katana Gen 3 settings on ToneAdapt.
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
F
- Float On · Modest Mouse
H
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
K
- Knights of Cydonia · Muse
M
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
P
- Paranoid Android · Radiohead
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
S
- Seek & Destroy · Metallica
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
W
- Walk · Pantera
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Boss Katana Gen 3?
The most-adapted songs on the Boss Katana Gen 3 are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Walk (Pantera), Raining Blood (Slayer), Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Boss Katana Gen 3 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Boss Katana Gen 3 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Boss Katana Gen 3, guitar and pickups.