Amp settings
Boss Katana Gen 3 50W settings for 35 songs
Exact Boss Katana Gen 3 50W settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 311 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
BOSS Katana-50 Gen 3 (KTN-50 3), third-generation Katana introduced May 2024: 50-watt Class AB combo with a custom 12-inch speaker, 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 stored types (15 on the panel), plus Tap tempo; over 60 effect types in BOSS Tone Studio, where Contour
Modes
Acoustic · Clean · Pushed · Crunch · Lead · Brown
Most popular songs on the Boss Katana Gen 3 50W
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 3 · 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 5 · Treble 7
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 3 · Treble 7
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 7
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Bass 4 · Mid 7 · Treble 4
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Gain 1.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 6
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5.5 · Treble 7
Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7.5
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
Gain 6.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Bass 3 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Gain 5 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Floods
Pantera
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 5 · Treble 7
Bulls In The Bronx
Pierce the Veil
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Tornado of Souls
Megadeth
Gain 9 · Bass 5 · Mid 4 · Treble 8
Seek and destroy
metallica
Gain 9 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 8
I Am the Black Wizards
Emperor
Gain 9 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 7
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 5 · Treble 6
פרופיל 97
Peer Tasi
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Unholy Confessions
Avenged Sevenfold
Gain 8.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Mystery Girl (Revamped)
Housecall
Gain 6.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Alive
Pearl Jam
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Trátame Suavemente
Soda Stereo
Gain 1 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Any song, dialed in on your Boss Katana Gen 3 50W
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Boss Katana Gen 3 50W, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 35 songs A–Z
Every song with Boss Katana Gen 3 50W settings on ToneAdapt.
A
- Alive · Pearl Jam
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Beat It · Michael Jackson
- Bulls In The Bronx · Pierce the Veil
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
H
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
I
- I Am the Black Wizards · Emperor
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
L
- Layla · Derek and the Dominos
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Mystery Girl (Revamped) · Housecall
R
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Seek and destroy · metallica
- Seven Nation Army · The White Stripes
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- Take Me Out · Franz Ferdinand
- Tornado of Souls · Megadeth
- Trátame Suavemente · Soda Stereo
U
- Unholy Confessions · Avenged Sevenfold
W
- Walk · Pantera
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Boss Katana Gen 3 50W?
The most-adapted songs on the Boss Katana Gen 3 50W are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Walk (Pantera), Holy Wars (Megadeth). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Boss Katana Gen 3 50W settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Boss Katana Gen 3 50W as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Boss Katana Gen 3 50W, guitar and pickups.