Amp settings
Boss Katana GO settings for 17 songs
Exact Boss Katana GO settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 84 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
BOSS KATANA:GO (2024; relaunched February 2025 in a refreshed exterior design, KTN-GO2, with the same sounds and features): personal headphone guitar amp whose fold-down 1/4-inch plug goes straight into the guitar's output jack; no speaker, 30 mW + 30 mW stereo PHONES output. Guitar mode has the five Katana amp types ACOUSTIC, CLEAN, CRUNCH, LEAD and BROWN, each with a VARIATION (BOSS counts 10 amp characters, two of them for acoustic-electric guitar), with GAIN, VOLUME, BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, PRESENCE and CAB RESONANCE (Vintage / Modern / Deep). Effects (over 60): BOOSTER (23 drive, distortion
Most-used presets
- CRUNCH · 5
- LEAD · 3
- MODERN BROWN · 2
- ACOUSTIC · 1
- BROWN · 1
- METAL LEAD · 1
Most popular songs on the Boss Katana GO
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Bass 5 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Bass 5.5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Gain 5 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Supermassive Black Hole
Muse
LEAD
Gain 8 · Reverb 0.5 · Stage feel 2
Master of Puppets
Metallica
MODERN BROWN
Gain 9 · Bass 6 · Mid 3 · Treble 7
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Uprising
Muse
CRUNCH
Gain 7 · Reverb 0.5 · Stage feel 1
Resistance
Muse
LEAD
Gain 7.5 · Reverb 0.5 · Stage feel 2
Back in Black
AC/DC
CRUNCH
Gain 4 · Bass 4 · Mid 6 · Treble 5
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
CRUNCH
Gain 3.5 · Reverb 0.5 · Stage feel 1
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 7
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Gain 1.5 · Bass 6 · Mid 4.5 · Treble 7.5
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6.5 · Treble 7
Walk
Pantera
METAL LEAD
Gain 8.5 · Reverb 0 · Stage feel 1
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
CRUNCH
Gain 7 · Reverb 0 · Stage feel 1
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
MODERN BROWN
Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Any song, dialed in on your Boss Katana GO
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Boss Katana GO, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 17 songs A–Z
Every song with Boss Katana GO settings on ToneAdapt.
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
C
- Comfortably Numb · Pink Floyd
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
H
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Hotel California · Eagles
I
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
L
- Layla · Derek and the Dominos
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
R
- Resistance · Muse
S
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Supermassive Black Hole · Muse
U
- Uprising · Muse
W
- Walk · Pantera
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Boss Katana GO?
The most-adapted songs on the Boss Katana GO are Enter Sandman (Metallica), Hotel California (Eagles), Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd), Supermassive Black Hole (Muse). Each has exact settings on this page.
Which Boss Katana GO presets are used most?
CRUNCH (5 songs), LEAD (3 songs), MODERN BROWN (2 songs), ACOUSTIC (1 songs).
Can ToneAdapt give me Boss Katana GO settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Boss Katana GO as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Boss Katana GO, guitar and pickups.