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BOSS KANTANA BASS AMPS 

BOSS KANTANA 110
$400.00 USD

The Boss Katana guitar amps are perhaps the best selling amps on the planet. They are modelling amps.  Modelling which when totally Pro needs big bucks for high end chips and voicings with complex algorithms. They got around this by designing in some serious solid state preamp design. Think of it as modest but good sounding amp but with lots of excellent Boss pedals built in. Entry level and hobbyist love these amps because whatever sound you hear on your favorite recordings the Katana does a good job of mimicking them.

The bass amps have taken a similar approach. You can have all the effects but they have made sure the basic guts of the amp has enough dynamic range and heft. 

BOSS KANTANA 210
$650.00 USD

The most important thing they did was dispense with the modern Type C amp design format. The amp is a classic Type AB build. Both tube amps and vintage transistor amps use this format. So what's the big difference in sound? In one word such amps have BALZ!!!!! Serious punch and headroom for dynamics.

They do 2 models a 60 Watt, 110 and a 160 watt, 210. The smaller has 1x10" speaker and the 210 has two. Unless you play a Country, Jazz or Folk/Alt kind of thing the 50 watt won't cut it. If it's Rock get the 160 watt. Until they build a volume control into a drummer you will need it.

Basic features are 3 voicings. Mid Scoop Bright and Extended Range. You get 4 way EQ, a compressor and 2 sections of FX and storage for 8 presets.

CONCLUSION

At 75 I have played in bands for decades so trust me. These amps may seem a little pricey coming from Boss but they are Type AB amps. To get the kind of punch fro your typical Type C amp you would probably need 500 watts from the Kantana 210. 

If these amps weren't classic AB I probably would not have made this Post because in my book they would be toys. if you are buying toys I have no advice. What does it matter? If you are playing for a bit of fun why waste your Video game money?

I have a classic AB, 1983 Peavey Bandit 65 ...50 watt solid state. I keep it for backup for my 50 watt Plexi when I gig. The damn thing is 39 years old. It still sounds great. It still kicks butt!