The Boss Katana 500 is a powerful 500W bass top. This top is compact and refines the Katana bass formula with a host of advanced features. This head's preamp circuit and massive 500-watt Class D power section give you a bright, full-bodied base that you can tweak with the Katana-500's flexible 4-band EQ, low-end shaping Bottom knob and 3-position Hi Cut switch.
The Katana-500 head's dedicated Drive and Compressor controls add fat grit and punch, while the Vintage/Modern switch transforms your signal from old-school warmth to modern clarity at the touch of a button. Picky about your bass cabs? The Katana-500 bass head's state-of-the-art Cab Resonance automatically optimizes your head's tone for your respective cab. Furthermore, a versatile output section with dual XLR speaker-outs, USB, a speaker-emulated line-out and headphone output ensures that this bass head excels in any environment: from bedroom, recording studio to sold-out stages. Add a library of effects via BossTone Studio, and the Katana-500 Bass Head takes BOSS' Katana bass guitar to a whole new level of performance and power!
Enhance your sound with the equalizer knobs:
At Klundert Music, we're discerning tone tweakers, and we can't help but be impressed with the Katana-500 Bass Head's powerful equalizer options. First, there's a 4-band active EQ for all your standard tone-shaping tasks, with the option to precisely tune the midrange of your tone using three low and high-mid frequencies. A dedicated Bottom knob lets you optimize the low end for different stages. On the other hand, the Katana-500 Bass Head features a trio of Hi Cut settings to tune your treble. Finally, a dedicated Amp Feel button gives you access to both a Vintage and Modern tonal profile, making it a breeze to instantly switch from warm old-school sound to a crisper, clearer and more contemporary profile with an extended frequency range - a feature preferred by Klundert Music bassists at gigs, as it makes style changes during your set list as easy as clicking a button.
1-click Cab Resonance Optimization:
Every speaker cabinet has its own unique frequency response and impedance curve, which can greatly affect the tone of your head (and not always in the best way). Fortunately, the Boss Katana-500 bass head features advanced Cab Resonance technology to perfectly tune the top's output stage to your cabinet's sonic profile, making your sound sharper with improved feel, deeper lows and superior high-end definition. Best of all, this technology is completely automatic - just click the Katana-500 Bass Head's dedicated Cab Resonance switch and let Boss' processing technology do the rest.
Boss Tone Studio is boss:
The Boss Katana 500 Bass Head supports a variety of timeless Boss effects, with extensive customization options to further enhance and define your sound using Boss Tone Studio software. Connect the Katana 500 to your computer via USB to access more than 60 Boss effects, with the option to swap settings and types for the Katana-500 Bass Head's Comp Drive and FX knobs. When your setup starts to feel stale, load up Boss Tone Studio to completely transform your Katana-500 Bass Head's FX section and inspire yourself with a fresh new assortment of bold Boss tones.
Boss KTN500B HD bass amp top features:
- Compact bass amp with a combination of sophisticated Katana preamp circuitry and a bright and rich-sounding 500-watt Class D power amp
- 4-band active EQ section, with 3 options for low and high-mid frequencies to shape your sound
- 3-position Hi Cut switch equalizes the treble of your signal
- Bottom knob to optimize your low end
- Amp Feel switch instantly transforms your tone from the old-school warmth of Vintage to the cutting precision of Modern
- Special Drive and Comp knobs to add punch and grit to your tone
- Cab Resonance knob automatically optimizes your tone based on your cab's frequency response using advanced processing
- Add clarity to your sound by adding your direct tone with the Blend button
- Shape knob matches the voice of your head with wide-range, mid-scooped and clear profile curves
- Pad switch for high-power active pickups
- USB functionality gives you access to direct computer recording and Boss Tone Studio software (over 60 Boss effects)
- Tone Studio lets you switch between different effect types on the Comp, FX and Drive buttons
- Built-in memory control lets you quickly recall a previous preset
- Robust output section with two XLR speaker-outs, an XLR line-out and a headphone output
- additional jacks available to connect your expression pedal or GA-FC footswitch
- output power: 500 watts (at 4 ohms), 250 watts (at 8 ohms)
