Amplifier Classes Explained | Boss Katana Artist
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6 жыл бұрынUnderstanding amplifier classes can be confusing. What is the difference between 'Class A' and 'Class AB'? What's going on with 'Class D'?
Wonder no longer, using the Boss Katana Artist as an example we delve into the world of amplifier classes.
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@CatPickStudios 6 жыл бұрын
Finally someone explained this in a way I can understand.
@InsomniacMatt 6 жыл бұрын
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@ScienceofLoud 6 жыл бұрын
Dinosaurs are life
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@ThrashingBasskill 6 жыл бұрын
*Smacks table* THANK YOU! o.o Stupid question dough: Why didn't your sound get clean after the shower? Explain this in a seperate video please! ò.ó \m/
@d1oftwins 6 жыл бұрын
Well, that is an easy explanation, the signal was still... _wet_ .
@jansonpig 6 жыл бұрын
It got wet! Lol!! Thanks for the laugh! I needed that shit
@konradcholewa5317 6 жыл бұрын
made my day
@sebastiantillqvist6815 5 жыл бұрын
@@d1oftwins Bwaahahah, excellent mate
@stevemaass3074 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, once again tons of expert knowledge condensed into understandable language. Good on ya, man.
@jughead6654 6 жыл бұрын
This guys videos are literally the only ones that make sense to me... the best instructional videos on KZfaq.
@JordanSeal 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to have discovered your channel: you're a thorough, engaging teacher, with great playing to boot. I've tiptoed around this topic for years -- ever since a Guitar Center sales rep looked starry-eyed when he described an amp option as "Class A" -- and this is by far the clearest, most helpful overview I've seen.
@UncleRJ 6 жыл бұрын
I love the visualization, especially the one that constantly stays on the right side of the video.
@tristianseguin3930 6 жыл бұрын
Colin. Your channel is criminally unrecognized and unsubbed. Love the channel
@anthonysclafani3963 6 жыл бұрын
Iron Wall so true. His videos are hands down some of the best on YT. DylanTalksTone is also severely underrated. He deserves waaaay more subs
@rolux4853 4 жыл бұрын
Anthony Sclafani while I do like to watch some of Dylan’s videos, he often seems like a salesman who wants to promote his products. I can’t help but think he’s really arrogant sometimes.. Colin however is the opposite, it seems like all he wants to do is educate us about stuff we don’t know in the most polite, helpful and funny way. I do like Colins videos a lot and think he really should get more attention!
@haydenb9074 6 жыл бұрын
11:44 WE ALL GOT LEFT BEHIND
@snakey8095 6 жыл бұрын
Never heard of the classes of amplifiers but your vid brought the big picture and all the details I need. The visualization is really good for understanding! Also your Tiramisu Explorer really looks cool! This is the promoted video that I would click to watch!
@snakey8095 6 жыл бұрын
Oh btw Colin, where's the riff in 11:09 from? Thanks!
@ScienceofLoud 6 жыл бұрын
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
@brianricker1703 6 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone was able to explain amp classes to me! I totally get it now, thank you!
@Oilid 6 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who puts that there's a product placement!!! Not like all the other youtubers who are "demoing the latest Ernie Ball stuff"!!! Gosh! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY and this great explanation video!!! 😉👍
@ScienceofLoud 6 жыл бұрын
To be very fair to Boss, they didn't want a normal product review. They just wanted to be used as an example in a technology explanation video like this. I chose the topic and equipment and had free reign to say whatever I wanted and fortunately the Katana Artist is very good. If companies make good product honesty is nothing to be scared of. The fact that Boss even want to work with me considering the shade I've thrown at the original Metal Zone in the past should speak volumes about how supportive they are to honest content.
@martinkrauser4029 6 жыл бұрын
It's a brilliant marketing move by Boss - what's the use of having a unique advantage in your amp if the drooling guitar player won't understand it? On the whole Metal Zone thing, I cannot imagine any long-standing company to be so much out of touch to miss a product of theirs has achieved meme status. Come on, there's a That Pedal Show episode where they wear surgical masks to handle one.
@sohamsengupta6470 5 жыл бұрын
@@ScienceofLoud Hey have you used a standard Katana (40 Watt version would be preferable)? If so I'd like your opinion on it
@EOS44 6 жыл бұрын
This is the best video I’ve seen in a fucking while. Got educated with precise and understandable information explaining shit every guitar player needs to know, and then got to listen a killer tune. Love you Colin.
@pauloscabeni5277 6 жыл бұрын
You read my mind. I was researching about this topic lately and many explanations are confusing. Your video is amazing, very well explained and in an accessible way. Thank you for that!
@keiththompson1320 5 жыл бұрын
I was literally going to search this topic before my KZfaq binge but changed my mind - this was my first recommended video when I went to YT. Spooky....
@NACHTEULE13X 6 жыл бұрын
You explain things way better than other musicians. I love your videos. I also have had the regular boss katana 100 for a year and love it. Have yet to try the artist out.
@InsomniacMatt 6 жыл бұрын
HOLY CRAP, THAT KNOB ON THE BACK OF MY AMP THAT HAS IT GO FROM CLASS A TO CLASS A/B OR A BLEND OF THE TWO FINALLY MAKES SENSE Thank you Collin
@arborterra 6 жыл бұрын
I love your explanations and reviews; your videos are the ones I look forward to the most when it comes to guitar!
@Mustafa-ou8qs 6 жыл бұрын
Nam Tăng Thought Kurzgesagt was a fan for a moment.
@johnvroman245 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining the different amp classes in a way that is both informative and entertaining. You sir, are both a scholar and a gentleman!
@jacobchristie727 6 жыл бұрын
This is why your channel is one of my favorite. Love these in depth explanations
@2011joser 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation. The graphics with the narration are the perfect way to get the point accross. This is the best tutorial on amp classes on youtube. Great job.
@turbine3780 6 жыл бұрын
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@rapiststan5272 6 жыл бұрын
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@ponch242 6 жыл бұрын
Love this video my friend! Quality has improved a lot since your first videos! Its excellent! Keep up the good work ;)
@judeodom2428 6 жыл бұрын
Your the best guitar/musical you tube channel on KZfaq. Informational and even if you can't as fast as other channels each video people can tell that you take your time and thought just to get it right. Love the channel.
@GogiRegion 6 жыл бұрын
This makes a lot more sense now. That explains why SS amps always have the PWM wattage, as well as part of the reason that tubes feel different. Thank you for this video!
@surethebest 5 жыл бұрын
Hey man! I’m playing for almost 3 years now and learned a lot from your video today. Thanks for the work and tutoring.. Frank
@guitarguru186 6 жыл бұрын
"DEM TONES, BRAH!" Hahahaha love this channel, always so informative & entertaining. Keep 'em coming, Colin!
@ErikStone1 6 жыл бұрын
I have the Katana Artist...love it! The thing is LOUD. I know about amp classification from the car audio world. Car stereo amps are rated the same. Class D was always reserved for powering bass subwoofers. If you look at all the latest bass guitar amps on the market now, you'll see a trend of super small heads with crazy power (like 800 watts). That's class D power.
@mkaali 6 жыл бұрын
Erik Stone How come class D power means less volume than class A if D has higher efficiency than A?
@ErikStone1 6 жыл бұрын
When talking about efficiency, there is always a "compromise". If you put a high efficiency shower head on your shower, does it flow more or less water? Same concept here.
@mkaali 6 жыл бұрын
Erik Stone If both showers take water from the plumbing at the same rate, the one with the higher efficiency makes my head wetter.
@ryanbwags 6 жыл бұрын
Totally spot on. I've got a 250 watt Carvin bass head that could fit in my gig bag. Sounds great and has more than enough power on tap for whatever I need. I'll never lug a a giant bass amp to a gig ever again.
@ErikStone1 6 жыл бұрын
mkaali both showers do not take the water at the same rate. The water hits the shower heads at the same rate, but the efficient head creates a bottleneck that helps conserve water (which is what makes it efficient). So with the amp, as you heard in this video...class A is a full stream of power with very little bottleneck. This is why it sounds pure. The downside is that it creates a lot of heat, so it looses energy in that heat (ie: non-efficient). Class D processes power completely different since that power is "filtered". You may loose sound quality and volume due to the filtration, but what you get in return is a cooler running amp that doesn't need large heat sinks and air moving around it to cool it down. It's a trade off. Maybe someday we'll have a new class of amp that has the best of both worlds.
@StephenHsiang 6 жыл бұрын
this Scottish accent sounds much comfortable after viewing decades of clips from this channel. good vid, thanks.
@crashzero6517 6 жыл бұрын
you have a wonderful way of explaining things and these focused deep dives that explain the subject matter with out all the nonsense is unique and most welcomed. Thank you
@barbasbandas6665 6 жыл бұрын
The quality of the production of your videos is awesome! congrats Colin!
@peterwoods35 5 жыл бұрын
Love your clarity and precision. You make the difficult quite easy to understand. Bravo.
@267koko 6 жыл бұрын
Finally! A REAL video of you playing. I knew you could play. It’s about damn time you show how good. I loved it. 🤘🤘
@tonedriverss8629 5 жыл бұрын
Colin .... simply amazing ! Your playing and song composition is absolutely world class my brother ! Add to this your knowledge , intelligence and absolute pro way of explaining technical aspects ... awesome . Great work . Awesomely interesting and very informative videos all done in a superb professional manner and top quality . Sub and like ... who could resist or deny ?
@thedaver8 6 жыл бұрын
I think we're all expecting more shower scenes in the future.
@koffieverslaafde627 6 жыл бұрын
Dake Townsend of course
@leftymadrid 4 жыл бұрын
Love this guy!!!!! Not only is the information smack right on, his accent is just fabulous, fantastic!!!
@Eggy-bp6pj 6 жыл бұрын
Dude it's crazy, I was genuinely just wondering about that. And I couldn't think of anyone better to explain it. You're explanations are so clear and easy to understand :) Also having been a subscriber for quite a while I definitely noticed your playing has improved!!! Good work man, your rhythm was much tighter and overall cleaner, and your lead lines were very nice too. Also your recording has improved as well. Essentially, great work man :) I noticed a big improvement
@ScienceofLoud 6 жыл бұрын
That old 10,000 hours thing. I can only get better with practice. Thank you for your support.
@caal15 6 жыл бұрын
Man I love how you explain things, The basics are always quite easy to understand.
@littleboi3343 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Colin! Interesting way to sponsor a video as something useful!
@matcarpes 6 жыл бұрын
Love your stuff man, great editing and lots of useful informaton
@mick1167 6 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of that video where Stephen Hawking explains quantum mechanics then gets into the bath. Haha, nice one mate.
@kalidesu 6 жыл бұрын
Thats because quantum mechanics is trash, and Amps use real physics not computer simulations of simulations to cook up figures.
@Deliquescentinsight 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the more clear explanations I have encountered! Thank you
@diegoferrera4454 5 жыл бұрын
Love all your videos! Would love to see you post a video of you breaking down the complete "anatomy" of a tube/solid-state/hybrid amp. Fingers crossed!
@Yanthungbemo 4 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about what the Class AB in the Boss Katana series meant just a few days back and thus video comes up! Awesome!
@bwgti 6 жыл бұрын
great content. great riffing and some cool guitars. and the fan. in the hair. thank you for the video sir!
@StuntcatTV 5 жыл бұрын
Man, I want to thank you and compliment you on your exceptional explanation skills, you really contribute to finally growing an educated generation of musicians with your videos. But I gotta say the highlights for me were the scream at the end and that I use the same handwash :D All hail from Austria
@hazrod13 6 жыл бұрын
I just learned everything about amps classes... I didn't even knew there were classes...
@MrWilander88 4 жыл бұрын
Colin is the best teacher period, we all need someone like him at University
4 жыл бұрын
*Hey, Colin! I just want to make you a very, very big compliment!!* - I' m not that technical talented sound specialist ( with an "A"-- classification in maths...), but thats the first time, that someone could *explain the "A","B","AB" and "D"- classification of guitar-amps* the way, *that even i really understood it!!*- And it was the same in your episode, you explained that phenomenon called "negative feedback" ( which was of special interest for me, because i own a VOX AC-30, an amp, thats well-known and especially popular because of having not such feedback...) You have really an easy to understand and - instead and thanks-god - technically correct and also humourful - way to explain things around musical issues!! Fantastic, man! *You are not only a respectable guitarist, you are also a true teacher - in the best way of the word' s meaning!* Carry on!! Rock on!! Stay healthy!!🎸🤟 Andreas
@Mythansar 2 жыл бұрын
Great explanation man! And great video there! And nice playing aswell! Keep doing it! =)
@AlexanderXtcSlayin 3 жыл бұрын
How does this channel not have a million subs, your videos are top notch. Very well done.
@troyjeffrey4311 6 жыл бұрын
I've got a Boss Katana 50 and it is my favorite thing in the world. I only really play guitar in my home so dropping the output wattage with the flip of a switch while still keeping things sounding good is awesome. And that amp SOUNDS. GOOD. Even if I had an excellent 1W valve amp I'd still need a bunch of a pedals to get the sounds I'm after. The Katana has many effects built in so I don't have to journey very far. Its not the ultimate amp, but its all one really needs if they are after a simple, affordable, practice amp.
@JakkaRM 5 жыл бұрын
never heard anything about amp classes before but super interesting none-the-less. thanks for explaining in such a clear way.
@LateBoomerGR 4 жыл бұрын
Nailed it. The best katana video out there by far
@OzziePete1 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Colin. Thank you.
@5urg3x 5 жыл бұрын
Great video and thank you for the info. I didn’t like the rhythm amp tones but the lead sound on top did sound good to my ears.
@NeurocideVIbeKILLa 6 жыл бұрын
Very informative vid. I’m so happy I have Boss Katana!
@michaellittlewood3032 4 жыл бұрын
Hit a home run on this one. Great channel just subscribed. Thank you.
@HeleneLogan 5 жыл бұрын
Explained so I could actually understand it--Thank you!
@joelspaulding5964 5 жыл бұрын
Utterly proper guitar playing. Tones seemed paired nicely with purpose. The video production during initial sound clip- just looney. Beyond solid work- Respect; from across the pond.
@spiritemporer9027 6 жыл бұрын
Love the channel subbed today and I’ve watched so many of your videos Keep it up =D
@mathieuclairefond413 5 жыл бұрын
That's really very interesting ! Plus, making the effort to get your accent, I think I can now understand every single english accent in the world ! I thought Trainspotting was hard to understand, but now I get what Scotland really is all about !! Thanks man !
@onevoiceinc 6 жыл бұрын
Best video yet. Loved it.
@vwlouk2 6 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! You're the first person to explain this.
@unstabilizer 6 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! Thanks man!
@calvinlewis1979 5 жыл бұрын
Good video. I've been looking for a demo of what the amp sounds like prior to using software editing. Subscribed 👍
@DrumeRGray 6 жыл бұрын
Love how you threw a Parkway Drive riff in the demo!!!
@pronounceword 4 жыл бұрын
I like your video very much. It's really great. I'll keep an eye on your channel. I am your fan and I will support you.
@stevenmgyori3826 6 жыл бұрын
Well done and thanks for sharing brother!
@angeldelvax7219 4 жыл бұрын
Funny how people actually expect to hear the full quality of AB amplified sound from a youtube video... As if there is no compression, and the phone or PC audio isn't class D :p Thank you for providing this information!
@williaml.6922 4 жыл бұрын
Ronald, I appreciate your perspective. Sometimes I catch myself thinking all these amp and pedal videos sound identical, then I remember I'm on my phone! At least if something sounds decent here, it might sound that much better in person.
@abelincoln95 6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding presentation. My little 5 watt is AB & it has a great sound!!
@strontkakpis 6 жыл бұрын
I got the same orange T-rex lamp on my nightstand! Love it! And the video as well, but that speaks for itself!
@MB-rc8ie 5 жыл бұрын
I study electronics and I'm vary glad that you explained this topic in such simple and comprehensive way. Also the track you made is suprisingly good
@olieenclosures2406 4 жыл бұрын
Great explanation my friend!
@patrickbeaston3659 6 жыл бұрын
A very well made video. Good song too!
@joaodanieldemello2137 3 жыл бұрын
The content in this channel is amazing
@l.like.too.practice. 6 жыл бұрын
Love that slipknot Great video I love ins and outs you give in all of you videos 🤘
@keithburnett-i7f 3 жыл бұрын
Great review. Thanks!
@Fedethedangerous95 6 жыл бұрын
This video is SICK under every possible aspect
@backspin6698 6 жыл бұрын
You are good Collin, damn good. Thanks for sharing.
@SteveStrummerUK 6 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. You're a *class* act Colin 😀
@MachineGunManUFMS 6 жыл бұрын
Great explanation! And that single pickup Explorer is SICK :o
@musicsurvivalkit1773 5 жыл бұрын
Solid info. Thanks so much for putting this together. Keep livin' 'dat Dino-Life!
@MetalBaller83 6 жыл бұрын
WE ALL GOT LEFT BEHIND!!! Love the Slipknot hat tip! Lovin’ some Lamb of God in there too! As always, Keeping it loud! Thanks again Colin for another awesome video, keep ‘em coming!
@thomaslthomas1506 6 ай бұрын
Incredible explanation !
@gamma_noize 3 жыл бұрын
11:27 The riff from Vice Grip by Parkway drive really made me smile!
@pekkalaaksonen8384 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks! A kind of a Rob Roy and a Braveheart dialect of the guitar/amp world! And the Oscar goes to...
@reverendayglow 3 жыл бұрын
I learn so much from your videos. And a laugh and a chuckle occasionally. :-)
@justthetruth870 4 жыл бұрын
Luv'n ya work mate.
@TheDunateen77 6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful info mate and I’m a little more push pulled to buy a katana now haha keep up the good work,
@Chinaguitarsceptic 6 жыл бұрын
Great video and info 👍😎
@armax00 4 жыл бұрын
Really useful especially considering that I am looking for an amp and I am trying to figure out what and how.to.compare things!
@electrorganix 5 жыл бұрын
Colin is Da BOSS !!! cheers mate :)
@Neil.Swinnerton 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the technical description of the various amplifier classes - that had certainly been a mystery to me. It seems that the Katana Artist uses a mixture of analogue and digital technology to delivers its sounds, but that the main signal route through (without effects) is analogue.
@wasichu66 6 жыл бұрын
Finally got it. Where have you been the last 40 years :D
@SubBlackIndustries 6 жыл бұрын
Sweet thanks for the info.
@glofuss 6 жыл бұрын
very very good video keep it up
@likerawsushi 6 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you play so cleanly :P
@gyrospace2 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent tones
@anthonysilva5312 5 жыл бұрын
Well done bruh!! 🙏🏻
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