How long does it take

and my lights are rapid red

@@dkjbskdjbshdv It doesn't take very long. I had the same thing happen to me and I had to go back through the steps slowly to get it to work.

I love to hear that! Glad you got it updated. Enjoy!!

Glad you didn't give up on it. I don't own a Gen 3 yet (this was a review unit), but I've been using it more and it's growing on me.

Thanks. I actually used the boss instructions from the manual as a guide. Sometimes it's just better to have a visual reference. I know I understand better when I can see things happening.

I had the head mk2. I wasn't a fan of the built in speaker. I thought it would be a great option to have, but I thought it sounded terrible. I would test it out at a store before you commit.

@@Guitarnivore I like the built in speaker because i cannot practice at loud volumes in my apartment. I already have the katana mini but the MK3 head would add whole new world of amps and fx's. I got rid of all my hx stomp stuff, it started to sound stale to me. Otherwise I might consider a boss GX100, the GT1000 doesn't justice the price tag to me atm. I had the previous MK2 100W but was not able to perform with other guys due to world corruption events. ;)

I just got this a couple days ago, so I haven't had a lot of time with it, but I would try doing a factory reset (Powering it on while holding the panel button) and see if that sets it right. Back up your channel patches first. If you've done the firmware update already, don't worry, this will not revert it back to the original and you won't have to do that again.

Glad I could help!

First time hearing this and honestly, it doesn't surprise me. They have a lot of bugs to work out before I'll actually buy one...if I actually buy one. Lately I've been thinking I might just buy an ME-90 in the future and use it through the power amp in of my MK2.

@@Guitarnivore I still have my MK2 Head, as well as the box and packing for the Gen 3. I'm considering returning the Gen 3. I wouldn't take delivery of a car with only 3 wheels in the hope the manufacturer will send me the fourth. I apply the same reasoning to this amp. I expect what I paid for, nothing less.

I hear ya!

I hear ya. I didn't mind because it gave me a reason to make this video really quick, but I didn't want to have to do it right out of the box. The good thing is you don't need tone studio on a PC to update it, so if you can borrow a friends laptop or something to get it done. Hopefully they won't have any more firmware updates any time soon.

Me too! Why in the hell didn’t the GEN three come updated for the Bluetooth. Stupid tech people. I’m a guitarist, not a flippin computer junkie.

Old patches work with new Katanas, but new patches don't work with old Katanas. So Gen 3 can use Mk 1 & 2 patches, but Gen 3 patches won't work on Mk 1 & 2 Katanas.

@@Guitarnivore got it makes sense What about the artist gen 3? Does there patches only work with artist patches? I own an mk2 100 not sure if it’s worth getting artist gen 3. I don’t want to loose my stuff . So basically does old mk2 patches work with artist gen 3? Or is artist gen 3 a separate entity? Also can you use the artist gen 3 as a master and old mk2 100 as a slave together?

@@christopherhavison5176 I don't see any reason why Boss whould stray from their norm and not make the mk2 patches compatible with all models. The Artist still uses the same firmware (1.06) as the Gen 3 100 combo and I've been using all of my patches from the Mk2, some that I created on the Artist when I had it.

@@Guitarnivore thank you for your time !!! Much appreciated

Yes, the Gen 3 is backwards compatible, but Gen 3 patches won't work with the mk1 or 2.

That's a good question. No, it's not available in Tone Studio. Maybe later on they'll update the firmware and tone studio to have that feature, kind of like how some of the features from the Artist were available later with the MK2.

Yeh, I remember that update. Made a lot of changes. I don't have the two amps in front of me but the layout on the head and combo look identical. Like the same amp in a different box. I could understand the bloom feature being exclusive to the Artist but it doesn't make sense to me to leave it out of the combo. Oh well. I haven't played one yet, but the first demo I heard I thought, something's different. Before anyone mentioned revoicing or the pushed amp. How different does it sound in person? Compared to the MKII. I liked it. I see they did change to a drag and drop signal chain too. That's great. But it's the little things that have kept me from ordering one. To not have Bluetooth built in and have to buy a $60 "dongle" is ridiculous to me. Especially having just released the Go. One reviewer said that was a good thing because a lot of people don't want it. That certainly changed my opinion of him. Better to have it and not need it is my opinion. I know he was referring to a cost increase but, $60?, I don't think so. AND, if you add the "dongle" so you can use the mobile app then why not at least include a tuner in the app? Again, something included in the just released Go and something sooo many people want. Throw in the left out "bloom" feature and, I just don't understand. Yes, two out of three features could easily be updated later but why not include them in the new product? Why risk alienating some grumpy old bastard like me when you were about to bring me back to the fold? 😂 Because, seriously, I do like what I hear and it was something I had grown tired of.

Oh yeh, we should be able to stack pedals too. 😊

Yeah, that's how it was designed, although I have heard of people connecting the Katana Air to their laptops, but I was never successful at that.

@@Guitarnivore Thank you very much for your answer. So I need to keep my laptop plugged to the Katana.

@@gerardvachez3116 Yes. but only when using Tone Studio.

Glad it helped!

Try going into your Bluetooth settings and forgetting the katana and then reconnect. Make sure your app is also up to date.

I'm not sure what's going on, but if you have the blue tooth adapter and it's connected to your phone, I would unpair it first.

@@GuitarnivoreI might just return it and find a new one, nothing is working. Thanks for your help dude

Yes you can and it works pretty well!

@@Guitarnivore Thanks for the reply!!

I have not seen that error. All I can suggest is to ensure that you follow the steps exactly and ensure that you have the Katana in USB mode and you're copying the correct files. All else fails, you may have to contact Boss/Roland support.

@@Guitarnivore worked by just changing to another PC. so weird.

@@felipezam That is odd. Glad you got it worked out.

On your phone/tablet did you pair it with "KATANA 3 Audio" as well as the "KATANA 3 MIDI"? If you only have the Midi paired, you have to pair the Katana 3 Audio in order for audio playback to work. Midi is for the app and Audio is for the music/video playback.

😅 dang I can't believe i missed that. That worked. Thanks brother.

"so that you can use Bluetooth and get on tone Studio"--Yes. If you want to use Tone Studio via computer or mobile app, you'll need to update it. Out of the box, everything works as it should.

@@Guitarnivore Thanks a lot. Great to have your video though, for when I'm ready to set it. up.

@@Guitarnivore One last question, since you obviously have the earlier versions of the Katana, excluding the new Pushed amp, have the original amps been noticeably improved i.e. revoiced as they claim? Thanks again.

@@nightworkband7715 I have yet to do a side by side comparison, but Anderton's did and you could hear a distinct difference.

I saw the andertons video and yes there seem to be a distinctive difference. Their facial expressions didn't hurt the cause either LOL there is another video now, titled - boss Katana MK2 vs Gen 3 and I was not very impressed. Very little difference and actually the MK2 sounded clearer particularly on the cleans. He was running them direct which had something to do with it and said that the MK2 had a weaker signal but it was actually the opposite and someone else agreed when I commented. I'll be very interested when you do your comparison because you seem like a straight shooter and you are objective. If you find that second video I'm speaking of I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thanks

The USB-C port is for connecting to your computer.

@@Guitarnivore I was hoping you would say that! I think the issue is that the cable I tried to use is not a data cable, just a charging cable. Thank you for that extremely fast response. I was honestly about to pack this thing up and ship it back lol I suppose I'll pick up the bt adapter as well.

@@letthedayfall The bluetooth adapter is definitely nice to have.

@@Guitarnivore just ordered that and an actual data cable! Thanks alot for the help, you're a life saver!

@@letthedayfall Any time.

I have a huge tutorial video for the Mk 2. The principles are the same and it's chaptered out so you can skip around to what you need to know. I'll do a video later on for.loading patches from the phone app. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbqYfZyU3MDIp6M.htmlsi=OIhVEM4udFoQGIOB

The Tone Studio app only works over Bluetooth. Otherwise you'll have to wait until they update the Katana Librarian App for Gen 3.

@@Guitarnivore thanks

I would start over by doing a factory reset and then start the process over again. It sounds like you may have copied the whole folder into the amp instead of the two files.

@@Guitarnivore I figured it out I just installed the wrong folders

@@Sk8tkami Glad to hear!

I think your good. Not much updated on the new version you can't do on yours.

Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it. The only reason I got one so quickly is because I'm obviously a fan, I got one from zZounds to review and as a youtuber, it's good to get on top of new products, especially while people are still trying to decide. The Artist is the best of the best and still very relevant.

Did you get it updated? I chaptered out the video to better understand.

Thanks. It's not difficult, but you'd think after three generations of this amp, they would have made it easier.