Doesn’t connect
Follow all the instructions. Factory reset, download latest firmware etc but just won’t connect to the device. Pretty useless really.
it's great
Great, easy to use, everything is there. I just wish it was also available for macOS or at least if Roland could let us use it like some other bts product which the iOs can be on macOS.
Come one ! please ! 🙏
Come one ! please ! 🙏
Bluetooth aspect not very functional
Would not recommend getting this product or app not easy to set up and have to do setup multiple times just to get it to work and you have to do it all over again every time you wana use it needs serious work
Needs a better UI
The only thing holding it back for me is the UI (user interface) it needs more graphics (buttons, knobs, switches). Just showing numbers isn’t enough specially for new guitarists. This app acts as if everyone knows what all these settings are. Other than that this is a great app to go along with the Boss Katana Go.
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nah
The app is absolutely fantastic. You can literally stream backing tracks from your phone to the amp!!! If you know how to use a phone, you can get around the app. All I will say: sounds slightly less better than fenders Mustang headphone amp.
Doesn’t rotate
The app is great for
Mix and setting the GO but the app it’s self does not rotate when in landscape mode. If they update the app to do so my rating would be higher.
Mix and setting the GO but the app it’s self does not rotate when in landscape mode. If they update the app to do so my rating would be higher.
Ok-Could be much better with small tweaks!
The biggest pain is always having to sign in because the session has ended. I also hate that my library disappears randomly!
This is the worst
Worst invention ever impossible to connect do not buy the boss katana go if intending to use app you will not succeed
Let it rotate.
Great app on the phone. Using my iPad for practice and this singular issue is really problematic/awkward here. Even letterboxing the whole interface and shrinking to fit as an iPhone app on iPad landscape would be preferential to forcing the ui to keep (a very large) portrait mode on this device.
No landscape mode on iPad
We are in 2025 and an iPad is a great tool for musician, but an iPad mostly stand in landscape, not portrait. How can you create an app that doesn t support landscape on iPad in 2025?
Useless
No USB option for Katana Artist Mk2
Works Great
Has worked great for the year that I have used it with my Katana Go. No issues with using the app to mention for me.
Far too many bugs
I’ve give 3 stars because this product and the app have promise but on my iPad I am frustrated by the large number of bugs.
I have provided a long list to Roland tech support several weeks ago, who have been very understanding but unable to resolve yet. They said the issues will have to go back to the Japanese development team to fix.
In the meantime, daily practicing with a backing track is annoying to say the least.
I have provided a long list to Roland tech support several weeks ago, who have been very understanding but unable to resolve yet. They said the issues will have to go back to the Japanese development team to fix.
In the meantime, daily practicing with a backing track is annoying to say the least.
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Awesome piece of gear!
For the price point of the KatGO, the complainers want what you would get out of a unit 5 times the cost. Ignore them. I’ve owned Boss gear since 1985, trust me when I say that technology and convenience has come a
L O N G way. Following the connectivity instructions to a “T” via Bluetooth is vitally important, if not then you’re “dead in the water” so to speak.
The mere fact of dialing in 60 onboard Boss effects via phone or tablet precisely how you want and whenever you want without wires and cables or bulky pedalboard is appreciated beyond measure!
I completely love and appreciate that I can import my Katana 100 head mkII .tsl patches to the KatGO via iCloud and they sound EXACTLY like I was plugged into my studio with headphones.
As for the complainers that want more than what Boss claims it would do, just simply ignore (they didn’t contribute a single thing towards the development and implementation of the KatGO nor the lines of code used).
Follow the instructions on setup EXACTLY as worded. I didn’t the first try and automatically determined it was user error and not flawed technology. I followed exactly the second time and it works flawlessly now.
L O N G way. Following the connectivity instructions to a “T” via Bluetooth is vitally important, if not then you’re “dead in the water” so to speak.
The mere fact of dialing in 60 onboard Boss effects via phone or tablet precisely how you want and whenever you want without wires and cables or bulky pedalboard is appreciated beyond measure!
I completely love and appreciate that I can import my Katana 100 head mkII .tsl patches to the KatGO via iCloud and they sound EXACTLY like I was plugged into my studio with headphones.
As for the complainers that want more than what Boss claims it would do, just simply ignore (they didn’t contribute a single thing towards the development and implementation of the KatGO nor the lines of code used).
Follow the instructions on setup EXACTLY as worded. I didn’t the first try and automatically determined it was user error and not flawed technology. I followed exactly the second time and it works flawlessly now.
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Nt katanas boss tone
Did not work for me so I just deleted it
Portrait only mode.
I really wish it’s available in both landscape and portrait. It’s so limited when I use it with my iPad.
Love it
Best money I have spent on a tool to help me practice.
It has something for everyone. I personally use the presets and just use my guitar controls with the katana go volume knob to do tweaks. I love this as I personally don’t want to mess around with settings in the app too much right now. There is a ton of features in there to mess with when I do get to that point but I love that it’s optional.
Sessions is where I do use the app a lot. It allows me to add tracks that I want for practicing. Some really great features in there for marking points in a track and tempo control. For me I just created playlists in Apple Music and then sync them to my phone. From there I can import tracks in and use them for practice. I have also used web links and it worked as I expected.
Librarian is great for saving tweaks as presets that I can use again later. Also being able to just jump back to the presets on the device is great. I have not messed with many of the user created sets but I have downloaded all the Boss ones and they are very fun. I mostly stick to the presets that came on the device though.
Used tone studio to download all the boss created sets. I find it fun to swap it up a little from time to time.
My general workflow is using the built in tuner before playing, selecting my preset from the device, opening sessions, and running through tracks I am practicing. I switch from sessions to using a metronome app on my phone.
All this is super simple and makes practicing very easy to do. Super minimal and mobile solution that covers all my needs.
I hope they do sort the Katana Go out in the future and offer it again. I am a hobbyist and do not really need an amp for my needs, but this checks all the boxes in what I was always looking for.
It has something for everyone. I personally use the presets and just use my guitar controls with the katana go volume knob to do tweaks. I love this as I personally don’t want to mess around with settings in the app too much right now. There is a ton of features in there to mess with when I do get to that point but I love that it’s optional.
Sessions is where I do use the app a lot. It allows me to add tracks that I want for practicing. Some really great features in there for marking points in a track and tempo control. For me I just created playlists in Apple Music and then sync them to my phone. From there I can import tracks in and use them for practice. I have also used web links and it worked as I expected.
Librarian is great for saving tweaks as presets that I can use again later. Also being able to just jump back to the presets on the device is great. I have not messed with many of the user created sets but I have downloaded all the Boss ones and they are very fun. I mostly stick to the presets that came on the device though.
Used tone studio to download all the boss created sets. I find it fun to swap it up a little from time to time.
My general workflow is using the built in tuner before playing, selecting my preset from the device, opening sessions, and running through tracks I am practicing. I switch from sessions to using a metronome app on my phone.
All this is super simple and makes practicing very easy to do. Super minimal and mobile solution that covers all my needs.
I hope they do sort the Katana Go out in the future and offer it again. I am a hobbyist and do not really need an amp for my needs, but this checks all the boxes in what I was always looking for.
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Not working at all.
After the last update it no longer works on my iPhone 6. Thanks for that!
Core features still missing
So, the GO was discontinued due to manufacturing issues, but the app is indicating that in June there will be an update to enable sharing and downloading of user presets. Well, it’s just about the end of June and no update yet. Will this be abandoned?
Why no USB option for Katana 50 Mkii?
I wish this app would have allowed for the control of my Boss Katana 50 Mkii amp via USB. Or, if Boss had built Bluetooth connectivity into the amp from the get-go. Or even better, if Boss had designed its amp with a mind to #UX, so that remote control via an app/dongle would not even be necessary. Imagine Tone Studio built right into the top of the amp, via a touchscreen! Boss makes some of the best-sounding pedals, but all those wonderful sounds are inaccessible to me via this app.
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