Interesting you got to compare it head to head with a Katana. I think not a lot of people do that! When I went to buy my first amp & electric guitar, I walked into the guitar shop and asked for a Squier Strat and a Katana. The guy asked me why I wanted a Katana? Because Iād heard about it on the internetā¦ Anyway, I walked out with the Fender Mustang LT25 (their smallest one) and later upgraded to the GTX.
What BOSS have done really well is totally own social media and youtube as far as presence goes. Every major youtube guitar guy I know of has reviewed BOSS products. I think thatās why the Katana is so successful. Itās a good amp too, though. Fender here, I think they havenāt promoted their mustangs the same way.
Enjoy your GTX. As you get deeper into playing youāll find itās got more in it than youāre likely to ever need. Even those tones that sound terrible at the moment when playing open chords, sound great when playing lead lines or muted power chords.
I get the feeling its all the pedals in one box with amp. And yeah lots of YouTubers are behind it hard. Its not a bad product, its available and its not that expensive (relativly)
It was a happy coincidence as I was checking all the stores nearby in London for the Mustang GTXes. While a lot of them had it for order, none of the ones I found had it in store except for PMT. All 3 stores Iāve visited had the Katana in-store but I didnāt even think of trying it. When they setup the Mustang for me to try it out, they plunked it down next to a Katana, so I thought why not? Might as well lay that doubt to rest of which one is better for me.
Funny thing is, a few months ago before I bought the Marshall Code 25, I had emailed Thomann about the Katana (just because everyone was recommending it) but I decided not to get it, and went for the locally available Marshall modeling amp just to dip my foot into the modeling amp world and to avoid risking international shipping.
I agree, Boss have done a fantastic job marketing their hybrid modeling amps whereas Iāve barely heard a whisper of the Fender Mustang GTX which is a shame. The Mustang Micro is better marketed than the GTX. In fact thatās how I learned about the GTXās existence, from the Microās documentation mentioning similar amp models in the GTX line. It probably doesnāt help that the footswitch is bundled with the GTX100 which inflates its price abnormally in comparison to the Katana 100 MKII. If you take away the footswitch, the price difference is only $50 - $60 or Euros which is much more reasonable. Most of the reviews I read or heard, would mention how much more expensive the Mustangs were in comparison with the Katanas.
In any case, allās fair in a competitive world Glad I stumbled on the Mustang Micro which led me to the Mustang GTX line, and I appreciate all the feedback everyone chipped in with in this thread to help clarify my requirements of this amp.
Glad I stumbled on the Mustang Micro which led me to the Mustang GTX line, and I appreciate all the feedback everyone chipped in with in this thread to help clarify my requirements of this amp.