Newman2612

I'm keen to reduce the weight of the Catalyst 60 (if possible) and am considering a Celestion Neo Type V 12" which weighs 1.9 Kg. I've googled endlessly and can't find the weight of the Catalyst 12" speaker. A 12" Celestion V Type (as in my Marshall) weighs 3.3Kg. I'm guessing, but would rather be certain, that the Catalyst is about the same. I don't particularly want to take it out to weigh it, but will if necessary. However, if the difference is, as it might be, only 1.1Kg, I'll leave things as they are. Thanks.

BTW I gigged with the Catalyst last night. Couldn't fault it. Don't think I'll need my Marshall now.

erm... no. I'll do that.

Thanks. Re 1. Hmm despite all the marketing and manual referring to "Channel" A and B (not "preset"). But I understand. Re 2. Eg In Edit, 1B is titled 1B Dirty Lead if I edit the title box to read 1B 502 Crunch, press Save Current Preset to Catalyst 60, the screen goes to the current preset saved screen, the new title is preserved, switch to 1A then go back to 1B the original 1B Dirty Lead title is displayed.

1. I’m using a Marshall footswitch. At rehearsal today I noticed that, when using it to change from Channel A to B, there was a momentary pause, very short, only a fraction of a second, but noticeable (which I hadn’t noticed at home albeit using headphones). Is this usual? Is the case when using the Line 6 branded footswitch? 2. If I name a preset in Edit and save it to Catalyst, when I next open the same preset it has the “default” name and not the one I have given it. Why doesn’t it “stick”? Thanks

That it is. My Marshall is just right for my Blues-Rock band and I get compliments on the sound). I'm rehearsing at present with a new band, a Pretenders tribute band, and the Catalyst is going to be just right for that. They are very different. Interestingly, I'm finding the Catalyst has more note articulation/definition, especially in chord work (I'm putting that down to digital). Thanks, again, I appreciate your help. I don't think I would have seen the nuances of how the Catalyst works otherwise, and would have thrown it against the wall.

Well ... thank you, once again. I've identified the Catalyst's greatest weakness - the Pilot's Guide. A proper manual would have helped. In particular to point out, as you do, that, "BANK 1 is not synonymous with the CLEAN amp MODEL. BANK 2 is not synonymous with the BOUTIQUE amp MODEL. That's just what the knob says. Once you've held the MANUAL button until the amp knob LED dims, then CLEAN=BANK 1; BOUTIQUE=Bank 2; etc. Any CHANNEL in any BANK can contain any amp MODEL and be called whatever you want to call it." ... makes me feel like an idiot.

I'm back. I "updated" or rather refreshed (as the installed and downloaded were both the same version) the firmware. Same. Rotating through the presets and swapping between channels A and B. It hops all over the place. I can't see the rhyme or reason (and I don't think I'm an idiot). Very frustrating.

PS It's not the footswitch. I just tested. Unplugged the footswitch and did it all again, manually pressing A and B and the presents jumped all over the place. It can't be meant to work that way. Perhaps a firmware refresh is in order? (I'll explore that in a few minutes).

Thanks. One last thing (I hope). I've played with settings. This morning I did a factory reset to review the stock presets. On Preset 1 Clean Channel A I can switch between A and B. I then rotated to Boutique and Channel A remained selected. But pressing the footswitch to B it reverted to Clean Channel B. ? I switched back to A and Rotate to Chime, Channel B went to Clean B again (?). I left the Channel on B and rotated to Crunch, the foots with sent it back to Chime Channel A, I press again and it went to Dynamic B. Aargh! I thought the A and B would stay in the same preset. So, how can I use it live if I don't know where I will end up? Or does it simply mean the Marshall footswitch is not compatible (but it's only a basic switch). Help/advice appreciated.

BTW (and I don't mean to drag this thread out) I noticed today that if you change to Channel B using the foot switch then open and use the Edit software to change to Channel A the foot switch continues to read as on Channel B. Although I should note I am using my Marshall two button foot switch.

Thanks, again. They key takeaways for me were: “They’re always active in the sense that you can use them to modify the preset, but they do not affect the preset unless you use them to do so” and “… changes to presets are retained (not saved) between CHANNEL (A/B) changes but are discarded when you change BANKS” Re: “You DID back up your presets, right?” Yes.

Thanks. I need to study it more. (But I do find the relationship between presets and top panel odd). So, how do you hear the "pure" presets if the top panel settings are always active?

Thanks. Another thing happened last night that I didn't expect. On the Clean preset I was fiddling with the EQ knobs and when I rolled the selection around those same settings were being applied to the presets (??). Again, from you tube demos I thought you simply rolled the selector around. The manual implies you need to press the manual button then roll it around (??). FWIW I'm coming to this as a VERY long time single channel tube amp user.

Hi. Got my Catalyst 60 yesterday. I’m in the process of setting up sounds. In manual mode I made sounds then saved them to 1A and 1B. I thought (from some of the you tube demo videos) that when using programmed channels amp top settings were disabled? But tonight I thought I’d zero all the amp top knobs on the basis they were disabled. It seems I was wrong. What is the relationship between amp top settings and programmed channels? It doesn't seem to be answered in the manual