Boss WAZA Tube Amp Expander Tube Amp Sound For Modern Performers

Tube amp sound for the modern performer. The Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander brings together an extensive range of carefully developed features that will elevate your tube amp to its very best performance level ever. It'll let you really experience the power of your amp. Its advanced reactive load section allows you to crank up your amp to the max, without altering its tone or having to play too loud.

But that's far from all this awesome unit can do. You'll enjoy versatile tone in your amp like never before. A built-in effects engine and external effects loop provide you with a wealth of sonic possibilities, including reverb, compressor, and delay effects. Four different EQs let you shape your perfect tone. We're still only scratching the surface of its capabilities. This is sonic freedom.

Highlights

• First-of-its-kind tube amp command centre, built with Waza expertise and the Tube Logic design approach
• Advanced variable reactive load circuit with discrete analog components supports tube amps up to 150 watts
• User-adjustable impedance tuning correctly matches the reactive load to your amp, retaining its natural tone, dynamic feel, and distortion characteristics
• 10 re-callable rig settings for storing favorite setups
• Deep real-time performance control via GA-FC/FS-series footswitches and MIDI I/O
• Built-in 100-watt Class AB power amplifier with discrete analog design and seamless volume control
• Powerful DSP section with 32-bit AD/DA, 32-bit floating-point processing, and 96 kHz sampling rate
• Customisable stereo effects with premium tone quality: compressor, delay, reverb, and four EQs
• Seven mic’d cabinet emulations with five selectable mic types, plus four slots for loading user speaker IRs
• External effects loop with selectable series/parallel operation and control jack for switching amp channels
• Parallel speaker outputs for connecting up to two cabs for gigging
• Balanced XLR line outputs (mono and L/R stereo) for connecting to FOH console, stage monitors, and recording devices
• Headphones output for quiet practice with cranked-up amp tones
• Dedicated editor software (Mac/Windows)
• USB for direct audio recording and editor communication

Technical Specifications

• Control Knobs: Speaker Out, Line Out, Phones, Resonance-Z, Presence-Z, Rig, Reverb, Speaker impedance
• Buttons: FX Loop, Effects, Solo/EQ, Amp CTL
• Switches:
• Input Level (10W, 50W, 100W)
• L/R Ground Lift (Normal, Lift)
• Moho (FOH) Ground Lift (Normal, Life)
• Amp CTL (Latch, Pulse, Invert)
• Return Ground Lift (Normal, Life)
• Send Ground Lift (Normal, Life)
• Level (-10, +4)
• Loop (Series, Parallel)
• Power Consumption: 100 W
• Accessories: Owner' s Manual, Power Cord, Rack Mount Angle x 2 (for EIA-2U), GA-FC Sticker

• From Tube Amp Input:
• Maximum Input Power: 150W
• Input Impedance: 4/8/16 Ohms (Selectable)
• Safety Load (Power Off): 16 Ohms
• To Speaker Output:
• Rated Power Output: 100W (8 Ohms)
• Load Impedance: 4-16 Ohms
• Nominal Output Level:
• Line Out L/R: +4 dBu
• Line Out Mono (FOH): +4 dBu
• FX Loop Nominal Output Level: -10/+4 dBu (Selectable)
• Maximum Output Level:
• Line Out L/R: +2-dBu
• Line Out Mono (FOH): +20 dBu
• FX Loop Send: +6 dBu (-10) /+20 dBu (+4)
• FX Loop Return Impedance: 1 M Ohms
• Output Impedance:
• Line Out L/R: 600 Ohms
• Line Out Mono (FOH): 600 Ohms
• FX Loop Send: 1 k Ohm

• From Tube Amp Jack: 1/4'' Phone Type
• Speaker Out Jacks (Out A, Out B): 1/4'' Phone Type
• Line Out L/R Connectors: XLR Type
• Line Out Mono (FOH) Connector: XLR Type
• Phones Jack: Stereo 1/4'' Phone Type
• FX Loop (Send, Return) Jacks: 1/4'' Phone Type
• GA-FC Jack: 1/4'' TRS Phone Type
• Amp CTL Jack: 1/4'' Phone Type
• USB Computer Port: USB B Type
• MIDI (IN, THRU/OUT) Connectors: 5-Pin

• Width: 15'' (380mm)
• Depth: 11.6875'' (296mm)
• Height: 4.375'' (110mm)
• Weight: 6.8kg (15lbs)