Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander Core

There’s only so much you can do with your tube amplifier in a low-volume environment — unless you have a BOSS Waza Tube Amp Expander Core. The Core leverages BOSS Tube Logic-driven attenuation and cutting-edge cabinet emulation to give you no-holds-barred access to your tube amp’s full sonic potential. Furthermore, a selectable Reactive Load control ensures natural amp-like performance with combos and full-blown stacks alike. The Core houses 32 cabinet emulations, including Celestion Digital impulse responses, along with 64 user IR slots, five selectable mic types, and a well-stocked arsenal of premium stereo effects. Moreover, you get 10 recallable Rig settings for storing your favorite patches. Mix Assist and Air Feel functions are on hand to help you dial in your overall sound, which you can then output over USB or stereo Line Out jacks for recording. Integrating your pedals and outboard gear is no problem for the Core, thanks to its flexible external effects loop, and you can use the To Speaker output to incorporate real-world cabinets into your setup. You also get a Phones output for silent practice sessions. Complete with intuitive software editing and IR loading, the Waza Tube Amp Expander Core enables players to unlock the full might of their amplifiers with zero worries about noise compliance.

FEATURES

• Professional direct tube amp recording solution driven by the advanced Tube Logic design philosophy
  
• Selectable reactive load retains your amp’s natural feel and interactive response
  Supports most tube amps rated up to 100 watts*
  
• Built-in 30-watt reactive drive power amplifier with continuous volume control
  
• Mix Assist function optimizes the recorded sound to dramatically improve production quality
  
• Air Feel feature recreates “amp-in-room” sound with natural depth, dimension, and ambience
  
• Choose from 22 BOSS cabinet emulations and five selectable mic types (two simultaneously)
  
• 64 user IR slots supporting mono/stereo WAV files up to 500 ms and 32-bit floating point/96 kHz resolution
  
• Comes preloaded with 10 Celestion® Digital IRs
  
• Use up to two third-party IRs simultaneously and smooth the sound with onboard time alignment tools
  
• Premium stereo effects, including compression, parametric/graphic EQ, delay, and reverb
  
• Ten recallable rig settings for storing favorite setups
  
• External effect loop with selectable series/parallel operation
  
• Balanced XLR stereo line outputs for connecting to mixers and recording devices
  
• USB-C® for audio recording and playback with computers and mobile devices**
  
• Headphones output for quiet practice with cranked-up amp tones and immersive Air Feel ambience
  
• Speaker output for connecting an external cabinet (supports 4 ohms and higher)
  MIDI input for advanced control
  
• Dedicated WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core Editor (macOS/Windows) for editing and IR loading

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type : Reactive Load, Attenuator
  
• Power Handling : 100W
  
• Impedance : 8 ohms
  
• Attenuation : Variable
  
• Ground Lift : Yes
  
• Inputs : 1 x 1/4" (8 ohm, 100W input),
  
• Outputs : 1 x 1/4" (min 4 ohm output), 2 x XLR (L, R Line out)
  
• Headphones : 1 x 1/4"
  
• Other I/O : 2 x 1/4" (FX Loop), 1 x 5-pin DIN (Midi In), 1 x USB-C
  
• Height : 3.89"
  
• Width : 7.87"
  
• Depth : 7.95"
  
• Weight : 4.85 lbs.