Boss WAZA Tube Amp Expander

19 inches	~
Number of analogue Inputs	~
Number of analogue outputs	~
number of headphone outputs	~
adapter included	~
Centre positive/negative	~
Computer ports	~
Digital audio inputs	~
Digital audio outputs	~
Sustainable product	not specified
Phantom power	~
suitable for operating system	~
Interface for	~
Total guitar/bass inputs	~
Total microphone inputs	~

Low latency monitoring	~
Maximum sample rate	~
included data cable	~
Included software	~
MIDI & other	~
mini pedal	~
Network connections	~
software included	~
true bypass	~
Power supply plug	~
Analogue audio input type	~
Analogue audio output type	~
can be powered by battery	~
Voltage	~

Boss WAZA Tube Amp Expander
Product no: 9000-0048-1988 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

BOSS' WAZA Tube Amp Expander ensures you get the best out of any tube amplifier with a power output of up to 150 watts. It's a load box, an analogue power stage, a mic'd cab simulator, an IR loader, and a recording interface in one! No wonder BOSS refer to it as a command centre for your tube amp. As well as being excellent for live applications, it comes in very handy in studios too. Thanks to the specially-developed Tube Logic technology, the sound, the character of the distortion and the dynamics of your tube amp all remain intact.

WAZA Tube Amp Expander: Real Tube Sounds with Cabinet and Microphone Emulations

The load box section allows you to record real tube sounds from your amplifier without disturbing your neighbours. There are 7 speaker cabinet emulations that can be combined with 5 microphone simulations. If you've got favourite impulse responses from third parties, you can store them to one of fours slots on the WAZA Tube Amp Expander as well. Sixteen different combinations of the Resonance-Z and Presence-Z controls can be used to give you your preferred setting so that your guitar amp sounds just the way you want it at any volume level.

Extra Control and Quality Sound

There are MIDI and footswitch connectors giving you extra options for controlling the Tube Amp Expander. In the studio, the USB connector is sure to come in extremely handy as well. No matter what you use it for, you'll benefit from top-quality 32-bit, 96 kHz sound. There are also reverb, delay and compression effects built-in as well as an EQ. External effects can be added via the FX loop and you can run them in series or parallel.

Unlock its Full Potential

If you'd rather listen to your amplifier through speaker cabinets, you can connect up to two of them to the WAZA Tube Amp Expander. To really get to grips with all of its possibilities, connect it to a PC or Mac via the USB port and you can tweak all sorts of things via the freely-available editor software. Your favourite setups can then be saved and you could even put them in the order of your playlist, for instance. If you're playing on a smaller stage, but you still want the same full guitar sound, simply adjust the loudness contour accordingly. The WAZA Tube Amp Expander comes with a power adapter, a user manual and two rack mount ears.

Specifications

Product features

19 inches	no
Number of analogue Inputs	1
Number of analogue outputs	4
Number of headphone outputs	1
Adapter included	not applicable
Centre positive/negative	not applicable
Computer ports	USB
Digital audio inputs	none
Digital audio outputs	none
Sustainable product	not specified
Phantom power	no
Suitable for operating system	Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Interface for	guitarists
Total guitar/bass inputs	1
Total microphone inputs	n/a
Low latency monitoring	no
Maximum sample rate	96 kHz
Included data cable	none
Included software	none
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out / thru
Mini pedal	no
Network connections	none
Software included	yes, download
True bypass	not applicable
Power supply plug	not applicable
Analogue audio input type	speaker level input (TS jack)
Analogue audio output type	balanced line out (XLR), headphone output (jack or mini-jack), speaker output (TS jack)
Can be powered by battery	no
Voltage	not applicable

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	8,8 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	46,0 x 41,0 x 18,0 cm

Product specifications

BOSS tube amplifier command centre
model: WAZA Tube Amp Expander
built by WAZA experts and featuring Tube Logic technology
variable reactive load circuit with analogue components for tube amplifiers with up to 150 watts of power
adjustable impedance tuning correctly matches reactive load to your amp
sound, dynamics and distortion characteristics of your amp are all retained
10 recallable user settings
real time control via MIDI I/O, GA-FC (not included) and GA-FS (not included)
built-in 100 W Class A/B power amp with seamless volume control
powerful DSP section:
- 32-bit AD/DA
- 32-bit floating-point processing
- 96 kHz sampling rate
stereo effects with top-quality sound:
- compressor
- delay
- reverb
- 3x EQ
7 cabinet emulations
5 microphone emulations
4 slots for storing third-party IRs
tube amplifier input:
- max. input power: 150 W
- input impedance: 4 / 8 / 16 ohms
- safety load (power off): 16 ohms
speaker output:
- rated power output: 100 W, 8 ohms
- recommended impedance: 4 ohms
nominal output level:
- line out (L/R): +4 dBu
- line out mono (FOH): +4 dBu
FX loop nominal output level: -10 / + 4 dBu (switchable)
max. output level:
- line out (L/R): +20 dBu
- line out mono (FOH): +20 dBu
- FX loop send: +6 dBu (-10) / +20 dBu (+4)
input impedance FX loop return: 1 Mohm
output impedance:
- line out L/R: 600 Ohms
- line out mono (FOH): 600 Ohms
- FX loop send: 1 kOhm
controls:
- speaker out
- reverb
- line out
- phones
front switches:
- power
- resonance-z
- presence-z
- rig
- FX loop
- effects
- solo/EQ
- amp ctl
rear switches:
- 4 ohms / 8 ohms / 16 ohms
- input level
- amp ctl pulse
- 2x line out gnd lift
- 2x FX loop
- FX loop level
- FX loop series / parallel
connectors:
- mono jack amp ctl
- mono jack foot ctl GA-FC
- mono jack foot ctl FX loop
- stereo phones jack
- mono jack (FX loop send)
- mono jack (FX loop return)
- MIDI IN
- MIDI THRU / OUT
- USB
- XLR line out mono (FOH)
- XLR line out L
- XLR line out R
dimensions: 38 x 29.6 x 11 cm
weight: 6.8 kg
included:
- user manual
- power cable
- 2 rack mount ears
- GA-FC sticker
editor software for Mac & Windows

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Chris June 23, 2021

Wrote the following about Boss WAZA Tube Amp Expander

This easily controls the volume of my notoriously loud old Carvin Legacy II 2x12 at comfortable home volume levels, while retaining the tone nicely - the resonance and presence settings make it very easy to do. Perfect!
The headphone out sounds good too, which is great for when I really can't make any noise.

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Manu February 14, 2020

Wrote the following about Boss WAZA Tube Amp Expander

Les possibilités de cet appareil sont bien trop étendues pour faire une review complète. Il s'agit d'un super produit qu'il convient de ne pas considérer uniquement comme un atténuateur car par exemple il transformera votre petit 5 Watt en une bête de scène sur un 4x12. Tout est très réussi sur cet appareil. Je referais ce choix encore et encore. Le seul bémol : Mais que Diable a-t-il prix aux ingénieurs de chez Boss d'aller taper l'entrée écouteurs sur la façade arrière ? Je suis sûr que nul ne connaît la réponse ! Je trouve ça un peu stupide et c'est pour moi la seule erreur sinon c'est le compagnon idéal de votre ampli à lampes à n'en point douter !

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