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BOSS W-TAE CORE Waza Tube Amp Expander Core
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£599.00
Available to Order
Stock expected 26th February 2025Includes 30-Day Exchange & 3-Year Warranty
Manufacturer's ID: W-TAE CORE
The Waza Tube Amp Expander Core unlocks the full potential of tube amps, offering exceptional tone and flexibility in a sleek, portable package. Its selectable Reactive Load circuitry (Combo and Stack) naturally reflects the amp’s inherent characteristics, ensuring a truly authentic sound and response whether using Line Out or Speaker connections. For recording, the Core offers studio-grade performance with unmatched ease, thanks to features like immersive Air Feel, cabinet IR, and Mix Assist. Its reactive drive power amp, designed using the BOSS Tube Logic philosophy, enables guitarists to experience rich, dynamic tonal complexity in the room, even at low volume.
- Authentic tube amp recording and flawless attenuation driven by BOSS Tube Logic design philosophy
- Selectable reactive load retains natural amp characteristics
- Supports tube amps rated up to and including 100 watts*
- Built-in 30-watt reactive drive power amplifier with continuous attenuation
- Mix Assist function optimizes sound for recording, mixing, and mastering
- Air Feel function creates natural-sounding ambience and dimension
- 22 mic’d cabinet emulations, including Celestion® Digital IRs
- 64 user IR slots supporting mono and stereo WAV files, with up to 32-bit floating point/96 kHz resolution
- Five selectable mic types plus the ability to mix up to two selections
- Customizable premium stereo effects, including compression, delay, reverb, and parametric/graphic EQ
- Ten recallable rig settings for storing favorite setups
- External effect loop with selectable series/parallel operation
- Balanced XLR line outputs (L/R stereo) for connecting recording devices
- USB for direct audio recording and software editor
- Headphones output for quiet practice with cranked-up amp tones and immersive ambience
- Onboard speaker output for connecting cabinets
- Dedicated software for sound editing and IR loading (macOS/Windows)
- Optional Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL) enables wireless sound editing via iOS/Android mobile apps and audio streaming
- *Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple rectifier isn’t supported
Specification
- Maximum Input Power
- FROM TUBE AMP: 100 W
- Safety Load (power off)
- FROM TUBE AMP: 330 ohms
- Rated Power Output
- TO SPEAKER: 30 W (8 ohms)
- Load Impedance
- TO SPEAKER: 4-16 ohms
- Input Impedance
- FROM TUBE AMP: 8 ohms
- FX LOOP RETURN: 1 M ohm
- Output Impedance
- LINE OUT L/R: 600 ohms
- FX LOOP SEND: 1 k ohm
- Nominal Output Level
- LINE OUT L/R: +4 dBu
- FX LOOP Nominal Input/Output Level
- -10/+4 dBu (selectable)
- Maximum Output Level
- LINE OUT L/R: +13 dBu
- FX LOOP SEND: +6 dBu (-10) /+20 dBu (+4)
- Controls
- POWER switch
- SPEAKER OUT knob
- LINE OUT knob
- PHONES knob
- REACTIVE LOAD knob
- RIG knob
- AIR FEEL LEVEL knob
- WRITE button
- INPUT LEVEL switch
- FX LOOP LEVEL switch
- GND LIFT switch
- Indicators
- POWER
- WRITE
- INPUT SIG/PEAK
- Connectors
- FROM TUBE AMP jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- TO SPEAKER jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- LINE OUT L/R connectors: XLR type
- PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
- FX LOOP SEND jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- FX LOOP RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- USB port: USB Type-C(R)
- MIDI IN connector
- Bluetooth adaptor connector: Dedicated connector
- DC IN jack
- Power Supply
- AC adaptor
- Current Draw
- 470 mA
- Dimensions (including foots)
- 200 (W) x 202 (D) x 99 (H) mm
- 7-7/8 (W) x 8 (D) x 3-15/16 (H) inches
- Weight
- 2.2 kg
- 4 lbs 14 oz
- Accessories
- Owner's manual
- AC adaptor
- Power cord
- *0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms