ROLAND CUBE-80XL

TRAINING GUIDE

Contents
1. FEATURES
2. NOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-80XL
3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW
4. ACCESSORIES
5. CUBE-80XL COSM AMPS and EFFECTS

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1. FEATURES
Very powerful 80 watt, 1 x 12 speaker DSP combo amp with
tons of features
Eleven COSM models of famous amplifier tones: JC Clean,
Acoustic Sim, Black Panel, DLX Combo, Brit Combo,
Tweed, Classic Stack, Metal, R-Fier, Extreme, Dyna Amp
Dyna Amp produces overdrive controlled by picking strength
Five EFX effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, Heavy
Octave
80-second Looper with Tap Tempo
Separate delay w/ tap-tempo and reverb w/ two types:
Spring and Plate
Solo Channel w/ memory for instant recall of favorite tones
from Clean and Lead channels
Four band EQ: Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence
Built-in automatic chromatic guitar tuner
Six Footswitchable functions: channel select, EFX on/off,
Looper controls, delay, rev, SOLO
EXT Speaker jack for connecting to external speakers: 2x12,
4x12, etc.
1/8 stereo MP-3/CD aux input
1/4 headphones/line output
$492.50 List, $369 MAP

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2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-80XL

The Quick Demo is a way to get a customer interested in a product in less than
60 seconds.

The Quick Demo: Show the Sound and Power

STEP ONE-Tune Up
1. Press and hold the TUNER button for about one second. The red LED will
flash.

2. Tune each string. The green LED indicates correct pitch.

3. Press TUNER again to exit Tuner mode.

STEP TWO-Show the Sounds

1. Press the SELECT Button to select the LEAD channel. The right red LED
will light up.

2. Select a lead tone, such as TWEED, CLASSIC STACK or EXTREME.

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3. Set the GAIN to about 5 or higher.

4. Play some heavy chords or leads.

5. Experiment with the EQUALIZER, EFX, DELAY and REVERB to check

out their sounds.

6. Try some other LEAD Tones.

STEP THREE-Show the LOOPER

1. Turn the DELAY/LOOPER knob to select LOOPER.
2. Turn the LOOPER volume all the way up.

3. Press the REC/PLAY/DUB button. It will flash, indicating it is armed and

ready to record.

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4. Play a phrase. The LOOPER will automatically start recording when you
start to play.

5. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to end recording and begin playback.

6. Press SOLO ON/OFF to turn on SOLO.

7. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to record over the first loop with the SOLO sound.
8. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to play back both phrases.
9. Press TAP/STOP to stop the loops.

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3. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW

1. Tons of features in powerful stage-ready amp
2. Eleven famous COSM amp sounds from clean to extreme
3. 80-second Looper for real-time phrase recording
4. SOLO provides instant recalls of favorite CLEAN and LEAD
settings
5. Six footswitchable functions allow use as real-time multieffect plus EXT jack for driving external speakers
4. ACCESSORIES
1. 6 x BOSS FS-5U Footswitches or 3 x BOSS FS-6 Footswitches
2. 3 x Roland PCS-31L or other insert cable
3. Roland RH-5, RH-200 or other headphones

5. COSM AMPS and EFFECTS

NAME
JC CLEAN
ACOUSTIC SIM
BLACK PANEL
DLX COMBO
BRIT COMBO
TWEED
CLASSIC STACK
METAL STACK
R-FIER STACK
EXTREME
DYNA AMP

AMP
Roland JC-120
Roland AC-60 w/ BOSS AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
Fender Twin Reverb
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Vox AC-30TB
Fender Bassman 4 x 10
Marshall Plexi
Peavey EVH-5150
Boogie Dual Rectifier
Original Roland ultra-gain amp
Original Roland dynamic amp

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EFX
Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Tremolo
Heavy Octave
Delay w/ Tap Tempo
Spring Reverb
Plate Reverb

ORIGINAL
BOSS CH-1
BOSS FL-3
BOSS PH-3
BOSS TR-2
BOSS OC-3
BOSS DD-7
BOSS FRV-1
BOSS RV-5