ROLAND CUBE-20XL

TRAINING GUIDE

Contents

1. FEATURES

2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-20XL

3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW

4. ACCESSORIES

5. CUBE-20XL COSM OVERDRIVES and EFFECTS

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1. FEATURES

 Small but powerful 20 watt, 1 x 8” speaker combo amp with

tons of features

 Two switchable channels: JC CLEAN and LEAD

 Six COSM models of classic BOSS stompbox tones:

Acoustic Sim, Overdrive, Distortion, Metal, Metal Stack,
Extreme

 Six EFX: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, Solo, Heavy

Octave

 Separate delay/reverb w/ modeled spring reverb

 Three band EQ: Bass, Middle, and Treble

 Power Squeezer produces maximum gain at low volumes

 Built-in automatic chromatic guitar tuner with audible pitch

 Footswitchable channel select, EFX on/off

 1/8” stereo MP-3/CD aux input

 1/4” headphones/line output

 $210.50 List, $159 MAP

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2. HOW TO DEMO THE CUBE-20XL

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 DISTORTION 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/SOLO and DELAY/REVERB to

check out their sounds.

6. Try some other LEAD or CLEAN Tones.

NOTES
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3. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW

1. Tons of features in a small but powerful DSP amp

2. Six COSM BOSS stompbox tones from clean to mean

3. Two sets of powerful effects: Heavy Octave, virtual spring

reverb, etc.

4. Built in automatic chromatic tuner

5. Power Squeezer provides maximum gain at low volumes

4. ACCESSORIES

1. 2 x BOSS FS-5U Footswitches or 1 x BOSS FS-6 Footswitch

2. Roland PCS-31L or other insert cable

3. Roland RH-5, RH-200 or other headphones

5. COSM OVERDRIVES and EFFECTS

NAME ORIGINAL
ACOUSTIC SIM BOSS AC-3 Acoustic Simulator
OVERDRIVE BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
DISTORTION BOSS DS-1 Distortion
METAL BOSS OD-2 w/ TURBO on
METAL STACK BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone
EXTREME BOSS original ultra-gain amp

EFFECTS
Chorus BOSS CH-1
Flanger BOSS BF-3
Phaser BOSS PH-3
Tremolo BOSS TR-2
Delay BOSS DD-3
Solo BOSS booster
Heavy Octave BOSS OC-3
Reverb BOSS RV-5
Spring Reverb BOSS FRV-1