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With over one million CUBE amps sold and going strong, Roland continues to push the envelope with innovative amp technology and design. Today, the top-selling CUBE amp family gets another shot of adrenaline with the new CUBE-XL series, comprising four screamin’ amps: the 15XL, 20XL, 40XL, and 80XL.
The CUBE-XL amps turn up the heat with new, ultra-heavy COSM amp models, hard-rockin’ effects, onboard phrase looping, and more. From crystal clean to crushing metal, the XL line provides a mouth-watering menu of COSM amps and effects, including the massive Extreme, Heavy Octave, and Metal Zone, plus the legendary JC-120, Acoustic Guitar simulator, vintage Spring Reverb, and more (see below for specific features of each amp).
All amps in the XL series offer switchable Lead and Clean channels, with the 20XL, 40XL, and 80XL providing a third Solo channel. Hard, heavy, and tough as nails . . . the new CUBE XL series will breathe fire into your music.

• 20-watt guitar amp with 8” high-performance speaker
• 2 channels: Independent JC Clean and Lead plus Solo mode for extra boost
• 6 Lead types including the new Extreme amp
• 9 effects including the new Heavy Octave and COSM vintage Spring Reverb
• Power Squeezer for full gain at low volume
• Convenient Tuning Fork onboard to tune your guitar without unplugging

Dual Channels

The CUBE-20XL offers two switchable channels: JC Clean and Lead. The Lead channel provides six COSM®-powered choices, including Overdrive, Distortion, Metal, Metal Stack, Acoustic Simulator, and the new Extreme. The JC Clean channel provides pure, transparent tone. Channel switching can be carried out from the amp’s top panel or via optional footswitch (BOSS FS series, sold separately).

Pro Effects

The CUBE-20XL’s EFX section provides six types of great-sounding digital effects, including Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Heavy Octave, plus independent Delay and COSM Spring Reverb. For hands-free selection, an optional footswitch can be used to switch the EFX on and off.

Tuner and Aux Input

The handy built-in tuner lets you tune while your guitar is connected to the CUBE-20XL. Manual and Chromatic tuning modes are provided. In addition, the Tuning Fork function conveniently emits a reference pitch if you wish to hear an audible tone. Another useful feature, the Aux Input, can accept a portable music player for jam-along sessions with your favorite songs and backing tracks.

COSM® Defined

Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) is Roland’s innovative and powerful sound-modeling technology. COSM analyzes the many factors that make up the original sound, such as the electrical and physical characteristics of the original, and then produces a digital model that can reproduce the same sound. In designing the CUBE-XL series, Roland meticulously analyzed and modeled array of world-class amps and effects to bring you the versatile and authentic tone palette that these amps provide.

• Rated Power Output 20 W 
• Nominal Input Level INPUT: -10 dBu/1 MΩ, AUX IN: -10 dBu
• Speaker 20 cm (8 inches)
• Controls POWER Switch, SELECT Switch, TUNER Switch, POWER
• SQUEEZER Switch, [JC CLEAN Channel] VOLUME Knob [LEAD Channel] TYPE Switch (ACOUSTIC
• SIM, OVERDRIVE, DISTORTION, METAL, METAL STACK, EXTREME), GAIN Knob, VOLUME Knob
• [EQUALIZER] BASS Knob, MIDDLE Knob, TREBLE Knob [EFX/SOLO] EFX/SOLO Knob (CHORUS,
• FLANGER, PHASER, TREMOLO, SOLO, HEAVY OCTAVE) [DELAY/REVERB] DELAY/REVERB Knob
• (DELAY, REVERB, SPRING)
• Indicators JC CLEAN Channel, LEAD Channel, TUNER, EFX/SOLO,
• POWER SQUEEZER
• Connectors INPUT Jack (1/4-inch phone type), AUX IN Jack (Stereo miniature
• phone type), FOOT SW Jack (TIP:SELECT, RING: EFX/SOLO) (1/4-inch TRS phone type) RECORDING
• OUT/PHONES Jack (Stereo 1/4-inch phone type)
• Power Consumption 24 W
• Dimensions 385
• (W) x 240 (D) x 385 (H) mm / 15-3/16 (W) x 9-1/2 (D) x 15-3/16 (H) inches
• Weight 9 kg / 19 lbs 14 oz
• Accessory Owner’s Manual
• Options Foot Switch (BOSS FS-5U, FS-6)