BOSS Waza TUBE AMP EXPANDER | Reactive Load, Power Soak, FX Processor etc. in one housing.

[@K707OR30]

I got one of these yesterday. You’re right, it’s expensive but it really is amazing and does everything! It is a must have if you own multiple tube amps! And I was also impressed with how good some of the factory I.R.s sound, they’re absolutely worth using. It has given me a whole new way to play around with my fire breathing tube amps without going deaf, and I have a feeling some of the smaller tube heads will be finding their way into my collection too! Great review as always Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! Thanks man!

[@joshmcclure5150]

Just bought one yesterday.. should be here Tuesday! Can’t wait!! I have so many uses for it and it’s gonna be glorious!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool!

[@jspic4907]

Very intelligent and patient explanation, Euge. Brilliant video. Thanks!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks man!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Great demo! You showed everything it can do. Boss is always good about having lots of features. And it's made in Japan, so you know it's good. It is expensive, but you get a lot of features. Glad MusiX is letting you demo all this gear for us! See you on the next one!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Yeah BOSS never fails IMO :-). Indeed!

[@PointPanic]

Seems like a interface with a variety of ideal options, very cool unit! Thanks Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed! Thanks!

[@jamescarpenter4777]

That is pretty cool. I like how it does everything. You played awesome Euge. Awesome video

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@alessandrorossetto2221]

Very nice indeed!! Great content as always!! You rock Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@yjmsrv]

Excellent review Euge! I absolutely love mine- it's pretty much the only way I can play half my amps either at home or in clubs any more. To me and my ears- it allows my amps to sit in their sweet spot- and the "feel" is not changed at all- but the volume is down to a reasonable level or even sub- bedroom levels! Now I just have to figure out a good wiring/ patch panel switching system to get them all plugged in at at the same time so I don't have to plug and unplug each amp every time. You can tell how much you like it, Euge, each time you look up at the camera with that grin on your face!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!👌 I have the KHE and it’s awesome! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5C6oaiQjJdlepY

[@yjmsrv]

@@EugeValovirta230V Awesome thanks for the tip Euge! I'll check it out- that looks like it might be just what I need.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌🙏

[@MercutioUK2006]

o.0 I've always like Boss but this is next level. Awesome tones :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed! 👌

[@timeshock1255]

I like the Boss Waza Amp Expander a lot as it is truly a jack of all trades and in the typical Boss quality. Not quite cheap but worth its money. I'm a Boss afficionado anyway. Great video again, Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌. Thanks!

[@christianutter5383]

Damn, MusiX is taking good care of you! #GearSugarDaddy

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😁👌

[@madddog692000]

Informative video as always Euge. Creeping up on 11K subs quick! Have a great weekend brother 🤘🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! You too! 🤘

[@GourdToDeath]

My cousin owns a marshall jvm410h head and 2 16ohm cabs. He also owns a TAE and is asking me to help wire it in for him but im kinda confused how to.. The amp head has different speaker output options depending on what your using.. a 1x16, 1x8 or 2x16, 1x4 or 2x8.. normally id go with the 2x16 ohm option but the waza TAE only has One input. And then theres an ohm switch on the waza also.. which jack should i be using and what ohms setting on the waza???

[@MoreMeRecording]

I recently saw this for the first time a month or so back during a home interview with Joe Satriani in his studio. Had to look it up after that.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool!

[@paulusoftheshadows158]

Hi greetings!! From CHILE!!! I will share this video in twitter!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cheers man! Thanks again!

[@dennissimmons1050]

That sounds awesome, I have one coming to me soon. Great information thanks for explaining things so well.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@triclops8]

Ooh please bring on the Universal Audio Ox Box next, I´m pretty sure the nice people from MusiX will hook you up again with one for a review, I am interested in it and would so much appreciate your opinion on it, sir! :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah it'd be cool to check that out. Will add to my list ;-)

[@triclops8]

@@EugeValovirta230V That would be soo cool, thank you!! :)

[@HighHunting38]

Great channel, all useful and helpful information. Would love to see a companion between the Boss, Ox box and the Suhr IR if possible.I have the Ox box and really like it but always wondering if there is something better.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Maybe someday 😎👌.

[@vicesquadpunk]

Great video bro, even better that English is not your first language and yet your English speaking is so clear. ✊😊 I have UA OX, Two Notes Torpedo and WAZA... I like the unit, I have a few issues with my one. Having only 10 saved presets is not good, also the effects loop is only mono 😩

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@StratsRUs]

I have a few valve amps and I am confused about what is available. Thank you for the concise clear video.The outputs remind me of a Helix.And an interface too !

[@EugeValovirta230V]

You’re welcome 🙏.

[@troyjensen2682]

Great demo thank you You take your time to explain things not sure if your a dad but you got the patients

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks Troy! 😎🙏👌

[@HighHunting38]

Have you had any experience with iso boxes? I’m looking at the Grossman SG Box as another alternative.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

No I haven’t. I’ve either used a basic cab mic’d or Reactive Load with IRs 👌.

[@LP3T3]

How do you feel about TAE using its internal 100w solid-state amp to "re-amp" the incoming signal? Can you hear/feel the digitization? Thanks for the amazing review! I'm thinking about the TAE for my JCM 800 :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

That’s a good question. It didn’t caught my attention but that could actually be the reason that the Suhr sounds & feels the most ”musical” reactive load of the bunch I’ve tried & played with 😎.

[@urussh]

Great review Euge as always! So do you mean Suhr RL sounds more musical as an reactive load? Would you still prefer the tone and feel of the Suhr RL via monitor speakers over Boss TAE solid state poweramp output via real cabinet?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! It feels the most musical since a load itself doesn’t really have a sound 😎. With a good reactive load I can get the same feel & sound in the studio like with a real mic’d cabinet and to be honest actually better and lot easier since mic’ing a cab properly and to get that into tape (DAW) isn’t always as easy as it looks (and sounds 😎). I haven’t actually recorded with a real cab in a few years but with the Suhr & Bogren IRs 👌.

[@tyroneenglish8396]

I think you’ll find the the power amp of the TAE is analog- class A/B, which isn’t digital.

[@paulkobylensky851]

Thanks Euge. Do you know where I can find info about the Library in the editor? The manual tells you how to use it, but not what it is or what it’s for. Thanks, my man.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Sorry man I borrowed this to do the video and since it was a while ago I can’t remember anymore.

[@roderickhager8154]

Stumbled onto some killer shit here!🤘💪🎸🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@Gohanndes1]

have you ever tried the Captor X? That Waza Tube Amp Expander sounds absolutely fantastic.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I haven't but it sounds (pun intended) pretty cool too!

[@geocmartin6593]

I've used the Torpedo captors for a while and haven't got the best of sounds from my marshall or Peavey. It's a bit worked better with a ENGL but not great still. That's why I'm on the market for a new RL.

[@thecase1975]

Hi Euge, just want to get in here before the comments go crazy haha. What is your discount on the new IR pack by Jens? I’ll use your code when buying.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😊👍 15%. Thanks!

[@stevewilburn8068]

Love your videos and I think you are an amazing player. Curious to know what you think of Blackstar. I’m a big fan. Would love to see a video on the HT5 or HT20.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Really glad to hear! 🙏☺️ They’re pretty damn good. I used to own a 60 watt combo and I did hundreds of club shows with that. And I have the tiny desktop amp which I sometimes use to warm up before shows.

[@stevewilburn8068]

Thanks for the reply! BTW, I just got one of the LTD Phoenix 1000’s with the Duncan pickups. Love it. Too bad I can’t make it sound like you though. I’ll keep practicing. 😁

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌🎼🎸

[@frankie.d1127]

That was all amp overdrive?? You weren’t boosting the crunch/lead channel?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Can’t remember but I guess I went through the signal chain in the video. Or that’s what I usually do 😎.

[@jimlutz1290]

oh great - 😡 here's another thing I have to start saving for - 💰💸💰💰 does it never end - Thanks Euge, another fine video 🏁 💰💸💰💸 🎸🍻🤟👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟. Thanks man!

[@frederiklabonte9884]

So i can attenuate . Use a ir and à différent reactive load . Plus i can record this trough my daw all at the same time ?

[@allenhousebjj2400]

All I know if the Waza TAE. Is it worth checking out the Suhr RL IR for my 2203X?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

IMO yes 👌😎. It doesn’t have as many features but I really like how it works with my amps. It’s the most ”musical” reactive load I’ve tried.

[@kahlrhoam6769]

Fantastic Device! 😳🤯🦡

[@EugeValovirta230V]

It is 👌.

[@killersajmon]

I've seen so many of your videos now and I have even consulted you on the 1987x channel bleed issue that I have and then discovered that I didn't subscribe to your channel. Now I do! And I have a proposal for a future video. I know you have tried out the JVM410 earlier but I would really like a head to head comparison between the JVM, JCM800 and a plexi, because if I could do "everything" with a JVM it would make life easier (and cheaper). What I am thinking is this: Can I get all those classic tones like Maiden, Rhoades, Mastodon, Malmsteen and so on with the JVM without sacrificing "IT"? Would be a really fun video to watch! Greetings from Stockholm! \m/

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear that! Thanks! Yeah JVM can do pretty much anything but obviously the real deals are always the real deals. Good thing to keep also in mind is that the player makes the sound & not the amp really. An amp just amplifies what is feed into that and different amps amplify the players sound a bit differently. I mean I sound like myself no matter what gear I use but I just prefer to use mostly Marshalls 😎👌.

[@oms1]

Great video!! Probably a stupid question but do the IRs only work with the line out to the computer or do they also effect the tone coming out of the cab? I like the look of what it does but I’d be mainly using it as an attenuator. The THD hot plates I’ve used are ok but really colour the sound, does the Waza do the same when using it with a cab only? Thanks

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Can’t remember anymore since I borrowed this to do the video but it’d be quite strange if it would affect the cab tone 😎.

[@ArticLight14]

Euge 🤘🏻. I’m just going to go out on a limb and say with you being as intelligent as you are with guitars, amps, and effects that you are your own guitar tech. Good to see some informative stuff on these units.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Yeah I used to work as a guitar tech too back in the days. I used to tour with pretty big Finnish bands and then I've done one off shows with Sami Yli-Sirniö / Kreator, Alex Skolnick / Testament & Timo Tolkki / Stratovarius to name a few to fill in when their permanent techs weren't available :-).

[@ArticLight14]

@@EugeValovirta230V I bet you have some awesome stories. The people you’ve probably met. All around you have definitely shown that music is your calling.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I do indeed but it’s like ”what happens in the tour bus stays in the tour bus” 😎.

[@ArticLight14]

@@EugeValovirta230V lol I gotcha

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎

[@FTF96]

Can you use an amp switcher into the WAZA TAE?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Sure.

[@markn4526]

It is no coincidence that you're drawn to your favorite speakers and combinations! I'm a Greenback fan too. Personally I never cared for V30's for some reason, but I do like G12-65's. Maybe a blending of Greenback and V30 tone? Like your Eminence speakers? The 4x10 clean sounds were very Fender-ish (Super Reverb). I really like your Phoenix guitar. The combination of a P90 neck and a humbucker bridge pickup is very useful. What's the neck profile like?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Exactly! 😎👌 It’s kinda like a semi thick C - profile. Very close to my Custom Shop Eclipses which has a thicker neck than on standard ones.

[@austinballard9713]

is there any odd noise that comes from the TAE? I just got one and it sounds like a bee inside the unit. I was told it might be normal.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I borrowed the device from MusiX to do the video so I only used it for one day but didn’t notice any odd noise. Well of course there’s the fan to keep it cool but that’s just mechanics 👌😎.

[@aquilarossa5191]

I have the original Torpedo Captor 8 and I add IRs and effects in DAW. Nice and simple, but I do wonder how it compares to this or the Suhr stuff. I mentioned in the past how my beast of a JMP 50 replica running above 8 overpowers my load box and how I am thinking of adding a master volume mod to solve that issue. I would not need to with this Waza gadget, because it handles more power. But the price is very hefty. I am supposed to be saving for an Explorer or one of those '61 reissue SGs, not buying more gadgets. Getting close now. I realized another way to solve that too much grunt for my load box problem is to use a variac. I checked with the guy from Ceriatone amps and he says it is safe to use the variac to drop the JMP down from 230v to about 175v. It changes the tone though. In a good way according to some.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Like I said I haven't had any problems with the Suhr. I tried cranking my 5150 (120w amp) past seven and the Suhr handled it just fine. But I wouldn’t recommend doing it constantly. And the 5150 sounds the best IMO with the master between 3-4 😎.

[@luisguimaraes2176]

I have the Torpedo, the Suhr RL and the Fryette PowerLoad. The torpedo sounds flat and dull compared to those 2 which sound great.

[@Koumoundouros]

Hey mr Valovirta. Can you make a video about the jcm900 4100 with 6l6 tubes and how it compares to the bad boy😈

[@EugeValovirta230V]

If I get my hands on one then for sure 👌.

[@alexandrnikiti5895]

Great review Euge! I assume that sound quality of Boss is not better than Suhr and it only has more possibilities which probably not everyone needs. I have personally Suhr without IR loader and it has everything what I need for home recording with my UAD Apollo interface.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Exactly 👌.

[@ConradMH]

Amazing bro!!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks C!

[@ConradMH]

You are wellcome E!!!!

[@geocmartin6593]

Hi, is the Boss TAE a bit too much if I only intend to use it for home recording?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I don’t know 😎. I guess it depends what you need 👌.

[@geocmartin6593]

@@EugeValovirta230V Yeah. I just want it to usa my valve amp heads with a load for direct/silent recording. I know I could do that with a Suhr and IRs but I also want to be able to record in stereo, which is something the Boss has. I was looking into the UA OX but I hate the fact that you can only connect it to the computer with wifi as it has no USB or any other physical connection. So I'm wouldn't buy it. So, my point is that I like the Boss TAE but as I'm never going to use it in a live situation, maybe as a home recording only device is a bit too big an investment as I might be able to achive the same results with something like the Suhr, except fot stereo tracking. Anyway, I went a bit long here, but thanks man.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I have the Suhr & St.Rock React:IR and they’re perfect for me but if you want to record in stereo then the TAE is probably the one to go with 👌.

[@geocmartin6593]

@@EugeValovirta230V Excellent!

[@zakkcovers18]

Master🤘🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎

[@cros79]

That smile though: 25:05 😅

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎

[@RichardOfYork1967]

Wonder how it sounds on orange Tiny amp?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Probably as good as with any amp 👌.

[@Moirchester]

Spoke too late! It's already becoming fiercer \m/

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎

[@Amiga1200_Juicer]

WE TRUST İN EUGE

[@Marcelo_B_159]

Ahhh yes! Some Metallica! Niceeeee

[@EugeValovirta230V]

:-) \m/

[@Moirchester]

Today Pepita can be lazy while dancing :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🕺😁