Roland CB-20XL Setup guide

ROLAND CB-20XL
TRAINING GUIDE
Contents
1. FEATURES
2. HNOW TO DEMO THE CB -20XL
3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW
4. ACCESSORIES
5. CB-20XL COSM AMPS, SPEAKER CABINETS and EFFECTS

Roland CB-20XL Training Guide
1. FEATURES
Small but powerful 20 watt, 1 x 8” coaxial speaker combo
bass amp with tons of features
Six COSM models of classic and modern bass amps and
speakers cabinets: Super Flat, Flip Top (1 x 15), B-Man (4 x
12), Bass 360 1 x 18, Session (4x10+1x18), Concert 810
(8x10)
Roland FFP technology for very powerful output
SHAPE switch for instant tonal variety
EFX effects: chorus, Solo, Poly Octave
Independent delay/reverb and compression/drive
Three band EQ: Bass, Middle, and Treble
Built-in bass tuner supports 5-string bass and flat tuning
Power Squeezer provides maximum gain at low volumes
Footswitchable EFX/Solo on/off, Comp/Drive on/off
1/8” aux input
1/4” headphones/recording output
$305 List, $229 MAP

Roland CB-20XL Training Guide
2. HOW TO DEMO THE CB-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-Show the Sounds
1. Select a COSM amp, such as FLIP TOP, or SESSION.
2. Set the GAIN to about four or five.
3. Play some finger style or slapping tones.
4. Experiment with the EQUALIZER and COMPRESSOR/DRIVE to check
out their sounds.

Roland CB-20XL Training Guide
STEP TWO-Show the EFX
1. Experiment with the EFX and DELAY/REVERB knobs to check out their
sounds. Be sure to try the Poly Octave.
NOTES:

Roland CB-20XL Training Guide
3. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW
1. Tons of features in a small but powerful DSP bass amp
2. Six COSM classic and modern bass amps and cabs from
clean to mean
3. Three sets of effects: EFX, Delay/Rev, Comp/Drive
4. Built-in bass tuner supports 5-string and flat tuning
5. Three-band EQ, aux in and headphones/recording jacks
4. ACCESSORIES
1. 2 x BOSS FS-5U Footswitch or 1 x BOSS FS-6 Footswitch
2. 1 x Roland PCS-31L insert cable
3. Roland RH-5, RH-200 or other headphones
5. COSM AMPS, SPEAKER CABINETS and EFFECTS
NAME AMP
SUPER FLAT Original Roland neutral EQ bass amp
FLIP TOP Ampeg B –15 Portaflex w/ 1 x 15” cab
B-MAN Fender Bassman 100 w/ Fender 4 x 10” cab
BASS 360 Vintage Acoustic 360 w/ Acoustic 1 x 18” cabinet
SESSION SWR SM 400 w/ SWR Goliath (4 x 10”) + SWR Big
Ben (1 x 18”)
CONCERT 810 Ampeg SVT + Ampeg 810E (8 x 10”)
EFFECTS
Compressor
Drive
Chorus
Solo
Poly Octave
Delay
Reverb