ROLAND CB-120XL
TRAINING GUIDE
Contents
1. FEATURES
2. HOW TO DEMO THE CB-120XL
3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW and SHOW
4. ACCESSORIES
5. CB-120XL COSM AMPS, SPEAKER CABINETS and
EFFECTS
Roland CB-120XL Training Guide
1. FEATURES
Powerful, stage-ready 120 watt, 1 x 12” coaxial speaker combo
bass amp with tons of features
Eight COSM models of classic and modern bass amps and
speakers cabinets: Super Flat, Flip Top, B-Man, T.E., Bass
360, Session, Concert 810, Super Low
Custom engineered dual Air Flow ports matched to the cabinet
provide optimum bass response
SHAPE switch for instant tonal variety
Input pad for active or passive basses
EFX effects: chorus, Poly Octave
Independent delay, reverb and compression/drive plus 80-
second looper
Solo function w/ memory recalls favorite settings for use as
second channel
Four band EQ: Bass, Low-Mid, High-Mid and Treble
Built-in bass tuner supports 4, 5, 6-string basses and flat and
double flat tunings
Six footswitchable functions: EFX on/off, comp/drive on/off,
delay on/off, reverb on/off, Solo, Looper controls
EXT speaker jack for use with external bass speaker cab
Versatile I/O: 1/4” headphone/recording out, balanced XLR out
w/ ground lift and pre/post switch, 1/4” line out
1/8” aux input for MP3, CD playback
$765 List, $579 MAP
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2. HOW TO DEMO THE CB-60XL
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 SUPER FLAT, FLIP TOP, T.E, or SUPER
LOW.
2. Set the GAIN to about 4 or 5.
3. Play some finger style or slapping tones.
4. Experiment with the EQUALIZER and COMPRESSOR/DRIVE to check
out their tones.
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STEP TWO-Show the EFX
1. Experiment with the EFX and DELAY/REVERB knobs to check out their
sounds.
STEP THREE-Show The LOOPER
1. Set the DELAY/LOOPER knob for LOOPER. Turn the LOOPER volume
up all the way.
2. Press the REC/PLAY/ DUB button. The button will flash indicating the
Looper is armed. It will record automatically when you start to play.
3. Play the first phrase. Press REC/PLAY/DUB when you are finished. The
phrase will play back.
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4. Press SOLO to change the sound for the second loop phrase.
5. Press REC/PLAY/DUB to add the second phrase.
6. Press STOP when you are done.
NOTES
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3. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW and SHOW
1. Tons of features in a compact but very powerful bass amp
2. Eight COSM classic and modern bass amp and cab tones
from clean to mean
3. Effects: EFX, Delay, Reverb, Drive/Comp, 80-second looper
4. Memory channel (SOLO) for instant tone changes
5. Pro I/O: line out, XLR /DI out, aux in, etc.
4. ACCESSORIES
1. 6 x BOSS FS-5U Footswitch or 3 x BOSS FS-6 Footswitch
2. 3 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 Roland original wide frequency response amp
FLIP TOP Ampeg B-15 Portaflex 1 x 15”
B-MAN Fender Bassman 100 w/ Fender 4 x 10”
T.E. Trace Elliot AH600SMX w/ TE 1048 (4 x 10”) + TE
1518 (1 x 15”)
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 w/ Ampeg 810E (8 x 10”)
SUPER LOW Roland original amp w/ sub-harmonic function
EFFECTS
Compressor, Drive
Chorus, Poly Octave
Delay w/ tap tempo
Reverb: room, plate
Looper
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