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Soldano X88-IR

Description

The Soldano X88R is considered by many guitar players as the holy grail of rack mount tube preamps. From its inspiring Soldano tone to distinctive purple anodized panel, the X88R is
one of the world’s most sought-after pieces of vintage gear used by countless professional musicians including Peter Frampton, Warren DeMartini, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Lou Reed and Lee Ritenour to name a few.

The new X88-IR continues this legacy by preserving every ounce of Soldano’s legendary tone, with updated modern features tailored to meet the needs of today’s professional players.

Features

• Soldano’s famous cascading-gain design


• Hand built in the USA


• Tubes: 5 x 12AX7


• Limited Lifetime Warranty


• Dimensions (2-unit rack space): 19” (W) x 10.25” (D) x 3.5” (H)


• Weight: 10 lbs.

• Purple Anodized front panel


• All Channels – Preamp Level, Bass, Middle, Treble, Output Level and Bright switch


• Channel 1- Bright switch and selectable Normal/Altered Mode


• Fender style Normal Mode


• Boosted clean Altered Mode


• Channel 2/3 – Fat Switch, Bright Switch and selectable Crunch / Overdrive Mode


• Master Level Control


• Headphone Output jack with Level Control


• IR cabinet simulation (bypassable)


• 6 IR presets, individually programmable per channel /mode


• Load your own IRs via the Software Editor