Soldano X88-IR Stereo Rackmount Preamp - Pre-Owned

Pre-Owned - please contact our Guitar team in-store on 02 6282 3199 for more info.

Manufacturer 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.

X88-IR

Features
Soldano’s famous cascading-gain design
Hand built in the USA
Tubes: 5 x 12AX7
Dimensions (2-unit rack space): 19” (W) x 10.25” (D) x 3.5” (H)
Weight: 10 lbs.

Front Panel

Purple Anodized front panel
All Channels – Preamp Level, Bass, Middle, Treble, Output Level and Bright switch
Channel 1- Bright switch and selectable Normal/Altered ModeFender 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 /modeLoad your own IRs via the Software Editor

Back Panel

Voltage selector switch – Mains Fuse must be changed (please read manual)
USB (type B 2.0) connector to connect Software EditorIncludes a 6’ USB cable
MIDI/Footswitch Input
MIDI Phantom Power input jack
¼” Main Outputs
Stereo XLR Outputs with Level Switch and Ground Lift Switch
Ultra-transparent stereo series effects loop:Mono Send and Stereo Return jacks
Level Switch

Soldano Software Editor

Easy to use USB Editor Software
Save up to 128 MIDI presets
Load and organize your IR libraryIncludes 12 IRs to choose from
Midi Presets allows you to select:Channel
Channel mode
Assign different IRs for all three channels
Low-Pass and High-Pass Filters
Power Amp three position Depth Switch
Power Amp three position Presence Switch