Reply With QuoteRoland Cubes get the job done. My 60 was at a jam last week with a Peavey Classic 50 (2x12) and a Rokit 130 (kiwi Boogie copy). I didn't get past halfway on the blackface model for cleans and kicked with with a Cool Cat Drive for dirt.
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A purposeful amph
First off, in the order of things, I'm a bass player first and foremost and that's where the bulk of the gear $ goes into.
With that said, I do play a fair amount of guitar and use a bit of..um, "lower tier" guitar gear relative to my bass stuff.
My current guitar setup is an Epiphone Les Paul Standard that I plug straight into a Roland Cube 30 that I bought used from the guitarist in my band. I only play in the house and don't use any of this for live shows, so volume output isn't much a concern.
Maybe my ears are a bit unsophisticated, but I really like the sound of this amp quite a lot. The "clean" channel really does sound like a JC. The various models include a Marshall JCM, a Fender Blackface, an AC30 (?), a Mesa Rectifier, and a couple others that I'm not entirely sure about are there, and come close enough to the real thing to be surprising at this price point. I don't use the on-board effects much at all except a bit of reverb. Everything is extremely easy to use with the simple twist of a dial here or there. I like simple. I'd rather be playing my guitar than pushing buttons and chasing tones.
For my purposes this amp has a lot going for it in relation to other modeling amps. The tone is surprisingly good and it doesn't seem to mess with the character of the guitar so much as some emulators. I think it sounds much better than the Line 6 and is far easier to figure out than a Peavey Vyper. I think the Vox AD30VT also sounds very good, but it takes a lot of fiddling to get what you want out of it. I'd rather just plug and play.
Well, for my occassional guitar work, this one's a winner.
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Roland Cubes get the job done. My 60 was at a jam last week with a Peavey Classic 50 (2x12) and a Rokit 130 (kiwi Boogie copy). I didn't get past halfway on the blackface model for cleans and kicked with with a Cool Cat Drive for dirt.
Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)
Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
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Roland Cubes are a great bang for the buck.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
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I haven't tried the cubes but they have a great rep.
Fwiw, your experiences and description with it mirror mine with my Super Champ XD. Good sounds and very easy to use.
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Cubes rock!
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Yeah, for a small solid-state modelling combo, it sounds pretty darn good!Originally Posted by Geoffrey Charles
It does its intended job very well indeed.
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