Originally Posted by
Soulstress
... pignose ... microcube... Which would u say is better?
If you ascribe to the KISS formula, then it's the pignose. As basic as it gets. You have to work your guitar's volume & tone controls to modify tone and to an extent, how clean or raunchy at a given volume the 'nose will play.
OTH, for another 40-50 bucks, the MicroCube offers more versatilty of amps sounds, good (although not very adjsutable) effects, a tuning fork tuner, headphone jack, and you can attach a guitar strap instead of the handle-strap it comes with to it & sling it.
The MicroCube comes with an AC adapter, extra option with the pignose.
I'd had a pignose when they first came out, because it was pretty much the first of its kind. Had it for about 20 years, then it got riped off. I've had a MicroCube for a couple of years now. I'd had a Cube30; the Boss/Roland amps are excellent value packages.
Which is better? For a beginner like you, looking to learn the blues? I'd say the MicroCube because it will give you excellent clean or edgy tones withouth having to futz around with interfacing your guitar's controls with the amp's too much, and you'll have a healthy sampling of different types of amps & effects to experiment with without having to commit bucks to pedals and things.
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