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Roland Micro Cube Guitar Amplifier- Black |  | Brand: Roland
Category: Musical Instruments
Buy New: $259.99
as of 9/10/2010 15:08 CDT details
Seller: Action Packaged, Inc.
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 4903
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 9 x 7
MPN: MICROCUBE
UPC: 270070101000
EAN: 0761294084892
ASIN: B0002D0096
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | Controls - TYPE Switch, GAIN Knob, VOLUME Knob, TUNING FORK Button | | • | Ultra-compact DSP guitar amp with 5-inch/2-watt low magnetic leakage speaker | | • | Runs on battery or AC power (adapter supplied) and includes carry strap | | • | COSM 7 guitar amp models including JC-120 and a special mic preamp model | | • | DSP effects: 6 - chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo and separate Delay/Reverb |
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Product Description
With the new Micro Cube, guitarists get a genuine Roland Cube amp in an ultra-compact package that even runs on batteries. Weighing in at just few pounds, the Micro Cube packs a big punch and comes with six DSP effects, COSM® Amp Modeling and a new Digital Tuning Fork-giving guitarists everything they need for killer tone on the go.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Micro Cube September 3, 2010
Mike, Small Business Owner
Very nice amp given it's size. Plan to order another one to take on vacation.
If you are in need of a small amp, this is the one for you.
 Awesome for beginners and practicing July 9, 2010
ERIC N MRAK
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had mine for about a year now. I bought it when I decided to teach myself guitar without breaking the bank. As I was living in an apartment with study-conscious roommates I wanted something that was easily packed up for moving, taking over to a friend's place, or praticing quietly. After watching some YouTube videos that demonstrated its sound and distortion functions (probably biased) I decided it was a low-risk investment.
I have to say that I was an absolute beginner to guitar, but not to music. My previous instruments were all brass and some piano. I lack the trained guitarist's ears to discern great amp sound from poor sound, so I can't make any educated analysis on the "warmth" or "solidity" of the sound. It could be the pickups on my guitar, my poor choice in wiring, etc. But again, for these reasons I had little to gain by buying an expensive amp for teaching myself.
I've never used the amp on battery power. I always have it plugged in with the included adapter. I also rarely play it without headphones on. I also use it for both electric guitar and electric bass. All of the included effects such as flanger, reverb, etc. I don't ever really use unless I'm playing around, or want to hear a riff I just learned with amusing effects. They all seem to work just as well as effects pedals, but again I'm not a professional. The dial that's used for the different distortion levels (Black Panel, Classic, Brit Combo, etc.) I use all the time. If I'm working on, say, some Ozzie riffs I have it on the R-FIER for some legitimate-sounding metal guitar, no hassle. If I'm on my bass I usually set it to BLACK PANEL or JC CLEAN that sounds great for Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. A lot of the more expensive apps don't come with these effects (they are not "combo" amps) and require extra pedals, heads, etc. It really is nice having them on such a compact, inexpensive amp. Granted, the naming conventions for the distortion levels don't make sense to me (what IS jc clean?) and I had to look in the instruction manual the first day to figure out which one I needed for metal.
The reason I knocked off a star is that if you are playing without headphones the speaker can sound a little bad if turned up too high. It's like how car speakers sound scratchy when the volume is up on the sub-par stock system. But I don't play in a band, and I bought it for solo practice with headphones so neighbors/roommates aren't disturbed. Since I never "rock out" on this little amp I have no problems.
If you are a beginner like me, you have nothing to gain by buying anything more expensive. This one is small, lightweight, and will let you experiement with lots of different sounds without additional equipment. It sounds GREAT through headphones. One thing you might need is a seperate tuner. It has a chime thing set for A 440Hz, but you have to bash the little button to make it sound for a couple seconds. Not really enough time to bring your hands back to the strings to pluck/strum. I got a cheap electric tuner from a music shop that you could plug directly into the cord from your guitar. I think it's Seinen? It also tunes for bass and acoustic.
PROS: small. inexpensive. lots of effects included to experiment with. good sound through headphones. awesome for beginners like me, bass or guitar. you can play all sorts of music through it.
CONS: don't expect to jam with friends or rock out with it. it plays fine through the speaker, just not at higher volumes.
MicroCube MacroSound May 1, 2010
R. Sweet (Seattle, NY)
This amp is great. The only thing that could make this amp better would be if they could somehow have made it tube driven while retaining the full low-level sound. I have a Marshall tube half stack and I find myself playing the microcube much more often. Not only do I keep my hearing, but I also get more versatility. Currently the micrcube is the only amp I play in my dorm room. This amp is perfect for beginners and just as perfect for the more experienced guitar player wanting to have some quite practice time. Great amp!
Great starter amp! March 9, 2010
Laurie Nylund (Sandy, UT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I knew nothing about amps prior to this purchase, but I spent literally days reading all I could find. While I viewed dozens of sites overall, take a look at the buying guide at sweetwater if you too are a newbie and want a good, but succinct, overview of the basics. After I understood the various options I read hundreds of reviews (I am a just a little bit on the obsessive, compulsive side if you haven't gathered that yet). The amp was a Christmas present for my son who also received a MIM Strat (that was a month-long research effort!). And yes, he is an extremely spoiled (but deserving) kid. But I didn't want to spend too much as he is a beginner, and I wasn't 100% certain he would stick with his playing. And as he goes away to college next year, portability was a definite factor. Based on all that and the great reviews I read, I decided to go with this model.
After more than two months my son is still extremely happy with it. It sounds great, has just enough good effects to mess around with, it can go PLENTY loud, and the ability to carry it up and down the stairs, to his lessons, etc is great. The batteries seemingly last forever and for a pretty small outlay, I think it possible that he doesn't buy another amp for many years.
UNEVEN TONE WITH PIEZO PUP-BUT............ March 1, 2010
Paul F. Gavoni (ma.USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
iT WOULD BE EASY TO BLAME THE GUITAR BUT sOME OF MY FELLOW MUSIANS HAVE TRIED IT WITH THERE GUITAR ANS SAME THING.. MOST PRO-NOUNCED ON THE HIGHEST STRINGS.. ALL THE STRINGS HAVE THE SAME VOLUME OR DYNAMICS. WHETHER I PLAY MY 335 OR MY SOUTHWESTERN. ACOUSTIC. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS I BUSK SOLO.
NOW THE GOOD NEWS, NOTHING ELSE TO COMPLANE ABOUT, MAYBE BATTERY LIFR. I ALSO OWN THE STREET CUBE WITH TWO SPEAKERS,UMPTEEN EFFECTS.BATTERY LASTS ABOUT 3 TIMES LONG.
PIEZO'S ARE FINICKY. I AM GLAD I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE ON A WHIM, I CAN GO TO THE BEACH AND WITH THE SOUND OF THE OCEAN COVERING MY COMPLAIN IT SOUNDS GREAT. oN A WHIM, i UPHOSTERED THE CUBE WITH LEAPORD SKIN THICK CLOTH.. SURE DOES GET MANY COMPLIMENTS ON WHICH GIVES ME A BREAK FROM PLAYING!
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