Roland Micro Cube

Zepp88 · 05-29-2007, 08:50 AM

I got one of these over the weekend for a camping trip and I must say, IT ROCKS! It sounds better than my old Crate G-60 practice amp, and it's half the size and power.

It's got built in Boss effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, reverb, and tremolo) and COSM amp modeling (Acoustic, JC120, Vox clean, Rectifier, Marshall stack, and some other clean one) All of the models sound pretty awesome, the only one I can vouch for is the Recto model, it's not the same as a Recto of course, I wouldn't expect it to be, but it's surprisingly close and very powerful sounding.

It has a 5" speaker in a ported cabinet with surprising bass response.

It can be powered either by wall wart or 6 AA batterys (20 hours)

It also works great as an iPod speaker (which I used at the camp ground) and also has a Rec. out/headphone jack which I used to make some decent sounding direct recordings on my Mac.

I give two big

for this little unit!

Alpo · 05-29-2007, 08:57 AM

I really liked mine, too. The recto model was my favourite. It sounded surprisingly good. I didn't like the direct out at all. It sounded so weak and mushy compared to the actual amp.

Zepp88 · 05-29-2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpo

I really liked mine, too. The recto model was my favourite. It sounded surprisingly good. I didn't like the direct out at all. It sounded so weak and mushy compared to the actual amp.

I sort of agree there, but I compensated with software EQ from GarageBand, and it turned out better than using the programs amp models.

loktide · 05-29-2007, 09:32 AM

I also own a red microcube. Amazing little amp for practicing at really low volumes.

Zepp88 · 05-29-2007, 09:34 AM

Red? Badass!

darren · 05-29-2007, 10:16 AM

I've been looking at the MicroCube, but also recently tried out a Vox DA-15 amp and was VERY impressed. The DA-15 is essentially the same thing as one of the small ValveTronix amps, but without the "Valve Reactor" power amp. And the 15-watter is actually footswitchable with an option for three channels! And it costs less than the MicroCube.

The Vox DA-5 is more comparable to the MicroCube, though, with line ins and optional battery power. I wish they made an amp that had BOTH the line ins and the footswitching capability.

Zepp88 · 05-29-2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren

I've been looking at the MicroCube, but also recently tried out a Vox DA-15 amp and was VERY impressed. The DA-15 is essentially the same thing as one of the small ValveTronix amps, but without the "Valve Reactor" power amp. And the 15-watter is actually footswitchable with an option for three channels! And it costs less than the MicroCube.

The Vox DA-5 is more comparable to the MicroCube, though, with line ins and optional battery power. I wish they made an amp that had BOTH the line ins and the footswitching capability.

Wow, I didn't see the Vox amp. Sounds like it would also be

darren · 05-29-2007, 11:06 AM

The Vox DA5 is also available in black, red, green, pink (!) classic Vox and CAMO!

VOX DA5

Drew · 05-29-2007, 11:23 AM

I've never played the Microcube, but the Cube-30 ruled - one of the most organic sounding modelers I've ever played, without any of that "digitalness" I hear in Line6.

Jongpil Yun · 05-29-2007, 08:00 PM

Cubes are awesome. I have a 30 as a practice amp, but what I'll never understand is why the direct out sounds so much worse than the actual amp.

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Zepp88 4 8 15 16 23 42 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A Technological Deadzone Posts: 7,385 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: Schecter C7 Blackjack Main ERG: I haven't felt the need.. Rig: Mesa -> Vader Thanked: 49	Roland Micro Cube I got one of these over the weekend for a camping trip and I must say, IT ROCKS! It sounds better than my old Crate G-60 practice amp, and it's half the size and power. It's got built in Boss effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, delay, reverb, and tremolo) and COSM amp modeling (Acoustic, JC120, Vox clean, Rectifier, Marshall stack, and some other clean one) All of the models sound pretty awesome, the only one I can vouch for is the Recto model, it's not the same as a Recto of course, I wouldn't expect it to be, but it's surprisingly close and very powerful sounding. It has a 5" speaker in a ported cabinet with surprising bass response. It can be powered either by wall wart or 6 AA batterys (20 hours) It also works great as an iPod speaker (which I used at the camp ground) and also has a Rec. out/headphone jack which I used to make some decent sounding direct recordings on my Mac. I give two big for this little unit! Withersoul - Monolithic Epic Doom Metal M.W. Tremblay.com

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Alpo ... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,527 Real Name: Mancomb Main Seven: RG1527RB with BKP's Rig: Line 6 Toneport UX1 Thanked: 6	I really liked mine, too. The recto model was my favourite. It sounded surprisingly good. I didn't like the direct out at all. It sounded so weak and mushy compared to the actual amp. Through the darkness of futures past The magician longs to see One chants out between two worlds Fire Walk With Me

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darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 7,037 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 31	I've been looking at the MicroCube, but also recently tried out a Vox DA-15 amp and was VERY impressed. The DA-15 is essentially the same thing as one of the small ValveTronix amps, but without the "Valve Reactor" power amp. And the 15-watter is actually footswitchable with an option for three channels! And it costs less than the MicroCube. The Vox DA-5 is more comparable to the MicroCube, though, with line ins and optional battery power. I wish they made an amp that had BOTH the line ins and the footswitching capability. This space intentionally left blank.

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loktide dot like Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 1,719 Real Name: Christian Main Seven: Ibanez RG7680-LTD1 Rig: Diezel-VH4>Orange412 Thanked: 29	I also own a red microcube. Amazing little amp for practicing at really low volumes.

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Zepp88 4 8 15 16 23 42 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: A Technological Deadzone Posts: 7,385 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: Schecter C7 Blackjack Main ERG: I haven't felt the need.. Rig: Mesa -> Vader Thanked: 49	Red? Badass!

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darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 7,037 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 31	The Vox DA5 is also available in black, red, green, pink (!) classic Vox and CAMO! VOX DA5

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Jongpil Yun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,080 Real Name: JP Main Seven: RG 7620 (VK) Thanked: 22	Cubes are awesome. I have a 30 as a practice amp, but what I'll never understand is why the direct out sounds so much worse than the actual amp.

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