MojoCaster.com - Roland Microcube gear review

[ShadowHighFive]

Dude. Thanks for the great review. I have been searching for demos of the acoustic and JC clean settings. And you nailed it!

Awesome playing, and bluesy soloing!

And rock rhythms and everything else!

Not bad for a country boy. I mean it with utmost respect.

SOLD!

I'm getting one for Christmas... To: Me

From: Me.

Thanks

[AreaCode978]

Now...can I simple plug headphones into this thing so I can play at night while my girlfriend(s) are asleep? I've been looking for that feature for a long time now.

[cocacolacriminal]

Don't know if you're familiar with this amp: Bugera bc15 combo. But if you are, what would you think? The Micro Cube or that one? Thanks for the nice review by the way.

[blackblurable]

I have the micro cube and it's fucking sick. I like it, I have an ibanez rg and it sounds really good. The cleans and the distortion are awesome. I think it has more potential with better pickups in it. If your starting out and on a budget, buy this amp you won't be disappointed especially if your into rock/metal.

[sheao1]

you have got a nice tone, your guitar is nice but i thinks its a little flamer/ ugly

[KensY]

Wat's the setting for the JC Clean, on the Eric Clapton song? Sounds diff in my amp... :-)

[arfer]

I have a roland microcube and can assure you it's cool as f**k. So much louder and more flexible than your average practice amp.

[dpapaioannow]

is that the old style bridge with 1 saddle for each 2 strings?how do you intonate that thing?

[BornNonconformist]

Undoubtedly the Tele's pick-ups and Mojo's skills are both superb. Unmissable as well are the audio quality of the video and the amp's tonal clarity. On these subjects (audio and tone) this is just about the best I have heard here from reviews featuring this amp.

[societ39]

show the amp

[19941942]

I have a Microcube and it's awesome :D it's very good for play Nirvana or Pink Floyd :D

[12yod12]

It's decent. I'm wonderin about it now. No sound at all in Acoustic mode. Saw another post that sound went out altogether in a few months.

[HOPPERFZR]

wow !!you are good !!

[spyroman47]

Finally, someone who shows the potential of this amp. I wasn't sure if I wanted one until I saw your video. Now I know I do. Thanks for your great demo!

[harold926]

nice hat

[anticsgmr94]

How do you record to a computer, using the microcube?

[pithor]

Recording to a PC? I do it all the time. Depends on your system. Amp should have recording out. Patch to input of your soundcard.

I use a GNX4 or Boss ME70 pedal directly into an EMU1212 stereo soundcard and results are PROFESSIONAL.

[XBlackFuryX]

is it true that the vox has better clean sounds while MC has better crunchy sounds ? Does the so talked fubbing really screws the mc over ? I'm about to buy one of those great lil amps :)

[j0nazbro]

highway to hell \,,/:)

[666lucky13]

Could you possibly achieve these tones with a cube 15, 20, or 30x?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

I have not tried those, so I cannot comment. Sorry.

[zakre123]

The micro, 20, 30, 60, and 80 all have those settings. If you got the buck go for the 80 it's got a looper.

[lampmonitor]

What's better, this Roland Micro Cube or the Vox DA5??

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Frankly, they're both great. It's whichever you prefer at that stage. Good news: you can't go wrong with either one.

[vent5]

I have a question if you would not mind me asking. I have a Roland microcube, and a couple of people have been telling me that it will not handle certain pedals, for example, metal stomp boxes. I have not tried one out yet on my Microcube, but I see no reason why it would not sound descent. Sure, it is not going to have the same crispy tones I would get from hooking a death metal pedal up to a stack amp, but do you think it would at least work for recording purposes? Thanks.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Yes, i think it would work for recording. Most of my tunes on mojotwanger com are recorded using this microcube.

[lampmonitor]

What's better, this Roland Micro Cube or the Vox DA5??

[MrCrazyguitarguy]

mother fuckin cowboy shit chicken picking, you suck ass face, nice hat though, fuck you

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Anonymity is the castle for cowards. Or so I am told by my co worker... but I couldn't agree with him more.

[jdawg00100]

you suck ass face? i've heard better insults from a deaf mute.

[Sanzu89]

I've heard better insults from my 1-year-old cousin

[shrinkz]

ok thks..its decided ...I will buy the Micro Cube! :D

[shrinkz]

i am starting to play electric guitar ...i am looking for the first amp to start playing ...

Is micro-cube a great amp for my situation?

[Dante31]

It's a very flexible amp so it makes a great first amp. It is also very easy to use so you wont have to spend an hour looking for a good tone.

[shrinkz]

one of my friends told me that, for begginers.. cube 15x is better!... is true?

[shrinkz]

i am starting to play electric guitar ...i am looking for the first amp to start playing ...

Is micro-cube a great amp for my situation?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

the micro cube is versatile, light, can run on batteries and is therefore very portable. That's more what it's meant to be. If you're looking at playing w/ a drummer, then no, it won't do. If you're just looking to play on your own, or maybe with another guitar player, then yes it will do the trick :)

[shrinkz]

thks for all ...and great playing :)

[akeloteirko]

fucking cowboy

[SONGSTICKS]

considering that this video is supposed to be a REVIEW of the amp, it would have been nice to at least hear the effects !!!!

I know this guy doesn't use the effects, but other people will.

A somewhat biased and self indulgent review this one !!

[plentiner]

@SONGSTICKS was looking for a comment like yours..right on...hahaai wont post

[mattb4rd]

Haha "I think God just killed a kitten"

That comment got a subscriber.

I'm looking at practice amps for my 10 year old son. I'm very close to getting him a Vibro-Champ or a Super Champ, but this may fit the bill as it is about 1/3rd the cost of a Vibro.

I do realize that it's a bit of an apples to orange comparison - A Fender Tube amp / Roland Micro

Thanks for the great video

[haxor179]

no its actually gold to brass comparison.. anytube amps would be better anyday. rather then solid state. u should totally get the vibro.

[Airsoftshop5000]

I like how you dont make a silly face when you play, its a good straight face. And great playing, and ur guitar is hot man! + your right about the amp, I have on eand I love it, it sound so good, especially with the boss effects builf into it.

[61dodgelancer]

Great! Thanks for the demo. 5 stars!

[MrBlakeLee]

hateful to god

bwhahahha

kill yourself

[Rushworshiper92]

Did u just say that playing harder rock is being hateful to god?....wtf?

[BlackAngusYoung]

Does the Micro Cube work well with an acoustic guitar?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

As well as it can be expected to :)

[guitarkeef]

Great - but 2 much reverb in the Amp-samples. Sounds better when it's more dry...

[KR0GG]

Sweet playing Mojo. I'm a Tele-maniac as well. Who did your flame paint work? That's a beauty?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Thanks! Tony DeLacugo painted it.

[mrtoulouse]

How great it is to see how differently people approach the art of guitar playing. Have never seen anyone youse their picking hand the way you do, love it when you go ballistic with your index finger:D Lovely voice esp. for country as well, you hit those notes spot on man.

Keep up the good work and tele love.

[mrtoulouse]

How great it is to see how differently people approach the art of guitar playing. Have never seen anyone youse their picking hand the way you do, love it when you go ballistic with your index finger:D Lovely voice esp. for country as well, you hit those notes spot on man.

Keep up the good work and tele love.

[mrtoulouse]

How great it is to see how differently people approach the art of guitar playing. Have never seen anyone youse their picking hand the way you do, love it when you go ballistic with your index finger:D Lovely voice esp. for country as well, you hit those notes spot on man.

Keep up the good work and tele love.

[mrtoulouse]

what great playing. Amps only good on clean settings imo, like most transistors:) You have a great voice man, you hit those notes spot on. And how great it is to see how differently people approach the guitar, I've never seen anything use their picking hand like you do, love it when you go ballistic with you indexfinger:D Keep up the good work and the tele love.

[maccies99]

Nice playing, great review. Keep up the good work.

[rtcool01]

god just killed a kitten?

wtf??

[maccies99]

yeah, wtf?

[minesdecarli]

i have that same amp and i love it!! easy to use, practical, small and greatr sound!!

what else can i ask for that size?

[AQ93habs]

highway to hell... sweet!!!

[DrummerGrrrl]

You're a great player... and cute... LOL.

[TheHBF]

Subscription.

[weedgamer420]

Tha Chuck Norris Of Guitar

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Oh man, that cracked me up!

[UKPETE0077]

Great Review of the Roland Micro Amp, I've had mine 6 months and have had the gain up all the time wondering why it always sounded the same, kewl thanks for the time an effort for uploading the video.

[PaperBraine]

YEHA COWBOY!

[rrlcruz]

hi great playing!!I just want to ask about the microcube amp..i have one and I feel that sometimes the speakers fart out when you hit low e and a strings..have you exerienced it?maybe I have my gain too hig perhaps? I usually use the clean settings..Wha do you think of the DA-5 by vox? im planning to get one to replace the microtube.i really want solid clean tones by a battery powered amp?any suggestions?thaks so much,

[atlanticus]

what an axe there!

[stopmotiondude32]

sweet telecaster i have the same exact amp!!!

5/5

[KarlRanseier1973]

mojo, get that beard off again.... looks way too old

[justinwiggy]

whats the beard got to to with the review jackass? BTW the amp sounds great. A belter for the bargain basement price they are selling at.

Nice review mate I just ordered one.

[dave8387]

Very nice playing! I really like the way you play, could have gone without the cowboy remake of tears in heaven tho :P

[Samthegreat5]

Those neck lipstick tele pickups rule, that sound is just unique...

[wuchak]

That's a single coil, not a lipstick pickup. The tele single coils are unique sounding. Lipstick pickups are easy to spot because they look like a chrome tube of lipstick, which the first ones were actually made from back in the day by Danelectro because it was the cheapest way to make a pick-up.

[justkeepitmoving]

Great review! Now I am thinking about buying one of those amps.

I have never seen you finger tap on your guitar videos before and you were pretty good at it.

Why don't you finger tap in your guitar reviews?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

because everytime I do, God kills a kitten ;)

[bigfoot9632]

hey mojo

i got a micro cube and a tele too, and I would like to know how to get the real tele sound. I've been trying to get it but I just can't find it.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Hard to respond, since there might be very different opinions of what the real tele sound is. In my case, I start with a Tele - imagine that :) - with real tele pickups - as opposed to humbuckers, P90s, strat pickups, CC pickup, etc... - and plug that sucker into a good tube amp like a Carmen Ghia, and voila, instant killer tele sound :)

[ItaloBen]

Cool,

I like your review of the Micro Cube the best!

Thanks for the detailed review, I'm gonna pick one of these up real soon. :D

[arizonapg]

thank you for giving a nice review with all of the amp settings without playing the same chord progression every single time like everyone else on here.

[lkjhgfdsa68]

can it run on batteries?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

It sure can! :)

[BlackAngusYoung]

The 6 alkaline AAA batteries last forever, too.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

That too!

[gen0x]

I love this amp, but THE EAGLES man, come on! ;P

[ThreeChordGuitar]

What, pray tell, is wrong with the Eagles??? :)

[gen0x]

Oh the Eagles are fantastic, and I actually like the small changes you made to the riff. It's just overplayed... about 10 million times. :) Actually, that's one of the first songs I learned. Is that just an American tele with a custom paint job? Looks cool man.

[metalriffs4life]

dude the eagles had JOE WALSH, whats not to love.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Could not agree more :)

[r2on]

aha can't keep yourself from singing tears in heaven, yea I have that too :)

Wonderful review I am buying this amp but I just want to know how the delay is on this thing I want to play some Pink Floyd songs which use delay so is it any good?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

it's surprisingly good for what it is :)

[vigilantgnome]

Love this review man. Awesome player, guitar, review. Cant wait to try this amp my own.

[mihkon]

I wanna buy micro cube, and I like your review. I call him "little beast", and I have good reason for that! Keep rockin' man! Nice playin'...

- Mihailo -

(Serbia, Europe)

[dlite95]

im getiin one to play at school with my LP

[Nabunatu]

awesome played clapton!

[cw91335]

oh yeah dude, hows that delay? and what was that little tapping lick you did ? cheers

[00Orbit00]

Toggata and fugue.

[Jax560]

"which I traditionaly use with amazingly enough an acoustic guitar, but however..." haha! luv it!

Im learning Hotel California so I can play it for my grampa since its his favourite song!

That is what you were playing right?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

I can't recall, but I do play it often, so I probably was :)

[msuman91]

Hey Mojo,

Hows the distortion?

THanks

Jordan

[ThreeChordGuitar]

It's surprisingly good for an amp this small. I wouldn't make it my #1, but for recording and playing around the house purposes, it does the trick very well... a no brainer at that price point, too!

[krypteios]

ur playing sux *NOT*

lol forgot to write that

[ThreeChordGuitar]

No offense taken ;)

[krypteios]

ur playing sux...

u talked me into buying that little bastard

sweet axe btw

[nplateau]

"Yeah that's hateful to god. I think god just killed a kitten."

You had me dying with laughter when you busted that out. I mean, you just played a sick lick, and you dropped that bomb!!!  Awesome!!!

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Thanks! Glad to be entertaining :)

[dannymarx123]

hi my friend :0)

i have a set of fender scn pickups in my usa standard strat,which dont sound that good to be honest,would you say the lindy fralin blues specials for (strat) are a good choice pickup? cheers..

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Yes, most everything Lindy winds is stunning. I would also check out the work of Owen at OC Duff, Bryan at BG-Pups dot com, Curtis of curtis novak pickups and Jason Lollar.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Get a new cable! :)

[Aaron77777]

man i can't get over how good the microcube sounds on the rectifier setting! nice playing too, real clean even when you were playing fast. i liked those blues licks you were playing in open e. I gotta get one of these amps for practicing, my fender tube amp is great for gigging but way too loud for practicing!

[ThreeChordGuitar]

It's a very versatile practice amp. It's also a fun little recording amp. I still don't know why it's less than $100 for so much fun :)

Thanks for the kind words about my playing.

[t0v3]

Good video mate well done. I'm getting the amp soon to use with my Les paul custom, can;t wait :)

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Enjoy it!

[dcoopersmith]

What are the names of the songs you played?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

I don't recall... I'd have to go back and view the video again :)

[NaturesBeast]

How does it compare to cheaper tube amps? In your opinion?

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Well, it's not a tube amp, so it is a bit of an unfair comparison. The bottom line is to try and identify what you expect from the amp tone-wise, and what you plan on using the amp for... from there the choice is simple.

[ThankGodForCountry]

awesome guitar

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Thanks... I do love it :)

[BlaenkDenum]

I'm kinda like redevil4ever, new to electric. I have a Schecter Omen 6. Do you recommend this over the Line 6 Spider III 15W if they were the same price? I was kind of tricked into getting a Spider, I was about to get a Microcube, and now I'm wondering if I should return it to get the Microcube.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

It depends on what you want to do with the amps... Could please post about this in the forum at 3chordguitar dot com so that we can all share the info?

[redevil4evr]

hey is it a good amp to use as a main practice amp for a begineer? and when i mean begineer i mean the electric (playing the acoustic for a while)

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Sure! It's a great little amp, no question.

[poopkid4]

I requested this millions of times lol, thanks

[ThreeChordGuitar]

ask a million times and ye shall receive :)

[poopkid4]

i believe it was about 1.3 million lol

[ThreeChordGuitar]

who's countin' ;)

[poopkid4]

noone, i sort of lost count? i guess it's a good excuse..

[FlyingA]

Really does more than justice to the versatility of the amp. I've got it, but I wish I could get that good tones out if it with my cheap pickups. :P I've been thinking of getting Lindy Fralins as well.

You're a great player also. Although I think you forgot to mention the R-fier and the microphone channels.

[ThreeChordGuitar]

I did mention the R-fier, but you are right that I forgot the microphone channel :)

[billyjackblue]

very cool video--thanks

[ThreeChordGuitar]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words :)

[RottenTreat]

Nice Setup Mojo