Roland Micro Cube blues demo

[MauroPavanelli]

Great playing, tone and demo! Congrats!

by the way, could you tell me what guitar model and pickups are you using?

[MAF360]

what settings did u have it on

[Tbonetardis]

@MAF360 - I honestly can't remember them all! I do mainly use the Brit Combo setting, with varying degress of volume and gain....hope that helps!

[Dogheadj]

These are great little amps! I have a number of Marshalls, both stacks and combos, and several vintage Fender amps, but this is my "go to" practice amp. Can't beat it with a stick.

[Tbonetardis]

@Dogheadj - The best thing about it is that u can 'drive' it more than a lot of practice amps, so u kinda get a compressed valve-like break-up, which responds well to your playing....

[Dogheadj]

@Tbonetardis Absolutely. I'm sold on this amp for both the size and the price. Extremely versatile - too bad they don't make larger amps this way. I could easily gig with this 2w amp miked through the board for any gig.

[Tbonetardis]

@Dogheadj - I agree, some of the larger Roland amps don't seem as good, feature or sound wise. I've got an old classic 50w Jazz Chorus and this is only really better on absolute clean tone and headroom (of course, it should be!).

[Tbonetardis]

This baby Cube really is a good sounding amp for what it is. I like that fact you can drive it to get a full tone without upsetting the neighbours, lol!!

[paqman78]

SWEET Tone on that second song - considering it's coming from a 2w amp!

[rogml]

do you think the lack of Tweed (Fender Bassman) amp modeling as Cube 30x is a considerably drawback for blues?

[Tbonetardis]

@rogml - Thanks for your question and it's an interesting one. Amp modeling is at best a compromise on the real thing i.e. a valve amp - it doesn't really matter whether it's a Fender, Marshall, Boogie or whatever - it's still a poor second cousin in my book!

The real bonus with small amp-simulated units (namely, the Micro Cube in this case), is that you can get a valve amp 'feel' by driving the amp louder. Driving any amp gives better dynamics and tone and is ideal for practice..

[mnutt1]

Great Stuff! What settings are you using on the cube?

[Tbonetardis]

@mnutt1 - thanks for the comment. I always use the Brit Combo setting, as this simulates the mid-tones of the classic Fender/Marshall valve combos pretty well, in my opinion. Tone dial about half way and gain and volume dials around 1/3 or 1/2 more or less. Touch or reverb, but not too much....

[jeserty6]

It is a wonder that this amp can do better Reverb than it's other bigger brothers.

[Tbonetardis]

@jeserty6, yes, totally agree - it's a great package for the money!

[jeserty6]

What is the first song? Purple?

[Tbonetardis]

@jeserty6 No, it's Steppin' Out by Eric Clapton during his Bluesbreakers years - did you mean Deep Purple?

[jeserty6]

@Tbonetardis Oh...THX...And I did mean a little Deeper one.. :D

[Tbonetardis]

@1500313 The guitar is actually a 50th Anniversary Fender Squier, but sounds great. There are no effects used on the video, only a little drive on the amp itself on a couple of the examples - it's all the Micro Cube (and me of course!)

[1500313]

Could you tell what are the effects and simulation that is using the video? I also have a Fender American Deluxe Vintage ... Noisseles like to test this tone you've developed ... Thanks

[DEK431]

Fender highway one.

[Tbonetardis]

I wish it was DEK431! It's actually a 50th Anniversary Squier, but it has a good tone - thos one is tuned down and strung with 11's, so that helps!

[DEK431]

@Tbonetardis Serious? Dam! Nice tone.

[Tbonetardis]

Thanks DEK431, I've always thought that whilst having nice gear helps, real tone really comes from the fingers!

[SurfDragons]

sweet.....love the peter green.

[Tbonetardis]

Thanks, very much appreciated!

[MrBluecondition]

Love the amp!