Pete Downes plays own tune on CS-356 through Cube 80x

OK, it's another rocky jazzy ballad but great for checking the more subtle tones available from these amps. Good gurning study too! This is the Cube 80x which I picked up a few days ago and intend to gig with. I'm using the 80x Marshall emulation, all tones off and presence and gain at 50%. This way the sound is reasonably touch-sensitive and not too harsh. The mids are quite bright on the Marshall emulation. Recorded direct from the record out socket. The backing track features Andy Coe on bass and Tim Bruce on drums.

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• Pete Downes
• Roland Cube 80x
• Gibson CS-356

[BELOROYAN]

Is the same body size as the es 339 ? thanks, amazing sound !!! bélo

[PD3withDP]

@BELOROYAN Cheers. Yes, same body size. I tried both before getting the 356 which just had the feel and sound for me.

[123rushfan1]

Hi. I really like your playing and tone. Great work.

Btw, are you the reviewer on harmony central that said that the 80x has less mids than the cube 20? Because I keep hearing that the 80x is a mids monster. But I love huge amounts of mids, so it works anyways. Thanks!

[PD3withDP]

@123rushfan1 Thanks. Yes, I think that was my review of the 80x. It has high mid which I could not tame. The 20x has a fuller more neutral mid on the tube drive setting but it could be down to what suits the cs-356 which is quite bright.

[intune1234]

I like your tone and am considering buying one of these amps. The only thing that bums me out is that the reverb and delay were from Logic. I want that reverb live! Can you foot control from clean (w/ chorus ) to overdrive without chorus? i.e. Metheny to Carlton type tones with one touch of a footswitch? It would be nice to run 2 of these in stereo with a TC GMajor if you could control the amps with one footswitch (splitter maybe)

[PD3withDP]

@intune1234 I think you will have to hop on two switches to get what your after. Four if you want to run stereo unless you make custom switches. I'm now using a Boss ME-70 which I will post a video of soon. Similar sounds but more controllable and easy to run stereo and better (stereo) chorus and verb. You could easily do it with this using memories.

[123rushfan1]

@PD3withDP

sorry bout the late reply and thanks for the info

btw sorry I think i accidently voted down your reply!

[vietnowrenegades]

I guess someone just accidentally clicked on the dislike button! :)) No one, yes, no one is worthy to dislike this! :D

[motokev]

R U getting the 80XL ?

i sold both the 30x and 80x and ordered the 80XL

[PD3withDP]

@strabbs1 Glad you like the track. For the Epi335 I'd suggest either the Gibson '57 or Duncan Seymour Jazz humbucker. The '57 is on the Gibson 335. The duncan has a slight high mid boost for clarity.