Roland Cube 60

Decent features. No effects loop. Did not come with footswitch. Cannot use the delay and reverb at the same time(bummer). not much control over effects. Decent control of reverb though. ''global'' eq. Would prefer dedicated eq per channel. Would like to have had the tuner wich is available in the Cube 30.

I play a ibanez 2xhumbuckers and a strat. No noise whatsoever.I beleive there is a gate hiding in there. Cant get feedback at all. It was tricky finding ''the tone''. Alot of bass.almost have to turn it all the way down. Clean channel is very good. Of the dist. tones, Tweed and Dyna-amp are the most usable. Sounds best with presence turned all the way down. R-fier too much gain for me. Clean channel takes pedals very well. You will smile when you connect a ext. cab. This amp can gig.

I dont see this thing failing anytime soon, but the jacks are plastic so you will have to tape your cords down. On stage it was plugged into 220v by mistake. Completly smoked it. Replaced it the next day. Knobs are on top pointing straight up so dont set your beer on it. I only give it a 9 because the jacks are plastic

I have never dealt with support. The amp is cheap enough to replace if there are issues. Like i said it was connected to 220v and i could smell the ''factory smoke'' from 3 feet! Not Rolands fault. They are common in music stores. easy to replace

Been playing 15 years. Ive got alot of gear. But there is no "do-all" peice of gear. The cube sounds decent, is loud, can be thrown into the back of my ****ty car on its side for 2 days and it sounds the same every day. You cant "throw'" a tube-amp around. And you wouldnt want to leave your good amp at somebodies house over the weekend. It fills a niche very well. Headphones sound is too bassy, wish it could be dialed out. Much more natural sounding than my Fender FM amp.

The features are covered well below.
I need clean headroom for small gigs and jams with an overenthusiastic drummer and a versatile practice amp at home, it covers these bases perfectly, plus the blackface model and the metal model are both very usable in gigs. The other simulations may be useful to others, but live I don't need them.
The lack of pedals accompanying purchase is plain wrong, and the need for a latched pedal has left me using an old Yamaha keyboard sustain pedal live as the only option that doesn't cost too much.
If it's not loud enough for you then you are playing too loud and any comments concerning tone are undermined by the fact that you are nuts.
The effects are undermined by limited parameters, as many have mentioned. but the reverb is excellent.

Primarily a B C Rich Assassin FX6, with Mafia humbuckers.
For clean rhythm, funk mainly, it's perfect and the single coil settings on the guitar give you superb definition through the amp. It breaks up a little at 6 or 7 but in a good way. A tube screamer is really made for valve amps, but it's a perfect lead boost on this one.
Using the bridge humbucker and the metal or rectifier settings delivers a superb metal tone, only bettered by Randall beasts in the solid state world. People ask me what the hell I'm using when they hear it and it has enough EQ possibilities to allow me to fit in with whatever the rest of the maniacs in the band are doing.
The practice room we use has Marshall 50 watt combos and a JCM stack, the roland beats the combos on any level and the stack only betters it for those AC/DC moments we are all prone to.
The rectifier setting is way too manic for me most times, but when the sonic terrorism takes hold it lets me enter Korn or Rammstein territory with ease.
Also important is the fact that every model is superb for home playing and most of us spend most time at home playing anyway, so it's a factor to value.
It works fine with any guitar I have used, and I have put about 50 different things into it. It is also a superb accoustic guitar amp and has delivered keyboards and vocals well.

No problems in over 3 years, never have had problems with roland/boss gear.

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30 years playing, I have a clutch of other amps and regular access to a wide range: this is the one. God I only wish I could have got one of these 20 years back when $2000 wouldn't get you near this versatility and quality.
Stolen or lost I would replace it with a new one, like you would pick up a new screwdriver when you broke one, perfect tool for the job.
I knew I was going to get one having used the 30 watt, so didn't try others, but I know the other gear and this has a range of features unmatched in the price bracket.
Love: versatility. delicate acoustic sounds to ear shredding sonic hell. the classic crunch stuff bores me, but my blues nut mates find what they need here too.
For specific sounds there are better amps and various perfectionists have holy grail tones, but I'm tired of hearing about classic **** from kids with a 15 watt marshall in their bedroom.
This is versatile, good at most things, amazingly good at some, and it's easy to carry. Friends with Marshalls and so on use my roland at practices and tell me it's great but not a Marshall/fender/etc, but they never unplug until I force them.
Footswtiches should be included, but beyond that it lacks nothing a serious guitarist needs and has everything a beginner could wish for.
Don't be fooled by vague notions into paying twice as much for something with half the use.
I unscrewed the side bolts, put a strap on and screwed em back in, now I can take the bus to a gig and do everything a man could require, and no, I won't help you carry your Marshall stack to the bar.
I know it's all so subjective, and people have ideals that baffle me, so I'd not tell you to go buy one. But if you are in this ball park and don't at least try one out you are unquestionably a fool.

Features are ok, would be so much better if there were a knob to control effect amount... they sound like they are set at around 35 to 50 percent of total effect

Good sound.

Own it, the insert jacks are made of plastic... not roadworthy, not even practice worthy. Roland picked a bad thing to cheap out on. Hope this helps.

47 yrs old, play many styles

Bought brand new in August 2009. You know the feautures from the previous reviews. Two switchable channels, one featuring the fabled Roland "JC" clean sound, the other of which, the "lead" channel, rotates among an acoustic sound, Fender blackface ("black panel," presumably for copyright reasons), tweed, a "Brit" sound, and a few types of distortion. The "lead" channel has a gain as well as a volume control, and I think you need to add some gain even for good blackface "clean" sounds, otherwise it's a bit thin and weak. The EQ includes bass, middle, treble, and a usable "presence" control. The EQ controls are quite usable, as they span a wide range. A variety of built-in digital effects -- chorus, flange, etc. You have to choose between using the delay and the reverb. The reverb is pretty decent. I always give "no opinion" for features, because it's all in terms of what you're looking for, but I'm pleased with it -- more features than I need, but it isn't a difficult amp to master and to get a variety of good sounds out of.

I'm mostly a jazz player, with forays into blues, rock, and country. I play clean 90% of the time, otherwise with just a bit of grit to get a Scofield sound or to play blues. I play a Nash T-63 with a Lollar lo-wind Imperial humbucker in the neck; a Heritage Sweet 16 hollowbody with a Lindy Fralin P-92 mounted in the neck position; and sometimes a semi-hollow, when I own one.

I was quite surprised by this amp -- pleasantly surprised. I bought it as an all-purpose backup amp, but I'd be fine gigging with this. I was especially pleased with the Fender blackface sound (my other amp is a SF Princeton Reverb retrofitted with a 12" speaker). I guess it's a tad "colder" than the real thing, but very usable, and the EQ control give you quite a bit of control over the sound. For the money, you get what appears to be a pretty sturdy amp that you can thrown around more recklessly than you would a good tube amp and very passable tone besides.

I got a better, more neutral jazz sound out of the pumpkin-colored Cube 60 from the 1970s-80s that I once owned, but this is a much more versatile amp.

The JC clean sounds pretty authentic, although I've never been a huge fan of that sound. Obviously it's not a broad a sound as a JC-120, but it's fine. The tweed is nice. I haven't experimented too much with the various British or distortion modes.

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Nice amp for the price. The modeling is well done. It's not a boutique amp, just something I can gig and practice with without being embarrassed, and I don't have to worry about treating it with kid gloves.

bought this amp new so I assume it was made within the last couple of years or so. There were two reasons why I bought this amp: its versatility and light weight. I play all styles of music so I needed something that could accomodate that. About the only thing I didn't like was the choice of either delay or reverb. Since reverb is a must I bought a Boss delay. Problem solved. There is more than enough power for my needs, but I find it makes a terrible bedroom amp. The noise suppession cuts off notes at low volumes. But it isn't noticeable at practice or gig levels. I also wish it had metal inputs but cost was obviously a consideration.

I use a Fender telecaster exclusively through this amp. I play everything from country to jazz and have no problem finding "my sound" in every style. I pretty much stay in JC mode for clean, and like the classic stack most of all for distortion, depending on the tune of course. About the only feature I don't use is the dyna amp setting. Can't get it to work for me. Others have commented on overt hissing. I only notice that on the Acoustic marking. Otherwise it is very quiet to my ears. As far as overall sound goes, well that is very subjective. I sold an ultralinear twin reverb and bought this. Maybe it's just my old ears but I actually like the sound of the Cube 60 better.

Been playing 40 years come next month. I've had a lot of amps in that period and now I'm down to a tele and the cube 60. Amazing. I did compare this to other amps in the store of similar layout, like Line 6 and Vox and Fender. Plugged into the Roland and it was like going home. Like I said I'm done to bare bones but enjoy the freedom that comes with that. The oldtimes will know what I mean. So, to sum up this is one hell of a bargain, but it's probably not for everyone. It is what it is, a great solid state amp.

Great modelling features and JC clean channels, decent effects but limited versatility.

Excellent sound and depth, super loud when needed, very quiet.

Blew up after 3 years, up in smoke while playing moderately. Disappointing as this was supposed to be a strong point for Roland Cube amps. Been in repair for over a week, waiting for parts etc etc. Bummer.

Never contacted them, but apparently it takes a while to get parts.

I would recommend the amp except it blew up on me which I am very surprised about. I figured this one would be a life long companion.

2008 Cube 60 1x12 amp.
I bought this as a jazz amp. I used to play through a 50 watt 2x 12AX7 and 4 x 6L6 head and 2x12 cab.

I play it with a Peerless Monarch and a Fender Strat.

2 channels.

1st is JC clean, 2nd is 2 modellers of jazz options (an acoustic and a blackface fender). Further up the scale we pass tweed, metal, rectifier etc as we progress up the distortion scale.

It is a bit noisy on the "JC" setting.
There is an appreciable amount of hiss but I do think this is because the JC setting runs a fair amount of compression in the mix.

I understand the clean is designed to develop some break up as the volume reaches halfway, mine does this and at jazz volumes, for club situations, this makes a good sound. I have played a jazz guitar through a very clean 200 watt amp and it sounds just the same as a 15 watt amp but your ears ring afterwards. An amp should sould like it is starting to work harder at higher volumes.

This amp suits singles or h/buckers but it is a real chameleon.

The no. 2 channel is a great way to step through from acoustic clean to heavy fuzz. I have no idea if the fuzz is authentic, but it is fun as a distraction.

I see the amp as a 3 voice jazz amp. JC clean. Acoustic jazz, Fender Blackface jazz.

The rest are games.

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Who cares, it's Roland.

It is a very acceptable option compared to the high end solid state jazz amps - Polytone/Henrikson.

When I first plugged in, I immediately received compliments about the good tone compared to a tube amp!

I think that it scores because it is EASY to get a good jazz tone. That is where Cube 60's and Polytones score over tube amps.

I bought it in jan. 2008, for I needed a small amp for rehearsals and small gigs, so I don't have to take my bigger guitar-rig.
I think that in the previous reviews all the features are clear.
I only wished it had a tuner like the 30X that I had a few days, before I traded it for the 60, because I needed a little more power.
The 30X had some more presence and just recently I changed the original speaker for a Celestion V30. It takes some modification and therefore I've decided to get me a new enclosure for this amp and speaker with a more vintage look....

I use it for blues/rock and with a mostly with a Fender 62 VI Strat and a LP Standard. Both sound very good on this amp. I especially like the "classic stack"-sound on my Strat with little gain. A nice bluesy tone.
But also the other sounds are good and can be used on many occasions.

I think the amp is very reliable, but I usually use it on low volume and I also am pretty careful.
It's in fact the only piece of equipment that I have that's not in a flightcase, because when I take it with me I want to travel "light".

Never had the need for it.

I'm a professional player for almost 30 years and own a lot of guitars and equipment, but this Roland is important for me. Small, handy and with a good sound and I'm tempted too often to leave the big rig at home..... I checked out almost every other amp in it's catagory, but the Cube was undoubtly the best.

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further to my previous post....I agree with other comments about the noise gate on the "clean" channel.When playing at low volumes (knob at < 10.00am) occasionally the gate cuts off the signal completely or reduces it to a sound akin to passing wind.Very annoying.The volume control increase is by no means linear.In other words it is very difficult to play on this amp in an appartment at night at low volume.With the volume turned up I haven't experienced the problem.

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Since my last post I've discovered more pleasurable sounds so I'll bump the overall up a notch

covered extensively already but not up to scratch with the competition

you can get whatever you want.Plug an extension cab in and that's it, impressive.

died after 4hrs with an extension spkr connected,took amp to dealer with same result,sent amp to Roland Italy who couldn't fault it.Came back after 3 weeks the dealer and I just looked at each other to sort out who looked the bigger idiot.It's working fine..... for now.

good.2 yr warranty here.

I've been playing for 43 yrs so naturally I was brought up on Fender and I bought this amp to substitute those confounding heavy tube amps which I don't want to lug around anymore.The cube does the trick.For live work it's very restrictive in sound selection ,also because the eq is shared between channels.I have to use a pedal up front but be very careful in its quality; a noisy pedal will be noisier once through the amp.For me this is a "set and forget" amp but I AM satisfied with its sound (and volume).