Roland Cube-30X Combo

My Cube 30x was made in 2007, purchased in January 2008. Features are well documented here, so I won't bore with all the details. One feature I wish it had that it doesn't is a line level direct out that doesn't turn off the internal speaker. A small, inexpensive toggle switch could have adressed this easily. Other than that, this amp offers a great array of features. For me, it has everything I need in the way of signal processing so that I do not need to bring along effects pedals or racks - just my guitar, a cord, and this amp.

To me, this amp sounds much more expensive than it actually is. I am using this with an Ibanez AS-73 guitar. I am mostly a bass player, but wanted a guitar to mess around on for jazz, rockabilly, country, and blues. This amp has a wonderful full-bodied tone that belies its size. It is plenty loud and does not distort on the clean channel even at high volumes. I've played with guitarists who use a JC-120 and a Fender Twin and I am impressed with these two amp models on the Cube - a 30 watt amp will never sound a great as one of those, but the timbral characteristics are closely matched - A discerning ear could tell which amp was being modeled without looking at the settings. I can't speak for the accuracy of the other amp models, but from the Classic Stack on up there is some pretty serious sounding stuff. I use the tweed model sometimes for when I want a little bit of crunchiness and it does very well. The Acoustic model is not a perfect solution, but I can get very close to an acoustic sound with some tweaking of my guitar and amp tone controls.

The reverb and delay sound good and it is easy to dial up a usable tone quickly. The other effects I don't really use, but the chorus and tremelo do sound good enough to use if I were into using them. The phaser and flanger just don't sound very good to me. I don't really have a use for them anyway, so for me it doesn't detract from the amp's sound.

Seems quite reliable. I have only had it for a year, and treated it well, but it is consistent. I would use it without a backup. I don't have a backup anyway. There was a problem with it out of the box, but it was fixed under warranty and haven't had any problems since which leads us to the next category...

1 Year warranty. I sent it back because I was getting some crackling and fuzziness in the background even at low volumes on clean channels - sounded like a heavily distorted version of my clean sound playing concurrently, and I was getting some hissing at the ends of sustained notes like when a compressor bumps up the loudness near the end of a note. They were friendly and helpful on the phone, and turnaround time was quick, but after examining the unit they said they did not notice a problem with it. However, when I got it back, the problem was fixed, and now it runs super clean and super quiet. Obviously something happened, but they don't seem to acknowledge it - maybe a mix up with their database or something like that. Anyway, in the end everything turned out ok for me, and they were friendly and helpful every step of the way.

I like this amp a lot. Great for practice and quieter jamming and gigs. Only wish it had a line level out that didn't defeat the internal speaker. If I ever started gigging on guitar the Roland Cube 60 would be one of the first amps I would consider based on my experience with the 30x.

This is a solid state modeling amp. It is intended to have a solid state price yet mimic the sounds from much higher priced tube amplifiers. The amp comes with various effects and various amp models to enable the guitarist to mimic sounds from various genres of music. I play various styles from family friendly and praise music to classic rock and blues. I don???t play metal. This amp more than adequately produces the sounds for all these genres including metal.

The amp has two channels. The ???clean??? channel is intended to mimic the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus amplifier. I???ve gotta say that it is a fantastic clean sound. The other channel is the ???lead channel???, and that provides a selection of 8 different amp models going from an amp model that simulates the sound of an acoustic guitar to various amp models that offer varying degrees of gain. Amp models include the Black Panel (Fender Twin Reverb), the Brit Combo (Vox AC-30TB), the Tweed (Fender Bassman), Classic Stack (Marshall JMP1987), Metal Stack (Peavey 5150) and the high gain Mesa/Boogie Rectifier.

The last amp model is the ???Dyna Amp??? which is supposed to provide a low gain sound if strummed lightly and a high gain sound if picked hard. This Dyna Amp isn???t really much of a big deal as far as I???m concerned.

The amp also has effects including delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo. I often use the delay and reverb. The other effects are cool, but I???m not an effects kind of gal so they don???t thrill me. Also there is limited control over the effects. One can increase the speed of the flanger but not the depth. Same with the phaser and tremolo, only the speed can be increased or decreased, not the depth.

One of the features that I find very useful is the ???Power Squeezer???. With the push of a button, the amp goes from a 30 watt to a 2 watt amp thereby permitting playing at a much lower volume. I could not go without this feature in my house. Without it I???d have to get a tiny amp with tiny speaker and tiny sound. The Power Squeezer permits the big sound of a big amp but at lower volume.

The amp also has an equalizer with bass, mid and treble. Also a tuner. There is an optional footswitch which I have. The footswitch isn???t all that. It only does two things: you can turn the effects on or off. And you can switch amp channels from the clean channel to the lead channel or vice versa.

I got this amp used on Ebay so I don???t know exactly what year it was made. Roland has only been making the Cube X series for a few years so the amp couldn???t have been made before 2006.

This amp produces a fantastic sound. I use this with a Gibson Les Paul Studio and a Squier Telecaster with Seymour Duncan 59 pick ups. Like I said, the amp produces quality sound for a high range of genres from family friendly to metal. The various amp models can mimic the sounds of amps from a clean sound to a high gain metal sound and anything in between. Various effects can be added. The gain can be adjusted. Add a little reverb.

One remarkable feature is how quiet the amp is. Even situated next to a television the amp is completely silent. No hum. I never dreamed that an amp could be so quiet.

Another remarkable feature is the Power Squeezer. This allows the amp to be played at a much lower volume yet not compromise the quality of the sound.

The acoustic simulator amp model doesn???t exactly replicate the sound of an acoustic guitar. I doubt anyone expected it to. It???s more or less just another clean channel as far as I???m concerned. But it can be used to strum along to some praise choruses or to my favorite family friendly songs.

I use the Black Panel amp model with some distortion and a touch of reverb to get a sound similar to Albert King or Otis Rush. The Classic amp model can get an AC/DC sound. But what I like most is that I can explore the various amp models and degrees of delay or reverb and gain to get my own sound.

This is why I bought this amp.

When I was looking for a home practice amp, I surfed the net. I read comments from users on various forums. Some amps received grand praise for their sound and had more effects like Wah, looper and more ways to control the effects. But there were other comments about hum, squeals and screeches and amp failure. Four months of research on the internet, and I did not find one comment about a Roland Cube that didn???t operate as expected.

This amp was delivered to my house. It spent half the day on the doorstep in 10 degree temperature. It was cold that day. I wanted to wait for the amp to warm up, but I had to at least try it out. It worked flawlessly even while frozen. The structure is solid. It???s not going to break down.

I got this amp used so I don???t think it???s under warranty. I???ve never dealt with the company???s customer service. However, I have reviewed their website which is very useful. Manuals for all products are available. There is also a list of authorized dealers and authorized service centers.

Overall this is a fine amp for home use. When I was shopping I looked at various amps including the Peavey Vypyr, a couple of Behringer amps, Raven, the Fender G-Dec, Kustom HV-30, Vox Valvetronix and some others. My original intent was to get a Cube 20x to hold me over until Peavey solved the quality control problems with the Vypyr and then storm a guitar store like a Walmart shopper on black Friday to get a Vypyr. But I don???t see that happening. I got a good deal on this Cube 30x and footswitch, and the amp is just amazing. I???ll never get anything else for home practice use.

I love the Power Squeezer feature. I don???t think I could live without it now. Also the headphone jack for playing extremely in the morning. I have a light sleeper in my house.

I do wish however that the amp had more effects and that the effects could be adjusted a little more. I???d love to be able to play with a whole lot of gadgets different types of reverb, a looper function, a wah effect, etc. That would be fun. But truth be told that doesn???t really bother me. I think I???m better off with a serious amp to be used for practice rather than a toy. I also wish it could make me a better player if that???s not too much to ask.

I purchase this amp in November 08, it has some amp modelling and effects. I wanted it as a easily portable good sounding amp for acoustic and electric guitar in a duo playing in small gigs.

I knew of these amps and though they were one of the best sounding solid state amps. The amp has plenty of power for what I need.

I use a Fender Strat with Kinman blues pickups and a Cole Clark FLAC3. When I first got it, I only used the strat and really liked the sound (more on that later). I also have a ValveTech all tube amp for comparison. Whilst not as deep and warm, it was a fun amp to play through with lots of character.

The problem is that it was faulty with a continual low level fuzz so I had to take it back for warranty repairs. This took six weeks (not happy) and besides replacing the electrics, also replaced the speaker (I don't know why). The result is that the amp now sounds thin and harsh.

My advice to prospective buyers is try your amp in the shop before you leave!

I would have given it a rating of 8 but now it is a 5. I am not happy Roland!

I have to give it the worst rating as it was faulty out of the box! It worked in a fashion admittedly but was not usable for a gig.

The attitude when I first took the amp back to the shop was hostile. They of course had to admit it was faulty and kept it for warranty repairs. This took 6 weeks. This was a local shop called Pro Audio at Fyshwick ACT. In the end they delivered but I cant give them more than a 5 due to my initial reaction.

I still do not understand why the speaker was replaced with a non Roland speaker. The speaker was fine IMHO and had a good sound.

I have been playing for 35 years and have owned classic guitars and amps including 60s Vox AC30s, 70s Fender Vibrolux, black face Fender showman, Ampegs and a ValveTech.

If this were stolen, I would buy another one but not from Pro Audio. I like it's light weight and ease of portability. It also has a direct out for a PA which is necessary for what I use it for.

AS I said, the original sound without the fuzz would get a lot higher rating

It's a 30-watt, solid-state modeling amp with nine different sounds spread over two channels (one on the first, the other eight all on the second and selectable with a knob that you click around on). Three-band equalizer, Power Suqeezer, tuner, some built-in effects, headphone/recording jack, input for a CD/PM3 player. Weighs about twenty pounds, and is about sixteen inches on a side, although not that deep (really isn't a cube shape, exactly). Really, it's got just about everything you need, and I can't find fault with the features it does have. For me esecially (I upgraded from a really lame Quantum Terminator 20 I had since I was twelve), it's really an awesome little amp. Power Squeezer will drop the wattage down, so you can play quietly but still get the impression of playing loudly. I find it kinda muddies up the sound a little, though. The tuner is okay, but can be frustrating. The footswitch isn't included, so you'll probably want to get that at some point. And it may only be thirty watts, but it is a very LOUD thirty watts.

You can get such a huge array of tones with this amp, whatever kind of guitar you play. Right now I only have a G&L Legacy, which is a Strat-style guitar (some call it the "real" Strat) with single-coil pickups. I play mostly hard rock and metal, and do some bluesy noodling and strumming stuff as well, and whatever else I take a notion to figure out. So here are the amp models. On the clean channel, you get Roland's own JC-120, which is very nice. Maybe it's just teh guitar, but I especially love to play on this one with the middle pickup, very rich, chimey sound, but a good twang on the bridge position. Then over on the lead channel, you get, in order: The acoustic simulator: Doesn't really sound acoustic to me, but I look at it as another variation on clean tones. Pretty mellow, as you might guess, and does get close to acoustic when you keep the gain low. Blackface: Still fairly clean, but with a little bit of bite and brightness to it. With the gain all the way up, you can still strum and pick and sound fairly clean but very "electric," but I like to keep the gain to about noon on this setting. Has kind of a "glassy" tone, if that's what they call it. Brit-Combo: To tell the truth, I don't really use this one much, but it's basically a punchier version of Blackface. Tweed: Great for blues, and with the gain all the up, it has a good crunch, but not too hard yet, but a little fuzzy in the low power chords. Classic Stack: THis one's terrific for hard '70's rock like AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, old Aerosmith, Nugent, etc, and you can really twang on your A-string, a sound I love. Metal-Stack: At first, sounds like a pumped-up version of Classic Stack, but the more you play, it sounds much deeper and harder, good for more old-school, but not outdated, metal You can play some thrash on it and it sounds pretty good still. The thing about this one is that it's very bass-heavy, so you'll want to tweak the EQ (I like it with the bass knob at noon, the mids at 3:00 adn the highs all the way up, but you can tinker). Really, everything from Guns n' Roses and Van Halen to old Slayer and Pantera sound great on this setting. Rectifier: This one's for your heavy stuff, your thrash-metal, groove-metal, hardcore, some heavy Alice In Chains, etc. I don't think you're going to get quite to the level of brutal death metal with it, though. I like to play some of the styles I mentioned on the Metal Stack setting as well, but that's just my personal taste, and Rectifier is really where they belong. But that's the great thing about this amp: you can do whatever you want with it, you've got plenty of room to play around and experiment. There's one other setting, called Dyna-Amp, which changes the distortion in proportion to how hard you pick. Lots of people don't seem to find a lot of use for it, but I've found it to be pretty handy for a couple things. First, you can crank the gain all the way up and pound on it, and it gives you a sound kinda midway between Classic Stack and Metal Stack, very rich tone. Then, ikf you're playing a song that goes from light to heavy a lot, and you don't have a footswitch to switch between channels, it's pretty neat, but you have to backthe gain off to get it to work the way it should. I play Kix's "The Itch" this way, and find it's best to set the gain somewhere between 11:00 and noon.

For the effects: delay and reverb are both very nice, although the delay is kinda quiet, and you have to really fiddle with it to get it to the exact right speed you want. On the other knob, you can pick between chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo. Chorus is the only one I really use, and it's very sweet-sounding. Put 'er on Blackface with the gain at halfway and add in some chorus and she'll sing! The phaser is pretty awful, thoug, very fake-sounding, and cuts the volume down. Flanger is decent, although I don't have much use for it, and I can't imagine using the tremolo effect except if I were recording, and only sparingly at that.

It's pretty solidly built, with reinforced corners, and nothing loose on it. I'm not really one to treat my stuff roughly, so I couldn't say how much abuse it could withstand. It could hold its own at a small gig if your band weren't intentionally trying to drown you out, but for a larger setting, I would think you could mic this througha PA and be fine. Or you could just get the sixty-watt model, with all the same features. I've had no problems with it.

I've been playing off and on for about sixteen years, and bought this when I was just starting to get serious again about it. With the Cube and the guitar I mentioned, you've got a mighty fine setup for playing at home or in small groups. I debated between this and the Line 6 Spider III. That seems to be kind of a love-or-hate amp, but I rarely saw a bad review of the Roland, so there you have it. Sorry for the long review.

I don't know what year the amp was made. The features have been laid out elsewhere. Basically, a 30 watt solid state modeling amp with a plethora of vintage and modern sounds at your fingertips, a few on board effects and a record out. Here is my take on a few of the special features:

Power Squeeze: basically lowers the volume of the amp significantly and compresses the signal and perhaps adds more distortion on some models. For the clean models this doesn't sound great, but is useful sometimes for very quiet practicing. For the distorted sounds this can be useful just for the added versatility, it really does compress the sound some.

On board effects: The flange chorus, phaser and tremolo are not that great. If there were a couple parameter settings they would have been infinitely more useful, as they are they are way too intrusive. The tremolo, in particular, is alright but cannot be set to a subtle depth. Which means it is useful when you want an obvious effect but not so much when you just want a bit of flutter. Fortunately for me, I never used those effects much anyway. The delay and the reverb are the most useful, by far. The delay can go from a doubling effect, to slap back, to a long delay. No tap tempo, unfortunately, but it's still nice. The reverb is great. My last amp was a Fender Hotrod Deluxe and I hated the reverb on it because it would go from "barely audible" to "swimming in reverb" with no in-between setting. The Cube's reverb, on the other hand, is very useful throughout its entire sweep, from subtle to surfy and everything in between!

Record out: I haven't used it, but I'm glad it's there. According to the manual, the recording out enhances the modeling because the 10" speaker is bypassed and the COSM (Roland's modeling tech) can model different speaker cabs.

Built-in Tuner: well, a bit useful I guess! Hold the button in for 2 seconds to get "auto" mode, or just tap the button for "manual" mode (you tell the amp which string to tune in manual by spinning the amp modeling knob).

I'm giving this a 9 because it is EASILY the most versatile amp I've ever used, but the effects are quite limited outside of the delay and reverb, and there is no effects loop.

First of all, I'm using only one guitar right now: a PRS Hollowbody Spruce.

This amp is nothing less than a Swiss Army Knife in amp form. I play mostly jazz but also play many different styles of rock, and this amp is useful for anything.

Cleans: You can get a warm, middy clean sound on the Tweed model or even the Classic model, a scooped pristine clean that is better than my Hot Rod Deluxe from the Blackface model, and a balanced clean that can be tailored to taste with the very responsive EQ on the JC Clean channel. Add reverb to taste and you are good for any kind of clean you want. I will say the one clean I didn't like was the British model, based on an AC-30. A bit harsh and trebly to my ears but to be honest I have heard a few Voxes that sounded like that in real life.

Distortion: Sounds ranging from clean with a bit of bite to Dethklok brutality are easy to dial in. On the lighter side, there is some great, almost-fuzz like distortion on the Tweed model, good open-sounding crunch on the Blackface setting, and jangly overdrive on the "British" setting (modeled after an AC-30). "Classic" will get some convincing 70s rock sounds, or even into 90s grunge--especially if you dime the EQ. "Metal", based on the Peavey 5150, is a little nasally for me, but useful for certain lead sounds. The R-fier model is great for modern rock or modern metal. Feedback, harmonics and "chunk" are all available in spades.

Finally, the last model is an original design designed to respond to dynamics. Pretty fun and interesting, and really sounds great. This model has tons of possibilities--use your imagination!

I really can't say enough good things about how much you can do with this amp. It's like a studio in a box.

Looks well-built, but I've only had it for a few weeks.

No idea.

For the insanely low price, this amp is a no-brainer. I tried a handful of different modeling amps from Line 6 and others, most costing much more, and this was the only one I liked. My main amps before have been a Marshall DSL 401 and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, and, volume/wattage issues aside, I would easily choose this one for its versatility. I wouldn't use it to gig with a loud drummer without a PA, but for quieter gigs this would cut it. For me mainly though, I bought it as a practice amp that really turned out to be more--I think anyone doing home recording with their guitar should check this amp out!

Made:couldn't be arsed to crawl behind it and look when it was made 07/08 i spose
Versatility:This amp can copy any style of music without effects, a lil extra distortion wouldn't hurt, the gain doesn't really crank, but i have a boss rack with phaser, turbo overdrive, digital sampler/delay, heavy metal, chorus, that i haven't plugged in yet.
The most important thing for me is u can plug your ipod into this unit. None of the controls on the amp has any effect on your ipod, just ipod volume, and as some wise scribe has previously written, be careful of the volume. So plug in ipod, set controls, put headphones on and bliss.
Styles: dc quo lizzy skynyrd stones chisel jovi gallagher hendrix

guitar;fender telecaster, wood, chrome scratchplate, a la springstien
this is a very specialised home amp to play with ipod and earphones and it curls, if u need to play in a band get 100 watts

when i bought this on ebay i gave away my 20w peavey backstage which i bought in early 80s, I have more faith in the roland

get real

Been playing sporadically for 40 odd years, got a maton messiah, I shall say again, I can plug into this thing, put ipod in, split headphones with wife, jam along to bon jovi, and not annoy neighbours.All the effects are available.

Just another solid state amp. 30-watt, 10-inch speaker, clean & lead channel, the last emulating six classic tube amps plus two add-ons. Other features are those you may expect in this price range, plus a builtin tuner which is handy if you don't have one in your pedalboard (no need to unplug your guitar from the amp to plug it into a hand tuner). The amp circuit and controls are placed on the top of the box, leaving the whole front panel for the speaker. This way you have a 30-watt-10-inch amp in a 15-watt-8-inch-sized box. Great design.

It may have some kind of noise gate / supressor inside. It's subtle enough to leave your dynamics untouched, but makes my Strato really quiet even at moderate volumes (while it makes a very noticeable hum when plugged into other amps). But it behaves badly when plugging a distortion pedal powered by a cheap unearthed power supply I have: then the hum is unbearable and makes some kind of odd static-noise when the guitar signal is decaying. Anyway this isn't the amp's but my fault: shouldn't have wasted my money in a bad power supply.

There's no volume pot for the line-in connector; without that the volume must be set at the plugged device. Be careful when switching-on your iPod set at ear-phone levels: you can get a 30-watt fright (and some complaints from you neighbourgs).

And last, the power-squeezer feature... well, I'm sometimes in the situation it is intended for: playing at home at high gain; but in fact you get better results by simply rolling down the volume pot.

I bought this amp mainly for jazz, so I'm telling first about the JC Clean channel. This is supposed to be based on the classic Roland Jazz Chorus 120. I fear I don't have one of those at hand to make a comparison, but the JC Clean channel in the Cube-30x sounds pretty good to me. It has a really deep low-end; it may be even too heavy to play at home at moderate volume: although I like a low tone, I usually keep the bass knob way below 1/2.

The Lead channel emulates six classic tube amps. I wasn't intending to use those until I tried them and found them to be really usable. Again, I can't compare them to those original models, but in my opinion these give a sound quality nearly matching that of a professional distortion pedal, with distortion levels and "tastes" ranging from blues to metal.

I can't tell about the builtin effects because I seldom use that kind of stuff. I just like adding some reverb, and this amp does that well.

At the very first look seems robust and well made. Made to last. Haven't tried it at full volume yet, but the box doesn't rattle at 1/2. Anyway, just bought it several months ago. Still early to know.

Not needed yet. Controls are responsive and straightforward.

In my opinion this may be the perfect practice amp. It may also be convenient for small venues, as it packs quite a lot of power in an easy to carry box.

If you play jazz, you'll be glad with the punchy, deep and wide sound of the JC Clean channel. If you like a classic clean sound (a la Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, etc.), you won't need any more.

It may also be enough for blues / rock, unless you're fussy about "your sound". The six emulated amps in the Lead channel provide a good-quality distortion, with a rich sound prone to be a bit dark and thick. If that's what you like, this is your amp. Works well on single-coil and humbuckers.

I just bought the amp last week but I'm sure it was built in 2007.
This is a two channel,DSP-guitar amp.(JC Clean/LEAD)
30-watts with a 10inch speaker.
Nine different COSM amp types:JC CLEAN,ACOUSTIC,BLACK PANEL,BRITISH COMBO,TWEED,CLASSIC STACK,METAL STACK,R-FIER STACK,and DYNA AMP.
Effects include:CHORUS,FLANGER,PHASER,TREMOLO,DELAY,and REVERB.
Three Equalizer knobs:BASS, MIDDLE,TREBLE.
New features include:BUILT IN TUNER,DYNA AMP,POWER SOAK,and AUX. INPUT.
FOOT SWITCH JACK,RECORDING OUT/PHONES JACK.

I gave it a 9 for no foot switch but it seems most amps nowdays don't include one.

I'll use this amp mostly at home but will use it also for my youth's Praise & Worship.

I play a Dean Cadillac Select with stock humbucking pickups and my guitar sounds "AWESOME"!!!! I really can't believe how good this amp sounds for a solid state. I was seriously looking for a tube amp but I just couldn't find anything I was happy with. You really have to crank a tube amp to make it sound good plus they are rather heavy. My playing style is mainly blues/rock and this amp does a very good job, my favorite are the classic stack & r-fier stack. The jc clean is great for rhythm or jazzy stuff. The effects are good, I know some people complain about them but I feel they do the job well. The only thing I wonder about is the dyna amp feature which to me doesn't work like they say but that is a minor flaw. Also the power squeezer is helpful but it tends to cut down the highs and bring up the lows but again a minor flaw.

Built tough, I had a CUBE 30 afew yeras back and I used it in a band until it was stolen. Never had a problem.

Never had to deal with them yet.

I have been playing for over thirty years and this has to be one of the best sounding amps I've owned. I wished I got the CUBE 60 cause of maybe using it for live playing but miking the 30 X will do fine.It's a great sounding amp for the price and I would tell anyone to get one if your looking for a practice or a small club amp.If it was stolen would I buy another one? Hell I did!!!!!

Purchased new. Amp manufactured in 2007. Two channel operation. Channel switching can be performed with an optional footswitch. I purchased the Boss FS-6 which allows me to switch channels and effects. For what you will pay for this amp it is very feature rich. I use this as a practice amp at home and the power level is quite adequate. It is a solid state modeling amp with 6 amp models.

I play throug two guitars. One is a Carvin custom Bolt with three single coils and the other is a Carvin Holdsworth model with two humbuckers. I believe this amp works best with humbuckers because you really have to turn the treble way down on the single coils. This is a two channel amp and switches between clean (Roland JC-120) and amp models. The Roland clean channel is very decent with way more bottom end than what you expect to get from a ten inch speaker. The mids are well defined and the highs are clear. When you switch to the amp models depending on what you like you will probably only dial into one or two of them. My favorite is the classsis stack which is modeled after a Marshall. I find the rectifier stack usable also which is modeled after a Mesa Boogie. The Brit combo is very non-impressive to me. Neither is the acoustice simulator. Blackface is very low in volume. Being able to find two good tones to switch back and forth between is good enough for me. I am not even going to try to tell anyone that these models can stand side by side with the real thing because they can't. All in all the amp works very well for practice is a bargain.

No problems however the amp seems to be solidly constructed so I don't anticipate any.

Not had to deal with them. However I think Roland has put together a very good web site. Check 'em out for product info.

If some of the amp models were alittle better I would give a ten but that is enough to make it fall short overall. I have used tube and solid state amps in the past and this one may be the better of the solid states.

I'm assuming this amp was made in early 2007. I purchased it for home use. Im in my mid 40's and took up guitar a few years back. I enjoy playing all types of music but usually lean towards blues. I think the features have been well documented in previous review so I won't waste more time on this. All I can say is that it provides me with the kind of features I was looking for to sample different types of sounds and effects so that I could get a better sense of what I like so that down the road when I'm in the market for a better amp I will be more informed.

Again, being a newby I find the sound of this amp great. I've played a few Tube amps and even with my newby ears I can hear the differences but to be honest the Cube 30x sounds wonderful to me. I have an Ernie Ball Musciman Albert Lee (3 single coil pickups) and the variety of sounds I can get is amazing and will keep me occupied for years. The distortion can get a big muddy when you turn it up but again it's just plain fun for me and brings a smile to my face everytime. With the Albert Lee there really isn't a sound I can't get out of this amp. The cleans are super and the amp really let's the Albert Lee shine through. I was a little worried that the modeling amp would hide alot of the character of my guitar but I can really hear the sounds of it which is the reason I bought the guitar. My son has a Squire stratocaster and I haven't tried it as yet. The sound, to my ears, of this amp is wonderful. Everyone has different expectations when buying guitars and amplifiers so sometimes it's difficult to get a sense of whether you'll like something or not but the important thing is to go out and try alot of products and listen to them. To be honest, there wasn't alot I heard that I didn't like. It came down to size, price, features and I had purchased another Roland product prior to this and was very happy with it.

I absolutely think the quality of the Roland products is exceptional. The build quality and controls seem top notch. I've only had it a couple of days so it's hard for me to comment on the realiability but I have a lot of faith that it will give me years of enjoyment with little trouble.

Can't really comment about this as yet.

Again, I've been playing for about 4 years now. I own the Albert Lee and 3 acoustic guitars (Epiphone Masterbuilt, Norman cutaway & Fender Tiki). If it were lost or stolen I would definitely buy another one. I love the compact size and the simplicity of the amp. It's easy to get the sounds I like out of it without alot of fumbling around. There really isn't anything I don't like but as I become more knowledgeable I'm sure there are things that I would wish for. I've looked at Solid State products from Line 6 (Spider III), Hughes & Kettner (Edition Blue 30 DFX), Traynor (DG30D), Fender (Champion 300 & FM 25 DSP) and Marshall (MG30 DFX) (and in the end the size, sound, price and the Roland name was what convinced me to get it. As I said earlier this amp meets all my needs and gives me a good taste of sounds and effects that are available when I'm ready to buy a better amp. It's a nice mix of modeling and effects and gave me the balance I wanted. Some of the others amps didn't have enough and some had too much where they become confusing. I would recommend this to anyone, especially someone early in the guitar learning. It'll put a smile on your face for sure and if you're married the Headphone jack comes in real handy.

30 Watt solid state amp with COSM-effect section. 1x10 inch Roland made (?)speaker. Effects include phaser, chorus, delay, reverb, flanger and tremolo. Direct recording/line out. Power-soak function (lowers wattage to 1 W or so). (See first review for more details). Purchased new in may '07, so probably made that same year.

Overall clean sound is good and very usable for all musical styles, though bass-heavy on my archtop (Furch G1) and my semi (Epiphone Sheraton). Needs to have the bass rolled-off in the EQ-section. With my Strats ('91 Fender USA Std and 80ies Fernandes clone) this problem is not so evident. On high volumes the cabinet or other parts can rattle along with the low-frequencies. Placing the amp on a floor is no good idea: too much bass! But overall a good solid and rather warm and not too sterile clean sound.

The overdriven sounds are also very usable and indeed rather tube amp-like! Evens slightly overdriven sounds are really good. The preset-names revere to the famous amps, but my Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe sounds different than the Tweed Preset. But not better for that matter, just different. Though this amplifier does a pretty good job imitating the famous tube SOUNDS, it can not reproduce the FEEL of playing on a tube amp. But I did not expect this small 30 watts, 1x10 inch speaker amp to do so when I bought it, so I can't say the amp disappoints me. Soundwise I would recomment this amp as a great practise-amp for at home (but read below under overal rating!).

The effects: usefull and fun to experiment with, but certainly not top of the bill. It's not possible to adjust any parameters of the individual effects, just the amount of effect is adjustable. The phaser being somewhat better than the rest I think, the chorus being to sterile and cold, the reverb very digital sounding, but still usefull and giving the sound the necessary spatial-ness.

The construction seems solid. Haven't opened it up to check the PCB-construction though, but I think Roland has a good name. Hasn't broken down on me yet. I do perform with it (read below) and don't carry a back up, as it doesn't seem this amp is likely to break down.

Didn't need it. One year warranty.

I bought this amp because I wanted a small and portable amp for my archtop jazzguitar as I'm doing more and more small combo-gigs and jazz-sessions. Initially I looked at Polytone, AER, Fishman, UltraSound etc., but those prices were way to high for me. So I started looking at the smaller (practice) amps-range from the common manufacturers. I ended up with this Roland as being the best compromise in sound, money and light-weight portabillity. Soundwise it certainly doesn't offer that what the above mentioned manufacturers do, but it sounds good enough and convincing for me (I only use clean jazz sounds with a very little bit of reverb). I think I have a good jazz-tone with this amp and my Furch G1 Archtop and get plenty of positive comments on it. The 30 watts offer enough power to play along with a jazz drummer, upright bass and say a sax of piano, even in a fairly noisy cafe. I'm using it several months in that matter now and have no complaints.

Money-wise, it is way cheaper than the specialized brands! I think the price-sound ratio is therefore amazing! But we al know that for a slightly better sound the price rises exponential....

In terms of portability it also does a good job, weighing not much and maesuring not much either. I am going to attach a shoulder strap for even better portability.

Eventually I might switch to a more professional amp (I have my eye on the JazzKat amp that John Pizzarelli uses), but for now it satisfies!

Wouldn't bring it to my more voliminous blues, rock and funk gigs though, for it obviously falls short for that, both in power and to lesser extend also in tone. As a practise amp, this little Roland has a lot to offer for every guitarplayer, be him a pro or an amateur!

Solid state amp, 30 watts with a 25cm (10 inches) speaker, I'm not too sure when it was made. It has two channels, JC clean which I believe was supposed to be based on one of Rolands own jazz amp, the other channel(lead channel) has Acoustic, Black Panel, British Combo, Tweed, Classic Stack, Metal Stack and R-fier Stack, it also has a three band equaliser four digital effects (chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo) and on a seperate knob it has delay and reverb. It has a jack marked Recording out, which is also used for headphones and an external input jack so you can connect it with a Cd player it also has a built in tuner and power squeezer.

I don't use the effects or the two jacks. I don't use the power squeezer because i find it a little pointless and I don't think the tuner on this amp is actually quite accurate or if it is I have no idea how to work it.

Well I've only been playing for a year and a half and this is my first amp but I did test out a few amps and this was the one that suited me most.

I don't use the effects because they sound horrible, if I was an effects person I would've bought the Line 6 Spider amp but I found that the distortion on that amp sounded really tinny and fake compared to the Roland.

This amp can make a variety of sound, though I don't use the distortion/gain at it's highest so I wouldn't know how "brutal" the distortion is. I only put the distortion a fourth of the way because I find it makes the tone sound warmer.

I don't really have much of a style yet considering I'm still learning, but I am quite partial to Jazz and I really love the warm sounds this amp can produce. So I'm giving this a 10 because it suits my purposes.

Well I bought this from Billy Hyde who used it as their in store amp but i was told they didn't use it much. It isn't dead yet so I suppose that's a good sign for it's reliability.

I've never dealt with Roland directly so I don't know.

I haven't been playing long, just a year and a half, and only recently have I taken up electric guitar (so I don't know if you'd consider my opinion very reliable). I own a Yamaha Pacifica 112J, the other two are acoustic guitars.

If it were lost or stolen I wouldn't buy it again, not because I hate the thing but because I would very much like to try a Vox AD, or maybe even a tube.

I don't really hate it, but I do love the warm tones it can produce and the fact it can emulate an acoustic sound quite well.

Maybe if it were a little cheaper, that thing burnt a hole in my pocket, but then again I only get paid $8.45 an hour.

On da day I was born, my Momma told me, so & so, etc. etc. And now 52 years later, I'm doing a review on the Roland cube 30x combo, seeing that their's too few comments up til now. And it certainly deserves some more. I'm not sure when it was made. These are fairly new models; so very recently. I bought it new 2 weeks ago. This is a 2 channel, 1st-clean & 2nd-lead, digital modeling SS amp. w/Roland JC 120 model on the clean channel, & Fender, Vox, Marshall, Peavey, & Mesa models + acoustic sim. & Dyna amp. on the lead channel.(Dyna amp, I haven't found any use for it yet.) My personal favourites are JC 120 "JC clean", Fender, called "Tweed", & the Vox called, "Brit combo". But imo. all model are very good. Other features include a tuner, which I've found to be very usefull. A power squeezer, which I found not much different than turning down the volume and raising the gain, which is what I do anyway. Digital fxs are useable, better than nothing is the best I can say for them. I also have a Marshall MG15 DFX & those fx outshine these. It has an input jack for footswitches to switch channels from clean to lead, & for turning on/off some of the fxs, but not the delay/reverb. For all the features, it's best to download the owners manual from the Roland website. When I tried out this 30x I also tried the 20x, & I found that the 30x had much more dynamics & tonal range. + it had the tweed model, which is my favourite. imo. it's a better deal even if it's more expensive. The 20x was only marginally better than my MG15, where the MG15 dosen't even compare with the 30x. Except of course for the FX. In spite of the FXs I'm going to give this amp a 9, because I find it very versatile. You can play any style on this amp. No one would use all of the models, but anyone can find at least one that they could use. I like playing Blues & Vintage Rock plus my own personal mellow Jazzy stuff.

Again, this amp is very versatile, Now I haven't done any direct comparison to any of the tube amps, but I'm a person who literally grew up around tube amps. love em, hate em. & I recognize the sound. And I do think these models sound definately good enough for playing at home, with friends or at parties or other small venues. I love the fact that you can get such a nice sound on what seems to be a solid & reliable, (hopefully, seeing that it's new) SS amp. I haven't cranked it up more than a third on the volume, so I can't say what it sounds like cranked all the way. But it sounds pretty clean at a third, & it's pretty loud too. I play mostly in my appartment. I do find that I have to e.q. down the bass on the JC clean. It gets a bit overpowering. On the lead channel, you can get as heavy a distortion as you want. You don't want more than the R-fier w/full gain. You can also get good cleans on the lead channel as well. Just turn down the gain. I do find it a bit sensative to electrical interference. And it's not my guitar for sure. (Gibson LP studio w/alnicos). I use a compressor always as well (I totally love that thing) & it does give off an audible hum. But with the guitar plugged directly into the amp, it's quiet. Nevertheless it's always good to use high quality cables. So in spite of the unimpressive FXs, for the price vs. sound ratio this amp gets a 10.

This amp is too new to tell. Although Roland seems to have a good rep. That's why I checked it out in the first place.

Their website is really good. W/soundbites & vidclips. You can also download stuff' as I said. I did send them an email w/o getting a reply, but it's possible that it got spamed, so I don't have a rating for this.

As I said I grew up around music. My Dad was a musician. I used to jam alot with my friends in my younger years, we had such things as Marshalls, Fenders etc. & after 30 years hiatus I just got a guitar & started playing again. I've been practicing for almost a year now, & definately enjoying it. I started out with my Gibson & the Marshall MG15DFX, Digitech pedals, 1 overdrive & 1 distortion along with my favourite compressor pedal. And now the 30x. That's it. Small potatoes. I do have to smile a little when I read all the criticism on the sounds of these SS amps. It's true they may not sound like the big tube amps, but they don't sound all that bad either. I remember some small cheap, bad sounding tube amps when I was a kid. Even my MG15 is superior to them. And this 30x, quite frankly I'm astounded. Especially at the price they can be purchased for. I wouldn't be too suprised if in a few years as R&D progresses, these things may sound even better than tubes. They're also more efficient as far as power consumption. If it were stolen or lost, I would either buy another, or get the cube 60, or perhaps wait for Roland to produce a cube 60x. If I were a performer I would check out the Roland JC 120 itself, or perhaps the Fender Blues De-Ville. I would recomend this amp to anyone really, from beginners to pros who need to pactice at home, or maybe even perform with at smaller venues. I just resent the fact that most companies including Roland seem to cut corners using cheap material i.e. particle board for cabinets, plastic parts etc. And dat's why I got da Blues!

You can read the features below in the first review...more than enough goodies. I purchased it from Daddy's music in North Dartmouth, MA on Jan 2, 2007. Had it for a couple of days only but I am very familiar with the cube series as I own the other models.

Hmm, I better start by saying where I am coming from to give some meaning to this review for the reader. Middle aged guy been playing for 40 years. Have lots of Fender tube amps (mostly what I used growing up....they still work nice), Crate VC tube stuff, and Boogie. Play mostly Strats, Parker, BC Rich and Gretsch. I also need to add that I own the Cube 60 and the Micro Cube.

The amp modeling sounds are good. All of them. They are all usable. You won't find any real amp of the same make and model that sounds exactly the same so just work with it to find something pleasing. The amp "feels" right not exactly like the real thing but close enough. I have owned all of the amps modeled by the cube 30x at one time or another.

The distortion can do the deed for the death metal guys or is it called nu-metal now. If you're familiar with Evergrey it can handle that sound. No problem doing rock or country. I really enjoy the acoustic model as well as the black face (it can get bluesy) and the stack. The Dyna Amp works wonderful.... better than on my Cube 60 for that matter.

My gigging guitars are strat american and mexi ranging from 1965 to 2004 models. Pickups are Bill Lawrence ( the Pennsylvania dude..he real McCoy), and stock. The 6120 Setzer guitar has Gretsch TV Jones pickups. Parker classic pups have been replaced with DiMarzio PAF Pro and Tone Zone.

I play everything but my "gig" is classic female rock mostly...Bonnie Raitt, Sarah McLachlan, Etheridge, Fleetwood mac....get the idea (not anything straining). My enjoyment playing is SRV, Hendrix, Trower, Johnson, Skynrd, ZZ Top etc. (ahh to find a band that wants to play the stuff would be heaven).

This amp as well as the other roland cubes is a handy drag out and play for practice or whatever so I don't have to strain my back lugging the tube stuff.

I know it's not dead on as compared to the Fenders but it puts a smile on my face and I could gig with it and will. It really isn't pedal friendly in my opinion...compared to the tube amps. I also found it a bit heavy on the bass tone. I found myself constantly backing off on the mids and bass controls.

It seems to compress and have a noise limiter. I used it at band rehearsal right from the store and it was more than acceptable to me. Like I said all the amp models are useable.

The effect section needs more adjustability to be useable. The delay is okay. The reverb is AWFUL. Mic it and have the sound guy give you what you need if you gig with it. Definitely don't buy this amp if you are looking for effects...buy it because of the amplifier models.

I have depended on Roland amps before no problem. It's too new to tell you about breaking down or not. If you gig, you always have a back up. DON'T YOU!

I can't remember if I ever dealt with Roland or not. I am not worried about the warranty. Daddy's will treat me right if I have a problem during the warranty period ...whatever it is.

Whoops, following the form I'll have to repeat myself.
Been playing for 40 years
Gear owned: Many old Fender amps, Boogies, Crate VC amps, other Roland amps, New Fender tube amps, Ampeg, Z, and not a single unreliable Marshall! Fender guitars, Parker, BC Rich, and Gretsch.

I wouldn't replace it if it was lost or stolen....too much available to try.

I like that it is versatile, sounds good and it's light!
I dislike the effects section and the fact that the foot switches require a TRS cable. I wish it had an external speaker jack (I'll add that) and an effects loop.

I didn't compare it to anything. I didn't want to. I just wanted it it because I didn't have the 30 version of the cube series.

Overall.. I like the Micro Cube best, the Cube 30X second and the Cube 60 last. The Micro CUbe is just so cool and sounds the best for some reason. The 60 is to bottom heavy and flabby sounding.

I wish I had every Dr Z amplifier model that is available! That's the only amp I like over Fenders.

Made at the end of 2006 it is a 2 channel 30 watt combo amp. It has 9 Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) modes including Fender Twin Reverb, Vox AC-30TB, Tweed Fender Bassman, Marshall JMP1987, Peavey EVH-5150 and MESA/Boogie Rectifier. This same COSM system is used with Roland???s excellent V-drums and does a pretty good job of recreating the original sound.

The amp also features 4 EFX, (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo), Delay and Reverb. It has a three band equalizer, a guitar tuner function, CD/MP3 input, record output, a headphone socket and the option of having 2 foot operated switches to control the channel and switch the EFX on/off.

The icing on the cake is the Power Squeezer feature which effectively reduces the output to 2 watts. This allows you to drive the amp properly whilst keeping the volume to an acceptable level at home.

The main priorities I was looking for in an amp were sound quality, reliability, build quality and ease of use. I didn???t want hundreds of ???fancy??? modes and options making me sound like my favourite guitarist. I just wanted to understand how to control the amp so I could make it sound like I wanted it to sound.

Eventually I settle on two, the Vox AD30VT and the Roland Cube-30X. The Vox sounded wonderful but I found it confusing to use. If you can???t get a clean sound out of it in 10 seconds then it???s not intuitive. I was also concerned about the longevity of the Vox having tried three different ones in various shops. My fears were confirmed when I looked at reviews here.

The Roland was absolutely spot-on, it sounds fantastic, it???s easy to use, it has just the right amount of usable features and I have absolutely no worries about the longevity ??? its bullet proof!!

As mentioned above the amp uses Roland???s COSM sound modeling and has 9 models. The amp is very noise free with just a hint being added if you use EFX but you have to listen hard to hear it so this is not a problem at all!

JC Clean ??? Based on Roland???s JC-120 Jazz Chorus guitar Amp ??? I use this as my clean setting
Acoustic ??? simulates an acoustic guitar! Hum I think I could live without this mode!
Black Panel ??? Based on a Fender Twin Reverb ??? great for jazz and blues
Brit Combo ??? Based on the Vox AC-30TB
Tweed ??? Based on the Tweed Fender Bassman
Classic Stack ??? Based on the Marshall JMP1987
Metal Stack ??? Based on the Peavey EVH-5150
R-Fier Stack ??? Based on the MESA/Boogie Rectifier
Dyna Amp ??? Sound changes depending on the strength of your picking. Soft picking produces clean tones whilst hard picking produces distorted tones.

All the above except JC Clean have a variable distortion level adjusted by a gain knob which goes from no real distortion to completely distorted!

Although you can never reproduce the real thing I think these models go a long way towards what they are trying to achieve. This provides an excellent cross-section of amps that cover just about every type of music without getting too complicated.

On top of these you can add EFX, (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo), and Delay or Reverb which all add up to a very versatile amp.

It???s a Roland, it will be totally reliable.

Good web site but I???ve never had to speak to Roland themselves so I can???t really comment. Mind you, you won???t need them because the amp will never break and it is very simple to use!

I???d like to point out that I???m in no way affiliated with Roland (or Boss) but I have used their V-Drums and my daughter has had a Cube-15 for a few years so I have had a little experience with their products.

I???ve always found the products to be very well made, of a high quality and intuitive to use. I don???t think you really appreciated this in the ???show room??? when the sales man is ???advising you???. You only start to realise it after a couple of years when it???s still working as well as it did the day you bought it. I suppose it feels more like professional than other kit at this price, perhaps not as many ???bell and whistles??? but what it does do it does very well.

Overall I???m highly delighted with the Cube-30X and would have no problem recommending this amp to readers and friends alike.