Roland Cube-60 112 Combo

Made-in-China '05; Completely solid state (transistors, op-amps, whatever).
Jazz Chorus pre-amp on one channel, and a variety of emulations on the other.
Common to both channels tone controls and effects (I usually only use a bit of reverb).
I mostly use the JC channel for background dinner Jazz at resturants and cafes.
Sometimes the "Blackface" setting for jamming with Rock&Roll/Blues friends.

Great Jazz sound from dry to lively on the JC channel, the "tweed" setting is interesting but kinda bassier than I remember actual tweed amps (can be EQ'd though).
The "Blackface" setting is pretty good for variety beyond the JC clean.
I don't use the distortion settings much. I couldn't say how authentic they are or what the standard reference would be to compare to. They'll make an archtop hollowbody guitar feedback instantly though, if that's any indication.

It is clean and quiet, and a nice small luggable package for 60 watts. Has more clean headroom than the 30 watt version, and better bass without speaker flap. Power to spare for my uses (straight ahead Jazz).

Roland stuff I've had has been very reliable.
The outside is well protected from bumps and scrapes with plastic bumpers. The speaker grill is metal with holes.

If this made-in-China version is held to Roland's usual standards, I have no worries.
It's still fairly new at this point, but I've been gigging it steadily with no problems of any kind. I expect it will do it's job longer than I'll be playing, at this age...

No experience.
2 year warranty.

45 years playing guitar.
I've had Roland stuff before, never any problems.
It sounds good and is light and small for its power rating.
The speaker seems full range and doesn't flap with bass tones.

I was actually after a Tech 21 Trademark 60, but this was much cheaper, and I like the reverb sound better: Plus it's got effects if I ever need some swirly sounds. It's smaller and lighter too.

It sounds very consistent from room to room too. I never have to fiddle with the EQ. It always sounds good in whatever environment I use it in.

2005
very versitile for any style from jazz to metal
2 channels (9 types of amps)
acoustic amp is useless
used for home practice and jamming with more than enough power
solid state

I use a strats with HSS configuration
I play beach music like surf and reggae
the r-fier amp will rattle the amp when palm muting at high volumes
Can cover all grounds of sounds
clean channel with break up just slightly when colume is maxed
Distortion can be classic or modern

Very dependable along with all of roland's other products
about a year old with no problems

Roland is known for their awesome customer support

been playing a 10 years and own other tube and solid state amps
I would buy it again
I love how it is versitile and light weight
I compared it to the Classic 30 and Hot Rod
I chose this amp becuase it is very comparable to a tube amp without the hassle of tubes and weight(still not as good as a tube amp)

I bought this amp in September 2005. I use to play blues, R&B, and a little bit of Jazz witha band. I play it with a semihollow Samick tipe ES-335 guitar. It has oll the features I need, easy and functional. Enogh power 60 W, I put the volume Knob at number 4 when I play with the band in 3 x 4 meter square room for assays and it sounds loud enough.

The clean channel is great, soundfull. With the "bright" button activated it sounds a little sparkle.

Lead channel is very good. All optional lead channels sounds well balanced distorted. This amp has to Volum Knobs : one for clean channel and one for the lead channel. That's very usefull, you have just balance separately the two volumes, and I find it very useful and simply not like other amps whehre there is a Master Volume with two different gain chanels.

The pallete of clead simulated combos is great: you can get a multitude of distorted sounds just only touching two knobs (selector of chanel an gain). Easy and simple as well.

I use a Footswitch FS5U Boss with this amp.
But I notice that when I have pressed on the FS5U on, just to change from clean to distorted channel, I have to wait about 1 second to engage the distorted sound. Its not automatically.

I haven't use it at preformance yet.
But I'm sure it sounds loud enoug to performance for 50 or 60 people.
It seems very robust and resistant.
The edges are well reforced with big rubber parts.

Very friendly.
I have asked Roland for the FS5U footawitch I purchased, and they asked me inmediatly.

I play for more than 15 years.
I've been using Fernder Twin reverb, Marschall and Peavy, and they sound like waht they are, specific sounds.
I do prefer very much a vestatile amp like this one.
If I loose my amp, surely I would bought the same on again.
I love the sounds this amp can create, clean and distorted.
Maybe, I would like to have separately knobs for clean and lead channels. But it doesn't matter too much.
Until now, I'm very happy with it.

Purchased new in October 2005. It is a two channel 60 watt amp with one 12" speaker. I use this at home for recording, jamming with friends, and just practicing.

I play a Hamer Artist Mahogany throught this, and it sounds great! Channel one is the JC Clean which sounds great. Lots of headroom. I can get tons of different tones with this amp. My favorite models in channel two are Black Panel, Brit Combo, and Tweed. There is also an acoustic mod, which you'll never mistake your guitar for sounding acoustic, but I quite like the clean transparent sound of this setting. I can get more distortion than I'll ever need for my style of playing.

I've only had it two weeks, so I can't comment on reliablity. I've had numerous Roland/Boss products, and never have had a single problem. I would trust this as much as any piece of gear without a backup.

I've never dealt with them. I suspect they are average. I still have a Boss ME-10 effects unit, which I lost the manual on. I was thankfully able to download the manual off their site even though they stopped making the unit about ten years ago.

I've been playing for over 20 years. I have had several amps from Marshall, Crate, Fender, Peavey. They have all had their voices and were good in their own ways. As I've gotten older, I'm trying to simplify things a little bit. This amp suits me perfectly. I love how small it is. Very deceiving! Loud too! It appears that several people were not happy with the stock speaker, but I think it sounds great, and have no plans of replacing it. I wish it had an effects loop. The most major gripe I have is that there is not separate eq controls for both channels. I would have happily paid a little more to have these two options. I am thinking of getting another one to be able to play in stereo and have two 12" speakers generating the sounds. I love this amp, and would replace it in a heartbeat. Nice job Roland!

This amp is a 2005 model. It's really versatile, which is the primary reason I bought it, plus it sounds really good. I play classic rock, r n' b, country, gospel, pop and a little jazz, and I need an amp that will give me a wide range of tones and effects.

The amp has two channels that are switchable, though you have to buy a separate footswitch if you want that capability, which is kind of a bummer. Roland should include footswitches if their amp is going to need them, especially when it comes to channel switching. There is an effects loop jack, a headphone/recording output jack, and an external speaker output jack (which is very cool, because I sometimes use a Mesa cabinet in conjunction with my amp). I also bought footswitches to turn the effects and reverb/delay on and off. That's a lot of floor switches, but they're necessary for me.

I wish this amp had amp modeling on the clean channel. All it has is the Roland Jazz Chorus sound, which is a great sound, but it would be nice to have a little more versatility.

I use this amp in a variety of settings. I play in a really tight and kicking church worship band on Sundays, but I also use the amp when I play with a classic rock band. I do some freelance gigging and recording, too, and it works well in those situations.

This is a small, lightweight amp, but it's got a lot of power and volume. I have a Roland MicroCube that I use for practice and rehearsals, and it sounds so good that I wanted its bigger brother. This amp is LOUD--and when I plug in that Mesa extension cab, it really can rock.

It's a solid state amp, which will no doubt offend some purists, but for me it works just fine. It sounds good, it's very portable, the effects are great, it's loud enough, and its easy to use. Plus, it's built like a tank. What more do you want, especially for this price?

I usually play a modified Tele with Seymour Duncans, graphite nut and graphite saddles. I also have a Squier Strat (one of the real good ones from the 80's with Texas Special pickups), a Peavey EXP and a cool 70's Hagstrom Swede.

My style is an amalgam of all the influences and experiences I've had since I began playing over 40 years ago. I love my rock n' roll, but I also love sweet country and blues licks.

This amp is really quiet. That's another reason I like it so much--I hate hiss and 60-cycle hum, and they aren't a problem here.

The amp can give you a lot of different sounds if you tweak it enough. It's got a lot of variety, ranging from a pseudo-acoustic sound (which isn't all that great by itself, but it's okay in a band setting), to typical Fender amp sounds, to a Vox soundalike thing, to a Boogie rectifier sound. I'm not all that crazy about the "Dyna-amp" thing--it doesn't seem to be as responsive as I'd like, but I can't complain overall.

The clean channel is really clean at high volumes, so that's a cool thing. The distortion channel won't be to everyone's liking, especially if you're a metalhead, but it works great for me. Lots of sustain and good tone going on here.

It's a very dependable amp, especially since it's solid state. I'd use it without a backup, for sure. It's still pretty new, so it hasn't had time to break down (not that I expect it to).

I've never dealt with Roland, so I can't comment on their support or service.

I've been playing for over 40 years, and I have all kinds of gear (amps, effects, guitars, etc.). If this amp were lost or stolen, I'd buy another just like it. Mostly I love the tone, the versatility and the portability (this thing is light and small, which doesn't look too imposing but it sure helps save your back!).

If you're a generalist when it comes to playing, and if you aren't looking for an "over the top" metal amp that will destroy buildings, this will probably do you just fine. It works great for me. And at this price, it's a steal.

I have a very recent model, don't know the exact year, doesn't matter. I play well...a little everything, and the Cube is insanely versatile. The lack of an effects loop, and only having the JC clean on one side can be a tad annoying, but not the end of the world. As for the built in effects, I rarely use them, but they're alright. I use it for home and band practice, and it sounds great for both.

I have an Ibanez SZ720FM, and whatever I feel like playing, with a little playing around, I can find the tone I want. Seriously, this amp will do anything, and sound good doing it (relative to the price of course). No noise, cleans only break when you want them to, and you can get some crazy distortion going on. Good stuff.

Never had a single problem with it.

never had to find out.

For the price, I doubt you can buy a better amp. It's loud, its versatile, sounds great, and won't break your wallet. You can't ask for much more. An effects loop and a better distribution between clean / lead sounds would make this the ultimate little amp.

I originally submitted a review of this amp on 6/22/2005, and would like to submit additional information.

Several people have complained about the lack of sustain in the dyna-amp model. Well, I believe that this problem lies in their technique less than in the amp. To take full advantage of this model, one must have a very dynamic picking/playing style (sharp attack, pinch harmonics, and vibrato et al.). I am willing to bet that the people who are complaining have never played an ?old school,? non-master volume tube-type amp with only a cable between them and the amp.

Old school rock amps (e.g., Marshall JTMs and some JCMs) react very differently than modern high-gain amps (e.g. Mesa, VHT, Soldano, 5150, Engl et al.). The distortion on an old school amp comes from the power stage being overloaded to the point were the power tubes go non-linear. While in overload, sustain comes from the power supply being asked to provide more current than it is capable of providing; hence, pulling down the B+ supply voltage (i.e., compression/limiting occurs via supply sag). The amount of sustain produced is based on the time it takes the power supply to recover from overload. Modern high-gain amps produce almost all of their distortion by running the preamp tubes in their non-linear region via cascaded voltage gain stages. As most triodes draw one milliamp or less of current, they have little impact on the power supply. Hence, sustain is not controlled by power supply sag, but by how long the preamp can keep the signal larger than is needed to drive the power amp.


With the above said: with the right EQ settings (bass at high noon, mids dimed, treble at high noon, presence and gain to taste), the dyna-amp model reacts and sounds very much like a dimed plexi Marshall. If you listen to all of the great players who record with plexis, you will hear a lot of vibrato at the end of each held note. That vibrato is there because that is what it takes to get sustain of an old school, power amp distortion amp. IMHO, the dyna-amp model "breathes" much in the same way as an old school tube-type amp.

For the price asked this combo has plenty of effects/features/connectivity.Like all things these days it's made in China but the Chinese can build gear like The Japs when they need to and they certainly did with this combo.Loud enough unless your seriously touring.You can always line out to a desk/PA and use it as a monitor.

Unlike a lot of people i use the effects alot, perhaps because i'm coming from some seriously poor stomp boxes.The JC clean channel is a peach.Like others have said it is dead quite which is a world away from my distressed Cobra lead .I didn't find any of the sounds/effects less than interesting and theres enough versatility for most.People have said they bought it to get a valve sound on the cheap and there has been some mild criticism of it in that regard but its valve sounds are probably a good imitation IMO.
Look towarsds buying this amp for its durability , flexibility ,above average sound quality and portability ,anything else you get from it after that is a bonus methinks.

I bought this amp because of Rolands reputation for reliability/support and though i've never owned Roland products in the past i've listened to other peoples combos and was always mightily impressed.This combo seems very well put together.

Based on other peoples experiences Roland provide better than average support.

I think i've said it all before.You have to get out of that mind set of thinking your combo should be the size of a chest freezer to sound any good.Don't put a combo on the scales to assess it , plug a guitar in!If you're already sorted on the gigging front and dont need the power then i'd heartily recommend the Cube 30 which does most of what the 60 does just doesn't have as much socketry or power.

This amp has a lot of great features, with the built in effects including delay and reverb, two channel operation, and a very loud 60 watts through one 12" speaker. The two channels are clean (Jazz Chorus) and on the lead side it has several different amps (Acoustic simulator, Fender Twin, Vox AC30, Fender Bassman, Vintage Marshall, Peavey 5150, Mesa/Boogie Rectifier, and a dynamic model that responds to picking strength) modeled. My only complaint would be that I'd like to see the Twin and Bassman models on the clean side. I use this amp in a 12-piece funk band and a 6-piece latin jazz group, and it's plenty loud enough.

I bought this amp mostly to have a Twin that didn't take up as much space or weigh as much. If it helps, my main guitars are a PRS Custom 24 and a 50's or 60's reissue Strat with Fat 50's pickups. Anyway, I wanted a smaller, easier to manage Twin and I feel I got it. I play rock, jazz, funk, and some blues, and this amp can do anything. I don't care a whole lot for the built in effects, but I don't use them. I just run my effects in front of it. I really like the Rectifier sound as well. This amp gives you great clean sounds that don't break up unless you want them to (and they do it just like a tube amp), and the distortions can give you anything from a little dirt to an incredible roar. Also, the Acoustic setting is better suited for an acoustic simulator, not to amplify your favorite acoustic-electric. Those just sound very brittle through it.

I gig with this amp all the time. I love getting my real Twin out when I can just to really peel the paint off the walls, but this amp is great for lower volumes or tight spaces. It has been indestructible for the most part, but I did manage to break the input jack on it. When I gig with it I don't use a backup, it is unbelievably dependable.

I think the warranty on these is 1 year. When I broke the input jack they repaired it under warranty without even blinking. Other than that I haven't dealt with them much, but I hear they're good people

I've been playing for about 12 years, and I feel this is one of the best purchases I've ever made. I also have a '74 or'75 Twin Reverb, which I do like better, but it is SOOOOOOO heavy and loud that sometimes it isn't practical. If this amp were lost or stolen, I'd definitely get another. What I like about this amp is the clean sounds you can get on the lead side (the Jazz Chourus side is almost too clean). It would be nice, though, if the Twin and Bassman settings (and maybe the Vox as well) were on the clean side. It would be awesome to have the Twin for the clean sound then switch to the Rectifier for the distortion. Probably the greatest thing about these is they sell for around $350.

2004 model, I suppose. Check the other reviews or the Roland website for the specs.
You haven't much scope for adjusting the effects parameters. About as much as you would with a cheap multi-effects unit.

Seems to have a built-in noisegate that you can't shut off, but it may be just a digital note decay thing.

There are some nice tones to be had from this amp but the bottom line is....it's DIGITAL. Played side by side with an actual tube amp you can hear the difference. I set it up beside my Blues Junior and I dialed in as close a sound to it as I could and experimented with my Telecaster. There's a roughness to the attack and the note decay is artificial. The latter may be a built in noisegate...I'm not sure. Either way, I don't like it. You almost HAVE to have an effect going to make up for the bland quality of the sound. I rate an amp for the way it feels plugged straight in with no effects. If I want to keep playing and playing then it's a good amp. If I don't...or if I have to massage the sound with effects...then it isn't.
This isn't. Almost... but no cookie.
It's OK for doodling around at home or for recording but in a live situation I wouldn't use it (I tried and it felt tranny and 'wrong'). They just haven't digitally captured all the dynamics of a tube amp yet.
I'm not a tube snob. I WANTED a digital amp that I could use live. I bought this and gave myself plenty of time to get the hang of it and not make a snap judgement.
The clean tones are very nice except for the unnatural dynamics and slight rawness mentioned above. The various overdrive tones/simulations are fun but they have a thin phoney quality, much like you get with those Zoom do-it-all pedals teenagers like playing Squiers thru in their bedrooms.

I've played about 35 years. I've tried lots of gear looking for a simple but effective setup and it seems that a telecaster plugged into a small tube combo is all I need. I bought this as a backup/practice amp, but it's only suitable as a practice amp IMO. It was cheap so I'll keep it, but I wouldn't miss it if it was sold, lost, stolen or smashed.

I got this amp about 4 month ago from Soundcontrol. The best thing about this amp apart from its sounds is its compact size. I go to college and I can carry this amp ON A BUS. Now, I don't know any other decent 12in spearker combo that can do that.
Features are already written by others so no need to go into too much details. Lots of models to choose from, 3 band eq, presence control, digital EFX and reverb. For me, it loses a mark for not having separate EQs for the clean channel, and another for not having a footswitch as standard (I bought a cheap switch on ebay but I have to press it twice for it to work).

I've used this amp with a variety of guitars. My dad's fender USA strat, my Epiphone Les Paul Standard, Gibson Les Paul Studio, my mates PRS Soapbar II SE, and some crappy cheap guitars I got on ebay.

The best description I can give for this amp is that it is a HONEST amp. Unlike the Marshall MG series, where everything you put in it ends up sounding pretty much the same(buzzy, artificial overdrive), this amp can really transfer the real tone of your guitar. This can be good or bad. A problem with this amp is that bad guitars will sound awful in it. The main reason for me buying Gibson Les paul studio was that my epiphone sounded really muddy in it. Even with presence at max, high treble and midde and rolling back on gain, it still didn't have any sharpness to it at all. It's a totally different story however when you use a good guitar with it, with my Gibson, I can do very convincing Guns n Roses sounds with R-fire model, Led Zep with Classic, and Greenday with Metal. They still sound quite cold and that's the only fault.

Clean channel is amazing, beautifully crisp and clear or smooth and gentle depending on settings. Chorus effect works very well with clean too. Other effects aren't very useful for me they are too strange.

This amp can be very loud and it sounds its best WHEN it's loud. I've noticed this because of the difference in sound I get while practicing with my band and while practicing at home. Everything you do in channel 2 at low volume sounds kind of muffled, like having a blanket over it or something. Playing to CDs at similar volume you'll have a hard time hearing it. However when it's loud it comes into its own. Where a Marshall MG would start to buzz and start feeding back manically, this amp stays quiet even with gain at 3 O'clock, and just totally rule. Perfect palm nuted powerchord thumps and screaming solos are no problem. Great sound and I will be using this in a gig that's coming up pretty soon.

This thing is totally solid in construction. No loose bits anywhere. I've accidentally left window open in my room before and a typical Yorkshire afternoon rain poured that day, drenching my amp. I kind of panicked at first and then wiped it with a towel and then I just left it to dry. Much to my relief, it worked no problem afterwards.

Don't know but Sound control gave me 12 months guarantee.

Overall I'd give it a 10. It's just such a well made package. I think it'd be very hard to beat this amp for the price, maybe except if you buy a second hand valve amp or something. DEFINITELY bettter than MG50 which is about the same price, I used them to death in college and I hate them. If you play anything that is not heavy metal, you couldn't go wrong with this amp. Well recommended.

I bought two of these solid state amps in 2005. One I use in the studio because I can get a variety of very nice sounds at a low volume and one for playing live. The amp is compact and easily portable. As others have mentioned, it would have been a bonus if channel one had more selections than just the clean jazz chorus. Channel two has several usable models to choose from. An effects loop would have also been a bonus. The onboard effects are OK, I only use the chorus occasionally. An effects master knob would have been another nice feature. At 60watts the amp has plenty of power for small to medium gigs. Having a built-in noise-gate is a very helpful. The amp requires a non-latching momentary switch to change channels and turn on/off effects. Best bet is to get one from Boss.

The guitars that I use with this amp are Hamers, a PRS, an Ibanez and a Schecter with a wide variety of pick-ups. All work well with this amp. I enjoy the clean jazz chorus sound for most of the rhythm work. I orginally bought this amp after watching the Roland video demo and hearing the dyna-comp model. I liked the way that you could control the clean/distorted sound of the amp with your guitar volume. In practice I found that when soloing even with alot of gain that the notes would just drop off and not sustain. I now only use the Marshall model with the gain at 3 to get those nice crunchy Marshall chords and lead lines. I use a Tech21 DD-1 pedal for soloing with the gains setup about halfway. This gives me four distinct sounds out of the amp:

1) Channel One - Jazz Chorus - Clean Rhythm
2) Channel One - Jazz Chorus w/DD-1 - Jazz solo(ala Larry Carlton)
3) Channel Two - Marshall - Crunchy Rhythm/Lead lines
4) Channel Two - Marshall w/DD-1 - Heavy Rock/Metal Distortion

I did make a few mods on my Roland amp for live performance. With the amp up about halfway(which is pretty loud) I noticed that there were dead spots in the sound at different locations in front of the amp. I suspected that the metal grill was too close to the speaker and was "choking" it. I added a 1/2" molding along the inside of the front face of the cabinet and remounted the grill on the molding. The 1/2" of extra room between the speaker and the grill eliminated the dead spots. I also took the painstaking time to cut 4mm off around the circumference of the speaker hole and mounted a Celestion GT12T-75 to replace the bland Roland speaker and that really added the tone I was looking for in each of the four sounds from the amp.

I have owned Roland products for several decades and never had a problem with any of them. I suspect this amp will carry on that tradition.

See above. I have never had to contact them.

I have been playing guitar pro and semi-pro for over thirty years. All styles of music: Rock, country, pop, funk, folk, progressive, jazz, etc. I have owned at one time or another almost every major brand of guitar and amp that was on the market. For ~$350 you cannot go wrong with this amp. It will work for the pro as well as the bedroom jammer. The other two solid state amps that I bought to compare to the Roland were the Tech21 Trademark 60 and the Randall RG75G2 which were both more expensive. I choose the Roland. It is not like playing a real tube amp, but it is pretty close.

Made in 2005 I guess. Very versatile for jazz, rock, soft stuff. I use the external speaker jack to hook up my 80 watt tweeter/crossover and use it with the acoustic setting and presence all the way up. I wish they would stop trying to squeeze chorus/flange/phaser/tremelo all on one knob and just have chorus depth and speed. Same for the reverb, just a depth knob will do. I use the bright switch with the JC clean a lot. Plenty of power. I can play with the band at half volume. Huge transformer and heat sink inside. 12" Chinese speaker with weird size frame. More on that later.

I use an LP and Tele, and the Tele really sings with the JC clean and acoustic settings. The LP is best with the Blackface and stack settings. I don't expect this to emulate a $2000 Mesa or even a Fender Twin, but it does sound good on it's own. I also own a Dleuxe reverb (1972) but it needs a rest, and I get tired of lugging it around. The cube 60 is light (32 lbs) vs 65 lbs for my DR. I like the Marshall stack setting the best of the mondo-gain models. I also use this top play bass once in a while. Clean stays clean uo to 8 or 9 on mine. You will not be able to switch spaekers easily. You will need to cut the opening in the cab which is 1/2" particle board. I tried several of my Celestions, an EV, and an Eminence, none would fit the opening. The back is glued on, so you cannot place it from the back.
Dispite having two tuned bass ports, and insulation in the cab, it is in serious need of bass response.

I would use it without a backup. Chinses made, but excellent construction.

I can never get a hold of them, but their website is nice.

Been playing 30 years. Modeling amps come and go. Don't buy it for the effects, but take a little time to tweek them. They are hyper-sensitive to adjustment, which is good. A lot of research went into this model. Aside from the crappy generic=sounding speaker, it's a great amp to play with. Enough sounds to please all your friends and piss off all your neighbors.

Bought it new in Dec 2004. All the basic effects, EZ to use in a live show. Absolutely no noise when you aren't playing which makes it terrific to mic for the house. Small, light, and loud. The only addition I could ask for is a depth control for the effects, but that would add cost.

Excellent amp emulations that are EZ to dial in and EZ to change on the fly.

My second Roland amp, never any problems.

This amp will easily do any range from brilliant JC clean to full squeal OD at a click. Should note that footswitches are sold seperately and use a 9v battery and standard guitar cable. No cover available from Roland, but Lecover.com sells one to fit. I've been playing for 38 years and this amp made me put away my beloved tube Marshall DSL-401, and cost half as much. I mostly use a Carvin DC-135T. The Cube 60 is very good amp for small gigs or recording. I am setup and be ready to play live in just a couple mins. Don't dismiss it because of the low cost.

You know the features already!!!

Never Use any of the Effects on this amp!!! I am re-submitting a review from a previous review. When dialed in right this amp can sound very nice. I actually got a compliment from a fellow guitarist at a gig the other night. I guess like all amps you gotta fiddle with it to find some kind of tone. When i use this amp i don't use any effects, don't use any of the amp models. I just use the JC clean. Thats all you need. For size and price this amp is not bad. Use a good od pedal with this amp and you've got a winning combo. I actually let the other guitarist that gave me a compliment use my rig, because they played after us, and the amp to my ears sounded pretty damn good. How can something non-tube sound so good? I was dumb founded. In my first review i flogged the cube 60. Good amp Good price.

2005 Model - See the other reviews or the Roland web site for the specs. My guitar instructor bought one and recommended it - I checked out the competition, and I'm very happy.

I've played my 50th Ani. American Deluxe Strat and Les Paul classic through it and it sounds fine. The distortion has good density and doesn't break up on decaying notes - pretty darn smooth. It is not noisy at all, and I find I can get quite a lot of different sounds out of it. The clean channel is very clean, and if I were ever to play live or jam with someone I might take my POD PRO XT to run on the front end with the pedal board, but I don't play live any more and I just wanted a versatile practice amp that had some portability just in case. I also thought I might try miking it and recording it even though I have the POD.

The effects are okay and I'm glad they exist, but they're limited. I find that the chorus is often more than I want even at the lowest setting, but it's not really a big deal.

Seems very solid. It has a metal grill over the speaker. I'm also a keyboard player and this would work for keyboards too. Knobs have a good solid feel and are of a fairly large diameter. Personally, I hate knobs that are the diameter of a pencil, so it's cool that these knobs are bottle cap size and great.

I've owned at least 20 pieces of Roland gear in my lifetime and I have 7 pieces right now and they're all working. The Juno 106 has the chip problem but as a whole Roland gear has a great reliability and durability record.

Great once you get them, and they've sent me parts for free in the past. I believe the warranty is 3 years, but if it lasts 3 days it'll last 30 years.

Just what I needed. Top of the line practice/jamming amp or middle of the road gigging amp. That's my take. You can't expect programmable effects on an amp of this quality in this price range. I looked at the Line 6, Marshall, and Pevey eqivalents, but the cube had all the ingredients I wanted: Quality sound, Small size (fits in my car), Solid/durable construction, Amp modeling, effects, ability to be somewhat loud (I've never had it past 2, but I hear from the other reviews it can boom).

BOTTOM LINE: A great little amp for the price.

2 channels: clean channel is a JC Chorus emulation which is very good but I don't really use it because I think it's too "sparkly" and "beautiful", just not my cup of tea, and besides it really sucks for distortion pedals. Lead has 8 emulation modes (including Acoustic...God knows why).

====>NO EFX LOOP, which really pisses me off beacause I love the 5150 emulation ("Metal") and my Boss DD-6...and I can't use them together. (delay sounds like crap before the distortion).

Incorporated EFX are good, but they are just useless beacause you have very little control over them, pretty much just an "on/off" option.

Great emulation of distorted amps for the money, a lot of variety.
I really hate the classic (way too much "twang", sounds artificial), R-FIER (pretty much the definition of "muddy" and "unarticulate") and Dyna-Amp (neat concept, but the distortion sucks in this mode).
Love the Brit Combo and Metal settings though.
All the other modes are OK.
Again, great value for the money paid.

Don't use it that much, but it has never failed.

Never dealt with them, but it pisses me off that I can't find in their website any way to give the company some feedback about their products.

I just wanted to write this to vent out the design flaws that I think are preventing this amp to be an excelent amp instead of just a very good amp.
This is supposed to be a perfect amp for small gigs, but I can't really grant this amp that status without an EFX loop.
I mean, come on!...how many "pro" amps come without an EFX loop these days???

Incorporated EFX:
Well, if you can't put enough knobs in the amp to offer proper configuration for them...then just don't put them and save us the "this is amp is very versatile because it has tons of EFX incorporated" crap.

Clean Channel:
I know that the guys in Roland think that they JC sound is best clean channel ever, and I agree that is sounds absolutely beatiful, but that doesn't mean that everyone likes to use it. I would really prefer using the Black Panel mode for the clean channel for instance.
I think it would make much more sense having two "twin" channels, each one with the 9 modes available in this amp (JC Clean, Acoustic, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Tweed, Classic, Metal, R-Fier and Dyna Amp). That way you could have a "crunch" and a "lead" channel, or a "clean with a little distortion" and a "lead" channel, or whatever you want to do with both of your channels.

Incorporated EFX:
The incorporated EFX are very good in sound quality, but the they are so uneditable that they are pretty much useless (except for the reverb and the delay in an specific situation maybe).

Despite all these problems, this is a great amp for home practice and for small gigs. It sounds really good in some modes and it is very LOUD.

Plenty of features. 4 band EQ, lots of effects. Only two channels, no headphone jack. I use this amp in my room and to jam with my drummer, I havent gigged with it yet but I plan to soon. I had to to give it an 8 for features because theres no channel saving seen on most digital amps and all the features it does have are next to useless unless you go out and buy a pedal.

I'm using it with an Agile-AL 2500 Les Paul right now but I've also used it with an Ibanez RG170 many times and a Squire Strat. It suite's my style of music which is metal decently, I honestly think the Spider II's have a better metal tone but what you get from the cube isnt bad at all. It's not noisey at all and it's extremley versitle. The distortion gets fairly brutal although theres room for more. The clean channel is buetiful, you can get an early Metallica clean thats dead on, sparkling and clear with almost no warmth.

It seems to be built solid, I've had it for about two or three months and haven't had any problems.

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It's a nice amp with tons of sounds. What I don't like about it is it the speaker is way too small for its wattage, the amp itself is much too thin, it looks a bit dull, and it doesnt come with a channel or effects switch. Many of the distortion channels seem muffled unless you crank the treble and presence. Other than that its a fine amp considering its solid state.

I've owned a number of small modeling amps until I aquired the Cube 60. I've been interested in a modeler for the versitility (as opposed to a one trick pony tube amp) but they never seemed to measure up tone wise. I owned the Cube 60 for some months now and am very satisified...and I'm a fussy person. It has ample power for moderate band situations and built in switchable effects. I made my own foot switches (two) which plug into the back. The foot switch uses a simple momentary switch so those DIY'rs among you can easily construct a pedal if you're creative. A simple touch to "ground" and the thing switches. A really great feature of this amp is the Extension Speaker Output (8 ohms). This is the only lower end modeler that I am aware of that does not turn off the main speaker when you plug in an extension cabinet. The amp is light weight and easy to set up. There is also a Line Output which I have found to be better for direct recording than the headphone output. As for the effects there is no depth control, its either on or off. I would have preferred to be able to control the depth. I gave the amp a rating of 9 for its power, light weight AND the Extension Speaker Output.

I've got a totally reworked ES335 copy with guts I've installed. The guitar is capable of a jangle clean or classic rock tones. Using the Cube 60 I have this available to me. Unlike the lower end Vox's I've owned this amp is quite (no hiss). It works for when I want sqeaky clean jangle or classic rock grit and various shades in between. I gave the amp a 7 for sound because of the stock speaker.

So far, my Cube has worked without a hitch.

Have not had to deal with customer support so far.

I've been a player for 35 years now and as I have said I am fussy. I want my gear to sound good and I want the modeler to sound reasonably authentic. I am also a big DIY'er. I've read the previous ratings and yeah, stock this a good, versatile, easy on the back and wallet amp. Probably the best in its price range. But I will tell you what I've discovered that really makes this puppy sing...replace the speaker with a Jensen MOD 12-70-8 speaker. In addition, I added an extension cab that I made with a Carvin Vintage VL10 speaker. The tone change was VERY pleasing to my ears. If you like the Cube 60 with its stock speaker, you will stun your band mates with the sound of the Jensen. The Jensen simply works supurb in this amp. For you jazzers do yourself a favor, put this Jensen in. The downside of installing the Jensen is that its not a drop in replacement. I had to file the inside dimension of the speaker hole using a rough round file and I had to construct a special adapter for the negative side of the speaker connector. Roland uses a small size connector for the negative terminal. Roland adds a speaker frame connector too. Its not needed for the Jensen though but it does need to be tie wrapped back, don't let it dangle. So yeah, there is a small amount of work to do get the speaker to mount properly...but its sure worth the effort. Be warned, if your a cluts with tools you may not want to do this mod as the guts are exposed when you're filing. I placed a cloth inside to catch the wood filings. The Jensens are not expensive either. I'm now getting a dynamic, sharp, clean Jazz Chorus jangle and a sweet smooth tube distortion simulation thats sounds unaturally good for a modeling amp. I gave this section a 10 because I felt these low cost speaker mods really worked magic. I will add one more note here, I tried no other speaker brands. Its the combo of the Cube 60 and the Jensen MOD (and VL10) I've rated. I choose the Jensen because it's NOT a heavy colorizing speaker as the Celestion is. Modelers require a more neutral speaker. The Jensen MOD 12-70-8 is rated on this site.

Oh my God! I mail-ordered this thing on a lark. I usually play one of two hand-wired tube amps that I designed and built. One is basically a silicon-rectified 50s AC-15 on steroids (as an aside: the original AC-15 circuit is almost straight out of the Mullard handbook), and the other is an AC-30TB on mega steroids (more gain, more tone, more range). I recently started playing with a group on a regular basis and needed an amp that sounded good at low volumes in order to be able to practice at home without irritating my wife. Both of my tube amps sound great and have that cathode-biased breathiness at high volumes (the EF86-based AC-15 derivative sounds and feels amazing cranked), but this little bugger is truly amazing. I literally played through this thing until my fingers bled last night--something that I have not done for almost thirty years! I just kept my pushing myself to see what it was capable of producing. Like most, I really like the JC setting for clean sounds. However, unlike other posters, I really like the Dyna-Amp setting. In fact, anyone who has played a cranked, short-signal-path, EF86-based amp will love this model. It is almost like an idealized version of the original AC-15. Because the original AC-15 used the premium EF86 pentode tube instead of a garden variety triode, such as the 12AX7A, it has a lot more gain on tap in the first stage of the amp, which makes it incredibly touch-sensitive. Additionally, because original AC-15 circuit has an incredibly short signal path (EF86 small signal amp->12AX7A phase inverter->2xEL84 push-pull power amp), the amp topology, as a whole, has incredible dynamics. The Dyna-Amp tops the EF86-based AC-15 circuit when it comes to touch sensitive dynamics.

This amp was purchased over Memorial Day Weekend so it is a 2005. The amp is very versatile with different effects and amp modelings. However, I think I will rarely use them except for chorus and reverb. I primarily bought it for Jazz to be used with my hollow bodies. I use this amp for practice, small gigs, and playing with my jazz group. At 60 watts it has the power for those small venues. The big 12" speaker is great and I put it up on an amp stand. I like the outputs and the place for a footswitch which I will use soon. This amp is simple and I like it that way. Last week, I played at a club and I can set it up, turn it on and play. I dislike fiddling with amps and effects. The simpler the better.

This amp is as clean as Chlorox. That is why I bought it. Roland has a great reputation for that clean sound. I have played through the Roland JC 120 (too big) the Roland JC90 (then why not get the JC 120) the Roland Cube 30 (too small). When I played the Cube 30 about a year and a half ago I was REALLY IMPRESSED! The sound was amazing with my hollow bodies but not enough power for a small gig or practice. The new Cube 60 just gave me the power I needed.

We did an outdoor gig and I could not have sounded better. I have tried the distortion channels and they are fun but the clean is what I needed. I play only my hollow bodies through this amp (Gibson ES 175 and an ES 137). I usually do not take the volume past the 12:00 point (halfway) because I really get distortion and feedback with the jazz box guitars. This amp, as stated in previous posts is perfect for jazz.

This amp seems to be built like a brick outhouse. Solid. I like the metal grille in the front and the covered back. I have not have any trouble yet and from what I gather about Roland Products, I probably will have little trouble. Their website is good and would definitely help if there were a problem. However, I do not have faith in any technology and I always have a back up amp. You never know when that amp will fall out of the back of my truck.

I have not dealt with them and probably will not because they make good products. The warranty is done on their website. By doing the warranty you also get on their junk mail list which ain't bad. I like that type of junk mail.

I have been playing for over thirty years and I still feel like a beginner sometimes. I play jazz and blues. All my amps have been by Fender. I have had the Champ (when I started in 1972) and a Princeton Reverb (1976 Silver Face). I wish I still had them. Now, I have, including the Roland, the Fender Deluxe 90 (sans effects) and the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 112. Both are great amps but they did not have the cleanest sound for my two Gibsons. I play my Strat through the Hot Rod Deluxe with all sorts of effects for blues/rock/r and b gigs. The Fender Deluxe 90 is now a guest/back up amp. I will probably never use the Hot Rod Deluxe for the hollow bodies again since I purchased the Cube 60. The former just was not clean enough past 3 on the volume.

This amp came at the right time for me. Unless, you are a pro, this amp is perfect. It is not a Polytone, Raezer's Edge, or an Acoustic Image, which is what the pro jazz guitarists are leaning towards. I saw Pat Martino live and he was playing through a Roland JC 120 but now he is using Acoustic Image. So, if you are using hollow bodied guitars and playing mostly jazz I strongly recommend this amplifier.

This amp has a few different amp models. But to me the only usable sounds are the blackface and the jc. The clean sound is pretty good. it has a few on board effects but all of them suck. The other amp models suck as well. You can tell that the distortion is very digital sounding. Not as smooth as a tube amp. I give this amp a 7 for its useable features.

its a loud amp. It can handle its own. Like i said before there are only two usable models. Thank god for foot pedals.

Its dependable. I'd use this amp as a backup.

havn't used it

I've been playing for about 17 years. If it were stolen i'd buy a small tube amp.

2005 Model, all the features covered here. I mainly use the amp at home just now until the band starts gigging again. I dont need the stack or rectifier models as they are too hot for my style. Closed back so the speaker is well protected and means you dont get the boominess you would get on an open backed amp. Suits jazz very well.

Heritage 575 Custom Archtop and Gibson ES-135 are my main guitars. The amp is definitely suited to my style which is jazz standards and blues. The amp is not noisy at all having a noise gate built in. Theres some great models on there and for sure they will never replace the originals, the portability of the amp compensates for this and the sounds are pretty close to the models. I have heard some folk say that it sounds just like an old Polytone, how true is this ? I dunno.

Seems very solid, and the steel grille over the speaker makes it very robust.

Never needed it, hope I dont , heard Roland are good but time will tell...

For a jazz amp, I highly recommend this amp and its gaining a lot of respect from gigging jazz guitarists and its loud enough plenty for most small to medium gigs and you can go onto the desk if it aint. If it were stolen , yes I probably would buy it again. What do I love ? Well i dont enjoy amps that you need to meddle with and push buttons to store parameters and all that thing, I prefer to just plug in my guitar and play and this amp lets me do it and it takes all of a few mins to figure out how to set it up once you get it. Sure its not as programmable or tweakable like many of the new digital amps but I find it very versatile for my needs and the reason I bought this is its simplicity.. The onboard effects again are not very tweakable but they are more than useable for me. The way I ofetn have it set is oftentimes using the clean JC channel for most stuff to give a clean well rounded tone then switch channel to a Twin Reverb sound for the more Benson/Wes Montgomery darker bop sort of tones where I need to have it. The bright switch is useful too. I didnt really compare it to any other amps as I heard about this amp on a few of the Jazz Guitar websites as a lot of jazzers are getting quite excited about it, so I went to the local shop and they matched the musiciansfriend.com on-line price. i think it would be nice if Roland gave us a footswitch with it bit anyway, the amp is a steal for the price. I would have liked a stereo digital hall reverb but anyway the spring reverb model works well enough. An effects loop would be nice too. I guess all that stuff just adds to the cost and then some. Anyway as it comes, the amp is great for me. I do own other gear but dont want to go rambling on about it here.

With my 575, I get a nice big jazz tone and with my ES-135, I can get the more jazz rock and blues tones I need. The 135 and the amp set to the Fender bassman model is a great combination for the blues.

Try this amp out and youll see why its causing quite a stir amongst many jazz players. For the versatile sounds, price and the portability, its great. No more wheeling in amps and I can throw this is a trunk of a cab when I need to. I am set up on stage in minutes, unlike the older days of wheeling in the twin and patching in my effects etc

2004
come on now this amp is a blessing
there are more usefull settings in this amp than the vg (rolands snyth)
its a blessing to a recording engineer besides the fact of its tone of which i can put a 57 in front of it and walk away the line out assures me im hearing what the artist is hearing
every artist has a dream tone no one amp well produce this tone if there many styles to be played but this amps purpose is just that it well not leave you empty handed on stage or in the studio as a eng. the gate( built in ) is nice this means it is quite untill you strike the strings and to get this else ways ie marshall i have to spend a half hour assuring the artist that it is nessary to keep the noise floor down using my gates

over 30 artists and counting have come to the studio to record and all of them pride them selves in there instruments and many have longed to have" that" guitar sound fantastic so we offer them most name brand amps to fool around with .some are hard to find yet its amazing how many when saud and done chose this amp jazz artists rock arrist even classical guitarwith pick ups over the expensive pre amps and proccesing
what seems to be of intrest to me is that 90%of the tone is really in the artist hands there for unatianable with money or practice but what the artist needs is a instrument that respects that and encourges tone. YO YO Ma and his cello for exsample so... what this amp does is totaly encourges artist to get to there soulfull playing

look this amp well not have svr or pat methey running out the door to exchange ther set up but someone well soon well be famous for using it in the future some one who will embess us with balls and of coarse ..tone .its in there

This is an update from a previous submision
Features include:
- Tonnes of volume
- Extemely light for the sound it gives
- Great clean sound
- Great overdrive simulation
- Rugged Construction
- Good looks
- Chord wrap that can handle a few patch chords also

I play this amp with a gibson and a lp copy w/ emg 81's and ive been playing for 15 years last 6 pro. I love the sound of the JC Clean Channel and also the Classic Stack simulation. The rest of the amp models are good. when I plug in my marshall 212 cab the is a low level noise that comes when a note is fading. Perhaps it is because of a mismatch of impedence. If anyone knows email me. But it is barely audible so it doent concern me too much. The best sound IMO is when the mid eq is dimed. I have had good coments about the amps sound on stage and it sound good to me so I give it a 10.

Roland products are bulletproof. I have owned many and have not been disapointed .

Have dealt with them looking for midi specs and they sent them no problems.

Overall this amp is a exelent choice for anyone, pro and beginer.