Roland Cube-60 112 Combo

Made in 2004, Really versatile amp. Check other reviews - they are accurate on features

The clean channel sounds gr8 on all settings but once you switch to overdrive channels you get kind of a digital tone that reminds you of the distortion on zoom 707 pedals. It gets nowhere near to fender or marshall tone. Especially presence lacks even with presence knob turned up all the way. And once you add efx with distortion you have even less tone. But if you dont intend on using this for recording it sounds good.

The amp I bought started giving feedback as soon as i turned the volume up over 3 on distortion channel. Clean channel was fine though. I took it back to the shop and tried out a new one. Same problem. Turned out the whole shipment had some problem with the noise gate or something. The only one without the problem was the demo model on the floor. I took it and got some free stuff to compensate. The one I have now works 100%

I only dealt with the guys in the shop. Had some trouble convincing them that it wasnt normal for an amp to give feedback at volume 3 whilst muting the strings... But once they compared it to the floor model they believed me.

Iv been playing for about 6 years. I own a Fender rockpro 700 amp and have owned a zoom 707 fx pedal. I dont like the sound from cheap digital pedals so i sold it. Will rather get boxes when i have the money. I use a Cort x-6 guitar. Even though i really love this amp, i find my fender to soud better so i'm planning to sell the roland. I havnt giged with this one yet but i suspect that it might just not be loud enough. If you mic it up you shouldnt hav any problem and you can also ad a cab. Other BIG disappointment is that theres no footswitch included. If you want a footswitch for all 3 channels you have 2 buy it + 3 cables witch ends up costing a LOT.

The features have been hashed about quite a bit here, so I?ll just say that the EQ and presence are excellent ? and the chorus and flange, phase, delay and reverb are on par with the POD. It ain?t Eventide, whaddya want for $350? The amp probably should come with a footswitch for effects AND channel select, but I bought a Boss F5-FU pedal; I?m glad I did. I?ll probably just get another one for the effects later on. But for what you get, you can?t touch the price or reputed quality in this amp.

Within my present requirements, I simply can?t find anything I like more. I presently play a heavily-modified Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster. After using a complete POD setup (with full foot controller), and subsequently just selling the whole thing out of frustration, I never thought I?d go back to a ?modeled? sound. However, after humping different tube amps to the gig each week ? well I really needed something smaller, with less hassle. I skeptically tried out the Roland Cube 60 ?after hours? at a great little music store... ohmigod! The diminutive little amp was so loud when I cranked it that the next door tenant came in and complained! The ?clean? side of the Cube is Roland JC-120: a classic sound that has replaced my (dare I say it?) venerable Fender Super for definitive ?glassy? tones. (Hey, after playing everything for 40-years, I have a right to my little opinions)! Matching up volumes between the "clean" and "dirty" sides of the amp, I find that none of my band mates (or clientele, for that matter) cringe at my lead work as they did with a semi-cranked tube amp ? rather, I get compliments again! After 3 weeks, I settled firmly on the ?stack classic,? preset for those leads. At home, this particular one sounds rather wimpy, but at the gig it screams. I couldn?t be happier.

Three weeks; so far so good. Trouble-free; I gig with no backup.

Great website!

I should have bought this before a POD, Marshall, Super, etc. ? that stage level volume is simply not welcome at club gigs, and hauling around a Hot Plate with a tube combo would be just one more piece to screw around with. In the last 5 years, I only maxed a tube-type once ? it was incredible through a Celestion stack, but come on, once every 5 years? The Cube 60 is much better than I had a right to hope for: a compromise ? but it sounds great, carries great, and it doesn?t wrench my back when I put it up on the stand. It?s solid state and I?ve not talked with even one amp owner who had a problem with this amp. I cannot say the same for tube amps that get moved around often. For me, it?s been a slam-dunk!

Bought new 02-16-2005
Features have been explained in previous posts so no need to repeat them.
I have both the 30 & 60 and use them for pracice and small gigs.
The 60 I use with a mesa standard 2x12 ext. cab.
Some think this amp is ugly and I don't.
To those who do I wonder why they are playing at all to be so worried
about the cosmetics.
Its better to sound good than look good, if you don't believe that,
then you've never been clocked with a beer bottle and need to.

I have a satisified collection of guitars and use mostly
a MusicMan JP6 signature, gibson LP classic, USA Fender Strat
and an Ibanez AS-180 with this amp.
3 sounds I usually use are, Clean, Texas Blues and Metal.
This amp works well for my tastes and all are accomplishable.
I play everything from Hendrix, Satch, Vai, EVH, SRV to classic Led Zeppelin and this amp has the versatility I look for.
The feel of this amp is very tube like with the thick sustain you
get. Its hard to explain and find the superlatives but the sounds are sticky and meaty very similar to a cranked tube amp.
Roland invented COSM technology and sounds like it compared to the competition.

Roland is quality stuff, I'm not worried.

Haven't had to call....

Been playing 35+ years.
This amp is a no-brainer, just plug and play.
Major feature is "portablilty", just grab it and go.
I'm thankful technology has allowed me the freedom with this amp
and yes, I too am a tube snob and also own a Marshall DSL100 &
Peavy Ultra 212 and a "hybrid" Vox AD120VT among others.
Funny how most of the guys that really like this amp have been playing
forever and have gotten tired of lugging equipment around.
The younger guitar diezel cocks will just have to go thru the "I've got tons of equipment cool phase" like I did when I was younger and
eventually learned themselves, its just part of life's cycle.
And, when they start to actually go beyond Drop-D chords and begin really playing, amps will become a little less important.

Cube 60. Made in 2004. This is the most versatile amp I've ever come across. I play jazz to keep growing as a musician, rhythm & blues cause I love it and anything else called for to do the gig. This amp is great for anybody doing weddings or functions where you play a mix of styles. No, this isn't a Fender Twin, Marshall Stack or JC-120, but you can easily lug it around, and mic'd thru the P.A. this amp comes way closer to the amps it's modelling than it you'd expect at this price this is an amazing value!...I love the Tweed! (Fender Bassman model)great rockabilly, jazz or blues with my Godin LG (also a great guitar and value)you can stop lugging cabinets or wheeling in the twin through the parking lot cause this one will cut it no problem! I don't use many of the FX and amp models, but they're all very good to excellent. In my opinion, you don't need pedals with this. I use a dual footswitch for the channel switching (Jazz Chorus Clean to amp model) and for effects on/off. You can hook a third switch for the reverb/delay, but I set these for the room situation..usually low... and leave it so I don't use this feature. I have a micro cube that I bought first and it blew me away so I had to check out the new cube 60. An onboard tuner or even a tuning note like the micro cube has would be nice, but this amp does have a tuner out jack and is still a great value so I'm not complaining. It's screamingly LOUD for jamming and gigging on its own for most situations and if I ever play Exibition Stadium or the Air Canada Centre I'll mic it or you could use the direct to P.A. jack if you prefer (it doesn't shut the speaker sound off so you still have a monitor , too!) I've For the full specs including sample sounds you can visit the Roland site. My rating takes bang for the bucks compared to the others in this price range ($450-500 CDN)...there really isn't anything as feature packed and user friendly in my opinion.

I use it with a Godin LG dual humbuckers... love this guitar! and sometimes my old Charvel/Jackson "strat" (3 single coil pickups)and it also sounds great with my old Westone Spectrum LX -two humbuckers & one middle coil pickup. It's a little noisier with the single coils due to their nature, but the amp itself is very quiet...like I said: great amp models! Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Hendrix, George Benson, Robben Ford, Skunk Baxter, Brian Setzer...the tools are here.. if I can't cut it it's cause I need more practice, and practice is fun with this amp! My sax and wife are getting jealous since I bought this thing a few months ago. The R-Ifier distortion is too brutal for me, but my grade nine music students at the high school swear by it

Looks Solid. Too early to honestly say, time will tell. However, I originally tried this cause I have old roland gear that still works well.

Has a one year warranty. Haven't needed them and I'd guess based on the abuse that the JC-90 has taken over the many years at the highschool, I likely never will.

If something happened, I'd hunt down the thief and I'd definately replace it.

there is a good array of i/o options, the clean is clean and the amp models give a variety of tones to choose from. The built in effects, likewise, help expand the range of the cube to something that is fun to play around with.

This is all I really came to review. It is LOUD. I was playing along side a miced drum kit and only had the volume knobs at around 9:30 oclock. There is plenty of power here and it it delivers it well.

The cleans are clean.

The distortion however is a little wonky. On high gain settings there are some weird digitalish overtones that crop up that give the sound on the mid and high notes on the guitar a kind of muddied sound. Even with mid, treble and presence cranked to 11, it still didn't have that cutting tone that I want. That said, I could easily get that kind of tone from it with a preamp and different set of effects, so it isn't a limitation of the amp itself, more just the onboard modeled amps. If you are into a more RnB kind of sound with just a touch of distortion or something, however, then this is for you.

Also, the onboard effects seem to be bedroom-amplifier grade novelty effects that just somehow managed to find themselves transported onto a split-your-ears gigable amp. Use only in an emergency. Or in the private of your own home.

all that aside, the dynamic range is decent, you can get chunky palm muted bass all the way up through tinkling high fretted solos.

seems built to last.

overall, it is a great amount of power for its price range. That said, you should take whatever cash you saved on the amp itself and put it into a decent distortion pedal, a cheap EQ, and whatever else it is you wanted from the onboard effects.

Do you know what year the amp was made in? 20043

Is the amp versatile enough for you and the styles of music you play?

yes

What are those styles? BLUES and Classic Rock. Nothing else is worth playing.

How many channels? 2

Does it have channel switching? yes (clean and Overdrive)

Effects loops? NO


Headphone jack? yes

What features do you wish it had? switching between all overdrives. To same a few settings.

Are there features you never use? the acoustic

Where do you use this amp? at home

Does it have enough power for you? oh yeah !

What guitar and pickup styles are you using it with?

Ernie Ball Axis sport and my american strat


How does it suit your music style (and what is that style)?

Provides all tones i would ever want, no joke !

Is it noisy? no

What kind of sounds can the amp make?

Blues (some good SRV with the strat, cold shot), AC/DC with rectifier, jazz with the clean, great vintage fender tone with the blackface.

How much variety? A lot

Is the clean channel distorted at high volumes? not really

How brutal is the distortion? All the overdrives are just amazing.

Best sounding modeling amp you'll ever find !

don't no

don't know

How long have you been playing? 15 yrs

What other gear do you own? Marshall DSL 50 watt tube head, Roland Cube 30, Cube 60.

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again? Yes, it a heart beat

what do you love about it? Its a fun amp that provides tones that most people would love. No matter who you are, you will find a tone you love. Its a great amp for small venues or just jammin at home. Its all about getting tones you love. We all play better when we find the tone we love.

What do you hate? the acoustic. I also think the effects such as Chorus, phaser, flange are too much at low setting.

Did you compare it to other products? Oh yeah ! I bought the Vox series (AD-30), but they just don't sound that great, thus i sold.
All the line stuff isn't that impressive.

Why did you choose this one? SOUNDS GREAT !!

Anything you wish it had? Yeah, BUY ONE !

Anything else you'd like to share? Yeah, BUY ONE

Oh, SRV is the best guitarist of all time !! AND !! no one will ever top him !

I listen to these fast boring players like Vai, satriani, that stupid sweed guy ( malstreem, something like that) man, they are just awful.
I recommend you guys play music instead of pain to the ears.

anyway, the thought of the day......heheheheheh

Made in 2004. 60 watts into 8 ohms, 1 X 12, 32 pounds. 2 channels: JC Clean, and Lead with 8 amp models. 6 built-in effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay, and reverb. All except the reverb are adjustable for time/rate only. Luckily, the fixed effect levels are such that they don't swamp whatever tone is dialed in. Versatile? Are you kidding? One can cover country to metal and everything in between with this amp. It's got power, too. I've had the amp at three club jams unmiked and it cut through fine, using the Tweed model of the Lead channel. My only wish is for a simple footswitch that would let the player dial through all the amp models and effects, instead of just switching channels and turning on a selected effect on or off.

I play mostly blues and old rock. Main axe is a Highway One Telecaster. The Cube 60 sounds amazing! Amp modeling is coming of age, folks. The EQ is voiced really well, especially the midrange. The Cube 60 handles the low output of my Hwy. One Tele's pickups very well. So far, I've pretty much used the Tweed model of the Lead channel, which is warm and grinding with the gain turned up. I've also used the Classic Stack(old Marshall)model, and was rewarded with a sweet,crunchy tone with plenty of vibe, but a lot less bass than the Tweed model. Strange. The F/X are a ton o' fun. Turn the knob to the Classic Stack model, dial in a medium-rate delay, and it's time to play the solo in "Red House". Or, dial in a clean tone with chorus and delay, and you're Andy Summers playing in The Police.

Seems like a dependable amp. It's built pretty tough, with these inudstrial-looking plastic corner-protectors. The knobs feel reasonably firm. I don't know about the bright and channel select push buttons, they feel a little bit cheap. But, I take good care of my gear, and I think the amp'll hold up just fine. I noticed that the speaker is secured with six screws instead of the usual four.

Never dealt with the company. Cool website, though.

I've been playing 19 years. I also have a Tech 21 Trademark 60, another celebrated solid-state guitar amp that sounds cool, but it takes more time to tweak and dial in. Roland really did their homework. If you're in the market for an amp and you don't have to have exact 100% tube tones, RUN, do not walk, to your local music store and check out a Cube 60. Beginners, amatuers and Pros alike can't go wrong buying one of these, it's THAT good. Sorry if I sound like a commercial.

Instead of listing the features, I will rate most of them by how useful I find them.

Bright Switch: Have not played a guitar yet where I needed it.

3-Band EQ: Very effective. However, each amp model has to be optimized with the EQ, in order to get close to the particular sound that is being modelled. I did not find a sweet spot of EQ settings that sound good for all of the amp-model.

Presence: Subtle, just right

Digital effects selector: Very cheesy sounding wave modulation effects (phaser, chorus, flanger, vib). When engaging any of these they make the amp sound worse, IMO. Therefore I chose to not use them. If I need chorus, I play an old JC-77.

Reverb and Delay: Not the greatest, but a slight amount of reverb actually makes the amp sound fuller.

Modelling selector: Unfortunatly, one can select only between "clean" and "overdrive" sound, and not between several overdrive sounds. (Maybe that's too much asked for at this budget.)

Gain: Very subtle, however, chrunch and overdrive level depends strongly on what model is selected. Also, at higher gain settings, the high frequencies roll off, and bass gets boosted. EQ adjustments may have to be made dependent on gain setting.

Cabinet with port holes in front and open slot in back: This is actually one of the best cabinet designs I have come accross. It makes the amp sound huge!!!

I played the amp with single coil and humbucker guitars, such as Fender Strat, Tele, Gibson ES-175, PRS Mc Carty, Hamer w/P90. I have been using the amp at home for about 4 month.

The clean channel (JC model) sounds very good. When I compare it directly to my old JC-77, it comes very close - although not identical. The JC-77 (ca. 20 yrs old) sounds a bit more mellow. The clean channel is dynamic and touch sensitive, and that makes the amp very fun to play. Lots of punch too. This amp can keep up with bigger amps anytime.

I personally find the "Acoustic" model sound absolutely unattractive. "Black Panel", "Tweed" and "Classic" models nail it amazingly well. I have not figured out though what "British" is supposed to model. The "Metal" and "Rectifier" sound a litle bit overboard, but nevertheless are useful for folks who want a Heavy-Metal sound. "Dyna-Amp" I personally find not attractive (too harsh, sterile).

The Black Panel model sounded so good that I sold my '65 Super Reverb R.I. It does however not come even close to my 65 Twin R.I.
I hoped I would be able to simulate a clean Plexi tone, but the overdrive models only sound really good at medium to high gain settings.

If the amp is cranked and placed into a corner or in front of a wall, it almost sounds as huge as a 4x12 - unbelievable!!!

Based on my personal taste, preferences and expectations, I would give this amp a 7-8 rating. But on a sound per bucks scale, the Cube-60 deserves a "10".

Looks well made and sturdy.

Have not dealt with.

Have been playing for about 30 years. Have been a "Fenderholic" and owned at least a dozen of Fender amps, besides others. This amp is attractive because it offers a lot of tonal versatility at a low price. The Cube-60 simulates most of the intended sounds amazingly well, IMO. Of course, it does not exactly sound like an original; but it comes close enough for many gig or studio application, I guess. I can imagine that many people would choose the Cube-60 for a gig over of hauling a big rig. Also, at a retail price of $325 for the Cube-60, one has to think very hard if spending big bucks for a tube head and a 4x12 is absolutely necessary for getting a big tone.
Looking at what you get for the money, this amp deserves an "11" as overall rating, IMO.

See the other oposts or got to the rolandus website for the details. No need to repeat...... I'm on my lunch break anyway! I give it a nine for lack of FX loop.

I have numerous Strats with different pickups and a Parker Fly Classic. This amp is very versatile from blues to whatever. I play rock, new rock, metal, blues. I do not find it very noisy. There is obviously a noise gate of some kind built in. You can tell. I have nailed the Skynrd sounds, Hendrix, SRV, 3 Days grace, Tanric, Dire STraits etc etc. I can simply find a sound that works for what ever I am playing. It also works well with my AC and RC Booster pedals in front of it... Believe it or not! I wish it had an FX loop so I could put an EQ pedal in there for boost and/or reduction. I won't degrade it because of the FX section. I haven't found an amp with onboard effects that really move me anyway.

Most importantly... IT FEELS right. Your guitar feels like you are playing through a tube amp. There is some kind of subtle compression or squeezing that feels like a cranked deluxe reverb.

The reverb and delay are okay and I can use them. On the FX side, I like the tremolo but I think the chorus, phaser, and flanger are not usable because the is no means to adjust parameters. ROland has provided what they think is a usable range for each effect but it doesn't work for me.

I haven't had any problems with Roland gear ever. I can depend on it. I am not ready to gig with it yet; but I will soon. I always carry a back up whether I think I need it or not. What kind of musician would you be if you were'nt prepared for a breakdown? It has performed well so far. I have used it daily..yes daily for about 2 to 3 hours a day for 2 months so far

Have never dealt with them except to order a user manual that I lost. They do not offer downloads of their product manuals. You have to purchase the manuals. That, in this day and age, is absurd! Pure crap! I will be nice and give them a 5.

I am 46. Been playing since I was 7. I would replace it if it was stolen or lost. I will get a second as a backup anyway. That's how I operate. I like its size and sound. I really cannot believe that I like this amp. I have had and still have most of my old Fender tube amps, Boogies, Marshall, Crate (all tubes). I love the Fenders the out of all of them but I still like the Cube 60 as much as my pro and deluxe reverb. Unfortunately, I have wasted more money than I will admit buying and trying every new "tube emulation" and and effect that ever came out. I have gotten rid of all of them. I like the cube 60, sounds great, feels great. I am not a tube snob. If it sounds good then it works for me. I have had so many tube amps overr the years that I understand each tube amp has its own sound and character.... even if you are comparing 5 of the same amp....they will all sound different.

This is a follow up of my other post. This amp is is it for me! I now rate it a ten! in the fender department! Turn the gain up to about 1-2 o'clock and it gets that nice saturated grit like that new 2000 dollar tweed twin. No kidding! Roland did this right!
OK ROLAND! NOW MAKE ONE IN STEREO!

MY FENDER TUBE AMPS DONT SOUND THIS GOOD!

Got it today 1/08/05
The amp has alot of tone going on in there. The ones i like the most are the jc120,fender, vox and the marshall. the others i dont care for.The modulation effects na--- but the delay and verb are pretty darn good! imo the modeled amp section needs it own eq. or a bright switch. It is loud! in a more comfortable kinda way. Like a good power amp on a pa system.its loud but you dont notice how loud it really is till you try to talk. its clean power.
I dont gig anymore so i'll use this amp mainly at home. But it is enough power to gig with. For classic rock, blues,country, jazz this amp will shine brightly. for metal, well thats for the metal heads to deside.The amp models on the ones i like are pretty true to the orignals. All ia all, its a real good deal.

I use a godin sd guitar and it works well with this amp. The clean channel need a bit more compression imo i just put a cs3 in front of the amp and it does the job well. A loop would be cool so you could use a volume pedal after the preamp. Overdrives? man theres enough flavors to please anyone. smooth-gritty to all out nasty yeah its got the good!

3 year guarantee on parts and labor if something goes down. the only thing i dont like is plastic input/output jacks. If someone trips over one of your cords, bam! broken jack! seen that before.Other than that it looks pretty heavy duty.

they back their stuff. Three years parts and labor on this amp.

been playin over 30 years. other gear i use?Br864, boss pedals,fulltone,maxom. mackie,JBL

Here we go: REVIEW FOR ROLAND CUBE 60 GUITAR AMPLIFIER (in case you didn't know what you were reading yet).

This amp was made by Roland in 2004. I play just about any kind of rock along with some blues and the occasionaly oldie, and I've yet to find a sound I can't get out of my Cube. It's a two channel amp - one for clean (based on a Roland Blues Cube) and one for the other amp models. Those models include, but are not limitted to, acoustic simulator, Fender Blackface, Fender Twin Reverb, Vox AC30, Marshall JCM 800, Peavey 5150 (aka 6505), and a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. There is also Roland's "dyna-amp," which is supposed to react to your picking. I'll touch on that in the next section. The amp has six digital effects: reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, and tremolo. There's no effects loop but the quality of the built in effects mean that you should rarely need outboard modulation effects. It has a very good headphone jack, line out, speaker out (8 ohm for cab), and tuner out which sends the signal unaltered. I use this amp for jamming by my self and with my band. I can easily drown out my drummer without having to crank it, all though he's not the loudest drummer in the world. For medium gigs, the clean channel may not have quite enough power before it starts to break up, but the distortion will be plenty loud. You can always mic it if not. The 4 band EQ (low, mid, high, presence) is fantastic. It really allows you to taylor your tone. The bright switch on the clean channel will take you from sparkely fender to dark marshall with the push of a single button. The only thing this amp is lacking is an auto-wah effect, but who wants to rely on a built in wah? This is a deffinate ten.

I play my Schecter 006 (dual humbuckers) through the Cube and it sounds absolutely fantastic. The combination suits my sort of random music style perfectly: I can play whatever I want depending on my mood and it will sound good. I can go from a Sweet Home Alabama tone to a Master of Puppets tone in a matter of seconds. There is virtually no noise through the amp. On the higher gain models, you can get some good sounding feedback if you stand close enough to the amp, but it's one of the quietest I've ever played. I have yet to com accross a tone that I can't get fairly close to with the Cube. It's all there if you know how to get to it. The clean channel does tend to break up when the volume gets turned up, but it gets loud enough to hurt your ears before it does. Even then, it's a much less offensive sounding breakup than you would get from most solid state amps.

The dyna-amp is a great concept. The guys at Roland did a good job designing it. The problem though is that the technology for it just doesn't seem to be there yet. It does what it's supposed to do, but not in a way that sounds great or would actually be useable. When you turn the guitar volume knob down enough to clean up the sound, you're too quiet compared to the distorted volume.

My rating of 10 is compared to other amps in the price range. Obviously there are many amps that sound better, but not for under $500!

I tend to be careful with my stuff, but with this thing I get the impression that I could kick it off a stage and it wouldn't even get scratched. Heavey duty particle board, closed back construction, rubber corner guards, and a metal grill. What more can you ask for. I'm taking off a point for the plastic knobs, but really, what do you expect? You can't have your cake and eat it too! (At least, I think that's how the expression goes.)

I've never dealt with Roland directly so I can't give a rating for this, but...

I also own a microcube. A few days after I bought it, it started giving me a sort of hissing sound when I tried to play lower notes. I brought it back to the Guitar Center I bought it from and they replaced it with little hassle. I never figured out what the problem was, but I'm still not positive it was the amp. Oh well, it's all good now.

I've been playing guitar for just over five months, but I'm progressing very rapidly. I've played other instruments for years so I like to think I know good tone when I hear it. If this were lost or stolen, I'd most certainly buy it again. One of the main reasons I chose this, apart from the great sound and versatility, was the fact that it's smaller than most amps of similar power. The speaker size is the same but the cab is smaller. When I go jam with my band, I put my guitar on my back and carry the amp. It weighs just under 40 pounds so I'm tired by the time I get there, but it's doable. I returned a Crate GLX to get this and it also beat out a Vox AD50VT (the closest runner up), Peavey Classic 30, and Line 6 Spider II (not even close). It's got pretty much everything I want.

One final note - the footswitches. It uses three seperate Boss footswitches to change channel, reverb-delay on/off, and other effects on/off. These three $30 footswitches are NOT INCLUDED. Also, the footswitches do not include cables - you must purchace a normal instrument cable seperatly. Boss makes two types of single button footswitches: latching and non-latching. They are very unclear about which one you need. You need the non-latching. With the latching, you have to push the button twice to change anything.

On that happy note, I will say that I wouldn't hesitate to recomend this amp to anyone. There is not a single amp under $500 that beats it.

Now Lookie Here... This amp is a 2004 . I am a bluesman. I just
used this amp to my play guitar through at a gig in a pretty big room
at a Blues Club here in town. This little amp
kept up with the other big amps in the room, doing so quite well.
I was looking for an amp like this for quite a while!
For its size this thing did really well! Other guitar players had
Big tube amps with them and this amp held its own. One of my guitar
players was just as interested in it as I was to see how it would do.
He had a modern Fender with two 12's in it. The Cube was right next to his amp. He said he might get one to use himself for backup.
I have played some big venues with my other amps. At those venues
they can mic you up. So if the time comes maybe I will use this
little thing even at a bigger venue.
That would be kind of cool, just because it is pretty
small. (Or get two and have a "cube stack"... Wow.)
I used just a little bit of reverb and that sounded fine. I used
a little chorus on one song (which I never do) and we got a laugh out
of it... but really... it did sound kind of keyboard like on the
chords. A bit wierd for the blues on the lead. I did it anyway(once)
I was looking for a small, powerful amp with a good sound...
I guess I finally found one.

I was playing an Epiphone Joe Pass Emp. 2 guitar.(Big Arch Top)with
two humbuckers. (I think that what it has, two pickups anyway)
I like the Joe Pass for the Blues and with this amp it sounded great. I actually used it on the Jazz Chorus setting and on the Dyna Amp setting. The JC on the amp stands for Jazz Chorus. The JC Channel
is the clean one modeled after the "Jazz Chrous" amp of yesteryear.
The Dyna Amp setting is a unique Roland amp sound that lets you
go from clean to break up depending on your "attack".
I did that. It worked well. I just got this amp so
I really haven't used the other settings yet in a live situation.
Big Arch tops can feed back so at the end of the last song I did
a controlled feedback thing that worked quite well. No harsh harmonic
overtones like other non tube amps. Seemed pretty good.
I have other guitars I use to play the blues with but haven't had
a chance to use them with this amp yet. With the Joe Pass guitar this
thing was pretty good. Jazz guys usually use a guitar like this and
let me tell you the chords sound very nice and full thru this amp
with this kind of guitar. Nice.

It seems to me some real "thought" went into the construction of
this critter. I think it is perfect for someone who needs a small,
powerful, dependable, easy to carry amp to gig with. I think it is
pretty well made, but haven't had it long enough to comment on
reliability.

No dealings with the company yet.

I am 49 years old and I have been playing for 34 years or so. I own
a whole assortment of amps, guitars, etc. I am trying to lighten my
load so I can get into a gig without repeated trips to my van. I am
also a professional harmonica player and might even get one more of
these amps to blow harp through. One for guitar, one for harp.
I love the fact that this thing has such a great sound in a small
package. It is not perfect, but doggone close. For a blues guy it
looks a bit "solid state" but who cares at this point?
I haven't had a chance to blow harp thru it yet but I bet you
could come up with some pretty good sounds thru the "tweed" channel.
I have yet to experiment.
I play guitar and blow harp at all my gigs so it is my hope to
have my guitar (or two) on my back, my gig bag on my back, my harp
case and cube 6o in one hand and my other cube 60 in the other...
ONE TRIP AND I AM DONE. Yes one trip. Not Three trips with giant
amps, etc... Wow,,, THANK YOU ROLAND. I will trade the looks and
size for that ONE TRIP. I will use the Big Stuff for backup now.
I like this little amp so if it got stolden I would get another.
I like the line out so if you need to be louder you can do that too.
I looked for quite a while until I came upon this amp. I think it
is the best tool for the job at the price. If I get tired of it I
can pull the heavys back out and use them. But for now I like
the ONE TRIP and you are done aspect.
It doesn't have the "coolness" factor of the retro stuff, and nothing sounds like many of the great tube amps...but if you are
tired of carrying that stuff into gigs , or on a budget, or just would
like a cool little amp that has some fun sounds to play with , for
the money you can't beat it. It isn't a toy. It does a fine job in
the "real world". I wouldn't get rid of my other stuff, but for a
near geezer who loves the blues , this amp is pretty cool.
ONE TRIP, and you are set up and drinking your first lite beer of
the night while the other guys are going back and forth , back and
forth, with their gear...
I know some great players who have roadies to set their stuff
up... so they can use the 4x10's + , etc. But for the local
Blueman who has yet to move that far beyond the barroom... make mine a cube 60.
" ... I'm lookin' for my tools now, lookin' for my tools now...
yeh lookin' for my tools now ... when I get my tools... I'll take
you back to school... I'm lookin' for my tools now." ;)
(Harmonica Fats Song) The cube 60, a good tool for the
giging bluesman.

I purchased this amp 2 weeks ago. '04 I assume. JC channel is really clean and spongy with a nice chord bloom when you dig in. The digital effects really shine on this channel, although they could be more flexible, but not bad. Drive channel has some really good realistic sounding models, and the reverb/delay are average.

I am using a 93 PRS CE, 79 Fender strat with EMG/DG pickguard, stock 04 Fender Tele. I was searching for a smaller amp to gig with when I tried this amp at my local music store. It sounded good so I picked it up assuming I would use it for rehearsals with the 3 bands I spot with. I didn't think my search was over, thinking that only a tube amp would suffice for my style of playing. I play in a classic rock band and spot with an original rock-a-billy band and a country band. I had a week to tweak it before my next gig and it really grew on me. Realizing I couldn't crank it up until my next gig, which was a large venue; 500 people or so. I decided to take it along..do or die..but I brought my Twin just in case. The sound man miked it up with a SM57 through the house p.a. I set the amp model to Tweed with the gain at 12 o'clock and cranked it up. I could not beleive my ears. This little amp sounded great! Really loud too, my channel volumes didn't go past 4. My other guitar player uses a 04 Mesa Road King combo, he was speechless!!

Roland is the best in the business and I have never had problems with any of my Roland gear. I only used it for one gig so far, but really pushed it. No problems. Nice and quiet too.

N/A Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for 30 yrs now. I stick with what works for me, but I like to be flexible. I also use a '75 Twin Reverb, Trace Elliot C100, GK micro amp with a Marshall cabinet. I would definetly buy this amp again. Definetly a diamond in the rough. I wanted to lighten up the gear but not sacrifice the sound quality and I think I found the answer.

Here is what I would change:

Put the clean models on the clean side, and the gain models on the other. Having the JC as the default model on the clean side is stupid.

I would also use mini pots for controling effect parameters. This would have given me more control over the delay, which is the only effect I used. In fact, an effects loop may help those who dislike the onboard effects to choose this amp anyway.

How about a tuner?

Finally, why no XLR out? I mean, if it's cabinet-voiced, why not give us the ability to go direct to the board?

I hit the clean channels with a Boss Limiter and really enjoyed their punchiness.

The medium gain models were so-so. The Vox produced pleasant feedback like a tube amp does. I was surprised.

The higher gain channels can produce some of the best chest-thumping tones from a 12" I have ever heard.

I found the amp was sufficiently loud to play live.

But alas, I sold the amp. Why? It just wasn't as good as my current set up (DG Stomp). The amp suffered from two flaws--the note attack was always a bit harsh and the sustain was often lacking. On many of the settings, the notes would just suddenly cease instead of fade away.

After my initial impression subsided, I decided to plug back into my DG Stomp + KC-300 set up. The DG had: a warmer attack, better feel, better note decay, higher clarity, and superior response to guitar knob adjustments. Also, the DG has a tuner.

Like anything, if at all possible try before you buy.

I suspect these will be reliable.

Don't know.

See above. I have nothing to add.

What a great amp. It has a clean channel and then it has 7 other amps to choose from in the "lead" section. I actually haven't used the clean channel with the band yet, I get all the clean I need from the "lead" channel. It's plenty loud, I play with a really loud drummer and didn't have it anywhere near max. I could see using it on any gigs. It also has an speaker out, direct out, and headphone/recording out (speaker compensated). Plus footswitches for channel, delay/reverb, and effects on and off. I wish you could use more than one effect at a time (though you can use delay or reverb with any of the other effects), but this is nit-picking, up until now, the most any of my amps had was tremelo and reverb! Really for $350.00 I am knocked out. Oh, I forgot to mention the acoustic simulator, it's not bad, I've never really heard a great one, it's just another cool feature.

I use vintage Strats that are stock and I play blues, funk, jazz, Hendrix type rock, Bjork style anything goesness. It was not noisy at all, and as I said, I had it turned way up. I was playing a group of friends and we were playing mostly funk, blues, and jazz, but we also were pleasing a sit in drummer by coming up with a death metal piece and the amp just went ahead and did that too. The thing i like best about this amp is that it really worked dynamically with my picking and volume know changes. I normally play through tube amps and old fuzz pedals, so I am used to being able to go from sparkely clean to crunch to bloated fat a$$ fuzz, all with my volume knob. This is the first transistor amp that has ever really let me do this type of thing. Without the fuzz pedal turned on, I set the amp for a medium distortion using the classic stack setting. Then with my guitar's volume knob I could dial in a great clean tone or a crunchy ryhthm, or allthe way up for solos or whatever, it was great! I have always wished for a solid state alternative for tube amps and, in my opinion, here it is. People say that there is perhaps less dimension than a good tube amp, and I agree that you don't get that exact bloom from the notes, but it isn't like a solid state amp either, it has it's own type of bloom and it was extremely musical. I really enjoyed listening to my notes coming out of this amp and it inspired me improvisationally.

I have had it a week.

n/a

I normally use tube amps. I am the kind of player who likes to play the amp and this is the first solid state amp that would let me do that for this price. I know that the Line 6 Vetta should let you do this, as well as Vox's super modeling amps. I haven't tried anything else in the $900 and above range because I wasn't looking to spend that on a solid state amp. I should say I loved the Vetta, but I really would only spend that kind of money on a great tube amp. The Fender Cyber Champ was really close and it offers a little more flexability for a little more money (but no ext. speaker out), but not enough in my opinion to ask for another $100. I was just looking for a good back up amp for my tube amp and found it, but I got so much more. I have no problems with taking this out as my main amp, I can't wait to try it through some different cabinets. I would buy another if I lost it, it's small, loud, musical, versitile, cheap, and works with your hands. Thanks Roland.

Many features for an inexpensive, small solid state amp. I believe there are nine amp choices, several effects choices from chorus to flanger to reverb to delay, and volume, master, bass, mid and treble controls. The 60 watts are plenty of power to jam with, and the 12" speaker sounds great.

With my Strat, Carvin and Les Paul, the amp sounds very good with both single and humbucker pickups. My favorite amp models are the marshall, vox and Roland JC120. My rock and roll/ blues style suit these settings very well. The amp is quiet in most settings. I have some fun playing with the 5150 and Mesa Boogie settings as well. I also use my Keeley modded TS-9 Tube Screamer in front of the JC 120 with great results. For the size and price, this amp delivers!

I have never experienced trouble with Roland or Boss products; however I have not owned this amp long.

I have never dealt with Roland on any matter.

I have been playing off and on for 33 years, primarily for fun. I own several guitars and a Fender Deville tube amp as well. I love my Deville with some great pedals. But for carrying around to friendly jams and small performances, this Cube 60 is wonderful. I would certainly consider buying the Cube series again.

Great features,though I agree with all the critisims post in other reviews I must add that the acoustic simulator does very lttle for my Gibson and I would like to see auto wah like the one in the bass cube.

This amp is hooked up to a marshall 212 loaded with kendrick black frame speakers. This addition produces way more volume espeacially bass. The dyna amp is my favorite with the classic marshall model a favorite for playing loud. I like the wide variety of amp models exept the tweed. Does anybody have a use for this? This is my first week with this amp and my opinion may change once i have grown acostomed to the sound of this amp. I really do preffer tube amps and this amp lacks that kind of vibe though all of its advantages make it a solid choice for a pro. This thing kranks with a 212 I would like to hook up two. It has a hissing sound that is very audible in a quiet room though it is certainlynot a magor concern. I give this amp a 9 for sound considering it is solid state, compact, inexpensive and has a sweet cab hooked up to it.

Roland is legendary for reliability. I have owned many and they are desighned and built very durably and they look good too.

I have dealt with them and they were helpfull.

Ive been playing for 15 years,5 pro This amp has replaced a Boss gt-6 hooked up to a Roland Bolt 100 in favor of a lighter more portable setup. I wish it was available as a head unit with 4 6l6 power tubes and had 10 memory presets,two fully independant channels and power amps (one for electric one for piezo),full midi implementation and a wah bassed on there V-Wah . hah. wishfull thinking, but maybe some roland desighner is reading these reviews to get ideas for the next cube 100 performance amp.

The main thing I was looking for in an amp was a great tone to compliment my jazz archtop. I knew this one had it the moment I played through it. What's more, the tone controls on the clean channel really affect the sound variations to where I can easily hear the settings I like. The effects sound natural to me, WAY BETTER than the Line 6 Spider II, which was a big disappointment. The enclosed speaker cabinet is far superior to open back amplifiers, which tend to sound whooshy.

I play a lot of chord melody and jazz lines. Kevin articulated it very well in his review: this amp does give you a "feel," and makes you play better. It sounds so good you don't want to quit playing. It has more power than I'll ever use, but when I cranked it up on the clean channel there was no distortion and no background noise. I am thrilled at finding this gem of an amp.

Like Korg, Roland has a reputation for reliability. It looks like a tough little brute to me and hopefully will last forever.

Just got it!

I've been playing 45 years and have owned many amps, including a Fender tweed, Benson, Carvin, Peavey and Yamaha. I would take the Roland Cube 60 over all of them. Price-wise, I paid more for my Benson back in the 60s! This amp meets all my requirements for gigs and home use. Why would you need anything else?

i was one of the first to buy this amp in the USA. I've been traveling the west side of the USA jammin with the Cube 60. I'm on the rode as i write this. The amp offers many OD's and Effects. I think the effects are a little too much for minimum setting. I think ROLAND need to fix that. All the OD's are very good. I get some very convincing fender tones on the blackface and tweed. It also offers some great marshall and Vox tones. This is the best little solid state amp i have ever played.

I'm a rock and roll/blues guy. I think this amp can provide any desired tone. THe clean channel also great for using with other OD pedals. you can switch between clean and OD channels with a boss switch. I like the DYNAMICS options. actually its the one i use the most. I swear it sounds like a good tube amp.
I amazed how quiet this amp is; no buzz'n at all.

I have had this amp on the road playen 3 nights a week for about 6 months. I have reallly cranked on this amp, no problems.......

don't know

well, i have played a few marshalls and fender tube amps. They are a pain in the but, since reliability is a problem. The weight of the amps also is a issue, thats why i bought this amp. I usually just play straight through with this amp, unless its a bigger night club, then i use a mic. This is a very good amp. I highly recommend you try one. Also, i don't understand why some buy this amp to use with other effects only. This amp offers better OD tones than any BOSS pedal i've played. TRY ONE

see below
extra plus for seperate line-out and phone/recording out, so you can plug the cube into a pa and you can hear yourself via the built-in speaker

I play a modified mex-tele with dimarzio-hb in neck-position, a tele-copy from a local git-builder and an old ibanez studio. Styles are blues, rock, pop, jazz and beyond. I looked for a little amp for rehears and small gigs. Were impressed by the clean(jc)-channel - very warm, loud and clear, does react on picking, same goes for the second channel. Very interesting is the dyna-comp. I get best results with gain very low. Also found a bluesy-crunchy tone with black panel - gain at 2 o'clock. Effects are very nice but for my taste the chorus is a little to much on its lower level, can get very cool old-style sounds with the ibanez, tremolo and slight delay. Phaser is good for funky sounds
When playing very quiet you can hear a little digital noise while the tone is ringing out, but this isn't very anoying and you won't recognize when you playing with a band.
Overall: very good for a none-tube amp!

looks very reliable!

I'm playing guitar for 15 years, played several transistor amps by hughes and kettner, now using also a marshall jcm900 combo. I like the cube a lot. Sure, it can't beat my marshall tonewise, but the different sounds you can from the cube are a big plus. It's the best-sounding trans-amp I tried out, light, small and portable, the thing I was looking for!

As below

It's the exact same amp as the Cube-30 with 60 watts, a 12" SPKR and a bunch of cool I/O--oh, and the aforementioned Dyna-amp. Here's the deal about that. It's a cool concept, except the clean part of the dynamics sounds too much like the Acoustic setting and not much like a cool amp like a Deluxe or a Twin or a Marshall. But it works well for me as I pick w/fingers and you get a ton of dynamics with the Dyna you can exploit well w/fingers.

The 60 actual sounds worse than the 30 in some ways. For instance, w/my Dan U2 the 30 w/the gain dimed sound incredible. But w/the 60 just ok. Same w/the Marshall clone setting--the 30 has these incredible overtones which sing through the 10" but are more muddy through the 12".

Having said that, the extra 30 watts makes the difference between gigable/jammable and a home wank box. No way could you take the 30 to a club and get heard. But the 60 kicks serious ass. The enclosed spkr has great, clean thump. And if you've ever heard the fartly Behr Vampire buzzfest when you crank. you know the value of solid, tight, buzzless bottom end from a light, cheap, compact amp. Priceless.

Anyway, the 60 is a great jam session amp--light, loud, lots of cool tones, and here's the killer:

The Vampire totally blows in terms of cab quality and distorted tones. Thin, hard, buzz--no character or overtones--the worst of tranny amp hell. It's downright criminal! Tho its clean sounds record incredibly well! Go figger. Now, the only other simulator I checked out was the Cyber-Deluxe. That had killer, sparkly Fender sounds but the whole Marshall distortotronic thing was weak. Not nearly as bad as the Behr, but lacking in definition and character. Not fun to play.

The 30/60 COSM series can't get the Fendery stuff down so hot, but the Marshall crunch/overtones are sweet and musical--best I ever heard. And the Fenders are liveable. No sparkle, but the Twin has the hard, clean, bright dominating thang and the Tweed sounds kinda retro, though too small, thin and dark. But workable.

Thing is, the Fenders and the Marshall are not clones, but all great fun to play, as they're dynamic w/tubey musical overtones. Add in the fascinating Dyna-amp, the fake acoustic and bob's yer uncle.

The other buzzsaw amps are a joke. Angry bees sound better. The AC-30 ain't too bad if you like dead guys from Liverpool music--set on bridge P/U and lay into Day Tripper riff and blimey, you're in Studio 3 at Abbey Road. But who ever used an AC-30 for blues or real rock? Tom Petty? I rest me case.

Bottom line--this is really a super useful, powerful, lightweight amp built like a bank vault which can pull out a buttload of tones out of it's arse. And has a wad of cool efx at a twist of a knob.

Downside is no presets, no midi, no channel switching beyond going from JC Clean to one of the simulators. Which is sorta ok, but not really. Most of the time you'd rather go from clean crunch/edge to mid crunch for leads, not from smooth jazz clean to Stevie Ray TS-9 lead tones. What sense does that make???

Now I've heard the record out w/the spkr sim. Save your bytes. Ain't happening. They kinda dropped the ball on the direct record/headphone out. Sounds cheezy and buzzy and sh!t. Too bad. The spkr sim is not adjustable, and it's poorly done. Hell, can't have everything.

But just mike the spkr w/a 57 and you're good to go.

Come on, this thing is a shick brickhouse.

Roland is big, and gonna be around for a while. I mo be there--up and over.

I've been around the block. You could gig with this thing. Matter of fact, it makes a fantastic gig backup amp since it's tubeless (read: w/always work right after getting dropped off the tailgate), cheap and light and small--and can do the job. If somebody's paying me to play--make mine a George Dennis or Gibson Goldtone or something expensive, ornery, complex and soulful. But for rehearsal, jams, general fun you can't beat this $299 sucker with a stick--even a gimungous one.

enough options too get great effects ranging from beautifull chorus too heavy distortion. Effect sound really authentic too me... less digital then the line-6 spiderII for instance

When i first heard this amp..... i was blown away. The cube 30 is great too but the dyna amp really is a great bonus option. And you can sertainly gig with this one...

If an elefant sits on ot....... it'll still hold

Haven't had the pleasure. Cause it's frikkin'reliable like a tank!!

Great,great amp. Been playing for 16 years now. One of my most precious possesions (like gollem with his ring). Preciousssss


One question maybe other owners know: Not sure about the recording function....haven't really inspected that function... is it good to record with? heard that the cube30 speaker falls out when pugged into record does the cube 60 have the same problem?

This is a update to my earlier posting. Tried this amp out for the first time last weekend with the band and it did not cut through like I had hoped.I run a boss me50 in front and it sounded kind of thin even with all my hours of tweaking.I still like this amp but not for a live giging amp.If you are in a band that is not to loud this might work for you.It is loud for a 60 watt and does not break up to bad at high volumes but Iam going to stick with my marshalls even thought hey are bigger and heavier. I still give this amp a 7 for what it is and what you get for the price.

2004 Got this amp 60 days ago. Been running it through the paces and all in all a very nice sounding amp. I really like the Brit Combo and Met stack settings. The R-fier is fun to play around with. Have not got the feel for the vibro amp setting. I wish it came with a 3 way foot switch. To get the Boss F5U it would be another $100.

I play a '62 reissue Strat that just sings. 3 way switching. also use on occasion my sons Squier Standard Strat. I just love the way some of these modelings sound with the gain turned off. I see that sometimes when the gain is pushed the amp does sound shrilly. The warm sound of the brit combo is just awesome. I also like the JC clean channel. You can really lighten up the amp with the bright switch.

just got it. Roland is known for quality

havent had to deal with them

I have been playing for the better part of 20 years. Have owned a lot of different stuff. Mostly used Fender amps in the past. Getting older and I like the 1 stop shopping of this amp. I am not sure of a sound that I have tried to get that I couldnt with this amp. I looked at the Line 6 and a couple of Fender models but for the money you just cant beat the versatility of this model.