Roland MicroCube Combo

You already know the features: very small SS guitar amp that's powerable for a long time on 6AA batteries. Makes quite a bit of noise for as small a speaker and power. For what it is, not too bad for features, though the effects are understandably under-developed. Hey, for what you pay, you can't be too nit picky here. Not a perfect amp--by a long shot, but ok for a starter.

Using it with a Washburn WI something with DiMarzio Steve Morse special bridge pickup and EJ Custom neck pickup. For such a small amp, I think it does a commendable job of putting out sound (read "noise") for jamming by itself--it's what it was designed for; and using it far from outlets for a long time. It's a tiny little speaker--obviously you're not going to get big cab sound from it. I don't think they did a good job with the distortion settings. Just a touch of chorus on the clean channel is ok. Tuner isn't worth too much.

He're where I dock this toy. The volume fritzed out on me after a couple months. I took it in to have it fixed and it came back with the same control (by the loose feel of the pot). Worked again for a little while and as started cutting out on me again. I know the pots are pc board mounted toys but I"m going to try to figure out how to hard-wire in a real volume control to bypass what Roland gave it. It's a cheap amp, cheaply made and could have used some better parts in construction, but then they would charge what bigger amps cost. So you do get what you pay for. Haven't had much else that I can gripe about for now, but opening it up and looking in, I'm sorry for the cheap quality of components.

Roland? Customer Service? I don't think it's their bag. I'll find out more as I get further into this thing. The band-aid repair just got me out of warranty service, so I'm on my own. I don't want to trash it if I don't have to, but I'm not going to spend a lot fixing it.

I'll give it an average recommendation. It's not high dollar, and it doesn't sound like it. It's not heavy duty. I'm glad for those who have not had problems with theirs--and I wish mine was like that too. I'm beyond going for another one of these just because I would rather stick close to an outlet and have better sound. Need a battery operated amp and not a whole lot of sound? It's pretty good if the pots don't shell out on you. It's got a lot going for it. I'd push the rating up to maybe a 7 if I had no problems.

The feature is simplistic. The amp model is enough for may kind of music. Very portable (I think it's the first one at this class, only later VOX and Line6 followed with their small amps DA5 and Microspider). What I have seen so far Roland/BOSS has always been the leader for innovation in this field.

The good thing about this amp is the 2 dedicated AUX-IN jack with different size 1/4" and 1/8". The audio sound reproduction from the AUX-IN is the best in its class, I presume because of the full range speaker. This has always been my companion for jamming (for playing MP3 or sequencer as backing track). The response is really flat. If you pair in stereo it can be a good PA for small room. My Cube 30X AUX IN is not this good. Maybe because it does not have a full range speaker.

Good enough for a quick practice, just grab the guitar and MP3 and play. But for better sound I like to put other multieffect in front of it and set the amp to JC120, tone and gain mid way, effect and delay are off. I normally use Korg AX5G or ZOOM G1X in front of it to make it sound better.

It damn quiet. The AUX IN mix well with the guitar but you have to control the volume in the audio playing device not to make it too loud.

The overall guitar sound is sterile, it's like there is no life in it. But adding other effect in front of it, you are set.

Never broke. Good and sturdy. I used to have two of these and I sold one at the same price I bought. Yes, because after years of abuse (take it to travel overseas in a carrying back, dropped it sometimes) it still works and look like new (just wipe with clean cloth).

never had to use them.

A very good product for overall value. This is a very successful product from Roland. A friend suggested this through internet after seeing my review on MicroBR. I was so happy with my first purchase and bought another one (but I sold the older one with red colour to buy VOX DA5 for different flavor, but I still keep the black colour one).

For more and better amp sound and effect tweakability, you can buy VOX DA5, it's a bit louder and has better guitar sound in my opinion. But the AUX-IN sound is worse than Roland, I guess because it does not have a full range speaker. But the DA5 has additional channel for Mic, so you can also sig while you play. Good for street musician.

But I'm still happy and I'm keeping one. Good value, especially when the price is this cheap. Way to go Roland!

The complement of features on this amp is excellent considering what you're going to be using it for. For such a tiny box the volume it projects is huge. Perfect for bedroom jamming with none of that annoying hiss and hum of larger amps. The battery life is respectable too! All you need is the little amp, a guitar, pick and a lead and away you go. Sweet!

The tuning fork has to be the weakest link; would a tiny digital tuner really have cost that much more?

A separate mic input would make this the ultimate busker's amp ever.

A footswitch would also be handy.

Any guitar I use with this amp sounds as awesome as I can play. I've used countless cheap combos over the years and this sounds far better than all of them. It's just plug and play for a great sound. I can't vouch for how closely the models resemble the originals, all I know is that EVERY option sounds great. I tend to use the JC setting the most - I love a clean sound - it responds beautifully to my touch. I often use an Aphex Punch Factory Compressor for those hidden harmonics and the right attack. The Micro Cube has a similar feel.

I've spent hundreds of hours over twenty years trying to get the right sounds with numerous modellers, valve preamps, eqs, compressors etc etc. The Micro Cube pretty much nails it right out of the box. Don't tell the wife, otherwise she'll be wondering why I haven't got rid of the other stuff!

Just a disclaimer, I've found the Micro Cube fairly susceptible to single coil buzz (not unlike most amps) - just be mindful of where you are. Also, not suprisingly, the Micro Cube does not handle electric bass very well, apparently there's a new model for that.

So far so good - bought second hand six months ago. It feels really well built.

Roland does try really hard with marketting, so you'd expect good customer support. I've always felt Roland products were overpriced but this one is actually worth it.

Every guitarist should have one of these. It should be your first and last amp. It is undoubtedly the best practise amp I have ever had the pleasure of playing, and would probably do OK plugged into a PA with a band.

This is so much more convenient than my valve head stack and sounds good instantly in anywhere(or with headphones). It records well and is ridiculously easy to use.

I can't believe I've played so long without one.

What I like about the amp is that the amp models and fx are cool and
FUN to toy with, set the tone around 11 oclock for a less mid tone
and put in some delay and tonal bliss can be heard.

The sound of this amp is somewhere on the borderline of digital and analogue.

using batteries gives a brighter, clearer, more dynamic tone than with its packaged ac/dc adaptor.

Later found out that the packaged adaptor is non-regulated one. It gives out a 12v-no-load rating on the voltmeter, no wonder it sounded badly, compared when running it on batteries.

I later use a 9v regulated ac/dc adaptor and VIOLA! the sound becomes, clearer and picking nuance/dynamics comes to live!

looks sturdy nice thick baffles

I gave this a try out test first before purchasing this on the local store, noticing the sales man I wondered, why wouldn't he test the ac/dc adaptor that comes along with the package, and would rather use a different one...???(something fishy).

It was too late that I came to notice that the packaged adaptor suck tone bigtime! and found out that it is a non-regulated one.
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It sound well at the shop when I first tried it and as I came home and played with it, it sounded entirely different. MUFFLED AND DARK!

Then again I recommend using a regulated adaptor to get that clearer tone.

I sold my Marshall MS-2R just to get this baby, now I feel like I regret and missed that dynamic amp, none the less just use a regulated 9v ac/dc adaptor or atmost batteries to get the crystal clear sound we always want in a tube amp.

Single channel 2 watt amp. Useable & essential guitar effects - chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay and reverb. Also included is a tone reference tuner. The effects aren't extreme, all sit on the more subtle end of the spectrum, but can be pronounced depending on where you set the dial. COSM amp selections - acoustic, JC Clean, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Classic Stack, Rectifier $ Mic. Gain and Volume controls. Can run with power adapter or batteries. Well made - tough exterior and strap, silver metal grill. I use this amp as a practice tool, or a convenient carry along to play with a couple of friends. I like the features, the effects are sensible and can emulate pretty much any guitar type genre believably (save maybe very heavy metal or any music at one extreme or another).

The sound quality of this micro amp is excellent all things considered. I use a U.S. Strat Plus, Cort Hiram Bullock Signature II, Hamer Artist. Humbuckers, Lace Sensors, sound very good at the levels the amp was designed for. I like the clean JC and Blackface especially. The higher gain amp models really pick up the 'bucker signals and sound equally good if the gain is turned up or down. If an external compressor is added you can get nice picking dynamics. I've been able to dial up a variety of accurate sounds both clean and overdriven - and I tend not to get near the max settings on anything. The amp is 2 or so watts, and although louder than you might expect, it's not enough to cut it with a drum kit, bass and rhythm instruments, but I don't think that's the point of this little guy. A smaller room, coffee shop, living room with a couple of instruments, practice situations are all ideal in terms of this amp's potential volume. If the volume is pushed, the amp breaks up - but consider... 2 watts, 5 inch speaker, c'mon willya? - what is the intended function design?

Solid state, solid exterior, solid reliability. Never had a problem... never dropped it either...

Haven't dealt with Roland on this particular item, but I have had occasion to contact their U.S.A. offices in CA in the past. Always found them helpful with answers to any questions.

I've been playing since 1990. As mentioned earlier my main instruments are a Strat Plus, Hamer Artist and Cort HBS II. Over the years I've used a number of pedals (stand alone and multi-effects). For volume needs I have a Tech 21 Trademark 60 and a Fender Blues Jr. - both terrific and capable of a wide tonal array. So, there are my reference points. I really enjoy playing this little amp. The luggage and hassle factors are low, fun aspect high. The effects are good quality and add a lot to the amp for practice, playing with friends or teachers. To appreciate this amp consider it's name - "MICRO cube". It's not going to cut through a combo mix volume-wise, it's not going replace anybody's vintage tube combo - if you need/want a tube or gigging amp, spend the 'jack' and get one. The Roland Micro Cube is an entirely decent, portable, cost efficient fun amp for practice or use someplace where you don't need to rise above the din of a couple of hundred folks in various states of sobriety or be heard half a mile away. I would definitely purchase one again if such circumstances arose. It's a versatile practice tool, a lot of fun and for me this counts highly. You can't go wrong buying one new or used.

This is a great little amp for what it is..

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Great at low volumes.

I've only had it a week.

don't know.

I'm an active Musician 20+ yrs......This is a great SUPER portable little PRACTICE amp with some nice features.

You know the deal: solid state, a series of Boss amp emulations, some Boss modulation: all very usable sounds, from clean to overdriven & noisy. Purists will surely find plenty to quibble with (and non-experts too: a three band eq would have been nice), but Roland???s rebuttal is the price tag. It includes an onboard tuning tone (A, Ab, G), which you hit & tune to.

I use it as a practice amp, but have also used it for quiet jams.

Covers most styles well. I play mostly clean or slightly overdriven for jazz, rock & fusion, & it sounds great.

Seems solid enough to me, but remember this is a practice amp!

Not needed it.

I originally bought this as a practice amp for my second home. It's the kind of amp I wish had been around when I started playing (over 30 years ago!), when practice amps were what you used because you couldn???t afford anything better, & budget amp meant a pretty crap sound.

Very portable! I'd definitely replace it if stolen! It really is excellent value for money - you really won???t have this much musical fun for so little money.

I started teaching lessons two years ago and needed a small versital amp that was not to heavy to carry. I play classic rock,some country,blues and rockabilly.O got my hands on the Red one! I think that the 7 COSM amp models cover enough ground to please anyone. One of the most useful tools on this soild state amp is the digital tuning fork. It starts out in standard A and can drop to Ab and G. I think this can not only be useful in tuning up but can assist in ear training.For a practice amp it gets very loud. My favortive feature is the Delay. You can slapback quick for Rockabilly or a little slower for things like Pink Floyd(Run like Hell) Or I Ran (Flock of Seagles. The reverb,Flanger,Phaser and Tremelo all sound great to me. These are Boss sounds and they sound like the real pedals.

I play with a Fender Mexican Telecaster with a maple 50s style neck and standard Fender pickups. I was told the rear pickup was hotwired to be a little hotter than most standard pickups.
The amp covers all my bases for my students. I like all the settings. Everything from country spankin' clean, to hi-watt/marshall and boogie crunch. I don't play really loud because my needs don't call fr it. But I have cranked it on all settings and it does not break up. I think the R-Fier setting can cover Metallica to Slipknot.

Had it two years. I've dropped it a couple of times. No problem. Built tough. Don't need a backup. But I teach with this amp,not perform.

Never had to call them...which is a good thing because the Amp gives me no problems.

I've been playing 28 years. I'm two hundred bucks away from owning a Hamer Daytona USA. Had it on layaway forever. I've owned a cube 30 and sold it. I did love it. Roland just makes great stuff!

Built in tuner, tone, chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo as well as simultaneous delay or reverb, all from the revered 'Boss' fx stable. 5 different amp 'model' settings inc Rolands's own jazz chorus, 'black pane'- fender valve combo sound, 'brit combo'- AC30 maybe, 'classic stack'- no explanation needed and 'r-fier', mesa rectifier. There are also 'acoustic' and 'mic' models. Gain and Volume knobs,- you know what these are. Rec Out/Phones(mono - I believe) and 2 x Aux in, one standard jack and one mini. Power button, 6 AA Cell battery bay with easy access and 9v AC adaptor. Steel kickproof grill, very sturdy cabinet with hard plastic moulded corners and edging. Beautiful to look at as well. Carrying strap with guitar style strap studs. 5 inch speaker.

I use a G&L Tribute S500 premium,(Strat) which has Fullerton designed magnetic field design pickups. they sound like strong Alnico's almost Texas Specials when you get the height spot on. Acoustic setting is incredible, makes strat sound like Ovation. Other amp models sound great, but only at Volume, although R-Fier sounds insane at any level, but especially loud.. Acoustic and R Fier my favourites, one extreme to the other, I know! R Fier with a touch of delay, half gain on neck pick up, is bang on for David Gilmour style solos. Acoustic doesn't distort at any level and you could sound like Paco De Lucia, brilliant for buskers. This little gem is so, so loud and totally belies the rating of 2.5 watts output. Effects are excellent as you would expect from the makers of Boss. Despite having single coils I haven't noticed any hum, it is only slightly noticeable on 'Acoustic' and much quieter than my 2 Marshall combos. I tried Vox DA5 alongside this. Both amps are great. I bought the Cube because the cleaner sounds were truer to my guitar - I found the Vox slightly muddy, but Vox had excellent heavy sounds, probably better in that repect, but not overall. Also cube is smaller and uses AA batteries, not C batteries like the Vox and Line6 Microspider- Worth bearing in mind if batteries are important to you. I believe you can get over 15 hours out of the cube on AA's! AA's can be recharged in 1 hour- but C's will take around 4 hours minimum. They also make the already bigger amp even heavier, so consider this if you are going DC alot....

I was given a 3 year warranty free of charge by Roland. I think this tells you about confidence in their own product. Only had it a couple of days say can't really comment, but 3 year warranty is a nice thing to have

Not needed to date

Been playing badly for 30 years and would replace this if it was stolen, no doubt about it. It will probably render my smaller Marshall redundant, it is just so versatile and house friendly It looks and sounds great, runs AA batteries and is small enough to fit into a Tesco's carrier bag. It is a cheeky little amp that is an imposter to the domain occupied by bigger AC powered combo's and has no right to sound so good, whether clean or distorted. If you never play clean, buy the Vox or Line6. If you like a bit of Metal, Blues, Jazz or even Flamenco this is your baby...You can sound just like Gilmour, Johnny Marr,Santana, Paco, Slash,SRV, Hendrix and Van Halen all for ??60.00!!

never had one problem

never had to

update time....just to let all would be purchasers know that i have had two of these boxes more or less from the date of issue and they are as good as when i first got them.

the brit amp..vox mode is pretty much what i use as standard and it has that great clean/breakup ratio worked out.

i would now describe this combo as a time proven classic... its selling point being that its so simple ...i have many amps but late at night or prehaps for a recording i just think what the heck and go for the micro.

and thats what its all about ..its just gets used more because it has that balance of convinience and a good sound.

of course there are amps that beat it in various catagories...but at the end of the day this one will get used more ...its a usefull swiss army knife of a little amp that you will love more each day....and use if you are into just picking up a guitar and even a bass and hacking/noodling out some ideas.

If you consider the price, the features of this little amp are just great. Nevertheless there are two things that I really miss: a volume control for the aux input and a tap tempo function for the delay.

The weak point of this little amp seems to be the speaker. The amp models in itself are excellent. In my opinion they are superior to the ones VOX and Line 6 amps offer. I love the "Brit Combo" emulation especially. I have a VOX AC30CC1 next to my Roland MicroCube and I can tell you: this amp emulation really captures the spirit and soul of an AC30. It is not as dynamic and lively as an all-tube-original, of course, but it comes clother than all the other soft- and hardware emulations, that I have heard, including VOX??s own emulations, Native Intruments Guitar Rig and Line 6.

Aside from the Brit Combo the "Acc. Simulation" is a nice gimmick and the Jazz Chorus emulation sounds great for these completely clean 80s sounds as well. The distorted sounds are a little weak. This is were the 5"-speaker meets its limits, I think.

The usual reliable BOSS/ Roland construction. I except no failures.

If this little amp got stolen or lost, I would definetly replace it with another Roland MicroCube or Cube. I must admit that this amp got me thinking. It replaced an all-tube Fender Champion and I do not look back. I was very sceptical about modelling amps in the past. But the Roland MicroCube is a very versatile and good sounding amp. I love it.

This amp suits many different styles of music, from jazz to ubermetal.
Has also few effects from which I found myself using the reverb mostly.

Overall sound of this amp is quite dark, though my Jackson humbuckers might have something to do with it. I play mostly metal, so I use the R-fier preset. I really would appreciate more options in tweaking the sound, since there is only a tone knob.

I've used this amp for about two and a half years for now. Sound is still as good/bad as it was when I bought this. Considering that this amp has been abused by all means possible in my usage, and it still works, id rate it a full ten for reliability.

Havent needed customer support yet.

I would probably not buy another amp like this if it was stolen.
I like the size of this amp, but I think that the small size reflects to everything on this amp. For a starting guitarist, this amp is probably the best choice there is.

Tiny digital practise amp that actually sounds nice... UNTIL THE SPEAKER BLOWS!!!

I wish it had:
1. A better quality speaker.
2. Better "Acoustic" and "Brit Combo" simulations.
3. Bass-Mid-Treble controls instead of the single tone knob.
(Lose the tuning fork if necessary.)

It sounds good until the speaker fails. My microcube farted out badly right out of the box. So I returned it immediately. The replacement worked nice for the first few uses, but started to fart out badly by my fourth use. I only played the amp at very low volume each time, babying the damn thing. I use a Fender '57 Stratocaster, which has relatively weak pickups. The speaker must be a real piece of junk, or there is a serious design flaw with this amp. In fact, the floor models at my two local Roland dealers are also blown.

However, when it was working I found everything very useable, except for the Acoustic and Brit Combo settings. The Acoustic is way too weak and anemic, even when I'm playing in the neck position on my Strat with the tone rolled down half way!!! The Brit Combo has this awful raspy tone that sounds nothing like any Vox or Marshall combo that I've ever used!

Well my second one worked for 3 practise sessions before the speaker failed.

ABSOLUTE JUNK SPEAKER!!!

I didn't bother sending the unit in for repair. Why should I waste my money to ship a defective item? Ultimately, I returned it to the dealer for a refund.

I really wish Roland will improve this product, so it can handle a freakin' guitar signal. It should be able to withstand a high output humbucker with all knobs maxed out, let alone a weak Strat at low volume.

I'd buy one in a heartbeat if they could make it reliable & improve the Acoustic & Brit Combo sounds. I'd buy a few if they could do that and also add separate Bass/Mid/Treble controls.

I'm sure everyone already knows about the features. If you don't, jump to Roland's site or take a look at the demonstration video on Youtube.

It's packed for a practice amp. What i'd like is two modulation effects at once, and delay and reverb working simultaneously. Maybe the DSP inside isn't capable of it, or Roland didn't wanted to do it (left it for more expensive models). Amp simulators are good. The eq could be hi-lo and mid pot, i really miss the mid tone control, to drop it while playing hi-gain rhythm riffs and to boost it while soloing to get puching harmonics.

Nevertheless, i gave it 10 because it's really packed with features for a practice combo amp.

I'm using Ibanez RG series with Infinity 3 and 4 high output humbuckers. The coils are splitted in the middle position. The first two presets (acoustic simulator and jc), with a bit of chorus and reverb really sound wonderful while using coilsplit. Crystal sound. I don't care much about other amp models besides r-fier (high distortion based model), and it sounds really good.

Effects are BOSS modeled and they're pretty much the standard stuff (which means great). I miss more versatile chorus and delay control (range / time). In this case, you can add a bit of chorus and bit of delay, because increasing it you get wobbly odd sounds IMHO only suitable for some experimental stuff. They could've added two extra pots for controlling secondary variable of two enabled effects.

The sound coming out of this little box is great, and frankly i can't believe it's only two watts! With the r-fier model, gain to maximum, you're going to piss your neighbours with volume on 50%. I have to try it in the garage with drummer, in right position i think it could even fill that role too.

However, the cabinet and the speaker are small and while the preamp section is greatly simulated, you lose the "bigness" of the sound there. Normally for a practice amp, but with sound power and features MicroCube has to offer, it really goes out of that domain.

And yeah, the tuning fork is a great addon for quick tuning corrections. I'd also like real/balanced preamp recording output so you can direct inject it into PA system or whatever. It features a standard headphone output.

The amp looks great and rugged in construction. I had it for only two days, so i don't know about reliability.

I haven't dealt with the company. One year warranty.

Fantastic value, great practice amp that will get some potential from your guitar, unlike other practice amps. Rugged design, good company.

features on this amp are great. you can dial in almost any sound you want. the effects are also great.

i use this amp with a gibson lp junior, a fender american strat, and an epiphone lp. most of the amp models work great. the jazz chorus, the fender reverb, and the vox ac30 sound great. also the rectifier doesn't sound too bad. but the marshall setting sucks! the sound sounds muddled and weak. but that's probably my only complaint with this amp.

i can't vouch for the reliability of this amp because as far as i remember it sound okay when i first got from guitar center, but lately it rattles and makes a buzzing sound it the volume gets too loud, and the fuzzyness of that marshall setting that i mentioned.

never dealt with them. i don't know if they would do anything about my problem.

overall it's a pretty good little amp its portability makes it attractive. if it was stolen i wouldn't buy another one because i have a very reliable epiphone valve junior and a fender g-dec, and i don't need a small portable amp any more. i still use it as an effects pedal into my epi. i would say that this amp is a good buy but try it first and make sure you're buying a good one.

It's jazzy, it's rock, it's crunch, and I can even plug my acoustic in on the acoustic channel (comes out a bit thin though) or practice my vocals on the mic channel (haven't actually tried this yet.

Let me say that after 9 years of my Line 6 Flextone II XL amp, which at the time I bought it was Line 6's flagship modeling amp, I came to hate modeling amps -- until this one. It's about quality, not quantity -- it doesn't feel like a computer trying to imitate over 30 amps -- it does 4 or 5, but does them well. And the effects (flanger, chorus, reverb, delay, tremolo) even sound better on this than on that giant, incredibly heavy 2x12 Flextone!

For it's size it's got GREAT sound...obviously if you really want to rock out, you'll need something bigger. The tone on the JC120 is amazing...doesn't even feel like a miniature solid state...has that warm tube feel on that channel.

I use it with an American Fender Strat. The sound stacks up great next to any amp, let alone from a tiny 3 lb. box! I play PowerPop, R&B, Beach (ska/acoustic) pop and Adult Contemporary...and this can fit most of that. This is really more of a practice amp...but man, it sounds good. Not terribly noisy...tons of variety...immensely portable...clean is not distorted at high volumes...but the Rectified channel is ballsy, low-end distortion. I love jamming on that setting.

For 89 bucks (use those negotiating skills) it was a complete steal (figuratively). I can't recommend this amp enough.

Obviously not a gigging amp...perhaps you could try mic-ing the box, but this is really a practice amp. You'd probably look silly on stage with a tiny square behind you. But it's been reliable for six months and sounds as good as the day I got it. I give it a 9 just because you can't gig with it. Haven't tried the preamp for recording yet though...

No issues yet...

Been playing on and off for about 11 years...my gigging amp is a Fender SuperSonic. I also do a lot of acoustic and piano stuff, so not really a huge rock guy.

But I swear, this amp is the best 89 bucks I've ever spent. On anything.

Lightweight, compact and very portable solid state guitar amplifier. Settings for amp modeled sounds; Acoustic, Jazz Chorus, Blackface, Brit Stack and Rectifier (Mesa Boogie). Effects channels; Reverb, Delay, Tremolo, Chorus, Flanger & Phaser. Battery powered or AC adapter.

Don't let the small package fool you. This small amp packs a pretty good wallop! You probably won't be able to keep up with a drummer and a full band, but what do you expect. I play all styles from Classic Rock, Blues, Hard Rock & Pop in a few bands. I bought this amp strictly for practice and to keep in my locker at the Fire Station. I play a Fender Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster. Normally I play these guitars through a Fender Super Champ XD and/or a Line6 Spider Valve 212, depending on the size of the gig. Of course the Micro Cube won't sound as warm or as good as my tube amps, but it does exactly what I expect and more.

I've not yet owned any Roland products until this amplifier. However, everyone I know that owns and plays Roland equipment, have not experienced any problems. Besides, I try to take good care of my things. Time will tell...

1 year warranty. Hope I never have to use it. Again, only time will tell...

I shopped around for this type of guitar amplifier. I wanted something compact, battery powered and portable. At first, I was going to buy a classic Pignose, but after research, I decided that the Roland Micro Cube was better for what I was going to use it for. The sounds and effects are very close to the ones I use on my amps that I perform with, so my private practices are more seamless. This is the best amp of it's style and price range. It is a great practice amp! If you wanted to go street perform, just take it with you and sing in an area with good echo and acoustics. You just might get discovered!

It was made in 2008. This amp s very versatile, while it has the most important sounds. I play mainly blues and classic rock,
You can find the features on the official page.
It's a practice amp, and 2W is enough.
It has everything I want, so I am satisfied.

Roland JC120 - pure jazz sound, Twin Reverb - warm, blues jazz, country, blues, AC30 - Shadows, Brian May, Marshall - Clapton, AC/DC, SRV, Van Halen, Mesa - It sounds very good, but I'm not a metal player. The amp models sounds very good. I found it very useful the Mic mode, while I could use my acoustic guitar with it. It sounds just great. Sometimes it will be useful, I'm sure.
It has an effect section with chorus, flanger, phraser, tremolo. I don't use these effect frequently. They have limited possibilities, while it is very difficult or impossible to mix the wet and dry signal. The knob adjusts mainly the time of these effects.
It has another section which is delay and reverb. I think they are ok. The delay is not a pure delay. It's an echo and a slight reverb combo. It sounds good.

I have it for two days. I don't have any problem. I read that some people had problem with the speaker. I hope I won't have problem in the future... But I would like to mention that every gain/master amp could be burn its speaker. Be careful with the volume. If you hear that the speaker buzzes turn the master back. Don't forget that it's a practice amp! Speaker distortion was one element of the traditional guitar sound. (Hendrix, Clapton) That guys used the powertube distortion to make those sounds. They played their amp VERY loud. You can listen the live record of Wild Thing from Hendrix, and you can hear that some of his speakers are totally damaged. :D It's a Roland, so I hope the best. But while I have it not so long ago, I give a 7.

I don't know.

I've been playing the guitar for 14 years. I have a Laney LC-30II tube combo. I love it very much but it is heavy, big, and VERY LOUD. I have an Ibanez S2170 Prestige guitar. I also have a lot of pedal effects. So I have a high-end equipment, and this one for traveling.

I'm just very jealous while in the time I began playing the guitar there was not such a versatile little amp like this...

> Ultra-compact electric guitar amp, that runs on 6 AA batteries, or the included AC adapter.

> DSP amplifier modeling, with 7 amp models:
ACOUSTIC (broad mid-scoop & extreme high boost)
JC CLEAN (Roland Jazz Chorus)
BLACK PANEL (Fender Princeton/Deluxe)
BRIT COMBO (Vox AC series)
CLASSIC STACK (Marshall Plexi)
R-FIER (Mesa Boogie Rectifier series high gain channel)
MIC (optimizes the amp for Hi-Z microphone input)

I wish it had separate Bass/Mid/Treble controls, Time adjustment for Delay/modulation effects, and a better speaker!!!

I use my two workhorse guitars with this amp...
- Fender '57 reissue MIJ Strat with Duncan JB-Jr at the Bridge
- Ibanez MIJ RG570 with Dimarzios: PAF-Pro(N), V.V.Blues(M), Norton(B)

I compared this amp to the Vox DA5, Line6 Spider III 15 Watt, Fender VibroChamp XD, and various Fender, Marshall, and Crate solid state amps in the $250 or less range. The Micro-Cube has the most useable & inspiring sounds of the bunch. I really wanted to like the Vibro-XD, but it just sounds way too thin & has very uninspiring overdrive & distortion models. The Spider III is just plain horrible! The Vox DA5 has very poor overdrive & distortion models. All of the analog solid state combos I tried had poor overdrive/distortion sounds.

Unfortunately for the Micro-Cube, its speaker farts out badly. This happens even at low volume. Also, I find the single tone control quite limiting. This is a big problem on the BRIT COMBO, CLASSIC STACK, and R-FIER models, where I would like to scoop or boost the mids, and have independent control of the highs.

I've been playing for over 18 years. I own & have used a variety of nice gear from Mesa, VHT, Soldano, and others. Regarding the Micro-Cube, I was looking for an easily portable practice amp. Unfortunately I cannot recommend the Roland Micro-Cube due to the speaker break-up problem. The lack of separate tone controls is another big mistake with this product.

This being review # > 180 I can skip the details --- its a nice portable amplifier. Well made, tight. Runs > 20hrs on the batteries --- I have taken it all over and it does the job.

I am kind of a clean jazz guy -- and stay pretty much in the JC clear mode. Tele/Strat/Les Paul all sound really good.

Heres the issue --- if you start reading the various news groups on this, you will see that there are units that the speaker has gone bad -- mine is one of them. About 6 months after I bought it, the speaker started to buzz - the classic "farting" sound. Since I don't play load, and never use distortion I was a bit surprised, and knowing that this only has 5-7 watts of power into speaker, you wouldn't think you could blow this speaker. Its really not that big of a deal -- its happens.

So I called Rowland --- I am still under warranty (parts 1 year, labor 90 days - I am at 6 months)--- the problem is that microcube has to be sent to CA for repair - I pay shipping both ways and labor to replace speaker. With insurance, shipping could be $50 bucks, labor is $35/hr; time could be 3-5 weeks + shipping. I paided $125 for the amp at CS, with a coupon I got it for $110. Instead I just ordered a new speaker ($18 including shipping) and will install it myself (I have a MS electrical engineering so I should be able to handle that) - they did warn me it would void the warranty -- a little annoying but I understand. All in all, customer service girl was very polite.

Good amp - if it were lost or stolen, I would buy another.

Amp emulations, effects, super portable, can run off of batteries (but comes with a power adapter, too). Also works as a PA if you switch it over to the mic setting and have a mic cable with a 1/4" jack instead of an XLR cable. For under $140, that's a lot of capability!

I play an American Deluxe Telecaster with no effect pedals and it's my favorite of the three amps I own. I much prefer it to the Marshall practice amp I have (oh why did I ever buy that Marshall?). There's definitely less growl to the MicroCube, which is fine for the bluesy stuff I play. The rectifier setting is brilliant, and is a sound I can't get out of even a VOX Valvetronix AD15VT.

Small, sturdy, not fussy. Knobs are solid. I think I could drop this and it would be just fine.

Nothing in the price range matches the combo of effects, sound quality, battery power, the rectifier emulation, and the ability to double as a cheap PA. This is also the easiest to use combo amp I've seen. The VOX Valvetronix I own gives me fits with all the settings and options and the knobs doing different things in different modes. The VOX is louder, yes, but the MicroCube is more pleasant overall.

I'd definitely go with the MicroCube over a tiny Marshall, VOX, or Peavey.

Got this as a Christmas present from the missus - asked for a little Smokey tuner (it can be used as a practice amp too). She came home with the Microcube. Wow is the only word I can say. The rig has plenty of features that I've found to be really fun to work with. Single channel - but has "six" amp options plus a "vocal" option. There is a headphone/aux out that makes for 100% listening quiet.

This is my late at night don't disturb the others amp. I have plenty of tube powered gear. It does all I need it to do for what it was purchased for.

Like one other poster - my fave is the "Brit Combo". The "Blackface Twin" combo is too bassy - distorts the speaker into tone fart land too quickly. The other options are fun to visit but the Brit Combo is where it lives. The amp's effects range from cheesy - tremolo (no where near the true Fender sound I'm used to), good - delay, chorus to best - reverb, phase, flange. Does this mean I can't use any of them - certainly not. Small practice amps are that practice amps!!! The gain - is good but nothing to write home about. I can get a decent "tube emulation" type tone. I still put a Digitech Bad Monkey in front with a DOD IceBox Chorus - allows me to multitask effects when I need to. Most of the time - clean w/some reverb is all I need.

New - no problems. Use the 9V Wallwart almost exclusively.

no opinion - but figure Roland would be there if I needed them.

Too many years to count. Too much stuff to list. The Microcube is a great tool to noodle with and if it were lost - as the story goes - would buy another and go back to noodlin!

07 model
in red, white or black.. i chose red
has 6 diffrent amp models
about 8 diffrent effects
AUX imput
recording input/PA equipment
9VT adapter included, or it can run on 6 AA's
comes with strap
and a tuning fork

really great amp! great for gigs,studio, practice, or even on stage

very great everything on this amp!, lots of variety, lots of diffrent settings really good distortion

maybe its because i use a 2005 dimebag darrel camo flying V with a crappy seymour duncan, and a high gain bill lawrence pickup, its not really bold...but it could just be my guitar, i'd have t use someone elses

i can take and use ths anywere, and its very durable. very outstanding amp

so far, no porblems. and i doubnt i ever will

iv'e bee nplaying for almost 5 years

i have a dimebag darrel flying V, a blue 2005 godin, a sunburst fender acoustic, and a OLP tintop electric

a camo randall
a marshall MG15 amp
a fender mini amp
and a pocket rocket amp.

i wish it had a digital tuner instead of a tuning fork, but else wize, this thing is perfect, i highly suggest getting one if you need an amp for traveling or any other use

Does what it says on the tin.

I love the size of this amp and the look on people's faces when i show it them, just about to laugh at the small size of it when i plug it in and WOW how can a unit that small deliever such a large sound. Personally i love the "Brit Combo" setting with the gain just over half and volume at a third for a great rock sound and turn back the gain for that Vox sound. I used to have it at ear level however now put it on the floor behind me when sitting down which seems to being out the bass more for a fuller sound.

Seems to be built like a brick

Dunno

Excellent,

it it sounds crap it's propably your playing or your crap guitar.

Not sure where it was made, but it seems pretty solid. It's very small and is meant as a secondary amp, starter amp, or a cheap amp to carry around. very portable and have a battery powered option. Although it's only 2watt, it's surprisingly loud, and that's a good thing. It has Roland's effects built in. I don't gig and only play guitar as a hobby so this is probably as much power as I really need.

Okay, I must say that I haven't mess with many amps except for a tube amp that my friends has and my first cheap-ass amp (a Johnson Reptone 15Watt). So to compare it with the Johnson, I must say that it is a million times nicer. Clean mode is nice and clear, and distortion is just right. I can get the sound of most of my favorite bands. Although, I must say that the built in distortion is not good enough to get that Metallica sound.

I can't say much for this because I've only had it for a week, but I think it should last for a while.

Never had to contact Roland.

I've been playing for only about two and a half years, but I know a good sounding equipment when I hear it. This is probably the best small amp that you can get for this price. If stolen, I'll probably look for another one.