Sorry if in wrong section, I did. to know where to post this. I am looking to purchase an amp (or rather my wife and kids will be for my birthday). I was looking at the Roland micro cube which is about $150 and saw on amazon the Fender I and it is about $50 cheaper. Is one a better choice over the other? What are pros and cons of each?
Thanks,
Mike
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For the past 3 months, my favorite practice amp is a Roland Cube 1x8 10GX. It's 10 watts, holds 3 COSM amp types in memory and is powered by 5.7v DC wall wart. It has three on-board effects: chorus, delay, and reverb (including plate and spring reverb types). Also, it has Bass, Middle, and Treble tone controls, Rec Out/Phones jack and Aux In.
With an inexpensive voltage regulator and any battery up to 40 volts, it can be powered by the battery. Specs say it draws 700ma, but that must be with it wide open because my battery is lasting a good many hours. I am using a model air plane LIPO re-chargeable battery that takes a special charger. Any small 12 volt battery would work. Roland has an app for the smart phone that has a bunch of COSM amp types for the 10GX. I like the "Black Panel" and "Tweed" models for Blues.
The Cube 10GX will get louder than you will want in the house, punches out a nice deep bass and weighs less than 11 pounds. It costs $130.
The fact that it can be run from a battery is a great feature for my CBG playing.
Attached find a photo of the voltage regulator and battery I am using.
The answer? It depends. I use a Digitech GNX-1 through a ZT Lunchbox. 200 Watts of power through a 6" speaker, and any combination of amp cabs, valve amps, and guitar tones you could think of, with dozens of factory and user-tweak able presets, plus a pedal that can be used in wah or volume swell mode. They tell me I sound like 10,000 guitars...
Thanks everybody. I ordered the Mustang. I am not really concerned with battery, more concerned with sound. I don't see many times I would be playing it away from an outlet. I could be wrong and time will tell...
thanks everybody. I was already thinking the Mustang and think you pushed me over the ledge. going to order now so that my wife and kids can surprise me next week. :) thanks for the quick replies!
The M1 doesn't lend itself well to in store tryout as the patches are a bit overdone and you really aren't going to be able to see how good you can tweak it but skeesix is correct if you keep this in mind about the M1 out of he box. They are both good amps just have to decide what your requirements are. But I would go for the M1. They are pretty amazing.
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For the past 3 months, my favorite practice amp is a Roland Cube 1x8 10GX. It's 10 watts, holds 3 COSM amp types in memory and is powered by 5.7v DC wall wart. It has three on-board effects: chorus, delay, and reverb (including plate and spring reverb types). Also, it has Bass, Middle, and Treble tone controls, Rec Out/Phones jack and Aux In.
With an inexpensive voltage regulator and any battery up to 40 volts, it can be powered by the battery. Specs say it draws 700ma, but that must be with it wide open because my battery is lasting a good many hours. I am using a model air plane LIPO re-chargeable battery that takes a special charger. Any small 12 volt battery would work. Roland has an app for the smart phone that has a bunch of COSM amp types for the 10GX. I like the "Black Panel" and "Tweed" models for Blues.
The Cube 10GX will get louder than you will want in the house, punches out a nice deep bass and weighs less than 11 pounds. It costs $130.
The fact that it can be run from a battery is a great feature for my CBG playing.
Attached find a photo of the voltage regulator and battery I am using.
Uncle Fred
volt_reg1.jpg
Apparently this one works well... so I'm told... as it has point to point wiring...
tayto or tahto
On the same type of question what Gigging amp / valve amp is best?
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/amp-quest-for-the-holy...
Cube is very forgiving and doesnt Buzz but a bit flat sometimes, the Fender with fuse software is awsome if your a fiddler and want perfection..
Ie Roland is a point and shoot amp and it will last forever and some (sounds are ok very goo but not perfection)
Fender if you want a £50 quid amp to sound like £400 valve amp. or fankly like anything you want it to..
but you need a computer and need to be a fiddler... very flexible amp (I don't really use mine)
My question now is what is the Holygrail for a portable gigging amp?
Check them both out on Youtube. Then go to Crag's list and see if you can find your choice cheaper. I love the technology age!
thanks everybody. I was already thinking the Mustang and think you pushed me over the ledge. going to order now so that my wife and kids can surprise me next week. :) thanks for the quick replies!
If you can possibly go to a music store which has both amps and try them out with one of your guitars, that would give you the best info.
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