Roland Cube-20X user reviews ( 7/10) - 10 user reviews

• 03/31/07

  MGR/DragonChaser's review "Roland Cube 20"

  Characteristics

  Utilization

  Sounds

  Overall Opinion

  I play for an month now and i already play songs! i can play bloodbath and chimaira.
  
  
  
  I have bought this amplifier at feedback in holland, great store u can test everything before u buy it.
  
  I bought it for 159€
  
  
  
  This amplifier has everything it should have and even better.
  
  I combined some pedals with the cube and somehow its still awsome to play without pedals.
  
  With only an equalizer u can get everything out of this cube.
  
  I just love the great variety of sounds on it, you can even play acoustic on it by just pressing an button.
  
  Also u can buy an footswitch for it to change the cubes settings with just an press on the switch.
  
  The capabilities of his cube have astonished me, the diffrence between the 15watt cube and 20 watt cube is big even though it doesnt sound like it.
  
  Roland cube 20 is PERFECT to practice on and has everything for an beginner, even an absolute pro would be amazed by the cubes abilities.
  
  Its pretty loud! and good!
  
  
  
  what i dont like is the EFX button.. but i think i will keep that to myself sinds its my opinion, i just never liked EFX.
  
  Its just an awsome cube!
  
  I am DEFINITLY satisfied.
  
  
  
  The quality of this cube is also amazing, from the second i have turned it on to the day i am standing in front of my cube and turning it on.
  
  I have tested all sorts of amplifiers in the shop self, roland came out in my own test as the best of its price!
  
  
  
  I love this thing.
  
  
  
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• 03/04/13

  Berzin's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " There's also better"

  Characteristics

  20 w transistor with some emulations, a headphone jack, two channels, some effects (chorus, echo, reverb, phaser, flanger, tremolo ...) Everything has been said.
  
  
  
  Regarding the characteristics, few complaints:
  
  -Few models, when you see that a lot of competitors have 10-12, there is only 5 6 distos overdrive.
  
  Questionable-Choice modeling: distos of 5, 3 are for the big sound: metal, metal stack and whose last name escapes me. It would have been more logical to put two or three distos rock and two "big sound."
  
  -The amp is not programmable. Damage. It would be possible to record the sounds, adjust volume levels. Here it is impossible to clear sound with a distortion chorus with echo-free hack 15 buttons.

  Utilization

  Operation is simple, clear manual, to have a good sound, it is another matter

  Sounds

  Regarding sound, this is where the rub and it must be a rank amateur to find it good. The clean sound is fine, though very bright. Imitation "acoustics" is nice. For distos ...
  
  The overdrive is very dull, hardly usable.
  
  Rock the distortion is no more drinking.
  
  Distos the "metal" does not sound metal, they are very messy medium and as soon as you push the gain.
  
  The whole thing sounds still good synthetic.
  
  
  
  The effects are decent, nothing more. Some settings are not easy to use.

  Overall Opinion

  Amp okay. It sounds loud enough to play with a battery light and feels solid and ergonomic. I regret especially synthetic sounds and poorly chosen. Finally the lack of damage modeling and especially the fact that it is not programmable, it would have to be 4 feet sounds very different. Competition brief Fender Mustang Peavey Vypyr 15 or bury without discussion.
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• 10/06/12

  tilmanjulien@live.fr's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  20w transistor amp with lots of effects: reverb, flanger, chorus, ...

  Utilization

  Fairly easy to use, you get the sound you want quickly enough

  Sounds

  I kept this amp about 6 months because the sound does not suit me (too synthetic). I was playing at the time with an Epiphone Les Paul Special II. I used almost all the effects to test sounds but nothing really convinced me.

  Overall Opinion

  Sold after six months, I think this amp is designed for musicians who like to tweak their sound and who does not buy effects pedals in the coming months. I bought a pig in a poke to the extent that I needed a relatively cheap amp and effects, I quickly regretted it because the amp did not do but because it did not suit me not (sold for Hughes & Kettner Edition Blue 30). I would buy this amp not.
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• 01/29/12

  7Francoois7's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Full amp and good quality"

  Characteristics

  Transistor amplifier
  
  1 Input Jack
  
  An auxiliary input mini Jack (CD, mp3, etc ...)
  
  Jack output
  
  
  
  Equalizer Bass, mid, high.
  
  Several models (amps with acoustic, metal, rock).
  
  Different effects: Chorus for a pota, Phlanger, tremolo,
  
  and pota for Echo, Reverb
  
  
  
  Good sound reproduction for an amp of this class.

  Utilization

  Very easy to use, no need of the manual. Its good to practice.

  Sounds

  Used for the Jazz, Rock and metal supports all styles.
  
  Used primarily with Hagstrum Super Swede.
  
  Used in Clean JC, amp or "metal" with the gain, and acute attacks to give the "crunchy sound"

  Overall Opinion

  Bought it over three years as a first amp, I have never been lacking.
  
  Small, strong, powerful, a good amp for beginners and practicing quietly at home.
  
  This choice I would do without hesitation.
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• 04/27/11

  Eclipse56's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  20 W transistor amp, 2 channels (clean and lead), 3-band EQ for the 2 channels.
  
  4 effects: chorus, tremolo, phaser, flanger + reverb and delay
  
  An entry for a footswitsh, a headphone (good idea)
  
  Tuner (for which miraculously happened to be the market) and a "power squeezer" to play at low volume.

  Utilization

  There's no simpler, one arm and his works! The setting its simple, no need for manual (which is in English, and my English, I do not speak very well). Everything works except the tuner, then it does not work well, and not at all, you never know if it's too sharp or too serious, his flashes of both listed and never be stabilized!

  Sounds

  The sore subject!
  
  
  
  I play with several types of guitar, with single and double coil, and not ring.
  
  
  
  On the clean channel, with a start type guitar (a simple microphone) there are still too acute, with a Les Paul type guitar (humbucker), we can not really talk about his clear, sound is not defined and do not react well to the attack.
  
  
  
  The lead channel, not terrible either, the emulation are useless:
  
  -The overdrive gives a very very muffled
  
  -Distortion, bof I do not know what to say ...
  
  Metal-its not sound bad, the solos go well, but there is too much treble (yes again). To be fair who want the metal sound is not asse "cold", but with a low gain (about 4) was a sound that has the AC DC sound pretty good at dessu, it quickly loses the definition .
  
  -Metal stack, that is supposed to sound very bold which frankly is not as sa
  
  Tube-drive, as for overdirve, the sound is muffled.
  
  
  
  The effects are not of great qualities, they are live much too hard, impossible to adjust properly.

  Overall Opinion

  I use long lack of a better, and I've never been satisfied.
  
  
  
  The régalge its simple, and there is a good idea as the headphone output, but the sound does not, shame! I can be harsh, my only point of comparison is a Peavey Classic 30!
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• 01/02/11

  gwark's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  20W transistor amp.
  
  Footswitch input, recording out / phones (very good idea I think), and in input.
  
  3-band EQ, 4 effects, delay / reverb, 6 emulations sound.
  
  Power Squeezer and tuner, both are zero to shit
  
  the tuner is useless, it doesn't just not ...
  
  the power squeezer limit sound but incredibly rotten and smothered the sound, it is useless if you want to play without much noise to plug into the headphone jack for this purpose.

  Utilization

  Use simple a kid can use it.

  Sounds

  Here we touch the major weakness of this amp ... delay + reverb on the same volume pot is not great and increasingly poor quality. The effects are also bof is surprising.
  
  Emulations frankly it's a disaster the sound is muffled each emulation goes a frequency range to another but is never good. The seed is rotten and frustrating equalizing the gain is very limited.

  Overall Opinion

  I used 2 months (too many ...) and I have not tried the other models in this price.
  
  I bought this amp with your eyes closed because of the memory of Roland Cube 20 (not 20x which are new series) was my first amp but I'm very disappointed.
  
  THIS AMP N4EST NOT A GOOD DEAL YOU PEOPLE WHO SAY OTHERWISE ARE THE BEGINNERS WHO DO NOT KNOW!
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• 01/08/10

  complyordie's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

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  What type of amplification (lamp, transistor ,...)?
  
  
  
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  TRANSISTOR
  
  
  
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  CHOICE: 20W OR 2W
  
  
  
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  Utilization

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  The setup is simple?
  
  
  
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  Simple configuration:
  
  - Clean channel volume + +-saturated channel selector (acoustic / od / distortion / metal / tube) + volume
  
  
  
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  Do you get a good sound easy?
  
  
  
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  Considering the simplicity of the settings, it is unnecessary to resort to manual
  
  The effects are also accessible quality
  
  
  
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  The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
  
  
  
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  The manual is unnecessary given the simplicity of the machine

  Sounds

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  Will it fit your style of music?
  
  
  
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  I play more blues / rock.
  
  For blues, clean sounds are a treat: round, wide ... clear? For rock, I always had trouble playing with distorted sounds, I find them too little present, too saturated, may be do I not spent enough time on it ... Even if the distal "metal" can be the right note for solo Comfortably Numb ...
  
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  With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
  
  
  
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  Custom77 a locket love (deluxe copy of TC)
  
  
  
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  What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
  
  
  
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  The sounds are crystal clear and limpid, so much so that it is quite hard to obtain a good jug (I have not tried to push the volume to 11). The sounds are fat, in my opinion, very good for metal (good fat). I did not really like the distortion and overdrive sounds ...
  
  
  
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  No sound or rotten detestable. Saturations are quite hard to master if you do not want to go to extremes. Maybe it is better to avoid using saturations as models, and use the petals for distos or od ...
  
  
  
  Compared to the micro-cube, we have a much deeper sound and solid.

  Overall Opinion

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  For how long have you been using it?
  
  
  
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  I use it for some months, but I'm moving to bigger ... regretting the clean sounds.
  
  
  
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  What thing do you like most/least about it?
  
  
  
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  Same ... clean sounds are a delight, her round, natural, clean, without a shadow of a parasite
  
  For cons, the function squeeze (2w) is a merdouille ... AC sputters a sound like almost anything. To play 2H du mat ', the headphone jack is what's most convenient.
  
  
  
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  Did you try many other models before getting this one?
  
  
  
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  I had a micro cube, I turn now to a Valvetronix avt60.
  
  
  
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  What is your opinion about the value for the price?
  
  
  
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  For the price, it is a device very functional, practical. Really well built and finished.
  
  It is versatile enough to suffice for a lot of guitarists.
  
  
  
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  Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
  
  
  
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  Certainly
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• 07/13/08

  SlapKid's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  It's 20 watts into 4 ohmns, hp 20cm, 2 channels (clean more choice of six) for an eq out the World, effects and delay / reverb spare. Footswitch for channel and effects without bed.
  
  Power squeeze, not because food gnial The definition and the treble. To in, but good sensitivity minijack. Phones / line out, in addition to its hp but its a good sound system eg.
  
  Short of ultra-compact robust lightweight and really sound.
  
  And as always, no rglage for delay, it's really crap.

  Utilization

  TRS is simple, and as many know it sounds good but very, forgetting for the apartment, a cube is 30x better deal. What? If so, these two amps are fundamentally DIFFERENT: The 20x is a clear amp with pedals virtual branches upstream, and the 30x is full of amps DIFFERENT time.
  
  So that the sound is constant on the trs 20x, no need for two equalizer.
  
  The simplicity of the machine is a marvel, I bought it to go play with some friends, for all occasions and making head is prohibited. And it is his strong point.

  Sounds

  Attention must be strong enough to play if the sound is compltement locked. But then what rgal! Dynamic, open, clear and prcis, although in the end grain, and trs good balance channel and the delay-reverb plutt which is rare (not drowning here).
  
  In a test with 30x ct net rev it, the 20x is more natural light-prcis-puncher. The 30x digital over-doctored as making it more efficient by volume trsrduit apartment.
  
  I mainly use the dist MODEL 11 hrs, trsractif sheer strength DLIC one. The MODEL just APRS, metal, rhythm is groovy for a bit compresses, trs good. The other models I pat, I'm happy with the clean and the two-l.
  
  
  
  I use the trick with a RG7cordes, unlike the Cube 20X digital Vox accepts without flinching, always crystal clear.
  
  I plugged in a box to see 4ohms 2x10 inches up the original HP, hello ambience! Trs prcis in a mix, and a sufficient volume uh (tuut!).
  
  The clean seems to have too sharp compared to the 2nd channel, but only low volume. Stronger, and the balance is perfect. Ditto for the delay, really exploitable tural situation.

  Overall Opinion

  ... All without background noise. I dislike: low volume not work well, not really beautiful. Also, no line out with the HP office, which would have allowed the Triphonie (dry in the middle, via effects Stereo line out / multi-effects / columns active in cts).
  
  The power squeezer, crap, it's actually the opposite of the treatment should be done (loudness and clarity.
  
  Likes: everything else, is strong enough to play a natural and intelligible trs amp in a mix. Grain distos nothing digital, it is from this point of view not a product or ad type vox line6 spider or cube30x.
  
  Good clear sound with good pedals in front of branches, that is what the cube 20x.
  
  J'adoore!
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• 06/28/07

  vincentime32's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  20W transistor amplifier
  
  1 guitar input
  
  1 line in the
  
  An output which is also rec headphone
  
  A stereo jack plug with footswicht, with a ramp you can connect two pedals, one to change channels and to cut or save the effects.
  
  if you can connect a footswitch jack with mono and it only changes the channel.
  
  a type of pedal connect a pedal pulse nimporte what kind of sustain pedal keyboard.
  
  1 channel clear sound (emulation jc120)
  
  1 channel his lead: 5 overdriven amp emulations emulation's + 1 acoustic guitar
  
  three knobs bass middle treble
  
  1 knob effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo
  
  A knob end delay, reverb
  
  A position squeezer power to limit the power a 2 watt

  Utilization

  Setup is a cinch, but why put his acoustic guitar with the distortion?
  
  to have a good sound is a child's play
  
  the manual is englais, but hey this is not really a handicap.

  Sounds

  In my case I am going to sound. Style rock acdc led zep and trust company, it sends the serious wood with very distos specifying expected.
  
  Its clear this is really gate with the emulation of so and so jc120
  
  on the other hand with the acoustic guitar emulation and a guitar is plugged elect impeccable, clear sound slamming.
  
  the effect is not high art but it's not bad anyway (we do with)
  
  I play with an American Series Start and a Jackson Soloist States.
  
  I prefer the sounds: the two distal "Metal" Metal and stack "+ position acoustic
  
  The power is impressive, I bought my house to play and to repeat as a group, it is too powerful for an apartment when a power position squeezer, which limits the power of 2 watts amp, it muffled sound. and therefore it is better to lower the knobs that use this fonction.En repeat it is okay if the batter is wise, lol! and relol! for drummers
  
  the note is based on the price of the beast

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for a month, I love the sound in general of this little amp, I find very clever double the footswicht. I do not like the channel clear, and it is regrettable against (it's on the lead channel) sound with acoustic guitar is really great. I tried the Vox amp models and Marshall to a much higher price, my choice is unambiguous, I have a holy horror of amps that colors her was exaggerated. Roland you with this little branch a Fender sound and you Fender.
  
  View the price, bought new 155 euros, for the enormity of his, to the weight (7.2 kg you read that right) and clutter, I find it exellent.
  
  I do it again this choice without hésitasion.
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• 06/15/07

  sullivan3000's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  We are dealing here with an amplifier transistor, we spit a good "small" 20 watts.
  
  
  
  It has an input jack, a footswitch input, a mini-jack input and an output record.
  
  
  
  There are obviously two channels (as we are used to Roland): a Clean and Lead.
  
  
  
  Each of these two channels have a separate volume knob (which I dare not to exceed half afraid to see the floor of my room from under my feet ^ ^) has the lead in a knob of + gain, and of course everything can be controlled by the trio bass-middle-treble.
  
  
  
  Level effects, Roland has yet spoiled! This amp has 2 knobs for any effects of the amp, and 6 positions in the Lead channel.
  
  
  
  The first knob may issue a general chorus, flanger, phaser, or tremolo.
  
  The 2nd we propose the famous duo delay and reverb.
  
  
  
  As for the six leadership positions, I find them to die
  
  -> Acoustic (directly derived from the AC-3 BOSS), Overdrive, Distortion, Metal, Metal Stack, and Tube Drive. + All surprising each other!
  
  
  
  Roland has done a surprise by including this one Powersqueezer small bomb, which reduces the volume but retains all the power of the attack game, and proves very useful when you play at 2am 'and can not not want to wake the whole house
  
  
  
  Finally, the last little gift from Roland: an integrated tuner, easy.

  Utilization

  The configuration could not be simpler, really need not have been the ENA to easily find the sound you want
  
  
  
  Manuel? Euuh not needed ^ ^

  Sounds

  I play mostly on the lead channel, in a Metal, and it is excellent
  
  As for Deep Purple, AC / DC, Led Zeppelin or ---> nikel ^ ^
  
  
  
  I play a Telecaster Custom 72 '+ and a BOSS DS-1 and a Korg AX-10G, and all that goes really well together.
  
  
  
  Personally, I like also the Tube Drive position, treble middle and bottom, at 0 bass: explosive for the blues (with a touch of reverb).

  Overall Opinion

  I use this amp for some months now, and I bought it for more freedom of movement with my guitar (vi bah, who already have a Fender Twin Reverb, it will not move alone ^ ^)
  
  
  
  I really love the whole range of sounds can be achieved with this bomb, it is surprising coming from such a small device
  
  
  
  The price / quality ratio is excellent (it is € 150 in store, I bought it used € 95).
  
  
  
  If you still hesitate, go ahead, this amp is for you!
  
  
  
  ...
  
  
  
  Are you still there? Go zou, the music store nearest! ^ ^
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