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After the success of the Cube amp product line, Roland has released in the Winter NAMM 2 new models, these models are the Roland Micro Cube RX Guitar Amp and Roland Micro Cube Bass RX Amp, small, compact, battery driven and stereo amps. These unveiled models include some features that many other big amps would like to have, let’s take a look.
The features of the Roland Micro Cube RX & Micro Cube Bass RX Amps are 5-watts (2.5 x 2) power output, 4 custom and new 4″ speakers, stereo power amplifiers, 8 COSM amp models, 6 digital effects (delay, reverb, chorus, flanger and t-wah), gain and volume controls, 3-band EQ, aux input (for CD and MP3 players), recording & phones output, chromatic tuner and built-in metronome.
Both amps need 6 AA batteries to last up to 13 hours and come with durable chassis and carrying strap. The price and availability of the Roland Micro Cube RX & Micro Cube Bass RX Amps have to be announced yet.
Well, enough for home rehearsal, IMO. It is a good thing to own one in your room for playing it when home. I also used to have a small one, not a Roland, but a custom made, but with this kind of power, it works great at home.
Has anyone used this for acoustic electric guitar?
I purchased this amp for $249 in Ontario. I wanted an amp that is portable, with adjustable drum patterns, effects and good sound. I have not been disappointed. I used this a small group church setting last week and the participants were singing and clapping with enthusiasm! I was delighted, and I could change from song to song with just a bit of adjustment. I used a tokai LP and got a nice variety of sounds for each song. Acoustically, for precision, it was not there, but it was convincing enough. Roland recommends using a single coil for better accuracy, so I dont know yet. I feel people just want to enjoy the music and this steps right up to the plate. I like it for its lightweightness and the 7 cosm models, it has good variety, also a “mic” choice for speaking or singing, too bad it only has one input. The effects are okay, they do the job, not crazy about delay. Comes with an ac adapter, overrides the batteries when in use. I would buy another again for sure, a good buy for me.