Roland CUBE-10GX 10-Watt 1x8 Inches COSM Combo Amp with FX

I've played music all my life, and am good at guitar and keyboards. I am somewhat obsessive about sound quality and specifically how an instrument reacts musically, though I also believe you can get a good sound out of lots of budget gear. I am a music therapist who was looking for a small light amp to use during sessions that could run the range from clean to metal. The battery powered amps I tried were nice (katana mini) but not quite loud enough. With reasonable expectations in mind (this isn't a big amp for playing live with a loud band, it is not a little boutique tube amp for using in the studio), this amp is everything I needed.This amp is absolutely loud enough for me. Gets over my noisy music groups no problem. Might keep up with a drummer in a practice setting if they aren't an idiot but I havent tried. It is sensitive at it's lowest settings like others say, but it's really not a big deal.This amp comes with an adapter, which is fine. I sometimes wish it had a fixed cable but it hasn't bothered me much. The bigger amps in this series do, if that matters to you.It is stupid light and a perfect size. And it seems really well built. And its really REALLY inexpensive.I use it on both keyboards and guitar.The effects are fine. I usually use a bit of echo or reverb.The app is kinda clumsy, but I used it exactly ONCE to put the models I want on it.Heres the big thing about the amp models... THEY SOUND AWESOME. With the three I have loaded (JC Clean, Tweed, Orange) it is hard to make a bad sound. Put all the eq's at noonish, don't over think it. I typically crank the gain up all the way and set the volume as needed. Heres what that gets me - the JC breaks up a bit but stays pretty clean and FAT. Like it has a compressor on but a good dynamic one. The tweed is very dynamic, and can get a good roots rock or blues thing going. Can get fairly hairy with hot pickups in a really nice way. Cleans up with volume or pick dynamic. The Orange - Forget the other metal settings - use the Orange Stack. Stick a pedal in front if you need more gain. But you probably dont, because this one chugs and chugs. It is really open and thick sounding, not fizzy like the rectifier seems to be for lots of people.On any of these settings, with the gain up high - this amp feels and sounds like it is opened up to it's "happy place" (if you use tube amps you know what I mean here) even at manageable volumes. It responds well to your playing and sounds nice and full.TLDR: This amp is good, its cheap, use the JC, Tweed, and Orange. Get it.

Excelente, recomendable 100%

I was sold at 8", 10 Watts and no DSP LCD menu BS. Its an amp with knobs and buttons. Mine has a rattle in the bass when volume cranked north of 5, haven't taken the time yet to crack it open and see what the culprit might be. At moderate volume it sounds great for the price. The spring reverb is a little over the top, would definitely pay another $20 for a wet/dry mix and mode select knob for the fx. I have to turn down the bass EQ way down to fix muddy bass.*Update 1* I was able to load acoustic amp model from iPhone through headphone adapter. Have an old Ovation that hadn't been played in awhile. Plugged in and was playing in minutes. The guitar has a new life.*Update 2* Bought an RC NiMH battery pack (~7 volts) and a voltage regulator here on Amazon and made a battery PSU. Works great and can go for hours with no difference in functionality with respect to wall power. Also had to buy the plug for connection to the regulator, a charger and a connector dongle for hooking up the regulator, no soldering required, just snip/strip & screw down terminals (enclosure still needed). Regulator is set at 5.8 Volts, and draws about 0.1 amps turned on sitting still and about 0.7 amps at a volume the neighbors won't get mad. Not bad.Update 3: Power is going in and out while plugged into wall. I'm thinking a cable inside is giving up, or a trace on the board is playing footsy with itself. When she's powered she sounds fine, then drops out of the blue.

Fine

This amp has great tone. From clean and overdrive which is perfect for rock to a more aggressive tone that needs a little push for a perfect metal tone. As I first stated "great tone", no denying that. Great for practice? Sure! Great for being quiet? No! From barely audible to 'way too loud' with a very minimal slight advance in the volume knob. There's no gradual lift to a comfortable 1AM writing or practice vol. Went with the Boss Katana Mini.

This thing is dang loud, and the effects are bada'. Certainly a great deal for your room, and might even accompany a band.

Bought this to amplify my voice when playing guitar and the echo works well to enhance voice. Works well for that, but don’t have an electric guitar, so I can’t review that use. However, it does NOT sound good when connected to iphone pandora. No setting I tried would make that even half-way acceptable. But that’s not what it’s made for. Haven’t tried it with batteries yes.

I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with the cube and roland's service. the cube sounds good, but the first one stopped working after a month. the second one stopped working in about three months. if you buy it through amazon, they will not help you after 30 days, and you have to contact the manufacturer. i find contacting the manufacturer to be difficult and have not received any response to date. you may want to try sweetwater or a more responsive company.