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Topic: Roland Micro Cube
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Fred Kinbom
Member From: Brighton, UK
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posted 09 December 2005 08:16 AM
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Hi all,I just bought a Micro Cube - will try it out later tonight. Has any of you Micro Cube-owners out there any tips for settings/amp modules that are good for lap steel? (I play a '47 New Yorker). Cheers, Fred |
Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 09 December 2005 08:35 AM
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Check on the Electronics section for a whole bunch of discussions like this, Fred. Here's a good one: http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum11/HTML/006070.html ------------------
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Jack Knight
Member From: kailua kona, Hawaii
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posted 09 December 2005 08:41 AM
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Ahh, the Micro Cube. What a great product. Let's see...settings. I use mine on Brit(amp simulation) tone about 2:00, reverb about 3:00, no gain, and volume all the way up. If it's not loud enough squeek the gain up a bit. I found that too much gain easly distorts the amp model, because that's what the R&R guys like. I use mine an hour a day and can go two months on batteries. I never plug it in. I take 2 lessons a week and take it with me to both of them. Play around with it and let's see how you like it. Jack |
Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 09 December 2005 08:49 AM
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I always use ...
JC Clean mode ...Gain at about 10 O'clock Volume at about 11 O'clock ... Tone at about 9 O'clock No reverb or effects ...
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Gerald Ross
Member From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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posted 09 December 2005 09:21 AM
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JC Clean mode
Gain at about 9 O'clock
Volume at about 11 O'clock
Tone at about 12 O'clock
Reverb at about 2 O'clock ------------------
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 09 December 2005 09:28 AM
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Todd Weger
Member From: Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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posted 09 December 2005 11:16 AM
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I like the the Brit Combo setting. To my ears, it has a bit more of that old-school sound.
Gain: about 8:00
Volume: All the way up
Tone: about 12:00
Reverb: either none, or maybe about 1:00-2:00.Depending on the tune and vibe, I sometimes will use the JC Clean, but not too often. Great little amp for informal acoustic playing with ukulele, acoustic guitar and/or upright bass, and... those batteries last forever. How dey DO dat!?
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Jack Knight
Member From: kailua kona, Hawaii
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posted 09 December 2005 11:48 AM
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those batteries last forever. How dey DO dat!?
____________________________________________We sing with a Wednesday night ukulele group about twenty minutes away. 45-50 people meet at a pizza restaurant and we have a grand time. On returning home, I always unload the amps and instruments into the garage. I must have hit the little button in the back and inadvertantly left the Micro-Cube on. I found it Saturday morning with it's little red LED shining (I keep a Champ 25 in the house). I have used it for three weeks now on the same batteries. Evedently, if it sits idle it doesn't use much juice. I think at only 2 watts it doesn't have to work that hard. Jack |
Andy Sandoval
Member From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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posted 09 December 2005 08:13 PM
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I use different settings with different guitars. It's a great little amp with a lot of different tones. Just experiment with your guitar and see what sounds good to you. |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 10 December 2005 05:10 AM
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My favorite little amp. It's quite versitle with a wide range of tones and effects and doesn't give you a hernia carting it around. I used to have a small Danelectro that was in the same sonic ballpark but the MC's electronics are a huge step above the Dano in tone quality. Nobody's going to confuse it with a $2,000 Matchless amp but for the size and price ... unbeatable. |
D Schubert
Member From: Columbia, MO, USA
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posted 10 December 2005 07:32 AM
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Depending on which guitar...Tone, Volume, Gain at 12:00 Toggling between jazz chorus, blackface, and top-boost amp modes Adjust reverb to suit, adjust volume on guitar or plug-and-go with Fishman RE pickup. |
Craig Stenseth
Member From: Naperville, Illinois, USA
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posted 10 December 2005 07:33 AM
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It will drive a bigger speaker cab (I tried it through my 2x12 I use for electric bass), I may put a speaker jack on it one of these days. I have accidently tripped the power switch like Jack said, I wish that was a little more foolproof.
For settings, of course the Mesa/Boogie ('R-FIER'), with gain at 10. |
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