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Topic: Roland Street Cube |
Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 6 Jul 2014 10:13 am |
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Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I don't like spending money if I can help it, especially on new stuff, so it comes as a surprise to me at least that I took the plunge and paid retail for another amp, even though I've more than a couple of good ones already.
My quest was for a small power amp that would travel easily, sound good when practicing with a stereo or over headphones, and would be fully functional for playing pedal steel with acoustic instruments at low volume. My friends at Trade Up Music gave me three days to try it out, bring it back for a full refund if I wasn't happy, so I gave them my money and took it home.
Good stuff Maynard. I'm not impressed with how they packaged the channel effect controls, and the onboard modeled amps are a complete waste of time for me, but once I set the instrument channel to "Mic Input" we began peaking the fun meters. It's loud enough but not too loud, with excellent EQ and reverb, and I can pull the plug and run on AA batteries if I need to keep up with my unplugged friends.
Mini-plug stereo input and 1/4" Headphone jacks make for silent practicing anywhere with backing tracks from stereo, pad, or phone, one of the essential criteria for spending the money, but it sounds truly superb and has enough power to be a working amp, and for me that makes it totally worth spending the money.
Am I ready to take my show to the street? No, not at all (there are young people for that), but the possibilities for taking the pedal steel to new venues are promising.
http://www.rolandus.com/products/details/900 |
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2014 12:13 pm
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| I have one of these and like it quite a bit, for what it is. I bought it used for a gig where there was not going to be any power (on a boat, actually). I've since used it a few times in similar situations and it has always done a great job. Not gobs of volume, but plenty for my purposes. Has a couple of decent-enough steel-friendly amp models, Black Panel (i.e. Twin Reverb) and JC Clean. Also has a separate mic input and channel with separate EQ and reverb controls. Good amp for playing on the street (or a boat). |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 3:31 pm
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SM58 Mic in Channel #1 with a little bit of reverb
Lap steel (George L pickup) in channel 2 with a little delay.
Zune 4GB mp3 player with over 300 background trax in the 1/8" aux input.
The amp performed perfectly and filled the room with music.
I used the AC adapter this time because the wall outlet was available. It sounds just as good running on battery power and I have used it for outdoor gigs when no 110V power was available.
Dom
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 18 Jul 2014 4:54 pm
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| I was going to do a demo on the street cube but all I can say it's a beautiful thing. Don't get me wrong, it won't hang in there with a drummer, bass player and a hot Tele. However, it has a sweet vibe and if you went from line out to a board you could expand the sound. Jamming with a few acoustic guitars at a café gig it's perfect. Weighs hardly anything and can handle a U-12 across the entire range at low to mid volume. |
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