Yo! From across the pond. I've been searching for a bluesy amp that has a nice clean channel with a descent reverb somewhere in the 40 to 60 watt range for 6 months now. As a harp blower I like a semi-clean sound with a spacial reverb. I'm using a 15 watt tube amp with 3 spring reverb now but it breaks very quickly with gain at 2 and volume up near 6. Not very loud when jamming but it holds it's own. After wading through what feels like hundreds of videos with reviewers playing nothing but heavy metal style music and never demonstrating the clean side of the amps that I may have been interested in I almost gave up til I found your video on the Roland BC Stage 60 Watt. !!!!FREAKING AWESOME SOUND!!!! I had my laptop plugged into my extension speakers and I was convinced that this is the amp for me. I've been a valve guy for over 40 years and you made a believer out of me. THANK YOU for an in depth review of ALL of the features of this amp. P.S. The sound was so good I broke out my Chromatix and played along with you. Great tune - What was it? Cheers, Vince.
My Blues Cube Stage finally arrived and it really is good. A lot of people are making assumptions about this amp saying it's a marketing con but it isn't. These really are a viable alternative to a quality tube amp with a great range of tones and it reacts amazingly with different pickups. Great thing too it integrates really well with my Boss ME 80 and my acoustic sounds really good through it too.
This is by far the best Blues Cube demo I've seen. I appreciated that you covered the gamut from truly clean to overdrive as well as the extremeness of the reverb. Thank you!
Hatef you have made my day my friend, thank you so so much for taking the time to comment. I do try my best to never prepare for an amp or guitar demo....I like the equipment to play me. This amp has magic, I don't know what Boss have done but this amp has a soul. Thank you again my friend 🤘🧟♂️🤘
This is the best video for a really pleasant tone snap shot of this amp on the internet. The other videos are ok but the tone you're getting from the amp in this video is unreal!
I adore my VOX AC15 with an upgraded Celestion Gold speaker and will never get rid of it. That being said, solid states are catching up with pure tube amps. These new amps sound exceptional.
I played this amp yesterday at a guitar shop and fell in love I’m selling my Blues jr Tweed soon as possible because I have had nothing but trouble out of it.
One of the most fun Amps and great sounding i’ve had over the years, beats messing with all those pedals just to get a decent tone, simplify boys! Great playing by the way
I saw a guy wailing on the 80 watt model in a store in Montreal a couple of weeks ago and it sounded amazing...and then he bought it right then and there so I never got to try it!That PRS is freakin' beautiful!
really enjoyed your demo and playing. The amp sounds just great. I love valve amps but after watching your demo I think I'm gonna buy a Blues Cube. Great Stuff.
Still love my Fender tubes, but at 64 with knee issue, looking to lighten the load a little. I've been eyeballing this amp lately, I think it well do the trick, great review it helped a lot
I've got the Blues Cube Artist, Jeffrey and it's fantastic! I've been playing for over forty years (Im 57) and I've had all kinds of amps; stacks, combos, valve, solid state, modeling and hybrid. With the possible exception of my Marshall Plexis and reissue Bluesbreaker, this is as good or better than any amp I've owned. Brilliant build quality, as you'd expect from Roland, sounds amazing and very versatile. the DualTone. function, with both channels running simultaneously, is wonderful for soloing. Get one!!!
Who knew that one of the tech's for Dorje is a KILLER guitar player hahaha! I love it man, and I DID know because I'm obsessed and watch all of Rob's videos :) Can't wait to hear more dude!
Nice demo guy, I have the old version bc 60 112 ...very nice and great clean .Also I have older peavey special 112 and Award Sessionette 75 very very fantastic!!!But this amp is very nice too
Even the thoughts of waking one morning with a Roland Blues Cube where my trusty ol' Blues jr tweed used to be is making me anxious. In fact, I think I'll double down on the security 'round here!
Paul - Great demo! You should receive a commission on all the amps you sell for Roland. Great playing. 'Just played one of these yesterday because of your demo. I was on the fence, but no more. Keep the great demos comin', brother!!
hi Roland unfortunately I don't own this amp it was supplied just for the demo. I have seen other videos on you tube though and I'd does appear to take pedals very very well. I'm sure you'll find mate and thank you.
+Paul Glover thanks Paul. No worries and I shall have a look around. I am a newbie to Guitar and this amp seems to fit the bill. Just need to be able to play my guitar like you - someday 😀
Paul, a quick question. Can I just ask about the backing track you used as I am looking for something similar to practice as a beginner. Where did it come from?
Great video Paul. Very clear and concise as ever. I really like the look of this amp, but i'm torn between this and the Blues Cube Artist, which is significantly pricier. We gig in small clubs mainly, so i'm wondering what your opinion is on which of these would be best? Thanks for the review, Mac
This thing takes pedals like a fender twin. Had a little play with a ibanez jemini tube screamer and ds1 alike. Sounded awesome. If you can get infront of one at a dealers get them to throw it on. Let us know how you get on man.
You got a great sound out of it, here. Do you think the Stage has enough power to get those clean, smooth sounds at a level that can be heard over a drumset and band, or is that more the Artist territory?
Great to see you guys again. Solid state still has a long way to go, but at least it has caught up to sounding like a decent pedal in front of a Fender combo. Personally, the only thing which will ever replace valves is soul crushing agony at the end of valve production. Some day, people like me will be just as strange as people who have perfectly serviceable Polaroid cameras.
Mate, you're doing the blues pretty well for being "not a blues guy". ;-) Love your accent, BTW. Where RU from? Somewhere up north on the Brit Isle, I suppose? (Myself being from Germany.) Very nice Blues amp but I still feel unsure about it for rock / hardrock (not metal). As far as TH-cam demoes go I'd still prefer the Tech21 TM30...
Lensman From my understanding, the GA-FC allows you to control the clean, crunch, and dual-tone channels, and to turn the efx loop, the reverb and the tremolo on/off.
Gechech Take a look at page 10 of the Roland BluesCube Stage/Artist user guide (download the pdf from Roland). The stickers for the GA-FC (yes really, stickers) show the Boost option for both channels on the right side swirches.
i just got an older version for $285 us.. takes pedals but on mine you have to watch the pedal volumes.....too high and it creates a barely heard high pitch squeal...so keep pedals down and turn up the amp..and its fine....great tones...not better than a tube amp but just as good in my opinion
I have the 2014 version Blues Cube Stage and use the following pedals with no squeal or problems: Boss Wazacraft DM-2, Boss Delay DM-2 (analog), Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Vox Ice 9, Boss GE-7 Equalizer, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Dunlop Q535 Crybaby and a Digitech IV Whammy.
I have watched about 6 vids of this roland blues cubes/... on three of them, there is a laney in the background. Now want a laney, Fuck. And the vox. And a balckstar
For a cat who ain't into low gain blues... You sure have nice blues chops! Very nicely done, awesome demo - u have a new subscriber and I want a BluesCube now =0) was actually looking for a demo of a Cube 60 with overdrive, but this one is the ticket _\,,/ Cheers from the other side o' the pond (Houston, Texas... Blues land, heh). I personally am more into prog and classic rock, etc. (but was weaned on the blues and classical). Dig it. BTW, Cube 60 Keyboard is very nice for clean guitar also, albeit it's no Jazz Chorus.
excellent demo cheered me up "When there is no more room in hell the dead will walk here" way to go... the amp was real nice BUT its fecking expensive mind you you do save on lousy pernickity temperamental TUBES i hate those little fuckers. Give me a tube and ill give you a good looking blond with bigger tubes. One is more reliable than the other and it aint blond.
As a Blues Cube Stage owner the stock speaker is garbage ( pioneer builds the driver) the reverb is terrible. My Tech 21 eats the Blues Cube, along with my tatty arsed Peavey Bandit. I so wanted to love this amp, I waited so long for Roland to release it.
I own one as well and the speaker sounds perfectly fine and a couple people on here, besides myself, had no problem at all with the reverb. Garbage? Not even close!
+Christer Hedberg Its a tough one mate, the freedom of just chucking it around and not worrying about maintenance of valves/ tubes etc etc is worth the price i think, it does sound that good in the room. Have you got up close and personal with one yet bro?
You need a hearing test. Lee Anderton of Andertons Music did a blindfold test against 4 top tube amps and he picked The Roland Blues Cube as the best sounding and most tube like.
Yo! From across the pond.
I've been searching for a bluesy amp that has a nice clean channel with a descent reverb somewhere in the 40 to 60 watt range for 6 months now.
As a harp blower I like a semi-clean sound with a spacial reverb.
I'm using a 15 watt tube amp with 3 spring reverb now but it breaks very quickly with gain at 2 and volume up near 6. Not very loud when jamming but it holds it's own.
After wading through what feels like hundreds of videos with reviewers playing nothing but heavy metal style music and never demonstrating the clean side of the amps that I may have been interested in I almost gave up til I found your video on the Roland BC Stage 60 Watt.
!!!!FREAKING AWESOME SOUND!!!!
I had my laptop plugged into my extension speakers and I was convinced that this is the amp for me.
I've been a valve guy for over 40 years and you made a believer out of me.
THANK YOU for an in depth review of ALL of the features of this amp.
P.S. The sound was so good I broke out my Chromatix and played along with you. Great tune - What was it?
Cheers,
Vince.
Just a jam i improvised man. Lol thanks for digging it and well done on finding your new amp. Glad i could help man 🧟♂️🤟🧟♂️
My Blues Cube Stage finally arrived and it really is good. A lot of people are making assumptions about this amp saying it's a marketing con but it isn't. These really are a viable alternative to a quality tube amp with a great range of tones and it reacts amazingly with different pickups. Great thing too it integrates really well with my Boss ME 80 and my acoustic sounds really good through it too.
This is by far the best Blues Cube demo I've seen. I appreciated that you covered the gamut from truly clean to overdrive as well as the extremeness of the reverb. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words dudeface. Please keep coming back and checking us out from time to time. Peace
Paul Glover No worries honeychops. I subbed so I'll be on the lookout for more of the sweetest naboo. :)
Best demo, best review, and best playing for this amp that I’ve seen on TH-cam. Well done! Thank you.
Hatef you have made my day my friend, thank you so so much for taking the time to comment. I do try my best to never prepare for an amp or guitar demo....I like the equipment to play me. This amp has magic, I don't know what Boss have done but this amp has a soul. Thank you again my friend 🤘🧟♂️🤘
This is the best video for a really pleasant tone snap shot of this amp on the internet. The other videos are ok but the tone you're getting from the amp in this video is unreal!
This is the first video I’ve seen where the reviewer made a PRS sound good.
That blues cube sounds absolutely filthy love it.
Thanks man. 🧟♂️
I agree!!!!
I adore my VOX AC15 with an upgraded Celestion Gold speaker and will never get rid of it. That being said, solid states are catching up with pure tube amps. These new amps sound exceptional.
I played this amp yesterday at a guitar shop and fell in love I’m selling my Blues jr Tweed soon as possible because I have had nothing but trouble out of it.
One of the most fun Amps and great sounding i’ve had over the years, beats messing with all those pedals just to get a decent tone, simplify boys! Great playing by the way
Thanks man, yeah one of my favourites this one. 🤟🧟♂️🤟
I have 2 of these spectacular amps. The BC 30 Hot and the BC Artist. I put my Fender Tube Amps in storage. Will probably eventually sell them.
I saw a guy wailing on the 80 watt model in a store in Montreal a couple of weeks ago and it sounded amazing...and then he bought it right then and there so I never got to try it!That PRS is freakin' beautiful!
really enjoyed your demo and playing. The amp sounds just great. I love valve amps but after watching your demo I think I'm gonna buy a Blues Cube. Great Stuff.
Gerard Kane thanks dude glad to have been of service.
Good to hear you playing a Strat Paul, the amp sounds great mate. This is the best demo I've heard of this amp. Can't wait to check it out.
What a fantastic tone
Dude it was a pleasure to play as well. Great amp and awesome feel. 🤟🧟♂️🤟
Open and honest review mate, you sold it to me!!
Amazing Guitar Playing
Trevor Graham Welch mate thank you so much. 🧟♂️
Excellent demo - great sounding amp. Very tempting. Good job bud.
Thanks man, tiz a great amp 🧟♂️
Thanks, great sound. This is the best demo for this amp on youtube. Another amp to buy...
Still love my Fender tubes, but at 64 with knee issue, looking to lighten the load a little. I've been eyeballing this amp lately, I think it well do the trick, great review it helped a lot
I've got the Blues Cube Artist, Jeffrey and it's fantastic! I've been playing for over forty years (Im 57) and I've had all kinds of amps; stacks, combos, valve, solid state, modeling and hybrid. With the possible exception of my Marshall Plexis and reissue Bluesbreaker, this is as good or better than any amp I've owned. Brilliant build quality, as you'd expect from Roland, sounds amazing and very versatile. the DualTone. function, with both channels running simultaneously, is wonderful for soloing. Get one!!!
Welcome to the, ' it's a great sound but I really don't wanna carry this anymore ' club !
Now that's the blues! Nice demo again Paul.
Sweet playing , great tone, i think i want one !
BEST Demo to date 2016
mate thank you so much.
2019 too.
Still 2022
Who knew that one of the tech's for Dorje is a KILLER guitar player hahaha! I love it man, and I DID know because I'm obsessed and watch all of Rob's videos :) Can't wait to hear more dude!
Thanks Jake! good man. Good to have you on side bro.
It's a fantastic demo. I got my Blues Cube yesterday and it's really grate. Could you share your settings
Hi dude. The first sweep at 00 to 18 seconds are the settings I used. Great little amp. Well done.
do you feel its a bit basy ? too much bottom end ? i sounds not as good with strat
Sounds good and really looks the part too. Good job guys!
Nice demo guy, I have the old version bc 60 112 ...very nice and great clean .Also I have older peavey special 112 and Award Sessionette 75 very very fantastic!!!But this amp is very nice too
those are the guitar sounds i want to hear in a blues Barr.
Even the thoughts of waking one morning with a Roland Blues Cube where my trusty ol' Blues jr tweed used to be is making me anxious. In fact, I think I'll double down on the security 'round here!
Paul - Great demo! You should receive a commission on all the amps you sell for Roland. Great playing. 'Just played one of these yesterday because of your demo. I was on the fence, but no more. Keep the great demos comin', brother!!
Fantastic demo! Thanks a bunch!
I think Roland is going to be the company that's breaks the tube barrier! BTW, I bet this amp does a mean pink Floyd!
as nice as this amp is, i wouldn't swap my blues jr tweed for anything.
I'd love to hear some pedals through this amp, it sounds great!
It takes pedals VERY WELL. I also used it with my Helix floor and it's nothing short of amazing!
I love your playing😊
thanks dude.
NIce job. Have one on order. Where can I find that backing track ?
Try megabackingtracks dude. It'll be one of those.
Loved the demo, you can certainly play the genre... :-) Would love to see a demo with pedals.. please
Convinced me to get one!
hi Roland unfortunately I don't own this amp it was supplied just for the demo. I have seen other videos on you tube though and I'd does appear to take pedals very very well. I'm sure you'll find mate and thank you.
+Paul Glover thanks Paul. No worries and I shall have a look around. I am a newbie to Guitar and this amp seems to fit the bill. Just need to be able to play my guitar like you - someday 😀
+Roland Harrison your far to kind mate. check out the PG Tips in the channel dude with more lessons coming soon. peace
+Paul Glover thanks and will do 😀
Paul, a quick question. Can I just ask about the backing track you used as I am looking for something similar to practice as a beginner. Where did it come from?
Great video Paul. Very clear and concise as ever. I really like the look of this amp, but i'm torn between this and the Blues Cube Artist, which is significantly pricier. We gig in small clubs mainly, so i'm wondering what your opinion is on which of these would be best? Thanks for the review, Mac
Nice detail thanks for the riffage merry merry!
very nice! im dying to find some decent comparison between the blues cube and the blackstar id-series.. maybe you could make one? =)
Good job, Mr. Glover!
Great sound! I am wondering if this has a specifically designated (optional) footswitch or does it accept the Boss FS-5U?
It's a killer amp and it will be mine soon 😛🤟
Well done man, i loved it. 🧟♂️
Do you play also on Blues cube hot black mode el34 and cream one which like 6l6 mode. Qestions which one is more similar to big Brother?
I don't know buddy. 😕 hopefully someone will see this comment and chime in. Sorry I couldn't help man. 🤘🧟♂️🤘
It's my understanding from Roland that the preamp section does, in fact, use digital modeling. Where did you hear otherwise?
muy interesante este rolan blues cube
11:14 I loved it ! :-)
Great review - interested in this amp
Is it loud enough to gig or rehearse? Great demo, thanks :)
When is this amp becoming available? The delay is a bit worrying as it was supposed to be out in January.
Do you still have that Fender/Roland Strat?
@@henryb160 no man, but I did really like it
@@PaulGlover Yeah, I've got one the same. Actually a great guitar just as a Strat.. Hope you're on the mend!
Nice demo Paul! i'd like to know how this one sound with a tube screamer?
This thing takes pedals like a fender twin. Had a little play with a ibanez jemini tube screamer and ds1 alike. Sounded awesome. If you can get infront of one at a dealers get them to throw it on. Let us know how you get on man.
+Paul Glover Thanks so much! do you think its a good idea to trade mi vox AC 30 VR for this one? I really love it this amp!
+Paul Glover nice demo.
+Paul Glover nice demo. is $300 a good price for the bc 60?
You got a great sound out of it, here. Do you think the Stage has enough power to get those clean, smooth sounds at a level that can be heard over a drumset and band, or is that more the Artist territory?
Unsure as this was a demo amp. Id maybe go artist if this is a concern but i could be wrong mate.
Man, I love your style! I was wondering, who were your influences?! That's amazing man, keep the good work up!
Great review! You got nice sounds throughout the demo, while Andertons got some disappointing thin tones, too.
Where are you from , mr.glover ???
Hello! Could you please tell me the name of that film where those black guys and the boy appear in a bar. Thank you.
Pancho López Weird Science
Excellent playing, and these amps sound really good. I'm justmafraid that they're priced too high and won't find an audience. Great review.
how much is a use BC-60? i saw one for $300.
Great to see you guys again. Solid state still has a long way to go, but at least it has caught up to sounding like a decent pedal in front of a Fender combo.
Personally, the only thing which will ever replace valves is soul crushing agony at the end of valve production. Some day, people like me will be just as strange as people who have perfectly serviceable Polaroid cameras.
I didn’t know you can switch the boost on with a footswitch?? Anyone confirm this ,??
I don't have the amp any more, if you look for an image of the back panel that should clear it up dude. 🤘🧟♂️🤘
I got pretty excited when i saw this amp, my issue is, i use guitars with active pickups, how would that affect the tone?
Just kick a little bit more so you'll just need to tailor the gain.
Mate, you're doing the blues pretty well for being "not a blues guy". ;-) Love your accent, BTW. Where RU from? Somewhere up north on the Brit Isle, I suppose? (Myself being from Germany.)
Very nice Blues amp but I still feel unsure about it for rock / hardrock (not metal). As far as TH-cam demoes go I'd still prefer the Tech21 TM30...
Mint review. More scousers required on TH-cam!
On the product's page it doesn't say that the boost function is footswitchable.
Where did you get the idea that it does?
Thanks!
It is. Use the GA-FC.
Lensman From my understanding, the GA-FC allows you to control the clean, crunch, and dual-tone channels, and to turn the efx loop, the reverb and the tremolo on/off.
Gechech Take a look at page 10 of the Roland BluesCube Stage/Artist user guide (download the pdf from Roland). The stickers for the GA-FC (yes really, stickers) show the Boost option for both channels on the right side swirches.
Lensman Thanks for the help, that's great news!
Cheers
When using the line out is the built in speaker still active for stage monitoring?
Strictly No Parking yes
can you run two guitar into one amp with this amp?
dont think so scott.
Paul Glover I had a chat with Roland and you can do it but the hi is a bit higher in volume
i just got an older version for $285 us.. takes pedals but on mine you have to watch the pedal volumes.....too high and it creates a barely heard high pitch squeal...so keep pedals down and turn up the amp..and its fine....great tones...not better than a tube amp but just as good in my opinion
I have the 2014 version Blues Cube Stage and use the following pedals with no squeal or problems: Boss Wazacraft DM-2, Boss Delay DM-2 (analog), Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Vox Ice 9, Boss GE-7 Equalizer, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Dunlop Q535 Crybaby and a Digitech IV Whammy.
Lol! I love this vid!
Good me too lol 🤘🧟🤘
I have watched about 6 vids of this roland blues cubes/... on three of them, there is a laney in the background. Now want a laney, Fuck. And the vox. And a balckstar
Thx paul 🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶
Hi Paul,
Do you know where these amps are made? Are they made in China? Or somewhere else? Thanks for the info. Great playing by the way!
Cheers
Tibi Risko i dont dude, thinking it'll be on the main site? hope you find what your after man.
For a cat who ain't into low gain blues... You sure have nice blues chops! Very nicely done, awesome demo - u have a new subscriber and I want a BluesCube now =0) was actually looking for a demo of a Cube 60 with overdrive, but this one is the ticket _\,,/
Cheers from the other side o' the pond (Houston, Texas... Blues land, heh). I personally am more into prog and classic rock, etc. (but was weaned on the blues and classical). Dig it. BTW, Cube 60 Keyboard is very nice for clean guitar also, albeit it's no Jazz Chorus.
F*ck me, sounds amazing!
Ahh...an SM58 to mic the amp ??
Same capsule as a 57
love the vidz man fukin brill
dude i want that cat...awesome...ha..ha..ha
where did u get the strat powered by roland😂
No fx loop no ext speaker out.
i think they are made in Japan
china
excellent demo cheered me up "When there is no more room in hell the dead will walk here" way to go... the amp was real nice BUT its fecking expensive mind you you do save on lousy pernickity temperamental TUBES i hate those little fuckers. Give me a tube and ill give you a good looking blond with bigger tubes. One is more reliable than the other and it aint blond.
As a Blues Cube Stage owner the stock speaker is garbage ( pioneer builds the driver) the reverb is terrible. My Tech 21 eats the Blues Cube, along with my tatty arsed Peavey Bandit. I so wanted to love this amp, I waited so long for Roland to release it.
I own one as well and the speaker sounds perfectly fine and a couple people on here, besides myself, had no problem at all with the reverb. Garbage? Not even close!
Nice amp! To bad its overpriced :-( And it doesnt come with a footswitch.
+Christer Hedberg Its a tough one mate, the freedom of just chucking it around and not worrying about maintenance of valves/ tubes etc etc is worth the price i think, it does sound that good in the room. Have you got up close and personal with one yet bro?
Think one step ahead, no maintanence! No overheating tubes or bad electronics. No fidgety sound depending on temperature......!
Guitar Out of tuning, sorry
Sorry even though you play good, to my ears the amp sounds terrible in comparison with a tube amp...,
You need a hearing test. Lee Anderton of Andertons Music did a blindfold test against 4 top tube amps and he picked The Roland Blues Cube as the best sounding and most tube like.
Like the clean, thumbs down on the crunch.