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2-channel, 20-watt Combo Amp with 8" Speaker, Onboard Amp Models, Solo Boost, 9 Effects, Power Squeezer Function, and Aux In Jack

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Roland CUBE-20X (No Longer Available)

Item ID: Cube20X

2-channel, 20-watt Guitar Combo Amp with COSM Modeling, Aux In, Record/Phones Out, and Power Squeezer

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From Our Research Team:

Insanely Compact Guitar Amp with Huge Sounds!

Roland's original CUBE Series may well have been the best sounding, "practice" guitar amps we've encountered. Roland's CUBE-20X takes that amazing sound and adds some equally amazing new features. The CUBE-20X is called a practice amp, but that's just because it's compact and easily portable (and very affordable, by the way). In reality, the CUBE-20X packs a punch you won't believe with great new features such as Power Squeezer for maximum sustain without maximum volume, a fully equipped guitar tuner, acoustic simulation inherited from the BOSS AC-3, a mini-jack aux in for playing along to MP3 and CD players, COSM amp modeling, and of course that incredible CUBE sound!

Roland CUBE-20X at a Glance:
  • 20-watt, 2-channel amp with 8" speaker, COSM amp-modeling and acoustic simulation inherited from BOSS AC-3
  • Recording/headphone out, aux input, footswitch in, and onboard tuner
  • Power Squeezer for maximum gain and sustain - even at low volumes

20-watt, 2-channel Amplifier
The CUBE-20X has has a two channel configuration that lets you switch between a clean channel and a "lead" channel, which features Roland's famous COSM modeling. The sounds available include Metal Stack, Metal, Overdrive, Distortion, Tube Drive, and an acoustic simulator taken from the BOSS AC-3 effects pedal. The CUBE-20X also features onboard effects that include reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, and tremolo. A 3-band EQ lets you shape your tone across the frequency spectrum. The CUBE-20X sends 20 watts of power at 8 ohms into a high-quality 8" speaker.

Recording/Headphone out and Aux in
Aside from the usual 1/4" guitar input, the CUBE-20X also has an auxilliary input (mini-jack) that allows you to input signals from an MP3 player, CD player, or drum machine and play along. There's also a 1/4" record/headphone out that enables silent practice or recording - great for those late-night bedroom jams and recording sessions. The CUBE-20X also allows you to switch channels and select effects via a TRS footswitch input. Another great all-around feature is a fully-equipped onboard guitar tuner.

Power Squeezer for maximum gain
Speaking of bedroom jams, if you need to play at lower volumes (we say "need" because no self-respecting rocker wants to), Roland has thoughtfully included a a new feature called the Power Squeezer. As you know, when you bring down the volume of an amp past a certain point, it stops responding properly - sustain doesn't last and the tone just isn't right. The Power Squeezer keeps the speaker loaded as though major wattage is going through it. The result is that you can play at extremely low volumes without losing the sustain or great response that comes with playing at higher volumes.

Roland CUBE-20X Features:
  • 20 watts of power
  • Clean and overdrive channels
  • Powerful COSM amp-modeling onboard
  • High-quality 8" speaker
  • Recording/headphone output and auxiliary input
  • TRS footswitch jack for selection and effects
  • Acoustic simulation inherited from BOSS AC-3
  • Convenient onboard tuner
  • Power Squeezer for maximum gain and sustain - even at low volumes

If you want massive tone from a tiny amp, get the Roland CUBE-20X!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number CUBE-20X

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Reviews

Better than a amp twice it's size.

by Rob from Ventura, CA
January 30, 2009
Music Background: Jazz Musician
This amp actually changed my life, believe it or not. I was shopping amps in this local guitar store and in a hurry. I basically was plugging this $3800 Gretch guitar into all these little amps line... read more [+]d along the wall and playing some jazzy stuff until i found the best clean. When i got to this one I stopped dead in my tracks, I thought the price was marked wrong. How could such a little amp with so many effects and a great sound cost so little? Incredible, it sounds better than my Roland JC-120 I swear. close [-]

Great Amp

by Cameron from Bardstown KY
August 10, 2008
Music Background: Hobbyist
Awesome AMP! I wanted to get a marshall but they were not in stock. My sales rep. recommended this one and I'm glad he did! (Thanks Matt) It goes from clean to heavy and everything in between. My favo... read more [+]rite is the tube drive played through a strat. My wife plays her electric mandolin through it with the acoustic sim. and a little chrous added. This is a great amp for not alot of money! close [-]

It's the Hyper Cube!!!

by Eleazar from Ilagan, Isabela Philippines
May 3, 2009
Music Background: Recording Hobbyist
We were looking for some gear in Badie Music Store in Doha Qatar before... I got an Ibanez SAS32x and the sales rep recommended this Roland Cube20x thing... Of course, I knew that Roland has a great r... read more [+]eputation in Qatar and even in the Philippines where I live... So I never hesitated to try it out, a few EQ here, a few drives, then some EFX... So, I just bought it, no questions asked... It sounds good on recording and even live... I really love the Power Compressor feature, it's good for recording and even live too... It also has this EFX features and delay/reverb section that I dont use much but it really helped me get some background knowledge on Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo... But the real deal here is its JC clean channel, it really sounds clean and pure... The Lead channel is just for some extra features and I really never use it that much, but just for fun and some curiosity on the different distortion effects and the Acoustic simulator... I got my Ibanez and a multi-effects processor plug into it and into my computer and there I have it, some good sounding guitar sound... Even without the effects processor, I never had problems with its sound quality, it's pure and clean... Overall, it's a great amp, very versatile, durable, easy to clean, no problem with the price and a has very good speaker too... I never regret buying this machine, 'cuz now I have proven to myself why Roland has such a good reputation all over the world... There you have it, the Cube20x... Thank God for Roland (RUN!!! It's the Hyper Cube!!!) close [-]
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