A tad bit expensive, but worth it

I was very impressed with the sound quality--I expected something like a cheap AM/FM radio. The tone is full and doesn't distort (unless you want it too--distortion is one of the special effects).

The unit seems sturdy and I have a feeling it will survive for years with just a little care.

I found it'll run 6-7 hours on NiMH batteries, even though they aren't officially supported . I hate the idea of throwing away used alkalines, even though they provide 15 hours of playing.

This is a quality piece of gear, even if it does run on batteries. It's lightweight, making it easy to take to gigs, and the sound quality won't let you down.

Wife Likes It!

I have to say, I was so surprised when I got this amp home and really plugged in my slew of electric and acoustic guitars. I never thought I would get such great tone from such a small package. I keep it right in the front room, where I practice and we watch TV. It is very versatile to say the least. If I need, I can plug in my Guitar trainer to play along with songs I am trying to learn or even my metronome when i want to work on my discipline or new rhythms. I have a couple of voice pedals hooked up into the vocal input and my voice sounds rich plus and very true. I use the reverb/delay and chorus. Not much use for the overdrive or distortion, though I can play a mean Hendrix Star Spangled Banner when I do! I am thinking of using it when I go into the studio. I will mic it or run the line into the board. The tone is that good!

Great Little Amp

Never dreamed I'd get so much sound from such a little amp. Bought this as a practice amp but I wouldn't be afraid to use it in a small setting. I needed something super portable (my wife likes me to practice in the garage if you can imagine that) and it fits the bill totally.

Finially

I travel around the world a lot. I am just in from Japan. I am so happy that I was reading the guitarplayer mag. And saw the cube. And I went out and order it right away.

P.S. The only problem I have is the battery do not last very long. For all of the inst. hookup. I though the cube would be like the Fender can amp. It charge for 3hr. playing time without battery. But I love it anyway. I use it everyday.

Classic Vibe Box!

I can't believe the vibe of this little amp. It reminds me of the old am/fm stero radios but does it's small size fool you. It's like a small version of the Roland JC-120 on the clean setting and on the overdrive and distorted, it does that great too. You can hook up a mic, a drum machine and guitar all at the same time--and it balances out the sound. It doesn't favor one or the other. The chorus is lush and realistic. This is the most utility of all the little amps I've seen. It really has high quality sound. I've been playing over 30 years and know tone. It has tone; in fact, it has classic vibe!

Roland FINALLY got it right!!!!

This amp sounds FANTASTIC for its size. Finally an amp with FRFR capability for modellers as well as acoustic. (The effects are OK, not great, but who cares if I can plug a GT-10 into it and have it sound good...:-)

It doesn't color the sound (unless you want it to), but gives true sound at a very surprising level. MUCH, MUCH better than the Cube Street.

Bottom line: Roland finally got this right, and it will even fit into my motorcycle sport pak!!

My only caveat is I wish they had included a guitar tuner, but that is no big deal...

Roland mobile cube

Would have given it 5 stars cause it is really great. My objection is that it only has one output (stereo headphones out) which works great into a pa system. I was hoping it could also work as a monitor but the speakers are of course disconnected.

Roland Mobile Cube

This is an excellent battery-powered go anywhere amp. There are a couple drawbacks, as cited by several other reviewers that got past the mesmerizing positive features. You are not able to control volume or add effects to your ipod input- that is controlled on the ipod. That said- once you figure out how to integrate the ipod and instrument input- watch out. You can play, or do vocals thru the second channel with your ipod. You can dampen the ipod vocals and use the ipod instrumentals with your instrument input or mic. Works well for "Half Live" (kind of Karaoke instrumental/vocal with mp3). The battery driven mode doesn't get you to full volume - it cuts out if you push it too far on battery. Way more powerful on power (duh)- but battery is certainly more than adequate unless you are trying to fill a stadium (that's not why you are looking for a mobile battery amp). The chorus/effects are sweet with guitar input . If you want portable, play along, great sound, for a moderate size large venue this amp will more than meet your needs. It isn't my Marshal AS50R...but a good surrogate when portability is key. Play out in the woods and rock the world...fun stuff! (It beats my Fender Amp can hands down, no comparison!)

Great For Busking!

This little monster can handle your instrument, your mic (with dedicated volume control), and your backing tracks simultaneously. At just 30 bucks more than the Micro Cube, and less than half of what a Cube Street costs, you get a killer busking rig. The thing delivers BIG sound in a tiny package (its loud as hell), and fits in a small duffel with the rest of my busking stuff. Sound quality is very good, but with small speakers, you lose a bit of bottom. Small price to pay to go anywhere.

Good, Could Be Better

As a pro musician, I will say that as a practice amp, it’s great. As for cranking up the volume in a small lounge for example, it distorts easily. I ran a Yamaha Motif synth through it and at a normal room volume it distorted. Low to medium volume is fine. Unit has a clean sound.

My main complaint: You can only use the volume/effects/tone functions when plugging something into the Keyboard/Inst. inputs. You cannot use any controls including volume in the RCA, AUX. inputs. In other words, you have to control the volume of you mp3 player for example, through your mp3 player's volume.

In my case, this requires switching screens in my tablet because there is no rocker dedicated volume switch on the unit. Aside from that, it’s a great practice amp.