Members crashclc Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 Roland Micro Cube. Oh dear god I hope that's not the best of a bad bunch. I actually paid good money for a brand new one a few years back. It wallowed in such utterly miserable suckage that I *gave* it away to a church group to use as a portable PA - and it kinda even sucked at that. Did I mention it sucked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members profgalen Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 Old guy rambling........it was 1973 and I would cruise around the Appalachian mountains of central PA in a big black 58 Coupe de Ville. In the back seat was my Mike Mathews Freedom Amp armed with 40 brand new size D batteries. The loudest 55 solid state watts you ever heard. I was ready to lay down the jamz anywhere, anytime and let me tell you I did to....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 A few years ago I tried a Roland Microcube with my Steinberger Spirit, with the idea of using it as a travel amp. I was extremely impressed with the sound, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. I'd also look into the Vox DA5 if they still do it. (Didn't buy one as shortly after that airlines all changed their carry-on rules, and nothing bigger than a violin or a uke is allowed now - could probably get away with it most of the time, but won't risk it. Not the most valuable guitar, but bloody hard to get hold of over here left handed: Music Yo refused to send me one from the US because they have UK distributors, and the UK distributor wouldn't carry lefties..... eventually found one on eBay...). The best sounding busking amp I've ever heard was being used by a guy at St Paul's underground station one day about ten years ago.... He was plying an acoustic, fingerpicking silent night (December, obviously), outstanding tone. It was a Vox Escort, which they did back in the early Seventies if memory serves. Outstanding sounding amp. Not sure how easy they are to find now / where you are / at what price, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mister natural Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 + several on the Roalnd Cube Street love mine ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 FYI I have a (now rather ancient) Crate TX-30 taxi, and it does a pretty creditable job for acoustic + mike, and electric + mike with the addition of a pedal or two. I like the fact that it's AC/DC AND operates via a cigarette lighter plug directly from an auto. Also like the fact that it has a rechargeable battery that has never failed me over the eight years I've had it (and it was used when I bought it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted February 2, 2012 Members Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oh dear god I hope that's not the best of a bad bunch. I actually paid good money for a brand new one a few years back. It wallowed in such utterly miserable suckage that I *gave* it away to a church group to use as a portable PA - and it kinda even sucked at that. Did I mention it sucked? Sometimes its the singer, not the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 "Could you just not replace the nut with something more substantial right at the get-go?"I thought you were referring to me at first!last time I was in the states went round with techno geek friend looking for replacement. Went to Fry's and some huge old school hardware store. It is a between size (figures).The epoxy seems to be doing the trick just fine. Even used it to repair a busted nut, a very busted nut.Oh, and another forum about mini mustangs had link to some new Yamaha amps that look quite nice....Here's a link to a decent video and print review of the buggers:http://magazine.dv247.com/2011/09/28/yamaha-thr5-and-thr10-video-preview/the thr 5 goes for $200 and the thr 10 for $300. Never would I think that! I'll remember the fix you've done, though, if I ever get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 Vox DA5 all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 I do enjoy my micro cube, but I must say that if you have the $ and don't mind the greater weight, the Cube Rx is much better sound quality wise. 4 speakers, stereo which is tasty, Same basic layout, but I do think the black face is better executed. Has a so so built in drummer, which could be useful. Depends on what you want to play. You could run a mic thru the back input if you used some pedal you have lying about, say a reverb (my vocals need all the help they can get!) but mainly to control the volume.better sound also goes for the cube street (2 speakers) and in US costs same as Rx (here it is $100 more for some unknown reason), and does have that dedicated mic input. It may be lighter than Cube Rx... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benpwilliams Posted January 22, 2013 Members Share Posted January 22, 2013 hey. I've written a busking blog. Hope it's useful http://fretdetective.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/busking-tips.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted January 22, 2013 Members Share Posted January 22, 2013 How about a battery powered 60 watt tube combo? Grid1 G1 2x12 Combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darcman232006 Posted May 8, 2013 Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 Cool idea, how many hours of use do you get out of your rig before you run out of juice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted May 9, 2013 Members Share Posted May 9, 2013 crashclc wrote: Roland Micro Cube. Oh dear god I hope that's not the best of a bad bunch. I actually paid good money for a brand new one a few years back. It wallowed in such utterly miserable suckage that I *gave* it away to a church group to use as a portable PA - and it kinda even sucked at that. Did I mention it sucked? Dont hate the playa hate the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted May 9, 2013 Members Share Posted May 9, 2013 been a while since I read this, and was gonna repeat what already said, but now can't delete so you get this editied for stupidity on my part post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted May 9, 2013 Members Share Posted May 9, 2013 I love my Micro Cube, and with high gain it can get quite loud, but it doesn't have very much clean head room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macheted01 Posted June 28, 2013 Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 I've been doing some acoustic gigs with a friend, but always have been in a situation where we had power. This is something that has always been in the back of my mind though and always fall back to looking at the Crate Limo or Taxi. I used to have a couple different models of the Pignose. While they sounded good, they were inconsistent with battery life.I own a Bose Compact and wil try running it with my Cobra Power Station and see how many hours I can get out of it. My other preferred option is a 12v auto type battery and inverter. I'm sure this will run great, but not something I would want to use on camping trips and such. So, dont laugh. I am gonna check out the Ion Tailgater or Ion Blockrocker. They are reasonably priced and have descent reviews. If something happened to it, I would not cry.I will post back soon to let you know how it goes with both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gamblort Posted July 21, 2014 Members Share Posted July 21, 2014 For something a bit alternative you should check out the JukeCase portable guitar amp by Son Valise. A portable suitcase guitar amp with up to 40 hours playtime at 50W (rechargeable battery) and awesome sound, all the way up the range. My friend got one and you can play your backing track via Bluetooth whilst playing guitar/singing over the top – up to 4 inputs in total. They look awesome are pretty lightweight (5-10kg) Read about it here: JukeCase portable guitar amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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