Roland cube 60 or Fender Blues Jr?

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Anybody tried a cube 60 for Tele? Don't these amps have amp modeling and effects built in? Looks like they would be good for Tele. Or would a small tube amp like the blues jr be better for Tele.I like my Hot Rod Deville, but it's so heavy. It stays at the Church all the time. I'd like an amp I can load up and go with, and not have to worry if my back is goin to be out of wack the next morning.

Terry

DALE WHITENER · From: TRINITY,NC USA

Terry, Our guitar player has a Blue's Jr. he plays his Tele through and it sounds great! Loud for only 15 watts. Hope this helps. Dale

D Schubert · From: Columbia, MO, USA

I have a CUBE 30, and it is extremely versatile. The amp modeling is good...will fool most of the people most of the time...and very simple. Have used with guitar and lap steel for small gigs & demo recording. Fiddle player borrowed it Saturday night and loved it. Sounds good with my Emmons S-10 at practice-room volume. Have wondered if I should have bought a CUBE 60 instead for a little more power & volume, and a few more features. I own and use Fender tube amps (Deluxe Reverb, Princeton Reverb) and in a side-by-side comparison they do sound better, for that "classic sound". But it's nice to have a lightweight grab-and-go amp with built-in EFX and amp models as well. BTW, the most useful amp models mimic Fender tweed or blackface amps, or Vox amp.

David Mason · From: Cambridge, MD, USA

For some unaccountable reason I think Roland is a few steps behind DigiTech and Line 6 in the modeling department. I know that Line 6 has some amps called "Spider" that use their modeling technology, I'd want to compare the equivalent sized one to a Cube before I bought. (Behringer & Fender have modeling amps too, but I know nothing about how they sound).

I've had a Cube before and it's a great amp for what it does, but nowadays I'd plug an RP250 or POD into it first. In your situation I'd almost be inclined to look at clean, light keyboard amps and a separate modeler - they'll both come in handy elsewhere, for sure. I imagine that Roland has just GOT to have people working on some new POD-killing products, and somebody somewhere is bound to partner with DigiTech's excellent modeling technology to make a stand-alone amp unit.

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

I don't know how a Roland Cube 60 would sound with a Tele but I really like the sound I get with a lap steel. There is a "black panel" setting on it that models a Fender Twin Reverb. I use this setting along with some reverb.

Keith Cordell · From: San Diego

I'd say the Fender, those have a great tone stock and a tube upgrade really brings it to life. If you have a good amp tech, there are some mods you can do to get them to open up more and give them a bit more "pop".

Tom Jordan · From: Wichita, KS

I play my Tele through a Blues Cube 60...not sure how that compares with the Cube 60. The amp rocks. I get plenty of body and fenderish bite out of it. Two channels, normal and overdrive. Plenty of EQ and overhead with a nice sounding reverb unit.

I've used it for E9 PSG for small gigs and actually did a "600 seat" rodeo dance with it last week (miked, of course).

The amp has plenty of options plus a selectable-balance effects loop. Channel two is the drive channel and has the pre-gain, gain, treble, mid and bass EQ as well.

I've had a lot of amps in my 49 years and this one I've had for two...it's a keeper.

Tom Jordan

Marlin Smoot · From: Kansas

I vote Fender Blues Jr. Killer tone, and can be played in a live band setting. The 15 watts sound like much more. At a loud setting may have a little more overdrive than you want but all-in-all a tone monster and its a tube amp. Mic'ed up is a killer amp. Your back will love you again. I don't know about the Cube amp, I have not plugged into one, I'm sure a nice amp too.

Rick Alexander · From: Florida, USA, R.I.P.

The Blues Jr is a great sounding little amp with lots of punch, and it sounds killer with a Tele.
It's not very heavy at all (I have a bad back too)
It's the next best thing to a real vintage tweed Fender.

Marc Jenkins · From: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I was quite impressed with the Cube when I first plugged into one, but it just doesn't compare to a Blues Jr. Great little tube amp--sounds fantastic with my steel or my Gretsch! It's loud enough for the gigs I play, and I'm competing with a Leslie and a Vox AC-30, no problem. It does break up a bit with the steel at higher volumes, but that's ok with me; high volume being at about 3!

I've heard a modified Blues Jr based on Bill Machrone's mods and it sounded INCREDIBLE. I'm anxiously awaiting the new parts that should make my amp cleaner, tighter, and sweeter!

Mike Maddux · From: Cerritos, CA

Gotta be the Blues Junior...The tubes kick out lots of power and great tone. The CUBE sounds too sterile.
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Drew Howard · From: 48854

My band gifted me with a Blues Jr. yesterday !!
She is the answer to my gear/weight/size folly.
If you are drummerless this is the way to go. Can't speak to the CUBE.

Terry Sneed · From: Arkansas,

Looks like the blues junior wins. One reason I was kinda leaning toward the cube 60 is because of the acoustic amp model. I play my Takamine acousti/electric as bout as much as my Tele.
BTW Drew, that's a nice lookin Tele!

Terry

Drew Howard · From: 48854

Thanks!! She's a '95 Fat Tele w/ after-market Bigsby.
Notice the psychedelic SF Twin Reverb behind everything. She's bummed about the newer, leaner, younger model !!

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