Great review, Brother! We are downsizing to a trio (a singer, a guitar player (both electric and acoustic...me), and a percussionist...cajon, bongos, bells, snare,, etc.) and will be playing small outdoor events in my little fishing village, like BBQs and Parties ...and bar and restaurant patios along the Texas Gulf coast. I am older now and really look forward to getting rid of and to stop lugging around heavy equipment. This is Cube is very interesting and even smaller, more portable, and less expensive than the PA and array systems I have been looking at, and seems to lack in sound quality. This review has really helped me to see other options. Liked and subscribed...
I have had tge the Cube Street Ex for two years now and I am 60% happy with it. One of the problems, and you exhibited here, is if you are using it live, and want to use the different settings for electric guitar, the volume jumps are extreme between the settings. Meaning you’ll be fiddling with the controls each time you change. I use outboard effects, well, I am using a Roland GR55 guitar synth, and happy with the synth tones and my OD and distortion tones. But cannot get a warm balanced jazz tone from from D’Angelico semi hollow body. I noticed yesterday whilevbusking, on the lower powered output setting, it sounded like a heavy limiter was in place..I’d get that ‘thwack’ sound if I picked a little too hard. I’m still going to mess with things and then decide if I shoukd get a Yamaha THR just for the guitar sounds from the GR55. Great video….👍👍👍
Im back . I bought a new 414ce Taylor last week and it sounds incredible through this thing ! I also linked it to my old cube street with the 6 inch speakers through the line in on the vox channel and it works great ! You can link it to any powered unit and it will be the master . With it linked to my cube street you can still use the extra channel as you desire and control the separate volume and effects . The 2 of them really compliment each other . Im really stoked about this , as I can further spread my sound with them .
As a street musician i can say that this amplifier is great 💯. I use a baritone guild guitar which produces a lot of low frequencies and it handles them really good. That being said the first month i got it, the right speaker 🔊 burned out, but i had the warranty on, so i send it back for repair and they told me that it was faulty anyways, so they replaced both speakers and everything seems to be fine since then, and I'm really using it as I'm a singer as well which means i use both voice and guitar and yes at some point if you raise the volume too high it gets harsh, but if you keep the volume half way max it's great and you don't really need more than that as it's very very loud trust me. Even the half of what it can do is way too much and you don't need it apart from some very rare occasions with a lot of people or noise around you when you're performing in big city or a central square were you can come across some really bad situations in terms of noise and all.
I completely concur. You probably run at maximum watts like I have. I have a power cord but primarily run on batteries. If you gig over 4 hours without turning it off its good to keep an extra set handy. I prefer this to the loud box mini. It's clean and clear. Plus the digital reverb is an excellent enhancement. Thanks for your comment. Enjoy. Thanks for watching.
@@davidmurphey9514 Hey friend, we thank you for your presentations. You mentioned the loudbox mini?? The Fishman?? I have it as well 🤣, it's an excellent amplifier but not for noisy situations like cube because it has only one speaker which is it's only downside, but yes different amplifiers, different types of use and don't forget that the Fishman is also a monitor not only an amplifier like Fishman is. The Fishman produces more natural sound unlike cube who does the job well no matter where you are at.
Great David thankyou , a very honest and informative review. tired of open mics what to do my own thing , im eclectic in music. styles , can i use a looper on it ? scott🇦🇺
If anyone has a Cube Street PA get yourself a TC Helicon harmony singer and hit the tone button. Total game changer for the vocal. Plus u can add sum harmony.
Just bought one of these.. waiting for it to be delivered now.. great review. I wonder how it sounds with 2 of them in stereo.. looking forward to NOT carrying 20 pieces and power.
I sincerely hope it meets your needs. Mine has definitely been used in a few venues. Let me know how it works out. Thanks for your comment and for watching
Thanks Jeff. I have a lot of SRV in my catalog. Been a while. I'll work on putting a few together. There is one already on my channel with the Epiphone Sheraton. Check out the Sky Is Crying. Stevie did a cover of that one.
Have one and have been trying to listen to comparison of other busking amps. No one used an electric and acoustic and also sings with them which has left me kind of puzzled ha. I think this amps a keeper. That lead channel with the volumes dialed down is a great blues sound, especially at lower watts for dirt or higher for head room. This thing gets super loud! It has a footing with my tube amp!
It does a lot of things very well. You're correct on all counts in regards to this amp. I mostly use it for small indoor venues for acoustic work only. When playing with bands however I use my 68 Deluxe Reverb. Simply because the stage volume gets pretty loud. Thanks for watching
Hey! Can you use a wireless mic with some wireless system receiver with this amp? I know you can use a wired mic and make it wireless with a system but I’m wondering about the possibility of a wireless mic with a system you can use with the amp, and one that doesn’t involve plugging the system into the mains to do so, a complete wireless connector system for a wireless mic? :)
Yes. I use a wireless setup for my guitar most of the time. Although I've never used a wireless mic the principle is the same. Thanks for your question and for watching.
Hello David I’m still pondering the idea of buying the Roland Street Cube. I did buy two of the Bose S1-Pro speakers for my portable PA and they are fantastic! Is the Cube EX loud enough to play with a full drum set live? The speakers inside the Cube EX only say 15-watts per speaker. Please advise from your own perspective and personal experience because you already own one and have used periodically.
Honestly I don't think so for an acoustic guitar. The sound just isn't big enough for stage volumes. It's more of a small room amp. Doing a singles act.
@@thirdgearband I think it could handle it. Try it out. You can always return it as long as you keep all the packaging. Just have to pay shipping on the return
appena comprato !!!! wonderfu fucking powered sound !!! i am really happy to play with this now.....sorry for my english ....i am itlian but i think this is the best amplifier to play around the world...for guitar and voice !!
Hi! Some people tell that the amp simulation is not enough...do you think that this amp will be a better choice than bose s1 or JBL eon one vs line6 pocket pod? Greetings!
Thanks for your question and for watching. I don't believe it's better than the Bose S1 or the JBL. They aren't in the same league in my opinion. The Bose and JBL are capable of pushing handling larger venues. If you need to reach a large audience either of those would be great. However for just making one trip from the car to the venue. The Roland is my choice for small venues of 100 people or less. Great Busking amp. I have had absolutely terrible results with Line 6 products. I haven't had any experience with this particular Product. So Honestly can't say.
I'd like to add, as someone with this and a tube amp. This Cube amp is meant for buskers and performers of any electric instrument and I can dial it close to my tube amp- those that you mentioned focus on acoustic guitars and general PA uses only but this cube is catered to electric and acoustic guitar and has some roll off in the higher frequency which those two don't have, while still having tweeters for general PA use. This one also has a third line level input for a keyboard or bass guitar which can all be broadcast at once. This is a great amp for busking and it has a better stereo width to my ears than the bose at high volume and is also louder. Don't know about the JBL though.
@@Chris-cf2kp the Bose S1-Pro is perfecto for a PA especially when using two of them together or through your mixer.The Roland is super for the instrument end of it making your whole system extremely light weight and portable plus the battery operation capability of the entire system to play anywhere anytime!
I have never tried two vocals. However it can handle vocals, guitar, and backing tracks. I have played venues of about 175 and had no trouble. Using the 50 watt setting.
Absolutely. I have used backing tracks that I personally made with bass, keyboards, drums. I played with them using an American Standard Strat using the lead settings at the 12 o'clock position with no vocal distortion at 50 watts.
@@davidmurphey9514 Thanks. Trying to find my first busking amp thats best for overall value that can play vocals, distorted guitar(s) and a backing track at the same time without getting all fuzzy
Roland will NOT sell you replacement parts should something go wrong. you have to go to their authorised techs to order parts and fix it. Buy something else, i don't know what but don't give your money to a company that doesn't care about you after they have your money.
Nicely done, really informative. Thanks Dave.
Thank you and thanks for watching
This was a very comprehensive and useful review, I'll be getting one for busking and small gigs (acoustic guitar and vocals). Cheers!
I hope you will be pleased. I have been. Thank you for watching
Great review. Thanks. Just got one and was looking for something like this.........am totally enjoying this amazing amp.
Thank you very much. I've never regretted buying mine. Enjoy.
Man this video really closed the deal on me buying this amp today. Thank you kindly Mr. Murphey.
My pleasure. I use mine every day and have never regretted it. Really good headroom for a small amp.
@@davidmurphey9514 how’s it on handling two vocals for park and outside events?
Great review, Brother! We are downsizing to a trio (a singer, a guitar player (both electric and acoustic...me), and a percussionist...cajon, bongos, bells, snare,, etc.) and will be playing small outdoor events in my little fishing village, like BBQs and Parties ...and bar and restaurant patios along the Texas Gulf coast. I am older now and really look forward to getting rid of and to stop lugging around heavy equipment. This is Cube is very interesting and even smaller, more portable, and less expensive than the PA and array systems I have been looking at, and seems to lack in sound quality. This review has really helped me to see other options. Liked and subscribed...
Might want to try it out first. Thanks for watching
I have had tge the Cube Street Ex for two years now and I am 60% happy with it. One of the problems, and you exhibited here, is if you are using it live, and want to use the different settings for electric guitar, the volume jumps are extreme between the settings. Meaning you’ll be fiddling with the controls each time you change.
I use outboard effects, well, I am using a Roland GR55 guitar synth, and happy with the synth tones and my OD and distortion tones. But cannot get a warm balanced jazz tone from from D’Angelico semi hollow body. I noticed yesterday whilevbusking, on the lower powered output setting, it sounded like a heavy limiter was in place..I’d get that ‘thwack’ sound if I picked a little too hard. I’m still going to mess with things and then decide if I shoukd get a Yamaha THR just for the guitar sounds from the GR55.
Great video….👍👍👍
Thank you for your comments and for watching
Sold me on it. You have confirmed all I had hoped for.
Enjoy. Take care
Im back . I bought a new 414ce Taylor last week and it sounds incredible through this thing ! I also linked it to my old cube street with the 6 inch speakers through the line in on the vox channel and it works great ! You can link it to any powered unit and it will be the master . With it linked to my cube street you can still use the extra channel as you desire and control the separate volume and effects . The 2 of them really compliment each other . Im really stoked about this , as I can further spread my sound with them .
That's awesome and congratulations on your new Taylor. They're incredible. Thanks for sharing.
David Murphey .Thank you very much very good explanation on the Cube Street EX like very much .
Thank you for watching. Have a great day
Thank you.
Very informative.
Thank you for watching
Wail on Waylon! Loved it!
Lol. Thanks for watching
As a street musician i can say that this amplifier is great 💯. I use a baritone guild guitar which produces a lot of low frequencies and it handles them really good. That being said the first month i got it, the right speaker 🔊 burned out, but i had the warranty on, so i send it back for repair and they told me that it was faulty anyways, so they replaced both speakers and everything seems to be fine since then, and I'm really using it as I'm a singer as well which means i use both voice and guitar and yes at some point if you raise the volume too high it gets harsh, but if you keep the volume half way max it's great and you don't really need more than that as it's very very loud trust me. Even the half of what it can do is way too much and you don't need it apart from some very rare occasions with a lot of people or noise around you when you're performing in big city or a central square were you can come across some really bad situations in terms of noise and all.
I completely concur. You probably run at maximum watts like I have. I have a power cord but primarily run on batteries. If you gig over 4 hours without turning it off its good to keep an extra set handy. I prefer this to the loud box mini. It's clean and clear. Plus the digital reverb is an excellent enhancement. Thanks for your comment. Enjoy. Thanks for watching.
@@davidmurphey9514 Hey friend, we thank you for your presentations. You mentioned the loudbox mini?? The Fishman?? I have it as well 🤣, it's an excellent amplifier but not for noisy situations like cube because it has only one speaker which is it's only downside, but yes different amplifiers, different types of use and don't forget that the Fishman is also a monitor not only an amplifier like Fishman is. The Fishman produces more natural sound unlike cube who does the job well no matter where you are at.
Great review thanks
Thanks for watching
Great David thankyou , a very honest and informative review. tired of open mics what to do my own thing , im eclectic in music. styles , can i use a looper on it ? scott🇦🇺
Yes you absolutely can
If anyone has a Cube Street PA get yourself a TC Helicon harmony singer and hit the tone button. Total game changer for the vocal. Plus u can add sum harmony.
Thank you for your comment and for watching. I'll give it a try
yes I found you can , thanks Scott🇦🇺
Good deal
Just bought one of these.. waiting for it to be delivered now.. great review. I wonder how it sounds with 2 of them in stereo.. looking forward to NOT carrying 20 pieces and power.
I sincerely hope it meets your needs. Mine has definitely been used in a few venues. Let me know how it works out. Thanks for your comment and for watching
That amp is nice, Sometimes I would love to hear you play some srv.
Thanks Jeff. I have a lot of SRV in my catalog. Been a while. I'll work on putting a few together. There is one already on my channel with the Epiphone Sheraton. Check out the Sky Is Crying. Stevie did a cover of that one.
Have one and have been trying to listen to comparison of other busking amps. No one used an electric and acoustic and also sings with them which has left me kind of puzzled ha. I think this amps a keeper. That lead channel with the volumes dialed down is a great blues sound, especially at lower watts for dirt or higher for head room. This thing gets super loud! It has a footing with my tube amp!
When using the the crunch and lead setting I always drop the power level. For the money it was exactly what I needed
It does a lot of things very well. You're correct on all counts in regards to this amp. I mostly use it for small indoor venues for acoustic work only. When playing with bands however I use my 68 Deluxe Reverb. Simply because the stage volume gets pretty loud. Thanks for watching
@@davidmurphey9514 I agree, it's very capable. Nice review- and singing. Happy playing
@@Chris-cf2kp thank you and happy playing to you as well.
Thank you! What mics were you using in this video? Both sound great!
Sennheiser 835e. Thanks for watching
Hey! Can you use a wireless mic with some wireless system receiver with this amp? I know you can use a wired mic and make it wireless with a system but I’m wondering about the possibility of a wireless mic with a system you can use with the amp, and one that doesn’t involve plugging the system into the mains to do so, a complete wireless connector system for a wireless mic? :)
Yes. I use a wireless setup for my guitar most of the time. Although I've never used a wireless mic the principle is the same. Thanks for your question and for watching.
Hello David I’m still pondering the idea of buying the Roland Street Cube. I did buy two of the Bose S1-Pro speakers for my portable PA and they are fantastic! Is the Cube EX loud enough to play with a full drum set live? The speakers inside the Cube EX only say 15-watts per speaker. Please advise from your own perspective and personal experience because you already own one and have used periodically.
Honestly I don't think so for an acoustic guitar. The sound just isn't big enough for stage volumes. It's more of a small room amp. Doing a singles act.
@@davidmurphey9514 what about playing electric through it? Loud enough for drums and Bass?
@@thirdgearband I think so definitely in the crunch mode. If your drummer is a heavy hitter you might get lost in the clean mode.
@@davidmurphey9514 the drummer is soft player not a heavy hitter.
We play the 60’s& 70’s
@@thirdgearband I think it could handle it. Try it out. You can always return it as long as you keep all the packaging. Just have to pay shipping on the return
appena comprato !!!! wonderfu fucking powered sound !!! i am really happy to play with this now.....sorry for my english ....i am itlian but i think this is the best amplifier to play around the world...for guitar and voice !!
Thank you for your comment and for watching.
Dave, you should get the Cube Street 2. It's even better. I have both the original and the CS2.
I'll give it a shot thanks. Thank you for watching
Hi!
Some people tell that the amp simulation is not enough...do you think that this amp will be a better choice than bose s1 or JBL eon one vs line6 pocket pod?
Greetings!
Thanks for your question and for watching. I don't believe it's better than the Bose S1 or the JBL. They aren't in the same league in my opinion. The Bose and JBL are capable of pushing handling larger venues. If you need to reach a large audience either of those would be great. However for just making one trip from the car to the venue. The Roland is my choice for small venues of 100 people or less. Great Busking amp. I have had absolutely terrible results with Line 6 products. I haven't had any experience with this particular Product. So Honestly can't say.
I'd like to add, as someone with this and a tube amp. This Cube amp is meant for buskers and performers of any electric instrument and I can dial it close to my tube amp- those that you mentioned focus on acoustic guitars and general PA uses only but this cube is catered to electric and acoustic guitar and has some roll off in the higher frequency which those two don't have, while still having tweeters for general PA use. This one also has a third line level input for a keyboard or bass guitar which can all be broadcast at once. This is a great amp for busking and it has a better stereo width to my ears than the bose at high volume and is also louder. Don't know about the JBL though.
@@Chris-cf2kp the Bose S1-Pro is perfecto for a PA especially when using two of them together or through your mixer.The Roland is super for the instrument end of it making your whole system extremely light weight and portable plus the battery operation capability of the entire system to play anywhere anytime!
Very cool! But too expensive...
I understand
For busking can it handle two vocals nicely and be loud and clear enough to reach in crowds of people in outdoor park venues?
I have never tried two vocals. However it can handle vocals, guitar, and backing tracks. I have played venues of about 175 and had no trouble. Using the 50 watt setting.
@@davidmurphey9514 they have it at $514.99 now is it being replaced by a newer version?
@@thirdgearband I don't know if there is a different version. I paid 499.00 plus tax
@@davidmurphey9514 plenty loud enough for vocals though right?
@@thirdgearband absolutely. Great tones
Can it handle vocals playing distortion electric guitar and the aux for drums?
Absolutely. I have used backing tracks that I personally made with bass, keyboards, drums. I played with them using an American Standard Strat using the lead settings at the 12 o'clock position with no vocal distortion at 50 watts.
@@davidmurphey9514 Thanks. Trying to find my first busking amp thats best for overall value that can play vocals, distorted guitar(s) and a backing track at the same time without getting all fuzzy
Does it have an XLR out to connect to a PA system? Thank you.
Yes. In the front and back. You can also bridge from anything using either quarter inch or xlr input. There are more specs at Mackie.com
Also owner operation manuals
Hi - have younever used a distortion or wah pedal with the Cube EX?
I'm sorry no I haven't. Thank you for watching.
I meant...and seems to NOT lack in sound quality.
Got it
Can this be run on mains power when your at home?
I may not understand your question. You can run this on either tripple a batteries or 120 volts. Thanks for your question and for watching.
can I plug in two mics and one acoustic guitar on street ex?
I have never tried that. You would have to use a small sub mixture but I think it could handle it.
yes
What is the pick up of ur guitar? Is that fishman?
Yes it is.
Hey David I just purchased the Boss Cube Street 2, check it out. Doug from Denver and fellow Crown Royal 👑 partner.
Great amps. Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching
Where's the bluetooth
I don't know
Roland will NOT sell you replacement parts should something go wrong. you have to go to their authorised techs to order parts and fix it. Buy something else, i don't know what but don't give your money to a company that doesn't care about you after they have your money.
It's true that they don't but all parts does. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
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Thanks for your comment and thank you for watching