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The RX looks interesting, however it is expensive, same price as a Cube 40XL.
Originally Posted by TruthHertz
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06-25-2011 12:57 PM
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Actually, I think you get get a pretty good Joe Pass/Kurt Cobain combo tone with a Lunchbox. I think it would be the perfect choice. I could see Joe covering "Come As You Are". Originally Posted by Philly112
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I,m also a Lunchbox user and think it,s a very fine amp on it,s own or played with my Pod express or my Korg Pandora px4d , both can be battery operated .This little amp can hold it,s own on most situations . My other amps are a Cube 60 and a Fender Champ 600....Do a search on here for info on the Lunchbox ...good luck on your quest .
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Horror! yesterday, practising my Tele plugged in the Micro Cube (black pannel and acoustic settings+ neck PU) I noticed the speaker started to fart on bass notes!
So far the tele (single coil PUs) was the only guitar form my collection remaining unaffected by this flaw.
Is my Microcube starting to die? or a speaker swap would remedy this?
Thanks for advice...
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I use it for practise at home, but I've also rehearsed with it with the big band, it's even loud enough to solo over the hornsection!
One hint for Lunchbox owners:
Put a plug (e.g. headphone adapter) into the jack for the extension speaker. When you turn the Lunchbox up loud an play chords in the lower registers, it starts to fart through the extension speaker jack. A plug doesn't only prevent from this, it generally sounds better, too.
Cheers, Modalguru
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If you were running it on battery, change the batteries, otherwise the stock speaker has a tendency to fart on bass notes especially in higher gain models. People have reported improvement by changing the speaker usually a car stereo speaker with full range if no mods are made to the baffle.
Originally Posted by mambosun
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Originally Posted by medblues
Thanks.
The more I use it, the more I suspect that the "farting bass notes" are produced by a flawed COSM sound processing artefact, at least on my amp.
Looking closely to the speaker behaviour, I didn't notice the speaker was struggling or whobbling with excess while farting, it didn't merely move.
Hence the suspicious Micro Cube amp electronics section rather than the speaker.
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As I started the thread, I thought I'd give a quick update.
I still have my Microcube. My 'research' told me that there really wasn't too much wrong with it at it's price; certainly there are no small battery powered options much better. I tried the Vox alternative in a store but it didn't seem any better (or worse).
But I had the 'red mist' and bought a Jazzkat Acoustikat from a forum member. Not at all what I was after, but it it's small(ish) very light and sounds great. Maybe a Roland 30/40 might have been a good option also, but I like the pureness of the Jazzkat.
If the ZT had a battery option I would have considered that and probably taken a punt.
On reflection it's the versatility of battery amps that I like and even now I still use the Microcube 50% of the time as it's just so damn easy to move around the house and set up! Despite the fact that the Jazzkat hammers it for sound quality.
Phil
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Hey MBS, Originally Posted by mambosun
I have to concur with the micro cube electronics. If you go back and check me previous post I swapped out the original speaker for a 6.5" car audio speaker and after breaking it in it still farts with flatwound strings. I have always used a compressor to tighten up the bass on this amp and it works well with the new speaker and to the point of it sounding louder! It rocks on th O/D channels but it can get quite shrill.
IMO this amp works well with strats and teles, it's fine with CC pickup with roundwounds (jazz box) but farts with flatwound strings, BUT, I like the amp and it works well as a practice amp and busking amp especially with the bigger speaker. If anyone wants to frankenstein their Micro Cube then match the frequency response of the original speaker, make a new baffle out of MDF(12mm) and away you go.
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I have a Roland Street. Great for playing jazz in the subway. An idea came to me to clean up the bottom end. I got a pair of Weber signature 6.5 alnico speakers. I did wonder if this was overkill. WOW! This is some serious amp sound from a tiny box. I made a 6 D cell battery pack for rechargables and it goes all day. Recharges over night. And my set up is now as perfect as I could possibly ask for. Oh, the Webers dropped in as if Roland made the Street just for them.
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Just to clarify, I use the one speaker $100 micro cube and was able to get the floppy bass notes out with the tone and gain controls. I use it primarily with a Strat and an Epi JP. Keep tweaking.
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I use a ZT Lunchbox, sure its not the prettiest sounding amp, however its the best sounding amp of it's size that I've come across.
However the speaker does flub if you run it really loud but thats only on really low notes and is more of a rattle than anything. However that's at really really high volume - the kind of volume level I should have been using my AC30 at.
It's great for what it does, I've run a preamp infront of it a couple of times as well which warms the sound up nicely. It does quiet/loud and sounds the same the whole way up. But give one a go first before you buy one, and also I have yet to find an overdrive sound that I like with it - so take that into consideration.
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For battery powered amps:
The Cube Street is more expensive and quite a bit larger than the Micro Cube, but it is also huge step up in sound.
In my opinion the Micro Cube will fart out (as they say) at anything but very low practice volumes - I mean LOW volume such as used when someone is asleep elsewhere in the house.
The Cube Street can actually put out some usable solo playing volume with a nice clean full range guitar sound. Forget it with a drummer, but for solo work or even with some modest vocal volume, it is a great battery powered solution. I wish the angles of the amp were not so awkward for carry and knob adjustment, but I understand that the design emphasizes the speaker angle.
My opinion.
I like the idea of the D-cell installation. The amp has plenty of space for the larger cells.
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I was also thinking of the Lunchbox to take with me for my lessons....when I actually looked in to the price I couldn't believe how reasonable it was.
Anyone here from Canada have a Lunchbox and if so where did you get/order it from? None of the authorised dealers are closer than 8 hours from where I live so if I have to order online I would rather go with someone that I can get some input on.
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Consider a lunchbox acoustic for jazz playing. More bass, real reverb, and still a tiny package.
I picked one up on craigslist for $175 bucks, and I. Like the tone a lot more than the original lb for jazz. Keep an eye out...
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I was wondering about that one...so it would be better? I actually have zero experience with acoustic amps but always wanted to try it out..besides trying a fifth avenu through a peavey acoustic rig.
im sure some digging will find me one.
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I have a Tech 21 Blonde between guitar and Lunchbox and it works well. For big band playing I run it through the extension cab, and I actually turn off the pedal while soloing because in cleaning up my tone it knocks out some volume, but it still sounds fine to me.
Granted, it really defeats the point of a portable amp when I'm carrying all this stuff around in an old suitcase I found in my attic.
Last edited by Atticus; 02-19-2012 at 11:56 PM.
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I had a Roland Micro-cube. It was an amusing novelty and I eventually sold it.
Later I stumbled upon the ZT Lunchbox at a local store - it really impressed me and I bought it for a great price as it was 2nd hand.
Got it home and it REALLY impressed me. So I sold my 'boutique' tube amp and now I just have the ZT. It's plenty loud and, more importantly, sounds wonderful at lower volumes.
No contest between the Roland and the ZT.
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It is so difficult to suggest equipment as tastes in guitars and amps are no different than tastes in movies, food and dates. There is no standard by which one can definitively state one thing is better than another. But, when you use quantifiable criteria such as weight, volume, price, etc., the task becomes easier. To the OP, I have the ZT Lunchbox Acoustic and I will say I am very, very happy with its performance. My archtop is kind of an odd duck (Epiphone Emperor Swingster), but it sounds good through the ZTLBA. It can get quite loud and stay clean and it is so light (12 lbs) and easy to carry. For practice it is wonderful and can the do the trick for small rooms. I also hook it up to my PC when I watch movies or play games and get punchy sound that fills the room.
You can use the balanced input channel to mic your guitar if you want to shape the tone in combination with the standard input (or use it to sing). For the Peerless Manhattan, that might work nicely for solo gigs. The tone, gain and reverb controls are separate on each channel. There is a master volume control. The reverb is quite nice and not overdone. The ZTLBA can drive an external cabinet VERY well (I have used it to run through my Community S2 with 15" cone and it sounds very, very nice). It has an effects input jack for those who might want to add any desired alternations before the amp. No, it won't sound like a Jazzkat or Henriksen. But, maybe some people don't like that sound? Anyway, there are lots of small amps with something to offer. It all depends on your needs. If batteries and very small size are important, you might consider the Roland Micro Cube Bass RX (15 lbs). A bit lighter (and lots pricier) is the Roland AC-33 (10 lbs). Or, if you want to go larger and even get funky, the Crate TX15 or the stout and very tweakable TX50DB are worth a look.
I hope you find/found something that fits your needs.
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Does it go loud like the orig LB ? Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Have you considered a Fender G-Dec 30? Pretty small,comes with the band in the box so you can solo and have the backtrack.
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I used to use a Fender Mustang III, which is a G-DEC with the backing tracks replaced by better modeling. It's probably similar to the Roland in that regard. I play with the guitarist I sold it to, and he's happy with it, but I prefer the sound of my current set-up.
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No, but it's stll plenty loud for small acoustic jazz (un-mic'd drums, upright bass, smallish room) gigs. Originally Posted by pingu
I'm going to try it out on my next solo gig...gonna play acoustic and electric guitars for a change...
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