Is the New, Boss Cube Street 2, the ultimate buskers amp?

[@brianmorris8045]

As for the volume of both the original Cube Street, and the Cubestreet 2, I have been told to turn the volume down while open air busking. I was so impressed.

[@rbeamish6492]

Just got one of these. I tried the original Roland Cube Street a couple of years ago and while the guitar channel was passable with my acoustic, I hated the sound of a mic running through it. This new Boss Cube Street 2 is massively better! Plenty of power for such a small amp, a warm but clear sound from the guitar channel, and handles my vocals perfectly. I use a Marshall AS50D for gigs where I have mains power, and the Cube Street 2 is up there with it in terms of sound quality - obviously it's not as loud, but plenty for busking in town centres with volume limits.

[@frontcentermusician]

I use my tablet for the backing tracks. There is a built in eq and i can adjust the low mid and hi no problem. I play basic bass,drums and a tiny bit of keys in my tracks. works great!

[@RodneyXheals]

You have the steeet cube ex or boss mk2 version? How does it work with the bass for you?

[@RodneyXheals]

I hope i can buy in in November! It has all the features i dreamed of in an affordable budget

[@pauljohnson3686]

Did you buy the cube 2?

[@RikHoward.]

It looks cool but I love my Cube Street EX it's an awesome versatile amp perfect for busking, small gigs & DJ-ing it's an excellent amp with plenty of volume (power). If there's going to be an updated version of the Cube Street EX some good new features would be a removable rechargeable battery because It's a real pain messing about with separate individual batteries, Some EQ (HI, MID, LO) on the audio device input channel for backing tracks & a master volume level control would be cool.🤞🙏👍🎤🎸🎹🎼🎶🎵

[@thirdgearband]

The Cube Street EX gets pretty loud for outdoor gigs like the beach? Or a boat cruise?

[@cacawachi]

I had that and the original cube. Sold both. Both were lacking low frequencies… This one apparently was improved on the low frequencies….

[@YehudaKaminsky]

It seems like the new model doesn’t have tweeters. Interesting how does it sound compared to the original Roland from the frequencies response perspective

[@pareriksson1293]

Was in my local music store to try it out with my native american flute a using little lavalier mic, and i tryed with delay and reverb at the same time but it just were a mess using both effects at the same time, normally this works in my Yamaha home mixer, there i can use full delay with different speeds and full reverb at the same time to get an great canyon echo.

[@willdatsun]

Does it have like D batteries? AA batteries? A rechargeable built in battery? How many hours liver? some info would be good thanks.

[@jackevans185]

To be fare I just need something that can be loud and handle my loops without going distorted. The cube street went crunchy unless I had it really quiet but apart from that it was still a great amp

[@janhuisman7623]

Is it correct that this amp is also good for an electric guitar as an acoustic guitar. I have-like many of you- an E and a A guitar an would like to have one amp to play the guitar on. But the sound must be good.

[@eolden7749]

Both acoustic and electric guitars sound just fine.

[@stephenyurisich9147]

Hi jan . Yeah i bught this amp , had it on order for 5 months and yes it sounds good with electric guitar also . It is fairly loud if wanted . It has distortion for electric. I also got the foot pedal and the bluetooth dual . I havent had time to set up and check everything . Lol.....i may post a review/ demo as i couldn't find very many to see on youtube.

[@janhuisman7623]

@@stephenyurisich9147 Hi Stephen, Thanks for your reaction. I have the spark for now 2 months. I love it. It works well.

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

I use Boss GT-1 with my CS2 to get a great electric guitar sound. The Bluetooth from my iPad provides great backings.

[@socratestolentino9557]

Tnx sir..just got one this year

[@MrKravmagadude]

'light-ah, loud-ah, with a loop-ah' 😂

[@adolfgerhardhermann5952]

I suppose you used the power main line (and not the AA batteries) to run your Cube ST2. The Cube ST2 (same as Cube EX) has no ground, so I have the following problem here - electric guitar involved: if I slightly touch the knobs or the strings at half volume, gain, tone control etc. there is always a very disturbing cracking sound in the speakers, because I am probably "grounding" the amplifier/guitar by touching the chassis of the guitar. Well, if I try to touch AND HOLD one of the mentioned guitar metal parts ALL THE TIME while playing, then there is no cracking sound. We have 220V AC main power lines here. Did you have this problem too? Running with the 8 AA batteries, everything is OK. Any suggestions maybe? Thx.

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

Certainly needs an earth on the power supply you are using. I had similar problem with a Yamaha THR 5 power supply and the Spark 40 original mains supply fixed when they reluctantly replaced it with 3 pin earthed power supply unit.

[@brianmorris8045]

I was very impressed. I hadn't had much time to check the harmoniser out till I accidently turned on the thing...was. The people in the hall were looking for someone else with a wireless mic. 🤣😂

[@gowerdave]

10W is not twice as loud as 5W! 50W is twice as loud as 5W. 🧐

[@DaneRates]

Will it work with the original 50w model the street cube Ex ?

[@Sledgehammers_Nail]

I don't see how watts correlates with volume tbh. Considering watts is just used as a measurement to show how much power it takes to operate something. Has nothing to do with volume. Like does an amp that draws more power (higher watt amp) always louder than an amp that is a lower watt amp?

[@gowerdave]

You need to appreciate the difference between power consumption and power output.

[@MichaelStoneham]

I would think that 50watt is 10x louder than 5watt. Plus new technology watts are louder and clearer than they used to be. Roland/boss EX technology uses this.

[@thirdgearband]

With the line out can I connect to another cube street while hearing both?

[@YehudaKaminsky]

Thank you for the video. This model doesn’t have tweeters. Interesting how does it sound compared to the original Roland Street Cube EX which has the tweeters

[@lawrenceagar6470]

The Cube Street Ex isn't the original. The Cube Street Ex is like a hybrid Cubestreet and a PA system. Anyway the original Cubestreet and also other Roland/Boss busking amps often have these speakers that have a medium sized speaker with a smaller one inside it (if you understand what I mean.) So it's not a proper horn, like what you see in the Cubestreet Ex or most actual PA speakers, but it does help with the top end frequencies. I have seen these in some stereo speakers as well. Anyway I suspect that these are probably in the Cubestreet 2

[@YehudaKaminsky]

@ thank for the reply 👍

[@isobelwhittaker8317]

Looks great ! Just need to check before I purchase, I can have a mic and a guitar plugged in at the same time right ? Also is this battery powered ? Thanks !

[@johnkelly1065]

I have the first version and yes a mike and guitar and it has 6 AA batteries i use rechargeables ,this one just has more features blue tooth and looper and it's way lighter hope that helps. Cheers.

[@aquila813apologetics3]

is this why the standard cube amps have skyrocketed in price?

[@tudorverde]

Great review! Can I set the looper functionality without the bluetooth adaptor? Can I connect the laptop through the usb cable, instead of buying the bluetooth adaptor?

[@jacobsladderbuskers544]

When it comes to sound range ,what is your comparison between Roland Cube Street Ex,or this one Cube Street 2?

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Ordered one 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Looking fwd to delivery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Hrcak1]

Can I use mic for acoustic guitar and no pick up?

[@nerad1994]

How do you check the battery life of the amp?

[@MichaelStoneham]

Do you think this amp could be use on stage in a band straight out to pa and everyone on stage can hear you. Have a mobile phone on stand to make tweeks to effects etc on fly. Thinking about getting one to replace my current busking amp especially if its so versatile.

[@FamilleSudan]

With the pedal, possible to switch between canal clean and canal distortion ?

[@tankdarla637]

that jazzmaster or whatever it is....DOOOOOOOOPE

[@willdatsun]

Can you get a bluetooth headset mic that will bluetooth to it?

[@Kurtwell]

Is it possible to plug a bass guitar, an electric guitar and a microphone all at the same time?

[@BoscoBear52]

Great video. I just bought one of these recently and added the FS-6 footswitch to be able to turn the vocal harmonizer on and off. To do this, I have to press the footswitch twice every time to switch back and forth (in latch mode) between harmony on and harmony off. Changing to momentary mode doesn't help. It would be nice if there was a way of eliminating the double press as I do this several times for most songs. The owners manual says I only have to press once. Any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong? I love everything else about this amp. Thanks!

[@tomstevens2854]

I think the FS-7 is the one that's needed.

[@BoscoBear52]

@@tomstevens2854 I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was using a TS cable but should have been using a TRS. Works fine now!

[@jpjay1584]

​@@BoscoBear52 how to use guitar and mic at the same time? is that even possible? I tried but nothing worked

[@AmyWinehouseLuv]

does it have bluetooth feature?

[@javag4995]

Any thoughts on how vocals through a microphone sound? Would love to hear a demonstration. Thanks.

[@EricRedekop]

Learn how to play a guitar. No-one cares about folks who sing. /s

[@mikebell1980]

Can you loop through the mic like you can with the Roland ac33?

[@zeuspanagios6287]

Seems to be the case.

[@praveenbayya7355]

If i play an electric guitar through a distortion pedal connected to mic/instrument.. will the amp be able to take it or get spoiled.. in a scenario where 2 guitars are connected :) i hope my question makes sense

[@adambolton9606]

will this be enough to be heard over drums? preferably with a mic as well

[@usercyber5802]

Hello how can the Street Cube 2 record Loops and mic sounds to save them in a pendrive without using a pc ?

[@thirdgearband]

If go from the line out to another source like a Cube Street EX or the to Bose S1-Pro inputs can I still hear the Cube Street II as well? Is the harmonizer a good one for vocals? Please advise

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

Been looking through a lot of these videos but no one ever sets it up, shows how the microphone and guitar work together

[@brianmorris8045]

I think they expect us to glean it all from the instruction booklet, as well as have a demo from the music shop.

[@GoldenToothBrush]

Would this really be powerful for an outside cafe gig? Also are effects master effects or can I control each channel seperatly?

[@adriariosnavarro9890]

Hey Musos, great video!! I'm looking for the bag for the amp, do you know if the Roland Cube Street Bag CB-CS1 is good for it? Thanks in advance

[@davicincrcs1310]

Can you recharge the amp? or when the batteries run out you must to change them?

[@brendanoneill5830]

Does that foot switch come woth the amp??

[@dionermen842]

The original is way better, this one can not handle my guitar and backing tracks at the same time, my old one has no issue with it. Anyone got a fix for that. Maybe panning to left or right in my daw then redoing it?

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

I use the Bluetooth and stream backing from my iPad with Stagetraxx3 software. It sounds good.

[@dionermen842]

@@DAVEBLISS2007 ok I was wondering if that would fix my issue, my backing tracks have a lot going in and the load seems to high for the amp, say hit overdrive in hotel California andthe backing vanishes, doesent do it with the og Roland cube though

[@tunnel7]

Like the sound of Maton guitars

[@theguitarninja5861]

I'm going busking at manly tomorrow and I'm bringing this with me. Hopefully get a couple bucks out of it so I can get a new six string

[@macheted01]

Nice! Looks like they have taken the Katana technology and merged it with the Roland Street Cube.

[@InspiredbynatureArt]

When will this be available for purchase? And available in AUSTRALIA?

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

What about the complete Blues artists

[@geocasinillo14]

this is rechargeable?

[@travel2usoon]

Wondering if this would be a good choice for saxophone (tenor and soprano)?

[@MichaelStoneham]

I would look at the Roland AC33 Acoustic Amp or other acoustic instrument amps too. Best to go and try amps out.

[@SB-ok3xc]

Does it have a built in battery?

[@nathanrennie8945]

What app do you use to play backing tracks through the amp once you've connected the bluetooth to your phone?

[@MusosCornerAustralia]

sometimes, just free backing tracks on youtube

[@cristomelendez9591]

Could you please help me to use the Bluetooth module BT-DUAL to backing tracks. I am new in this and I want to learn and apply cause I would try to sing in the streets. I will sing christian songs but I need help on the backing tracks. Can you please recommend me how to down load sounds like you did when you played the electric guitar on the video. If you can help me I will appreciate. God bless

[@johnszabo2682]

Is this amplifier suitable for keyboards? Or only guitars?

[@RodneyXheals]

Works with keys quite nicely

[@davegill7614]

@@RodneyXheals I'm looking for a small amp for my keyboard and mic.

[@LR-ee2uu]

Ultimate is a word that should me outlawed totally. How many millions of products advertised are always: "The Ultimate?"

[@ronjennerphotography2555]

❤ What a great pice off gear

[@annefrancess1224]

Just got one and it sounds crap my vocals sound like a dalek is it faulty? It's on mic setting but sounds odd

[@blassberg]

You have harmony on? Turn it to unison or off. Hope that helps

[@philippott5665]

is there any easy way to record what comes out of the line out? how did you record it? did you use a mp3 recorder or something like that? I have heard about an app (cube jam app?) that is able to recored?

[@fff9154]

usb port

[@RockinJohnnyaitken]

Is the Harmony feature just for guitar or can you use it for vocals as well?

[@MusosCornerAustralia]

Hi Johnny yes you definitely use the harmony feature on vocals

[@EricRedekop]

@@MusosCornerAustralia Funny how you failed to mention this at all in your video.

[@eolden7749]

I have had the early cube street and EX models. I just got this version. It really is new and improved. Ordered the blue tooth adapter before the price goes up like everything else. I do have medium to larger full on PA set ups. This could easily be used for busking no doubt, farmers markets, out door weddings, you name it. Plenty of power and battery life.

[@ThePowerchimp]

Is the new one (Street 2) the same size as the Street or the Street EX?

[@joet8432]

Hey Olden, any recommendation on a Bluetooth adapter for the previous Roland Cube model?

[@MichaelStoneham]

The Roland Cube Street and Cube Street EX this is a Boss one. Boss must have dine a colab with Roland or payed them to use their design.

[@seixipeht]

@@MichaelStoneham Boss and Roland are the same company. Roland is their brand for mostly keyboard and electronic drums type stuff. Boss is their brand for mostly guitar related stuff. They did a re-brand for this Cube Street update because its primary market is guitar players. If they do any more updates to the Cube line of products, they'll probably have the Boss brand as well.

[@thestrangemanreturns]

can I hook up my multi effects pedal to the amp?

[@7884golfguru]

Mmmmmm time for an upgrade ❤️👍

[@blitzvibration]

Hi thank you for your videos! I just bought my first e-guitar and the cube street 2 and actually also only started my KZbin channel. I’ve put your videos in my playlist. Not sure how all this works, but I enjoy making those videos. I do have a question though. I am a total beginner on e-guitar and this looper is so difficult to understand. I guess I would need a foot switch for it. Can you recommend something for me. I want to be able to switch on and off my singing and my guitar playing...do I need two foot switches ? Thank you for your suggestion.

[@hikupmusicofficial]

will it work in a bar setting of 100 people?

[@MusosCornerAustralia]

Maybe as back ground music. You may need something larger to rock a bar. Outdoor wedding reception of about 80 people would be perfect for example.

[@Kurtwell]

Pointless, why would you need a mobile amp in a bar where there is electricity? 😗

Muito bom sua demonstração.

[@walker2010ist]

permission I have the 2,Roland Cube Street and Boss Cube, and the differences are too noticeable, the roland has 50 watts,25x 2 the guitars sound more clear and with more presence, 7.4 kilos and the batteries last 6 hours safely, now the boss cube has 10 watts 5x2 4.4 kilos and is not so sharp or has so much presence

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

The red model is cooler. It’s pretty expensive, and I could get a great tube amp for the money!!

[@cacawachi]

Battery powered with looper, 3 inputs, Bluetooth ready and all those effects ???

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

@@cacawachi Of course not. I’m just comparing.

[@deaddoll1361]

@@KRAZEEIZATION Sounds more like complaining.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

@@deaddoll1361 you can’t buy taste…

[@mossrose2113]

does the foot pedal come with the amp? if not how much is it?

[@mayuriussuiruyam1116]

would like to know too

[@Havanacuba1985]

About £56 U.K. for an fs6 , depending on if you need latching or momentary you could use alternative cheaper ones

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

Chumbawamba fizzing the night away

[@gokhandonmezer]

👍

[@JulieJackson1]

Beginning to wonder if I've just bought the wrong amp. I got the roland cube street ex model today. A lot heavier but has more Fx I think and inputs.

[@TheChristafershawn]

The EX has way more balls and if you upgrade those speakers (Jensen) you get a lot more from it with more clean headroom. The stock celestian's are only 15 watts and cheap made in China's. I regret selling mine and thinking about repurchasing. Cheers!

[@JulieJackson1]

@@TheChristafershawn Really happy with it now. Cheers

[@itsikrafael.]

Don't be. This review compares it to the original Cube street, not to the EX

[@JulieJackson1]

@@itsikrafael. Thanks. I am very happy with the EX and have no regrets. it's brill!

[@ArtinRu]

спасибо!

[@praveenbayya7355]

There is absolutely no low end even though it has 2 "6.5" inch speakers.. its very disappointing.. and the website also does not give details of frequency response which is very misleading. :(

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

I'll take one

[@jimmyjimmy951]

And how much is the BT module?

[@travel2usoon]

About $50 USD from what I have seen.

[@Firstinversion899]

For amplified acoustic vocals & instruments (I busk with fiddle) I’ll take the Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge over the Cube Street amps. Much more robust, better quality components, & richer full range sound with headroom to spare. I get loads of compliments when using it. Downsides: 1). all that quality adds weight. I think it’s 21 lbs, so I use a cart. 2). Not as many fx or as much routing.

[@zlatkodraskovic5532]

Nice video… cheers😁 I bought the Cube Street last year, very disappointed. The guitar channel has only the volume knob?! There is no gain knob so you are stuck with a lifeless, shitty crunch or a lead with scooped mids and not enough gain…The amp simulations are almost unusable, the EQ knobs work, but there is no improvement… no headroom, very plasticky… I-was very happy with my micro cube, works great…

[@eldiegobrc]

Que carita de piola

[@dionermen842]

first one handles my backing tracks a lot better this one struggles and takes 2 more batteries and last far less battery life wise

[@BaktaBak3]

For the price, bluetooth adapter should be included. ....then you need to buy the FS footswitch's to turn effects on/off ?????WTF!!!

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

Yes the Bluetooth duo is 50€ extra, a rip off price. Should have been built into the product.

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

Volume doubles every 3dB, but in practice a 10 watt amp is loud enough to get complaints. Ha ha.

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

Richie sages plugin guitar and go

[@thomaslehmhaus1498]

Habe das Gerät eine Woche und bin total enttäuscht. Der Klang ist, als wenn drei dicke Decken über dem Gerät liegen. Matschig und flach. Ich benutze eine Yamaha Silentgitarre und eine Les Paul. Mit Kopfhörer ist alles ok, über die Lautsprecher absoluter Mist

[@fugalibrana]

I had this amp at home, and what can I say? This amp is a toy. Roland sacrifices materials in order to make this amp lightweight. Sounds boxy, no essence. Lot of features, but didn't convinced me. Nice try Boss (again).

[@deaddoll1361]

Well lump your heavy tube amp around to busk and amongst all the other noise, enjoy that "essence".

[@elementx8046]

Sounds boxy? Cant agree with you. Im using this amplifier for busking in public. I set the volume at 60% and its defintiley loud enough to entertain people. It has only 10w but the sound is rich and clear

[@ozskipper]

Watts Schmotts.. they mean nothing. . How many dB at a meter? thats the real measure of output.

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

Oh yeah 10 doors a day 3 1/2 grand a year of the

[@bernarddover1442]

It's a pity he couldn't play

[@fsdjgygsdsdhuw]

horrible ,,,metallic sound , horrible , where go with it ?

[@EricRedekop]

Why is there never enough information about vocal performance? Does the so-called "harmony" function work with the vocal input as well as the guitar input, or do I need to spend another 10,000 hours learning to play guitar to benefit from this feature? Why should I (anyone) pay for all these features I'm never going to use?

[@praveenbayya7355]

There is absolutely no low end even though it has 2 "6.5" inch speakers.. its very disappointing.. and the website also does not give details of frequency response which is very misleading. :(

[@DAVEBLISS2007]

Maybe you are expecting too much from a battery powered buskers amp. I think it is adequate for small venues coffee shops etc.