WILL IT CHUG? - Roland Microcube

Trying out the Roland Microcube. Will it Chug? Lets find out!
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[@OlaEnglund]

Whale it tjagg?

[@jayheevlogs]

Ola Englund does Finland Jugggg Ola

[@DavidNwokoye]

That amp is amazing

[@chet7219]

Will it chug Marshall MS-2

[@chipmcdip8629]

Ola, FAQ question, who drew the little guy in the pic for the will it chug vids? I like him very much, also I like your playing style quite a bit. You don’t overdo it

[@chipmcdip8629]

Also could you do a Black Sabbath related video?

[@stevilstyle3829]

I like how every time you get louder, you look left, like a kid knowing he's doing something wrong but looking to see how much he can get away with before getting in trouble with mom lol

[@OlaEnglund]

I imagine that's where the potential cops would show up from...

[@hwy2hell161]

@@OlaEnglund we all know that you're looking to see if the wife is getting pissed off at you lol 🤘

[@wwile]

@@hwy2hell161 I think that's what Ola meant

[@cordero6960]

by mom you mean his wife?

[@jajasniewski]

Yup. That is the direction hurricane Louise would come from to hit him with something.

[@amcsmitty32]

Will it heal? - Ola’s thumb

[@therangercast5206]

I like your profile pic 👍

[@AR-mq5oz]

Time will not heal, sadly

[@toonix1015]

@@AR-mq5oz thumb will not heal

[@Olmors]

We need a decibel meter for the chug videos.

[@arnobiovieira2446]

Is a very good idea. But in this case, I think its a bit loud, cause the the mic only capture the sound of de amp, not pick noise or too much sound of the room.

[@Olmors]

@@arnobiovieira2446 my statement was mostly based on Ola's facial expression and nervous looks when he "cranked" it.

[@arnobiovieira2446]

@@Olmors Yeah man, I see it too kkk Anyway... I don't believe that be loud enough for playing live or rehersal.. But still a good amp for practice at home with quality.

[@Gabrol]

@@arnobiovieira2446 "kkk" is not a laugh for non brazilians, you know that, right?

[@giltyakhtar]

@@Gabrol he's not talking about the Kru krux Klan chill

[@FreshBagelz]

One year I went trick or treating as Slash. I had this amp in my backpack and I shredded for candy 😂

[@jonathandunlop6342]

That’s sick af

[@H.E.M.]

Do it again but record it please 😆

[@westtexasrailfan]

I'm going to try that this year! Except maybe not Slash, maybe Gary Holt, or Kirk Hammett, or Jeff Hanneman? Thrash guitarist is what I'm getting at. I mean, I love Slash, he's cool and all, but fuck man, I love thrash! Hopefully I can nail down some riffs before then.

[@danielnutt9]

I went just with my little acoustic in a cut off and jeans and it was freezing outside and this dude asked me to play a song and master of puppets probably isnt the best one to play with frozen fingers

[@kiezersosay49]

One year I forgot to dress up, but was really baked so I went as a 'high-school kid"

[@JayBruceWorld]

Will it sue? Gibson on the new solar les Paul

[@CitizenKang]

Body types are not copyrightable. Only head stock designs are. Fender lost its case years ago: www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/fender-loses-guitar-copyright-case-201886

[@bradgilmartin]

I am surprised Boss hasn't sued Vox. Vox's Mini travel amps are very very similar to the Roland Cube series. I guess Boss has more tegrity than Bully guitars.

[@lupit1]

Gibson will see the cutout and start filing claims

[@TooManyEyesJoe]

@@CitizenKang Fender only lost it because their strat and tele shapes are so common.

[@xneurianx]

@@CitizenKang They're still suing people over it though, amongst other things. Probably won't be successful, but Gibson seem to be threatening to take legal action against a lot of people right now!

[@suspect1342]

Cubes are amazing! You can tell it's a good amp by the amount of noodling he does with it, with other tests he'll just play like it's business, with this he plays for the fun and that means it's good enough to capture the user and have them enjoying themselves almost immediately

[@BrandonSills]

it chugged, and the acoustic sim with the chorus and delay is an added bonus. more than welcome in any video :-) felt vibrant and lush. would use both tones. 6/10

[@dante316a]

Brandon Sills solid 6

[@sohibconner6926]

can you use delay and revert at the same time?

[@sohibconner6926]

@Raulthanks man, they should seperate delay and reverb to different knobs cuz using them at same time is common thing, anyway im getting vox vt20x

[@1m3agle]

@@sohibconner6926 theres a memory option that lets you stack the effects

[@Nev06]

I would give it 8/9/10 out of 10

[@ZoltanvamosOfficial]

Ola Before turning it to extreme: "EXTREME!!" Ola one second after turning it to extreme: "OoUcHhHhHh!!"

[@AndreiGrozea]

Cubes are amazing amps, Andy James recorded his first album with one of those :)

[@frmadeira]

I vouch for this, they take any pedal as a charm and the cleans are truly great

[@electricmeatpuppet]

@@frmadeira "any pedal as a charm" - without an fx loop? I own one but always found this to be a limiting factor, and besides what would you want pedals for? (what do you use with this?) It's a practice amp with onboard fx?

[@saint-cetacean]

@@electricmeatpuppet the onboard fx are the weakest aspect of the amp: your only parameter is "how much"

[@frmadeira]

@@electricmeatpuppet First, it's an amp period. Meaning you can do whatever you like with it, not talking about this version by the way, talking about roland cubes in general which went up to 80 watts, don't know what's the current range to be honest. So yes, wouldn't hesitate for a second gigging with a cube. I have quite a few vintage modulation pedals, original CE2, 70's Mistress and Small Stone and so on and never had any issues throwing them in the signal path with this amp, like I said, it takes anything an more and still sounds pretty good and clear, takes fuzzes, OD, you name it.

[@wea69420]

@@frmadeira most mod pedals, particularly vintage ones, were made to be put in front of the amp. Feeding a delay pedal into the pre amp of a high gain sound will sound shit 90% of the time, so for the most part you're stuck with the delays and reverbs that are built in.

[@mundane_in_the_membrane]

Hi, the name's Willit, Willit Chug.

[@Citizen_J]

MY first amp back in the day was a Roland Cube 20. Shit can chug for sure.

[@sohibconner6926]

should i buy one as my first amp? knowing i want to play modern metal stuff as Nu or metalcore or djent, i found cube x 20 watt with good price

[@Citizen_J]

@@sohibconner6926 it's a decent practice amp, but might not get you the tones for that type of metal. Honestly if you are just jamming at home, try going DI and using vst. Also, perhaps save for a more modern lunchbox amp (joyo make some good ones)

[@inhonia8785]

I've got a cube 20x that my neighbor down the street gave me, apparently dude found it in his basement from the people who had the house before him. it's a really sick amp, though i've been thinking of getting an orange amp

[@kevincourcey813]

This really is an impressive piece of gear. To get that volume and "chug" out of it and still have string definition with chords is some good engineering.

[@alexmurphy5289]

Seriously incredible amp, I am blown away and inspired every time I plug it in. It’s also adorable and loud as hell for the size

[@2482smitty]

The 40 watt cube XL I have shakes the windows once I go past 12 o clock. Deceptively loud.

[@powerthrashshred]

Oh I like this one. This is my practice amp...I know it chugs!

[@1NJRIVERA]

Can you share your settings? I have the old school version of the 15xl

[@terouy8732]

Me too, my pedalboard goes into this amp.

[@irrsinnrainer]

2:00 Exactly my reaction when I heard a MicroCube for the first time. The tones this thing can produce are insane, when you see its size...

[@Sniper_Cat_71]

It sounds amazing for such a tiny amp.

[@miketikeYT]

People on my instagram ask "what pedals do you use" and when I tell them that I use this amp they dont believe me xD

[@dammitcarl1082]

Getting this amp along with a squier hardtail strat for my first guitar and amp. Glad to see how many compliments this amp gets online, lol

[@tosubeats]

2:20 I LOVE THAT TONE, it kinda sounds like the hatebreeder album by cob

[@TheTrendkillerx]

How to achieve said tone: Dial in a nice metal tone, then remove all highs.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

1:22 - The accidental 'Teen Spirit' discovery was priceless! Hahaha! I just ordered one of these little beasts this morning! Can't wait to mess with it!

[@davidg1612]

I have this amp. Always wanted one and finally got one this past November but never thought I'd use that that much......until I plugged a guitar into and staet messing around. You can get some pretty nice tones and sounds from that little guy, some of them are better than what I get from my bigger amps. I'd recommend it for anyone starting out playing guitar but doesn't have a lot of space for equipment. It'll definitely get you started.

[@mangkoes]

2:01 when you realize your thousands krona worth full rack chug effects beaten by shoebox sized micro cube

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@stevestevestevesteve6466 Uh, yeah they can. Mic'd or direct-lined through the Mixer and PA system, you can use just about anything - even just a pedalboard with NO amp (direct). For shits and giggles, in the late 90's, I used a small 'Crate' practice amp in the band I was in here and there. We direct-lined it out with a pedal or two and it held it's own against everything else in the band (bass amp and Marshall stack). Anyone who has done even a handful of gigs (if ANY) already knows this.

[@therealjackfisher]

Oh yea, I remember having Microcube many years ago. It is small, it is loud for its size and it have all effects you would ever need. The sound can be pretty heavy, and it chug without any problem. Microcube was the best bedroom amp of its time. I can easily compare it to Boss Katana mini and Boss Katana Air. It sounds great. Its a cheap mini amp, and worth every penny! Supprizingly cheap for what it actually can do.

[@DavidNwokoye]

That Solar Les Paul is amazing 😱😱😱

[@nibras162]

Is it authentic tho?

[@RadityoPramAdi]

@@nibras162 better headstock tho

[@alamakluke]

what is the exact model of this guitar? I am looking at the Solar Guitar website and I cannot seem to find this one. Thanks in advance.

[@RadityoPramAdi]

@@alamakluke Solar Guitar Type G

[@CastToVoid]

[@eddiewixson9680]

These amps also run on 6 AA batteries, lasting 4 or 5 hrs, I take mine on camping trips and everywhere \m/

[@odellweaverminus2muskegon910]

So getting rechargeable batteries is the way to go with these. Im.a Randall guy and that sounds pretty good

[@DiscontinuedChannelOne]

26 hours actually

[@bteague333]

One of my buddies let me use his Micro Cube way back when. He didn’t get it back for a loooooong time lol. Loved that damn thing.

[@prestachuck2867]

That sounds like a great little amp! I’m not even into metal these days, but I really enjoyed your guitar playing and your sense of humor as well. Keep up the great work, Dude!

[@Dudesbrewsguitarreviews]

Micro has been my practice amp for years. Great little amp

[@davidrodriguez6493]

Such a great practice amp! I've had mine for around 14 years and I've written so much music playing through it and into headphones. Super versatile and great quality construction. The only issue I've had with it is the pot on the master volume is sorta janky. I get great metal tone on the rec channel - turning the gain just about to full and dialing back the tone to 3/4.

[@Shark_Sandwich]

Had my Cube for over 10 years and that Boogie sound still sounds amazing to me! Even compared to my actual Boogie!

[@noworries12]

the micro cube is the holy grail of small amps...always sounds good..love it

[@WayfaringJames]

Just what I needed getting home from a shit day at work. Thanks Ola.

[@jettsom]

This is my favourite practice amp. Small, portable, rugged, can be battery powered, line in/out, bunch of effects, sounds great at low volume and can be found really cheap used these days (paid 70$ for mine). Put a Jensen 8” in it for a killer tone!

[@serapheum]

I use my cube through a 4 x 12 Marshall cab to practice and love it!

[@nodalisehill208]

Ola I wanted to say thank you so much for Your suggestion to get the Metal Zone through an effects loop. Got one and it's fucking awesome!!

[@MrTimjm009]

one of the best little amps Ive seen you test so far .

[@movie316]

I bought one just because of this vid alone. It's awesome.

[@pinguinillo9915]

@China will PAY for the virus Any news?XD

[@pinguinillo9915]

@China will PAY for the virus Cool, I think I will get one too

[@pinguinillo9915]

@China will PAY for the virus I trust you bro, but if it disappoints me I will find you:)

[@JacubWhite38]

I just got one of these, and I've never had a battery-powered amp, so i didn't know what to expect from it. This thing is freaking awesome. I can't believe how loud it is and just how damn good it sounds. I dont know how there could be anything better when it comes to battery-powered amps. Definitely a keeper.

[@TheWolvesCurse]

i use a white roland microcube since 2008 as a practice and on the go amp. love that little thing.

[@m4ssee]

Just found my old Microcube from our summer cottage last weekend. It seriously sounds so good that I could consider using it for recording.

[@my4trackmachine]

My first amp was a Roland Cube 30. It was a beast for the time. I remember it having an amazingly quiet noise floor compared to the amps that my friends had. The different amp models were decent and the effects were a nice addition. I did a lot of my first recordings directly from that amp. It's cool to see that the Cube series still holds up.

[@ThyVile]

I had a Cube30 too. Apparently from what I read they had some active/adaptive noise gate thingy - that's why they weren't noisy unlike a lot of other practice amps. Great combo! Surely got the job done and not too pricy at all.

[@rockboy360]

The clean tone was amazing and the distortions were pretty decent!

[@Breaker197]

Had no clue these were made by Roland. They're badass practice amps.

[@paulkline3011]

Hell ya!!! I have a Roland Cube30. I bought it at least 13 years ago. It's still my chug practice Amp.

[@metmerc1]

Nice! I love the microcube - not as a primary amp of course - but it's a great little amp to have around and very handy in a power outage (though I usually just play acoustic then). Mine is an older model without the "extreme" setting or that octaver effect. That 5" speaker sounds surprisingly nice.

[@dougckelly]

I just found an old cube at a local market, cleaned it up and... yes it CHUGs! I also now love this channel.

[@TheGorillafoot]

They're awesome little practice amps. I like that you can just take them anywhere and they run on batteries.

[@bullseyestrat]

Great little amp. I've had mine sine 2007 and use it for portable and whenever the power goes out and am bored. Last something like 20 hours on 6 AA batteries and can be pretty loud for its size.

[@yorkiel7446]

hey bro ik this comments old but u think this amp would be loud enough to play on a street corner? I cant try one out rn cause the music stores in my area are all not allowing demoing.

[@makke_macro]

my first amp

[@CyberChrist]

If you haven't stolen yours at Guitar Center, there's a strap for the amp in the package ^^

[@undyingv0id397]

Lmao maybe he ordered it online and didnt get the strap with it

[@coffinfeeder7732]

It was given to him by one of his KZbin Members, it’s probably used and the strap lost to time.

[@lukehewko260]

I remember my first time playing this amp at a music store, I grabbed the cheapest Yamaha Pacifica and Jackson Dinky off the wall and was absolutely blown away that it sounded so so huge without sounding synthetic. I still don't know how they did it.

[@vaton9]

I have one. Was thinking of buying a large amp for band practice but ended up using it as a head. Sounds even better.

[@triledink]

I love the microcube, people joke about the extreme setting on the cube but the rest of the settings the Classic stack, R-fier and brit combo sounds really good. All you need to do now is to put in an external cab output on it and make magic happen.

[@electricmeatpuppet]

Haha, yeah they can sound a bit trashy (unless that's what you're going for of course) mic'd up they can sound pretty nuts though too

[@nnn__]

Hi can you explain a little bit for me? 😅 I wish i can know about the external can output

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

Damn! Cant believe that sound is coming out of that little box! Not bad!

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

I had a 40gx for years. It was a cool amp.

[@morthereon2643]

walk around town being cool and awesome playing. record it. gold

[@thomasstillman4805]

Micro Cube, doesn't disappoint! It's bullet proof and the price is right!

[@randorider2801]

I have that exact amp on my desk. It's pretty good for what it is. I've used the output into inputs on amps with no high gain as a pre amp.

[@mishkatrahman20]

Roland Cube 15 is the only amp I’ve ever used at home for practice, it’s amazing

[@bozziovai]

i really like your sincere and genuine reaction .............

[@TubeRadiosRule]

I have the older version of this amp. Guy at work (not a guitar player) was using it to play MP3's from his phone through, and he didn't like the way it sounded, so he gave me the amp. Me, I think it's a great little amp to travel with!

[@rebelfountain85]

Sounds killer with a metal zone pedal 🤟😎✨

[@peaner083]

Haha yes! I've got the Cube 10gx with the Metal Zone pedal and it definitely sounds killer🤘 * my bad ive got the Metalcore pedal

[@Eric_01]

"It's done!" Made me laugh out loud.

[@Sicknestofficial]

Hey man ! Yesterday I was on Kind Diamond show in Cracow, Poland, and I saw Mike Wead playing solar guitar. Congrats man !

[@kurjajuur]

Had one of those a few years ago. Chugged good enough

[@selenemoon2249]

It really sounds better than I remember! In my opinion, the problem with Microcube is that it is often used with starter guitars with bad pickups - here it sounds pretty not-bad, can't say the same when I used it with my Squier with 3 noname singlecoils

[@HaibaneRakka571]

I have an ESP LTD 1000 running EMG 81/85 actives. I use this as a practice amp when I'm not plugged into my DAW and it sounds just fine.

[@andrewRTS]

the problem is that the microcube's speaker is small and it doesn't get very loud. it sounds nothing like this in person, it all comes down to ola's micing technique and the beyerdynamic m160 used

[@Thatsmyspot82]

Thank you man! I was trying to figure out if micro cube could do the job :)

[@SuperJiggawhat]

Roland make great solid state amps! I own an older Roland cube 15 and it has never let me down. You can find them cheaper than you would think and they rock. I have been playing on it for over 15 years. Sounds great when paired up with a tube amp, makes things tighter in the bass region. The little push button selector switch will get dirty over time, so just but some C.R.C. electronics components cleaner, and spray it every now and then.

[@jamessweeney5580]

I still use my roland cube. When I put it on black panel and run my Zoom G3XN processor in it, it sounds amazing.

[@BillyE5150]

Dude. It chugged! I don’t know how I’ve never seen your channel before. Awesomeness.

[@infelicitas]

4:00 I thought he was gonna play Silvera by Gojira :(

[@Spliffindor0409]

Thank you for all the time you dedicate to these videos. I really enjoy "Will It Chug?" and "Ola Testing Shit"

[@n64fan60]

Just bought this exact amp. Had the old Microcube back in the day and it was awesome. This looks like more of the same, just better.

[@Sickness27X]

I was thinking about buying this a couple days ago lol you the man

[@lordghast1845]

This is the best series ever happened on KZbin! Huge fan here Ola!

[@alexmatthews2332]

My first amp was a cube 80 ive had alot of amps come and go but its the workhorse that will stick around i love it.

[@wakjob961]

Love that riph at 2:20... Awesome.

[@easchit]

Ok this video totally makes me want another micro cube. I used to have the “mini 4x12” RX version but the damn connections break and it was too expensive to get it fixed. Besides, to my ears the single speaker sounds better than the 4 tinny... uhh... tiny speakers in the RX.

[@dividing0]

I've had a Cube 40 for years. Started using it again after my valve head died. Really great and versatile amp for what it is.

[@MayTheDevil]

Love the cube with its awesome effects and portability

[@the_cleaner]

the acoustic part reminded me of BLS's bridge to cross .... Beautiful sounds

[@gerbian6575]

We better see a video of Ola walking around chugging with a few micro cubes strapped to him

[@willemmulder1517]

I have one, it definitely chugs! metal AF! lml Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa

[@simonbreedingsteel2154]

You ok Ola I’m sensing something pissed you off before you did this vid🤔 love your work 👍 you have kept me here for years!!

[@MrLennonson]

Always made my day when Ola upload a new vid!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

A smashing time was had by all...great little amp.

[@SisterRose]

The xtreme model almost makes me want to get one of these, the Vox equivalent is overall better but sucks for high gain. Classically the Microcube Rectifier sound was ridiculously scooped, can't remember if it sounded better when I tried one(I ignored the Xtreme assuming it to be the same but worse)

[@TheH.W.]

Dude, fortunately you had some stuff already recorded. Let your thumb have its time.. well tschaggt !!

[@Pauligrinder]

I was doing prao (or whatever work practice was called in Sweden) at a music store in Gothenburg when the original microcube came out, and recall it sounding awesome for such a small thing. Later when I moved back to Finland my school had the bigger 60 watt version of it, which was even better thanks to the bigger speaker.

[@jimmymendoya6379]

Thank you for this video! I will now purchase a Roland Cube!! Thank you!

[@MrButterscotch1]

Proof positive that a good player can make anything rock.

[@shanetrain90]

My first amp with built in distortion was a Roland cube 20 I believe. It didn't have the acoustic simulator, delay, flanger, or any other effects except clean and distortion. I really love the Metal stack setting on it!!! It chugged and was awesome!!

[@jasonstone8587]

I owned a small Roland Cube amp many years ago and it was really good....obviously solid state but it chugged and had a few Boss effects built in and a Reverb and was built like a German tiger tank....good amps....

[@Bigbuddyandblue]

They’re great for practice, living room jam sessions, or thanks to battery power, playing your electric guitar at a campsite. Fun little amp.

[@doctorskull8197]

Awesome demonstration ‼️😍🔥🎸

[@davidmcleod1760]

they make excellent busking amps for metal, been using one for the past 3 years. unrivalled tone for the price.

[@adio222]

For it's size and price these amps are very capable, I was shocked when I tried one out to be honest.

[@OoBLUEPLANEToO]

I have the original one but it hasn't got an extreme setting and kicks ass like this. I will go out and get another one.

[@mckevrock]

Dude, these sound great with a speaker-out mod. I did it on mine and it's huge.

[@deanplayer69metalplayer89]

I like those Roland Cubes I was nice enough to take my friends new cube off his hands for a half ounce of bud cause he didn't have any strings for his guitar! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alexreid8725]

Most stoner reason ever. I dont have $6.99 for some cheap earnie balls so trade my amp for a half O smh

[@deanplayer69metalplayer89]

@@alexreid8725 That's what I thought, you can't come up with $5 for a pack of strings?? I asked him 3 times are you sure you want to do this trade? He said yup I don't get paid for another week and a half! Dumbass! His fault for spending $50-$100 on 1 THC vape cartridge! 😂😂

[@alexreid8725]

@@deanplayer69metalplayer89 well worked out great for you. If only I could get this guy to trade me his dual rec for an O ha

[@jamietaylor8663]

If it's good bud a half o could sell for like 100$, which is the brand new price of this amp, so I'd say it's a good deal

[@deanplayer69metalplayer89]

@@jamietaylor8663 Oh yeah I get nothing but straight up dank for about $80 a half! He said the cube was $149.99 so I got a good deal and he got a half of some dank ass 30.5% THC GLUEBERRY OG it's a cross between GORILLA GLUE #4 and OG KUSH then they spliced in some BLUEBERRY! One of my favorite strains! I'm in Washington so I can get whatever I want! 😋😋😋

[@timgarza8028]

I have one that I modded with a Jensen 6in speaker and speaker output. It definitely chugs! The acoustic sim and JC amp with chorus sound amazing through a bigger cab.

[@marksposito817]

Hey Ola, you just made me glad I invested in a pretty dynamic Amp. Yeah bro, I put it in the deep with the bass. But it's great to incorporate sounds on my "Loop Station". This Micro and loop station have me hooked. I didn't realize how much I knew. Thanks for reinforcing that. UG!