Clean amp advice

[gregsguitars]

Fender wrote the book on the clean amp tone, so any reasonable priced Fender amp will do the trick, don't complicate and easy solution.

 

[Monkus]

Cube 60 update

I've had the Cube 60 for about a month so I thought I'd share the experience so far. I found the last one on the island so rushed over to get it.

Music stores here are not like in the US. I was testing the amp but the sales chick was trying to cycle through the models as fast as she could. I told her to stop. Luckily, I know the owner so she left me alone.

Started playing a bit of Superstition on the Black Panel setting. Everyone looked at me. I'm sure it was the amp tone and not my yanking on the slightly out of tune Fender clone I was using. Upped the gain a bit and started a bit of Sweet Home Alabama. The listeners came closer. Decided to take the amp then cause, well, I was getting stares. After leaving the store I realized I didn't even check the clean settings. The Black Panel sold me. I also heard that they sold a Cube 15 and a 30 right after. Should have asked for commission discounts.

Easy to use and plenty loud, I've only used the Clean and the Black Panel settings, it easily is becoming my workingman's amp. I can take the amp without the M9 and easily dial in a tone I like.

Played a jam session in a bar with some friends and even though there were other amps there, everyone wanted to play through the Cube-60. Got irrationally jealous.

Shrugged it off and played to my hearts content. Cut through just fine. Played the rhythm for 'Two Princes' by Spin Doctors and someone told me it was the first time they actually heard what the guitar was playing. Its nice when you can finally concentrate on well, just playing.

Ran both the PRS and my acoustic through it for our church's anniversary evening of music. Played acoustic guitar with a pianist for 'You've got a friend' and did the James Taylor fingerstyle. JC Clean, shimmery highs and even bass response. Ran the acoustic direct with a little gain and reverb to thicken it up a bit. Actually had to lower the volume on the guitar cause I thought the amp was too loud, volume knob on 4. Great response to picking, smiles all around, thats the point of playing isnt it?

PRS into M9, into Black Panel, gain at 3, presence at 5, eq at 12, Amazing Grace, slow southern blues. Some people thought it was recorded.

I've only scratched the surface, I haven't even explored the dyna amp or any of the other amp models yet.

This amp is exactly what I wanted. Its small, easy to carry, plenty loud and has some killer modelling. Some 'aficionados' turned their noses but came to inquire after they heard it. Others swear by their 4x12 Marshall stacks and 800 head. Fine. I can plug this baby into your 4x12 and sound just as good. It really is a cool amp and has rolled around in my van tray already. No damage. Its sturdily built. I like it...a lot.

 

[markb]

A local guy borrowed my Cube 60 at our jam night. He plugged his late 60s LP Custom into it, we dialled up a Marshall model and even I was looking around for the stacks. Big tone.

I like to plug my tele into the Vox model, turn the gain up just past halfway and play the whole night riding the guitar volume. I might switch over to the JC if something needs a really clean sound.

 

[Eric]

You guys are making me check craigslist and ebay with your high praise of the cube 60! I really think I should just learn my TM60 and be happy, but it's a challenge to sit and be content...

Glad to hear it's working well for you, Monkus.