Unexpected Great Combination!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:57 amI know that there has been some discussion on this board about the Roland Micro-Cube amp. I know that some of you own one of these and I've owned one for about 3 years and it is very light and powerful. I rarely use it as a stand alone amp but pretty much everywhere I perform has a sound system. I just request that the sound system be set neutrally
with no effects and everything pretty much centered and then I let my little Micro-Cube provide the source sound that I want, with a slight delay, with nice discernible but not overpowering highs and lows. Everything is crystal clear and I always get a lot of positive comments and questions afterwards. I've even done this in very large churches and those with above average listening skills say things like "Where's your amp?" and "I didn't know our P.A. system sounded that good!". Well this is fine for places that have a P.A. system. However, I've recently ran into the case where none is available and a friend of mine suggested that I use his medium size 12 lb. Line 6 amp to run my Micro-Cube through.
These 2 amps together are very light and portable and sound wonderful! Here was the surprise that I never learned until my third time using this....IT'S A BASS AMP! It's called the "Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110" and runs in the price range of a little under $250 in some places. The combination of these 2 amps is under $400 and I like it better than some of the highly recommended little amps that have been displayed at the CAAS conventions. Those of you you who already own a Roland Microcube might want to find a place that sells this Line 6 bass amp and try it for yourself.
For those who don't own the Microcube and do a lot of performing in places with a P.A. system, I would highly recommend it. They can almost always be purchased for under $150 and many times $125. I saw a sale on these at the Kalamazoo Guitar Center last week for $99. They weigh almost nothing and are wonderful little amps for pushing out a nice sound with an external sound source. They are modeling amps and have 6 settings for various well known amps. I choose the "Fender Twin". I own one of these and it weighs about 100 lbs. I lift weights but am almost 63 and couldn't haul this around forever, plus it's very inconvenient anyway.
The bottom line for this post is to recommend the "Line 6 lowdown studio 110" BASS AMP, which may feel "out of context" but has a really nice and full sound with a low end I've not heard with traditional guitar amps.
with no effects and everything pretty much centered and then I let my little Micro-Cube provide the source sound that I want, with a slight delay, with nice discernible but not overpowering highs and lows. Everything is crystal clear and I always get a lot of positive comments and questions afterwards. I've even done this in very large churches and those with above average listening skills say things like "Where's your amp?" and "I didn't know our P.A. system sounded that good!". Well this is fine for places that have a P.A. system. However, I've recently ran into the case where none is available and a friend of mine suggested that I use his medium size 12 lb. Line 6 amp to run my Micro-Cube through.
These 2 amps together are very light and portable and sound wonderful! Here was the surprise that I never learned until my third time using this....IT'S A BASS AMP! It's called the "Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110" and runs in the price range of a little under $250 in some places. The combination of these 2 amps is under $400 and I like it better than some of the highly recommended little amps that have been displayed at the CAAS conventions. Those of you you who already own a Roland Microcube might want to find a place that sells this Line 6 bass amp and try it for yourself.
For those who don't own the Microcube and do a lot of performing in places with a P.A. system, I would highly recommend it. They can almost always be purchased for under $150 and many times $125. I saw a sale on these at the Kalamazoo Guitar Center last week for $99. They weigh almost nothing and are wonderful little amps for pushing out a nice sound with an external sound source. They are modeling amps and have 6 settings for various well known amps. I choose the "Fender Twin". I own one of these and it weighs about 100 lbs. I lift weights but am almost 63 and couldn't haul this around forever, plus it's very inconvenient anyway.
The bottom line for this post is to recommend the "Line 6 lowdown studio 110" BASS AMP, which may feel "out of context" but has a really nice and full sound with a low end I've not heard with traditional guitar amps.
I like the different effects and the amp simulations. I use the Black face setting when I play with a flat pick, but I like to use one of the brighter sounding amps when I play finger style, since I don't use a thumbpick. It gives me a little more "punch" that way. I don't play out, except at open mikes sometimes, so I never tried it through a PA system. I did set up my Crate amp at neutral settings and plug it in and that sounded great through the Crate's 12" speaker. Good catch on trying things like that.