{"id":12258,"date":"2014-08-29T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=12258"},"modified":"2014-09-04T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T21:38:29","slug":"guitarists-choose-cube-amps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Guitarists Choose CUBE Amps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Pro&#8217;s Choice for Premium Tone On the Go<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12271\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"top guitarists choose cube amps\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p31PNJ-3bI\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12271\" data-attachment-id=\"12271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/cube_family_marquee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?fit=660%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CUBE_Family_Marquee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?fit=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?fit=660%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12271 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?resize=660%2C270\" alt=\"Roland CUBE amps\" width=\"660\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_Family_Marquee.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland CUBE-GX Guitar Amplifiers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Packing\u00a0a versatile selection of sweet tones and onboard effects into durable designs that are built to last, Roland&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/category\/478\" target=\"_blank\">CUBE<\/a>\u00a0amp series has long been the top\u00a0compact choice for pros gigging in town, weekend hobbyists, and beginning guitarists. But did you know that many of the world\u2019s best-known players love CUBE amps as well? That\u2019s right\u2014these amazing guitarists can play whatever they want, and they turn to the CUBE whenever they need a convenient, great-sounding amp for practice at home, backstage warm-up, and even small club dates and recording sessions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Roland CUBE Amp Overview<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fE9rKq8OyEU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=UUgqeyxwAeXC2okrNVzkrHnQ\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Don Felder and the Micro CUBE Amp<\/h2>\n<p>Solo artist and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder uses the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1286\/478\">Micro CUBE<\/a>\u00a0amp for practicing, songwriting, and working out lead guitar ideas. We recently showed him our new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1327\/478\">Blues Cube Artist<\/a> amp, which he was really blown away by. While talking with Don, he shared the story of how his trusty Micro CUBE amp made its way onto his last solo record, <em>Road to Forever<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was working\u00a0in\u00a0my [home] studio trying to write a guitar solo for this song called \u2018You Don\u2019t Have Me,\u2019\u201d Don relates. \u201cI was playing with the track, and I came up with what I thought was a really good solo idea. I had a Micro CUBE sitting on the floor, and I just grabbed the vocal mic that I\u2019d been singing into, shoved it in front of this little Micro CUBE, and recorded that solo. I put a harmony on it, and just kind of pieced it together as a scratch demo, thinking that when I got into the studio, I would rerecord it. When I got into the studio and played it for everybody, they said, \u2018Why do you want to rerecord that? That\u2019s got a great tone. It sounds really good.\u2019 I said, \u2018No, no, no. Let\u2019s set up some amps and we\u2019ll try to do it again.\u2019 And we tried rerecording the solo, and it just didn\u2019t have that unique sound, which was a small, little amp sounding like a really big amp. So it wound up staying on the record as the final solo on \u2018You Don\u2019t Have Me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12275\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12275\" data-attachment-id=\"12275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/micro_cube_gx_panel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?fit=1000%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,693\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"micro_cube_GX_panel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?fit=1000%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?resize=1000%2C693\" alt=\"Roland Micro CUBE amp\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/micro_cube_GX_panel.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top panel of the Roland Micro CUBE GX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don Felder&#8217;s recording of\u00a0\u201cYou Don\u2019t Have Me\u201d went on to become a Number One song on the Classic Rock Radio charts, and remained in the Top Ten for 11 weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/road-to-forever-extended-edition\/id785097004\" target=\"_blank\">Check out<\/a> this rocking track and hear the unique solo tone captured by Don with his Micro CUBE amp.<\/p>\n<h2>Orianthi and the CUBE-80GX Amp<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12339\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12339\" data-attachment-id=\"12339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/orianthi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi.jpg?fit=480%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Orianthi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Orianthi playing on stage with the CUBE-80GX.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi.jpg?fit=480%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12339 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Orianthi on stage with the CUBE amp\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/orianthi.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orianthi performing\u00a0on stage with the Roland CUBE-80GX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Australia native Orianthi has created a big stir in the guitar world in recent years, playing with both Michael Jackson and Alice Cooper. In addition to backing others with her wicked chops, she\u2019s emerged as a compelling singer\/songwriter with her latest solo release, <em>Heaven in This Hell<\/em>, and the single \u201cSex E Bizzare,\u201d which features Steven Tyler.<\/p>\n<p>Orianthi got a hold of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1285\/478\">CUBE-80GX<\/a> shortly after its release in 2013, and it\u2019s become a go-to rig for practice and local clubs. \u201cThis amp is big enough to play a small club, so [it\u2019s] not only for practicing,\u201d she says. \u201cIt really projects and it has a lot of depth. That\u2019s what I always look for in an amp\u2014for it to have a lot of clarity and depth. It sounds like it has tubes; this one clearly does and I\u2019m really digging this. Having everything built in, it\u2019s not like you\u2019re carrying a bunch of effects with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist also praises the CUBE-80GX\u2019s great sound\u00a0and versatility. \u201cThe tone of an amp is pretty much everything to me with an electric,&#8221; says Orianthi. &#8220;When you have a good tone going through an\u00a0amp, it makes you play better, and you can just get into that zone. It\u2019s that\u00a0tone that you hear in your head, you know, and that connection between the guitar and the amplifier, for it to all sort of mesh together. [The CUBE-80GX]\u00a0can mold the sounds to basically anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Orianthi and Her CUBE Amp<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juovkeZCG2c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=UUgqeyxwAeXC2okrNVzkrHnQ\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Randy Rhoads, Rudy Sarzo, and the Vintage CUBE-40<\/h2>\n<p>Bassist Rudy Sarzo goes way back with the legendary Randy Rhoads. He played with Randy\u00a0early on in Quiet Riot, and then again in Ozzy Osborne\u2019s band right up to the influential guitarist\u2019s untimely passing during a 1982 U.S. tour. In\u00a0a recent interview with Rudy, he talked about how Randy used to practice backstage with one of the earliest CUBE amps, the orange CUBE-40.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy loved the sound of that amp,\u201d Rudy relates. \u201cHe had JBLs or Altecs\u2014I always get confused between the two\u2014in his Marshall cabs. What he wanted was a real clean distorted tone. And [the CUBE-40) came very, very close to the rig that he was using on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While on\u00a0tour, Randy began to immerse himself in classical guitar, and ended up giving the amp to Rudy. \u201cHe started getting really heavily into classical guitar,\u201d Rudy says. \u201cAnd then I got the GR-33B [bass synth]\u2014I was taking it on the road, and I was getting into it, learning it. So Randy said, \u2018Listen, use my amp, because right now I\u2019m not using it.\u2019 After a couple of weeks, he says, \u2018You know what? Just keep it.\u2019 I remember Ozzy would run into the dressing room, and it would be Randy with his classical, and I\u2019d be making all these sounds [with the synth], experimenting. And Ozzy would yell, \u2018Play some bloody rock and roll.\u2019\u201d [<em>Laughs<\/em>.]<\/p>\n<p>Rudy still has the CUBE\u00a0amp\u00a0that Randy gave to him, and you can check it out in the following video.<\/p>\n<h2>Rudy Sarzo, Rhandy Rhoads &amp;\u00a0the CUBE Amp<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1ve3uiEQJU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=UUgqeyxwAeXC2okrNVzkrHnQ\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Paul Sidoti Backstage with\u00a0the MICRO CUBE GX<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12316\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12316\" data-attachment-id=\"12316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/paul-sidoti\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti.jpg?fit=384%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"384,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2010 Ash Newell Photography-All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paul Sidoti\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Guitarist Paul Sidoti.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti.jpg?fit=384%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti-300x200.jpg?resize=260%2C173\" alt=\"Guitarist Paul Sidoti Plays the Micro CUBE Amp\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Paul-Sidoti.jpg?w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guitarist Paul Sidoti uses\u00a0the Roland Micro CUBE GX as a backstage warmup amp on major concert tours.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among touring guitarists today, the Micro CUBE GX is hugely popular. With a wide selection of COSM amp tones, built-in effects, and a headphone output with COSM speaker modeling, it provides\u00a0sound and practice features far beyond the classic orange CUBE amp that Randy Rhoads and Rudy Sarzo played backstage over 30 years ago. In addition, the Micro CUBE GX is extremely compact and lightweight, and offers the ultimate in portable convenience with battery-powered operation.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville-based Paul Sidoti is a seasoned\u00a0road\u00a0musician\u00a0who\u00a0toured as bassist for Gary Lewis and the Playboys and\u00a0guitarist\/keyboardist on The Raspberries\u2019 critically acclaimed reunion tour before landing his current gig with one\u00a0of the biggest stars in country and pop music. While on the road, he relies on his Micro CUBE GX to provide compact tone on the move. &#8220;What\u2019s nice about this amp is that I use this backstage to practice with, warming up before the show,&#8221; says Paul.\u00a0&#8220;It\u2019s a really, really cool piece of gear, and it\u2019s a lot of fun to travel with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Richie Kotzen and Nita Strauss Use CUBE Jam for Practice and Gig\u00a0Prep<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_12265\" style=\"width: 151px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12265\" data-attachment-id=\"12265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/29\/guitarists-choose-cube-amps\/iphone_lrg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?fit=600%2C1270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,1270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"iphone_lrg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?fit=141%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?fit=483%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12265 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg-141x300.jpg?resize=141%2C300\" alt=\"CUBE Jam App for CUBE amps on Apple iPhone\" width=\"141\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?resize=141%2C300&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?resize=483%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=141%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iphone_lrg.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=141%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland CUBE Jam app on an Apple iPhone.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many\u00a0of the current\u00a0CUBE amps feature <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/go\/icubelink\/\">i-CUBE Link<\/a>, which makes it easy to use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the amp. The innovative i-CUBE Link interface\u00a0provides two-way communication with the iOS device via a single cable, allowing players to use the CUBE\u2019s great tones with various music software apps. Roland\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/go\/icubelink\/\">CUBE Jam<\/a> app is the perfect companion for the CUBE and i-CUBE Link, providing song playback for jamming, a recording function, and many useful features for practicing and learning songs. And best of all, it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n<p>Veteran shredder Richie Kotzen discovered the benefits of CUBE Jam while preparing for a tour with The Winery Dogs, a power trio that also features bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Mike Portnoy. \u201c[CUBE Jam] allows you to learn the song by picking a section and slowing down the audio without changing the pitch,\u201d says Richie. \u201cFor people like me, who make records and then forget what they played and have to go learn it for a tour, it\u2019s a perfect device. I\u2019m actually using it to learn what I did on the latest record, and it\u2019s coming in handy. It\u2019s a great new product, and I\u2019m very excited to be working with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Micro CUBE GX user Nita Strauss, who plays guitar for Alice Cooper, shared a story about how the CUBE Jam app \u201csaved her life\u201d when she had to learn some music in a hurry for an artist she works for. \u201cI had to learn two songs on very short notice, and I was listening to the songs in the car on the way to my studio,\u201d Nita relates. \u201cWhen I got to my studio, I plugged my headphones into my phone to try to go over the songs once, and there were some chords and subtleties that I hadn\u2019t heard in my car speakers. And then I realized I had the CUBE Jam app on my phone. I loaded the song into the\u00a0app, and I slowed it down to 70 percent, and I was able to pick out the subtleties and nuances that I hadn\u2019t heard before. I honestly can say I wouldn\u2019t have been able to do that if I didn\u2019t have that app right there on my phone at that time. So thank you to CUBE Jam for that!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Nita Strauss and Her\u00a0Micro CUBE Amp<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KLKM5Qlb2vo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PLOVGmc2oY-DpScVh4e0bVdzvXMKMz9fjZ\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Choose Your CUBE Amp<\/h2>\n<p>From the ultra-compact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1286\/478\">Micro CUBE GX<\/a> to the loud and proud <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1285\/478\">CUBE-80GX<\/a> to the incredible new Blues Cube <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1327\/478\">Artist<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1328\/478\">Stage<\/a> models, there&#8217;s a CUBE amp for any style or use. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_GX_Family.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CUBE_GX_Family.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland CUBE GX guitar amplifiers (clockwise from upper left): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1284\/478\">CUBE-40GX<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1285\/478\">CUBE-80GX<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1283\/478\">CUBE-20GX<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1286\/478\">Micro CUBE GX<\/a> in available\u00a0colors.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12296\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cube_street_ex.jpg?resize=900%2C576\" alt=\"Roland CUBE Street EX Stereo Amplifier CUBE AMP\" width=\"900\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cube_street_ex.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cube_street_ex.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/products\/details\/1317\/478\">CUBE Street EX<\/a> compact stereo PA amplifier.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12336\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cube_lite_table.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12336\" 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