Roland Super Cube 60

**DegoL** · 06-13-2009, 08:09 AM

Hi everyone. I'm new here. I just wanted to know if anyone knows something about this old amp. I heard good things about the old Roland Cubes. Is it a good buy?

The amp is like this one:

Thanks, I appreciate any kind of info.

**bfloyd6969** · 06-13-2009, 10:32 PM

You really can't go wrong with Roland amps. I haven't played (or heard of) a Super Cube, but I've played the Blues Cube and I currently have the newer Cube and they're great, IMO.

**milessound** · 06-15-2009, 01:29 PM

I have a Roland Cube 60. This is really only my 2nd amp - I have had a Fender Pro 185 for the last 16 years.

The Roland has a great, pure clean tone. I have an archtop Guild 1969 Starfire, and the clean tones boom with warm bass and mid range. The EQ is pretty flexible.

It also sounds great with an acoustic/electric guitar - it even has an amp model for acoustics.

The overdrive is tinny. The only one I like at all is the British stack, and that is pretty muddy, even for solid state. The overdrives have no EQ either.

The FX aren't so great either. They have a very limited range (half of one knob). Obviously, I am spoiled by the Fender Reverb. The Roland reverb isn't nearly as rich. The delay/echo is limited in flexibility. The chorus is pretty nice despite limited control over length, wave, etc. (although I am not a big chorus guy).

So, really it depends on what you are using it for. I want to get a really nice overdrive pre for it. I am messing around with some cheap, starved tube overdrive right now.

The clean tone is excellent, though. It is really warm with frequencies that make my walls shake at pretty low volumes.

**milessound** · 06-15-2009, 01:30 PM

Does anyone have a recommendation for a nice overdrive pre; kind of Scofield-esque I guess?

**DegoL** · 06-16-2009, 06:13 AM

Thanks, guys. Scofield uses a Rat distortion pedal as far as I know (Rosenwinkel too), but I guess any overdrive like a Tubescreamer will do the job too.

As for the amp, I hear good things about the current Roland Cubes, but the amp I'm talking about is an old model, no amp modeling , no digital effects, just a regular solid state amp. I can get one pretty cheap so I wanted to know how they sound as I can't try it.

**bfloyd6969** · 06-16-2009, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by DegoL

Thanks, guys. Scofield uses a Rat distortion pedal as far as I know (Rosenwinkel too), but I guess any overdrive like a Tubescreamer will do the job too.

As for the amp, I hear good things about the current Roland Cubes, but the amp I'm talking about is an old model, no amp modeling , no digital effects, just a regular solid state amp. I can get one pretty cheap so I wanted to know how they sound as I can't try it.

Is this the Blues Cube model? Still never heard of the Super Cube. That Blues Cube I had was a real nice amp. I remember they came in a 1x12" (the one I had), a 3 or 4x10", and I think a 2x12". All great amps.

Do you know about what year this was made?

Edit - never mind, I just seen the pic you posted. Looks like this was just before the Blues Cube model. Have you played it yet?

**derek** · 06-16-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by milessound

Does anyone have a recommendation for a nice overdrive pre; kind of Scofield-esque I guess?

When I saw Sco last summer, most of his dirt sound came from a Vox AC30 that was dimed. He did have some other pedals on his board, but other than his looper, he didn't use them that much.

**milessound** · 06-16-2009, 01:37 PM

I was considering the Valvetronix amp - the AC30 model is really good, and it has a lot of flexible overdrive tones. There is almost no clean channel at all and certainly very little flexibility in terms of clean tone.

**milessound** · 06-16-2009, 01:38 PM

I got a Cube60 and picked up a Rat2 yesterday. The clean sound on the amp is great, and the Rat really does have a great tone for my ear as long as the distortion is not too high.

**Peter C** · 06-16-2009, 04:55 PM

I'm not sure if you're talking about the Roland Orange Cube 60 Combo, or near as can be, but this was a well regarded amp back in the 80's. Ed Bickert used one, so there you go.If I found one in good condition at the right price (and had the cash!), I would go for it.

**Bertrand tB** · 06-20-2009, 03:47 AM

During decennia Roland builts very well respected amps with decent tone for jazz boxes. I had an orange cube and now have the cube 60 which I very much like for the Jazz Chorus model. For a more fat tone you can switch to the Fender tweed model which still gives you satisfying results. I personally think you won´t regret any Roland Cube purchase.

**heavyblues** · 06-20-2009, 05:55 AM

I can't recommend this amp enough. I have one and love it. if you are like me, you will solely use ONE amp model, which is the JC(jazz chorus) "clean" setting. That is if you want to play just jazz, otherwise you can use the other models for fusion, rock etc...however the JC clean will do fusion and rock if you have a distortion/tube/gain pedal of course(JC clean is very neutral and flat and, well, clean!).

Things I like in particular about the amp:
1) bright button(misleading, doesn't have to sound bright, rather it can change the tone in a way which can then be backed off with knobs)
2) equalizer!! has both presence AND treble knobs, they operate differently...i back treble off and lift presence a bit, since this doesn't have the harsh effect of boosting treble, rather it crispens the sound a bit, you just have to hear it
3) JC clean setting: very dry, flat, and I mean that in a very good way...it doesn't color the sound, perfect for clean and fluid jazz lines.
4) there are other good things about it, I listed what matters the most to me.

Overrated/not so great
1) effects in general since you only have one knob to 'alter' the effect. reverb sucks unless you use just a touch, i recommend a holy grail pedal pedal for reverb...can't change the delay feedback but I still use it. Maybe you will like the chorus, phaser, etc. Don't buy it for effects, but it for what it does best: JC clean and equalizer!

EDIT!!!!! My review was for the "roland cube 60" that you buy nowadays for about $400, I didn't realize the post said super cube, wth is a super cube anyway? I'm going to go search right now

**DegoL** · 06-22-2009, 03:51 PM

Well people are a little confused about this post

. I know the current Cubes are great bang for the buck, but thats not what I'm asking about. There were a previous generation of cubes (the orange one some are talking about, this super cube, cube chorus...), no effects, no amp models. Theres almost no info about them anywhere so for those who had or tried one please tell me how they sound.

**Bertrand tB** · 06-23-2009, 01:57 AM

If you can get an old orange or grey super cube you shouldn't hesitate. (These aren't the same as the blues cubes, which are good too.) These amps are good allround amps and I always have respected them.

**super60** · 10-03-2015, 07:29 AM

Hello!.I'm new here!I would like to know about the diference between the super cube 60 Orange and super cube 60.Anybody can tell me about how their sound and specs?Thanks!

**Woody Sound** · 10-03-2015, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by super60

Hello!.I'm new here!I would like to know about the diference between the super cube 60 Orange and super cube 60.Anybody can tell me about how their sound and specs?Thanks!

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**rexmiguechidoto** · 10-03-2015, 10:54 AM

I recently bought a super cube 60 with a 12" inch speakear. Do you guys know of current speaker that wil fit the amp. Ive heard its a very narrow speaker on the vintage cubes. Im looking for a dark sound.

**whiskey02** · 10-03-2015, 06:22 PM

"reverb sucks unless you use just a touch"

But if you do use just a touch, it is perfectly fine.

**FrinGers** · 11-26-2016, 09:59 AM

Hi everyone,

Not to be confused with the Super Cube 60 Bass amp.
It has a "Bass" plate on the right lower corner on the front, almost a twin of the one presented here.
Roland Super Cube 60-dsc_0059-jpg

I've been using it since 1985-ish.
It was an expensive amp. Probably pay +800 for it at the time. a lot of money.
(for comparison, the nowadays Roland equivalent, ported, with 120 W is cheaper, with 600)

Never had any trouble with it. It is robust.
Of course with only 60 watt, you dont go far volumewise, but for a club certainly useable.(Put it in a corner, and you'll double the volume

).
It has a very effective and precise parametric equalizer, which takes a while to get used to, but if you know what frequency range you want is really usefull, making that cube extremely polyvalent.
2 inputs (high/passive low/active), volume, bass, +/- mid level, mid frequency, treble.
Outputs : Headphone, XLR-line out 0db/800 Ohm, effects in/out (called STACK), 1x8 ohm speaker jack.

It has a nice mid presence whatever how you set the equalization.
Also works well for the voice.

The philosophy of what a bass should sound like has evolved since the eighties.
So the super cube 60 cant be compared with the kind of sound you get from a Gallien Krueger Mb 150, or Eden Nemesis (amps I actually know), that have some airy quality added. But it is still a very practical and portable amp, made with quality materials. Take it to any no worries family party, birthdays, jam with friends, it will do it
.
For pro use, there is much much better on the market now, but still if necessary the super cube 60 will do the job...

**Gitfiddler** · 12-03-2016, 04:57 PM

There is a Super Cube 60 on Ebay now for only $150, but a bit rough looking.

Roland Super Cube 60 | eBay

Unless you really want THAT amp, I recommend one of the newer Cube models. Hard to beat the bang for buck on these amps.