Roland Micro Cube Owners

[kec!]

Anyone else love their micro cubes? I sure love mine. Battery powered, nice sounds and a built in tuning fork. What's not to love.

I recently built a new cabinet so I could stuff in a Jensen MOD 8". This is an excellent upgrade.

Here's some pics...

[ShortBuSX]

I purchased one over a year and a half ago for $50 off of Craigslist, liked it so much a purchased a second one for $70 from CL a couple of weeks later to run stereo delay in my bedroom. I love em! I havent changed the batteries in either since the day I bought em.

I like what you did to yours, as the stock speaker is my only complaint. The more dirt and/or volume I add the fart-ier the speaker gets. The second MC I bought had a farty speaker that was so bad I called Boss/Rolland for a replacement $20.
Very envious of your new cab and speaker mod!

[kec!]

Good idea ShortBusX. That's a good deal on 2 MC's.

[xjazzy]

Mine is always by the computer.
I love it.
Got it for 40€!

[sacizob]

I own one.

[DuoTwang]

I blew the speaker in mine and had to replace it. (Running a bass through it will do that!). I like your mod! It's a great amp. How does it sound with the MOD 8?

[Swee_tone]

Wow!
Nice work on the cab!
I love what you did, but I have a real problem with metal grills! I would love to see some nice grill cloth on there.
Great job!

[kec!]

Originally Posted by DuoTwang

I blew the speaker in mine and had to replace it. (Running a bass through it will do that!). I like your mod! It's a great amp. How does it sound with the MOD 8?

It sounds great. No farting

[kec!]

Originally Posted by Swee_tone

Wow!
Nice work on the cab!
I love what you did, but I have a real problem with metal grills! I would love to see some nice grill cloth on there.
Great job!

I started out doing an oxblood grille, but it wasn't cooperating. I still may try that - it would look really good.

Thanks for the comps.

[androo]

I LOVE THAT CAB!!! How much would you charge me to build one and send it up to Portland??

I too, love my Micro Cube. It sits in my classroom, it goes in the car, it heads out to the beach. One of the more useful purchases in my history.

droo

[mr natural]

I really like mine. Great for practice when I don't feel like firing up Big Bertha or for playing on the front porch. Mine hangs out in the living room next to the Tele in case I'm feeling inspired. Nice job, kec! I bet it sounds great.
-Mr. Natch

[dguitar3]

I got one of these two weeks ago. Great little practice amps. I love the portability and they sound so much better than you'd think for something so small.

[mudshark]

I kept one on my truck all the time when I was running the 48...a driver's dream...still have it.

[repeatofender]

I like mine, I use bigger lately since I bought a house.

[mattio]

I also own one, great little amp for use around the apartment. It´s more or less stationed in my sons room now a days, but sneak in and get it every now and then after he´s gone to bed. I must have had mine for atleast a year and a half and it´s still on its first set of batteries I use the blackface setting most of the time with just a hint of reverb.

[steve v]

I just picked one up to bring on vacation with me. Can't get enough of the R-fier with some phaser, it's just too much fun

[steve v]

BTW, is there an issue with mismatched impedance with the MOD 8 ? From what I read, the amp is 4ohm while the MOD 8 is an 8ohm speaker.

[ShortBuSX]

Originally Posted by mattio

I must have had mine for atleast a year and a half and it´s still on its first set of batteries

Same here, Ive got two of them that rarely see the wall wort, over a year later...same batteries. Ive even been playing my drum machine through one for hours a day for the last two weeks and the batteries are still going!

[kec!]

Originally Posted by steve v

BTW, is there an issue with mismatched impedance with the MOD 8 ? From what I read, the amp is 4ohm while the MOD 8 is an 8ohm speaker.

The MOD 8 comes in 4 or 8 ohm.

But, I actually have an 8 ohm in mine. I just used an 8 ohm 15W non-inducting resistor in parallel.

[tacomamc]

My speaker is buzzing a little after I let my son play through it. Is there a good speaker that will fit in there which won't fart out as you drive it harder/ louder, or is a bigger speaker the only real fix?

Kec!, is your mod as simple as building the cab and wiring in the new speaker?