line 6 spider 3 75 or roland cube 60?

howgy good folks, i just sold an amp and now i have the cash to get a really robust and lighteight amp without tubes. i have a super tubeamp. i need something that sounds good loud and is indestructable. would you rather take a cube 60 or a spider 3? the cube seems to be a good amp, but that spider has all the bells and whistles. i lean towanrds the cube. eddie

I haven't had the Cube 60, but I had a Cube 30 for a couple of days before taking it back and exchanging it for a Spider III 75. I'm much happier with the Spider III.

I fiddled around with the Cube 30 for two days and was never able to get a tone out of if I liked. No matter what I tried, the bottom end was either tubby or the treble was ice-picky and brittle, or both. I could never find a happy medium. Plus the cabinet rattled like crazy. I was not a bit happy with it.

It took me about 10 minutes with the Spider to dial in a tone I liked, and I also like several of the presets.

Of course, the Spider is bigger and heavier than the Cube if portability is an issue for you.

he swolter. your first post!!!!! thanks for choosing me. i guess i am through with modeling amps. i will try and find a small tubeamp and piece of mind as well. so the spiders are good...... hmmmmm......

Hi, Eddie. I don't know about the Spider, but I bought a Cube 60 recently and I'm very impressed indeed. Small, light (less than 15kg), easily loud enough for an average gig and it can be slaved up through the PA via a cabinet-voiced line out. Excellent voicings and very well-built. Thomann's price is reasonable (as I think we've discussed before) but I think better deals are available. I don't use mine on every gig but I'm more than happy on the occasions that I do.

I bought a Cube 60 recently and I'm very impressed indeed. .
man i am very close to sending it back. i think i have to gibe it a try with a set of fresh ears. there is really nothing comparable on the market. eddie

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man i am very close to sending it back. i think i have to gibe it a try with a set of fresh ears. there is really nothing comparable on the market. eddie

I saw in your other thread that you were pleased with the Cube at home but it didn't work so well for you at a band rehearsal. I find it does pay to experiment with the EQ and Presence settings for each voice and it takes a little time to get it right. In my experience so far, it can be done and it's rewarding when it happens.

That said, it's fair to point out that I tend to use either the JC Clean channel - with the Bright switch disengaged - or the Blackface model with the gain about halfway up, and get my sounds from outboard effects units. The built-in delay and chorus/flange/phase effects are fun to play around with but limited in their adjustability and, I find, better used sparingly or left alone in gig circumstances.

It's easy, I know well, to fall into the trap of getting a new instrument or amp, then spending ages trying to get it to sound exactly the same as what you had before. Take it on its own merits; maybe you'll get to appreciate its virtues, but even if it doesn't work for you in the end, at least you gave it a fair shot.

I tend to use either the JC Clean channel - with the Bright switch disengaged - or the Blackface model with the gain about halfway up, and get my sounds from outboard effects units. .
thats exactly what i also found out. the "plain jane" settings plus outboard effects sounded best. maybe that is the way to go. forget about the frills and use only the bread and butter. i really like that roland, because it looks so bombproof.

i really like that roland, because it looks so bombproof.

I agree, but one possible weak point that people have mentioned is the plastic input jack socket. Seems OK to me, but just to be extra sure, give the cord a turn around the hooks at the back before plugging in, and maybe use a cord with a right-angled plug as well. That way, if anyone trips over the cord the strain won't reach the socket.

i really like my SpyderIII -75