Roland Blues Cube Stage  

The Blues Cube Stage is a high-quality and compact amplifier from Roland. It’s a 60 watt amp with a 12 inch speaker. It’s also a modelling amp. In this case, that means that this is a transistor amp which models a tube amp. This is quite complicated, actually, but Roland seems to have figured it out. Tube amp are in theory quite simple, and Roland found that modelling amplifiers should be too. As such, the amp only has a clean and a crunch channel, just like a regular valve amp. These two channels can be used to implement small and nuanced changes, which means extra options are unnecessary. The Blues Cube Stage can thus produce the same warm tones and nuances as a regular tube amp.

But why a modelling amp? A modelling amp can be very handy, as it’s lighter and smaller. Moreover, it’s easier to control the volume on a transistor amp, and it’s even possible to use it with headphones. Valve amps sound amazing, but require a lot of maintenance and they tend to be quite loud. Furthermore, it is possible to connect the amp to a footswitch. The amp also has an USB-input, which means you can record your playing directly to your computer. The Blues Cube Stage is thus the ideal modelling amplifier!