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Original message:165 days 22 hours 33 minutes ago

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I use a Roland Microcube with a Digitech RP70 and the distortion from the pedal is too much for the small speaker to handle, no matter what I try, so I have 3 questions: 1.Does anyone know how to fix/help it? 2. Can I just get a speaker and put a chord from the line out on my amp to a speaker? 3.If I get a speaker does it have to be any kind or does it have to be "a guitar speaker" from Ibanez or something.
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Reply:165 days 20 hours 5 minutes ago
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well the microcube comes with some pretty heavy distortion settings on it's own. adding MORE on top with the RP will only make it sound sound worse. and you could conceivably blow that little speaker. the line out is NOT a speaker out. it is not intended to add extra speakers. it's to line out to say.. a computer or a mixing board. the microcube is intended...really to just be a practice amp or small show amp. you won't get that big 4x12 cabinet sound from it. just ain't gonna happen. i DO LIKE the microcube. great little amp for the money but it won't replace the sound of a larger amp. that little speaker will only push out so much sound. and i don't really think running an rp unit into it is really the best way to go either. but if you must, then make sure you are using the "absolutely" cleanest setting possible on the micro-cube as the RP WILL more or less take over the overall sound coming thru the amp. especially with the distortion patches on. and that may not even be enough as you are now finding out.

what it really sounds like you want is a bigger amp. maybe a 2x12 combo or at least a 1x12 combo. tube preferably.... your RP unit will sound quite nice thru one of those amps. and if ya got a few bucks you could even go with the power amp setup(power amp + speaker cab + RP 70). essentially a rackmount system....

the micro-cube is a great little amp for practice and for party situations. you could even mic it up and play some small shows with it. but it really is what it is. a small amp producing a small sound. for bigger sounds you will want to upgrade to bigger amps.

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Reply:165 days 6 hours 34 minutes ago
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I was afraid of that......I guess I can sell the Cube and the pedal and get a bigger amp.
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Reply:149 days 1 hours 33 minutes ago
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I ran into the same problem when I started playing again. I had a Peavey Bandit with 1x12 and 65 watts and I had to set the amp very clean and still it was a too much. I kept the RP150 but got a 5150(pricey if you can get one) with a matching cab, problem solved. Yea right then I had a Volkswagen sitting in my living room, sold that amp, for a profit, and went down to a V30 Palomino with a 2x12 cab and now I am set. My suggestion is look into getting a 2x12 combo or a set similar to mine like the Crate V33H head and the V212B cab. It is closed back so you get the bottom end and great highs. The amp plays very clean and can get down right nasty if you want it to. I have added the picture of my amp.

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