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Anyone know where I could get one of these or similar in Dublin?

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  • 27-12-2004 7:50pm
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    Zakalwe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭


    I've started to get back into playing the guitar. I'd love a little tiny battery powered amp I could use for practise.

    Something like this would be perfect.

    http://www.guitarshop.net/marshallms2.htm

    It must have a basic distortion channel and headphones socket.


    I already own a real amp.


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Bah, those things are useless!

    One word for you my friend: "Microcube"

    You'll find no better, and although you need 6 AA batteries, they last yonks in there. And of course, you get a mains adapter too.


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    Zakalwe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭Zakalwe


    Just googled up the microcube http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/Micro-CUBE/specs.html It look great, although its slightly bigger than what I was looking for. Ideally the unit would stick to the guitar beside the jack.

    Any idea of where I could have a look at one of these microcubes in Dublin?


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    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    I think Musicmaker do them.


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Hmm, I don't think you'd get any kind of agreeable sound from something that would just stick to the guitar itself... But I got my Cube from Musicmaker, I'm sure they'd be happy to let you play around with one. It doesn't way much, and it's got a little carry-handle.


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    Zakalwe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭Zakalwe


    MusicMaker it is then lads. Anyone got an idea on price?


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    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    i have a dean markey portaamp, roughly the same size as the marshal.. got it for 25 Dollars but you ban get em for around that price here too, the marshall was 50 Dollars and they sound the same (ie: crap) but they are handy for sessions


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Mine cost 120, Zakalwe. But it's well worth it because it sounds absolutely amazing and has all kinds of built-in effects and amp modelling. The only thing it lacks is a footswitch, but you can't have everything now, can you?


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    Zakalwe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭Zakalwe


    €120 sounds fine for something with a DSP in it. I'll be looking at guitars too tomorrow. I bought my sister an acoustic and the father is sitting down with it trying to learn some chords.


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    david
    Registered Users Posts: 3,684 ✭✭✭david


    I'd love to get one of those microcubes. i used to have the 15watt version and i loved it. Are they 120 in musicmaker or on thomann or summat


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    Karl Hungus
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    €120 in musicmaker. It was cheaper on thomann, but with shipping, it wouldn've been more.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Shop in Galway gave my girlfriend one and a microcube too for €115 including a cable and batteries with a few jazz III's :D


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    Doctor J
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    feylya wrote:
    Shop in Galway gave my girlfriend one

    That's a very cool relationship you have there ;)


    By all accounts the Microcubes are the way forward, I'm tempted to pick one up meself.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    She gave me the voucher for the lessons too :D

    Get one. Seriously!


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    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    Yeah, we'll see. Waiting for the S2020 to come first, then I'll worry about it. Might be nice to have an amp that's hndy to lug around.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Ah, it's only a hundred quid or so... Worth it, definately.


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    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    It's more the domestic, rather than the financial aspect which makes me ponder it's viability :)


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    It's small enough to hide away somewhere, Doc. :D


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    It's funny cos it's true :eek:


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    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    I was eyeing a microcube up earlier. It looks so hi-tech. And nice.


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Karl Hungus wrote:
    €120 in musicmaker.
    I got one this morning for €109 in Music Maker, Exchequer St, Dublin.


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    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    And what do you think?


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    #23
    Zakalwe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭Zakalwe


    There had better be one left when I get time to go in and get one next Saturday! Poxy work :(


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    John2 wrote:
    And what do you think?
    Well, I didn't say what I thought of it cos I've only had it a few hours.
    But since you ask ... :-)

    Bearing in mind the above I have to say it's pretty feckin good. You can produce a really wide range of sounds. The clean/chorus sound is my fave after a few hours. To my mind it sounds like the Police' "walking on the moon". Its great for archipelagoes. Other sounds are good but of course you can make some 'orrible noises too.
    The only downside so far is that although you can make a wide variety of sounds the sounds are not minutely adjustable. That probably sounds contradictory but there is only one tone knob (and a gain knob) - and only one variable for each of the effects. On the other hand - what do you expect for a gadget the size of a transistor radio (well a very big transistor radio). If it had a load more knobs I'd probably be complaining that it was too complicated. I'm sure that given more familiarity with this thing I'll get the hang of what combinations of setting produce good sounds

    I havent got my tape measure handy but at first glace the speaker seems a little on the small size. The whole package is small but heavy for its size and gives the impression of being rock solid.

    To summarise: its small, it makes a great variety of sounds, its a practice amp. Overall 8 out of 10


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    It's a 5 inch speaker. The more I use it, the more impressed I am with it.


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    feylya wrote:
    It's a 5 inch speaker. The more I use it, the more impressed I am with it.

    Not to get too nit-picky but the actual cone part of the speaker is about 4 inches. (I found my tape measure)

    I look forward to being increasingly impressed as I use mine more.


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Can you not edit your own posts any more ?

    Here's a few more thoughts on my MicroCube:

    It has an external AC adaptor (can also run on batteries). This adaptor and its flex is not as solid looking as the rest of the amp - also I can see myself loosing it. Really shold be some way to attach it to the amp when not in use.

    The Effects dont really sound good with the high gain amp settings. This is probably not a surprise to more experienced amp meisters but it was to me.

    There is a neat demo video of a guy playing through a Microcube at http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?CatID=7&SubCatID=32&ProdID=Micro%20Cube
    I cant link directly to it for some reason. Click on "launch product demo", then "Video Demo" then "NAMM Booth demo"
    Check out the Leslie cabinet effect. :-)


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    #28
    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Johnny Storm wrote:
    Can you not edit your own posts any more ?

    You can only edit your posts for a certain amount of time since you posted it.

    As for losing the cable, do you not have a box for all your leads and stuff? I've got one that's like a little treasure chest. I feel like a pirate. A rockin' pirate.


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