Roland Micro Cube Settings - Iconic Guitar Tones Dialed In on This Amp
Every iconic guitar and bass tone in our catalog tracked on a Roland Micro Cube - 4 songs with original amp settings (gain, EQ, presence, volume) plus the pickup, tuning, and pedal chain to recreate each one.
- balanced
- crunch gain
- budget tier
Translate any of these tones to your rig
2W battery-powered practice combo with a 5-inch speaker, seven COSM amp types (including JC Clean, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Classic Stack and R-fier), a single Tone knob, and onboard modulation plus a delay/reverb knob. The original Micro Cube that came before the Microcube GX.
Median knob positions across every catalog tone that uses this amp. Useful as a starting point before you dial in a specific song.
- Gain
- 3
- Volume
- 6
Songs Recorded With the Roland Micro Cube
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Common Questions About the Roland Micro Cube
What does the Roland Micro Cube sound like?
2W battery-powered practice combo with a 5-inch speaker, seven COSM amp types (including JC Clean, Black Panel, Brit Combo, Classic Stack and R-fier), a single Tone knob, and onboard modulation plus a delay/reverb knob. The original Micro Cube that came before the Microcube GX. The most common knob positions across the songs in our catalog are summarized above.
Who plays a Roland Micro Cube?
In our catalog, The xx is the artist who records with a Roland Micro Cube most often (4 songs).
Is the Roland Micro Cube good for indie pop?
Yes - most of the songs in our catalog that run through a Roland Micro Cube are in the indie pop, indie rock, dream pop world. The typical-settings card above shows the gain/EQ window that fits that material best.
What songs were recorded with the Roland Micro Cube?
4 songs in our catalog use the Roland Micro Cube, including "Intro" by The xx, "Crystalised" by The xx, "Islands" by The xx. The full list is above - each one links to the per-song settings page.
Do I need a Roland Micro Cube to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever amp you actually own. Different EQ curve, same recorded result.