NAD ( SS goodness)

[profgalen]

I learned a long time time ago that an amp does not absolutely positively have to have tubes to sound good. I currently own a Poly Tone Mini Brute and a Yamaha G100IIh. I have played through a number of JC120s. I didn't hesitate to grab this 90s Roland Blues Cube 1X12 on the cheap. These amps have a great reputation as one of the best Sounding SS amps ever. Maybe that's why Roland recently reissued a newer (digital) version of them. This is not a digital modeling amp like the more recent Cube amps. It is a all analog SS transistor amp. That being said. I have never played a SS amp that sounds this good. The clean channel has a three position switch for clean, crunch and more crunch. The middle crunch setting is my favorite. Very tweed like. The lead channel is more of a Marshall flavor. Separate tone controls for both channels. There is a switch to simulate a tube rectifier and the best sounding presence control I've ever used. At 60w it gets plenty loud but unlike tubes sounds good at any level. Reverb very usable. Adjustable F/X loop. Great sounding speaker. Assembled in U.S.A.

The down side is this thing weighs as much as any 1X12 tube combo.


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[Bob411]

HNAD

 

[Knox in Box]

That is seriously cool. Love me a good ss amp.

 

[jelloman]

I remember listening to a guy at Rainbow Music in Poughkeepsie playing a red Fender "The Strat" through one of the original Cube amps...amazing sound, especially for SS...

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Happy new amp day!

I'm lucky in that I don't know the difference between tube and solid-state sound so I can buy cheap.

 

[profgalen]

Happy new amp day!

I'm lucky in that I don't know the difference between tube and solid-state sound so I can buy cheap.

You're not supposed to tell anyone that.secret0Don't let TGP hear you say that.

 

[OGG]

Yes, yes. The Dark Side welcomes you.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

You're not supposed to tell anyone that.secret0Don't let TGP hear you say that.

I have no shame...

All TGP would need to do is to look at my guitar collection and I'd be 'd.

 

[Stratguy]

HNAD!

My preference is a good tube amp, although I do have several nice ss amps as well.

 

[micwalt]

Very cool!
HNAD!

 

[Denverdave]

Congrats!

I used to own one of those. They are nice amps...

 

[Modern Saint]

Congrats on the HNUGAD

I agree with you profgalen on SS amps as there are many winners. Just like tube amps there are winners and losers.

 

[profgalen]

Gigged with this last night. A little big for my side walk cafe gig but it sounded great with my Strat. I used a Uni-Vibe pedal and a touch of delay.

 

[Woody_in_MN]

Interesting...have not seen one of those before. HNAD

 

[Sauntman]

Cool. HNAD!