barrymclark Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 So, I came across a STELLAR deal on a single 12 extension cabinet. Hand made, solid wood and an Eminence 30w 8ohm. My Roland Cube stacked right on it! I mean... you just could get better. $50! So, I plugged it all together. The Eminience sounded great! ...but... I noticed it wasn't any louder. In fact... there was no volume change at all. Then it occured to me that NO sound was coming out of the Cube. That frickin thing is wired to cut off when an extension is plugged in! I could have sworn that it would stay on. I gotta say, that is a design fail. Really, really a design fail. Oh well. If anyone comes across a STUPID cheap 212 (it ain't gotta be pretty. Just work) with low watt speakers, please let me know. To give you an idea of how cheap... they offered me a Line6 212 for $100 and I just couldn't do it. It was a good deal... and I just couldn't do it. I might have grabbed it at $75. On the upside, I still think the internal speaker on the Cube sounds better than the Eminence. Which is saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 My Cube doesn't even have a jack for an output. There's a lot of good things to say about Roland and a few negatives as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 My Cube doesn't even have a jack for an output. There's a lot of good things to say about Roland and a few negatives as well. Truly, this one though... this negative is huge. In my research before buying, I could have sworn that it would stay on after being plugged into a cab. Oh well, still a stellar sounding amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 May be an easy mod, assuming it is able to drive an external speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 May be an easy mod, assuming it is able to drive an external speaker. I can't see why not... but then I don't know enough about amps to try. ...and I can't afford for someone else to do it. So... there it is. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 That must be a recent change, because my 1996-era Roland GC-405, which is similar to this http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLAND-Guitar-Amplifier-Model-GC-405X-405-Tube-Logic-/260816257476?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb9dc41c4 came with a second 4x4" cabinet that plugged right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Barry, you have the Cube 60, right? That's the only I've seen with an X-cab out. Manual says it should use both speakers. Maybe a call to Roland Tech Support before abandoning the Cube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Barry, you have the Cube 60, right? That's the only I've seen with an X-cab out. Manual says it should use both speakers. Maybe a call to Roland Tech Support before abandoning the Cube? Guess I could have looked in your signature --- Cube 80x, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Some amps have a switch to cut the internal speaker when plugged into the speaker out. the easiest fix is to put female blade connectors on one end of a speaker cable and hook it to the 2 extra prongs on the internal speaker of your combo. I'm not sure if the cube is close backed or not if so youmight have to make a hole in the back and then seal it back up. If you do have to do that then make sure you wire a female jack to plug into so you don't have to open it up every time you disconnect the external speaker. Coming from the internal speaker gives you parallel wiring so make sure your ohm load is right. I'm by no means the amp guy on this board but this does work. I have done it before with no problems on amps that had no speaker out, and recently on my Valveking because it's speaker jack kills the internal speaker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Truly, this one though... this negative is huge. In my research before buying, I could have sworn that it would stay on after being plugged into a cab. Oh well, still a stellar sounding amp. I made the same mistake when I bought my Fender Super Champ XD. I swore the second output was for an extension cab, turns out its for a mixer or some other kind of power amp. Not very useful as I wanted to use its internal 1x10 with the KBP810 1x12 cab he made for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Now, don't get me wrong... this little 1x12 is LOUD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Just read the manual again. It says in there that the internal speaker is supposed to stay active even with an extension cab going. Something must be wrong. It's way out of warranty and I don't have the dough. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Call them or email anyway. Can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Call them or email anyway. Can't hurt. I just did that actually. That has always been the one thing I handed Roland/Boss: their stuff is built like tanks and almost never go bad. That's is why this is so surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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