Amp and other questions comments.

bgast1 · Number of posts: 458 Age: 58 Registration date: 2007-04-07

I tried to learn to play the guitar several months back, maybe even a year ago, but became discouraged because I couldn't get anywhere close to the sound I wanted out of my amp. I even bought a cheap pedal, a ZOOM 505II. It helped but not enough. My amp was a Rocktron Rampage R10. It was only 10 Watts.

Well, tonight I took my guitar in to get it checked out thinking that was my problem. The guitar store told me that the guitar was not my problem, in fact they told me I had a nice guitar. It is a Washburn X-10/MC. It was made in Indonesia. It sounded pretty good in the hands of someone that could play. So we figured it was probably my amp giving me the trouble. So I bought a Roland Cube30X. It has effects loaded into it. I would have liked to have bought the 60X, but I couldn't afford it. Does anyone know anything about this amp? Will I be able to get decent metal sound from it, when I learn how to play? If anyone knows this amp, how should I set it up? (I can read the instruction manual as well)

I suppose I should also ask about setting up the knobs on my guitar. I have 2 knobs, a switch that goes up and down (I suppose that regulates which pickups are being used?) I had a crappy picture of me taken of me but I don't know how to post it.

Does it make a difference whether I play through the amp or headphones with the sound? Someone told me it doesn't make a difference.

Any comments and help will be appreciated.

endlessfuneral2003 · Number of posts: 1480 Registration date: 2007-01-01

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Does anyone know anything about this amp?

Yup, I bought this one a few years ago. You can record "direct" (with a cable between your amp and your "line-in" on your computer) or you can mike it. The sound is actually pretty good for a little thing like that even with direct option. I always liked the violin-sound from the Metal sound of that amp.

And yes the switch that goes up and down regulates the pickups. Towards the ground only your bridge pickup will respond and towards the neck only your neck pickup will respond. If you have three pickups, there will be either 1 or 3 other positions in the middle also. Also, the first knob closest to the neck usually is your volume control and the other one will be the treble booster (i think it's 20db).

It doesn't really matter if you play through the headphones or through your amp. It's a really nice amp for the price so congrats and have fun. Smile

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endlessfuneral2003 · Number of posts: 1480 Registration date: 2007-01-01

Oh and did I mention the clean sound is gorgeous? (JC Clean I think)

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bgast1 · Number of posts: 458 Age: 58 Registration date: 2007-04-07

Thanks Endy for your input. As I said, I bought this amp out of frustration. So since I paid hard earned money for it, I will be practicing a lot.

scottmitchell74 · Number of posts: 4950 Age: 35 Registration date: 2007-03-07

Bgast!

Stay with it! I'm 18 months in and still mostly feel like a noob (I am, I guess...I don't understand those who can get so good so fast) but I'm looking at it like a long journey.

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