Roland CUBE-20GX Setup guide

ROLAND CUBE-20GX
TRAINING GUIDE
Contents
1. FEATURES & BENEFITS
2. QUICK DEMO
3. FIVE FEATURES TO KNOW AND SHOW
4. ACCESSORIES
5. CUBE-20GX COSM AMPS AND EFFECTS

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
1. FEATURES & BENEFITS
Compact but powerful 20 watt, 1 x 8” combo amp
Three switchable channels: JC CLEAN, LEAD and SOLO
Seven COSM tones: JC Clean, Acoustic Sim, Overdrive,
Distortion, Metal, Metal Stack, Extreme
Three sets of COSM FX: EFX (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser,
Tremolo, Heavy Octave), DELAY (Warm, Clear), REVERB
(Spring, Plate)
SOLO channel stores and recalls favorite settings for
CLEAN or LEAD channel
Three band EQ: Bass, Middle, Treble
Unique i-CUBE LINK provides bi-directional connectivity to
iOS devices for recording, audio playback and more
Footswitchable channel select
1/4” headphone/recording out
Compatible with BOSS FS-5U or FS-6 footswitches

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
2. QUICK DEMO
The Quick Demo is a way to get a customer interested in a product in less than
60 seconds.
Before You Start
1. Connect a decent guitar to the input of the amp.
2. The CUBE-20GX is powerful for its size. Set the Volume and Master
controls to an appropriate level.
3. Set the tone controls to 12:00 (straight up).
4. Press the TUNER button.
5. Tune the guitar.
6. If you have access to an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, etc.), download the
free CUBE JAM app from the App store.
7. Connect the iOS device to the i-CUBE Link with the included cable.

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
The Quick Demo: Show the Sounds
STEP ONE: Show the JC CLEAN Channel
1. Press the JC CLEAN button. Explain that this is the sound of the famous
Roland JC-120 amp. If you want to use this amp to demo external effects,
use this channel.
2. Play (or have the customer play) some chords and leads appropriate for a
clean guitar sound.
3. Experiment with the EQUALIZER, EFX, DELAY and REVERB to check
out their sounds.

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
STEP TWO: Show the LEAD Channel
1. Press the LEAD channel button.
2. Select a LEAD amp tone such as DISTORTION or EXTREME, depending
on the kind of music the customer wants to play.
3. Set the GAIN knob to about 5 to start out. Turn it clockwise for more
distortion and gain.
4. Play (or have the customer play) some chords and leads appropriate for a
lead guitar sound.
5. Experiment with the EQUALIZER, EFX, DELAY and REVERB to check
out their sounds.

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
STEP THREE: Show the SOLO Channel
SOLO is a memory channel. It can store and recall the settings of the other
knobs.
1. Press the SOLO channel button.
2. Play some chords or lead appropriate to the SOLO sound.
STEP FOUR: Show i-CUBE Link and CUBE JAM app
About i-CUBE Link and the CUBE JAM App
CUBE JAM is a free app for iOS that allows playback of audio from any iOS
audio library through an i-CUBE link equipped amp or any other compatible audio
playback device. Its many features make it perfect for jamming to your favorite
music or practicing new songs or lessons. It can manipulate the speed, pitch and
center content of the audio to suit the player just by tapping and swiping the
icons, and set A/B start/stop loop points for practicing selected sections of songs.
It also can record from any i-CUBE Link amp, including performances along with
the audio library.
1. If you have the CUBE JAM App on an iOS device, play along to the demo
song, and show the SPEED, PITCH and CENTER CANCEL features.

Roland CUBE-20GX Training Guide
3. FIVE THINGS to KNOW and SHOW
1. Powerful but compact three-channel 20 w combo amp
2. Seven COSM modeled amp tones from clean to mean
3. SOLO channel stores favorite tones
4. Three sets of effects: EFX, Delay, Reverb
5. i-CUBE Link for bi-directional connection to iOS devices
4. ACCESSORIES
1. 2 x BOSS FS-5U, 1 x BOSS FS-6
2. 1 x TRS-2 ¼” insert cable such as a Roland PCS-31
3. Roland RH-20, RH-50, RH-200 or other headphones
5. COSM AMPS and EFFECTS
COSM AMPS
JC CLEAN
ACOUSTIC SIM
OVERDRIVE
DISTORTION
METAL
METAL STACK
EXTREME
EFFECTS
Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Tremolo
Heavy Octave
Delay: Warm, Clear
Reverb: Spring, Plate