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Product Comparison: Roland Blues Cube Hot vs Fender Blues Junior III

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Roland Blues Cube Hot 30W 1x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier with Tube Tone

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Fender Blues Junior III 15-Watt 12-Inch Guitar Combo Amp

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General Specifications

Brand

Roland

Fender

Model

Blues Cube Hot

Blues Junior III

Origin

China

Mexico

About the Product

With the 30-watt Blues Cube Hot, guitarists can tap into Roland’s acclaimed Tube Logic tone in the most compact Blues Cube combo amp. It is ready to be carried from home out to studios and stages. It offers reduced size, weight, and functions but is still equipped with a 12-inch custom speaker with the powerful and rich tube tone of the Blues Cube. Going far beyond modeling, Roland’s Tube Logic design philosophy starts with carefully reproducing the inner workings of the revered tweed-era tube amp in every way, from guitar input to speaker output. Road-tested and fine-tuned with feedback from top players, the gig-ready Blues Cube delivers the sweet, magical tone and satisfying feel that makes a great guitar amp a highly expressive musical instrument.

The standard for gigging guitarists worldwide and the ideal amp for crafting your own signature sound. Working guitarists everywhere prize no-frills Hot Rod amps for their great volume, reliability, responsiveness to effects pedals, and affordability. The Blues Junior III is a longtime 15-watt favorite with warm tone ideal for the go-anywhere guitarist who needs to hit the stage or studio at a moment's notice, with great sound and versatile features.

Key Specs

Power Output

30 watts

15 watts

Number Of Channels

Controls Included

Tone, Reverb

Volume, Treble, Bass, Middle, Master, Reverb

Footswitch Included

Yes

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Roland Blues Cube Hot 30W 1x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier with Tube Tone

Great amp. Really like the power switch so I can go from 30 watts down to .5 watts. Nice tone and boost buttons also.
Well, I have to tell you, the Roland Blues Cube Hot is a really great sounding amp. It can give you jazz, fusion, rock, blues and all those things in between. I really like it; it inspires playing.
This is a great amp! Love the way it sounds. Just what I was looking for. Even my friends with tube amps were impressed.
This amp will be any kind of amp you want it to be ,absolutely love it ,,Brian Vandekeere was great at assisting me ,,thanks Brian thanks Sweetwater.
However there is a very noticeable hiss that appears when the volume knob(not master volume) is up or the tone or boost buttons are engaged.

Fender Blues Junior III 15-Watt 12-Inch Guitar Combo Amp

The new Celestion A-Type speaker gives better clarity and bigger lows. It's capable of extremely loud and clean. Also has a nice warm tube breakup tone when needed. It's a jazz and blues monster.
The Reverb has been tapered back so it's not over the top. I always had problems with reverb live but not with this one. The highs are less harsh than the previous BJ 3 model which sound wilder, less focused.
Fender really did something special here. The tone is much tighter and delivers some shine and growl compared to the older versions. A top notch low wattage amp for the money.
Unreal tone and great control. Sounds rich and for 15 watts this amp is loud!
The first note I played on this amp I fell in love and new that I would buy one. I love the reverb and the simple controls. I mainly play clean / bluesy so this amp suits me perfectly, even when I only play it at 3. It doesn't sound bad when I turn up the pre-amp either.

Size & Weight

Height

16.3 in.

16 in.

Width

17.1 in.

18 in.

Depth

11 in.

9.81 in.

Weight

27 lbs.

31 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Roland Blues Cube Hot 30W 1x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier with Tube Tone

The cabinet is well made, solid, attractive. I believe it to be a professional level guitar amp and at its price-point, it is a steal.
I researched a lot of amps and this seems like it was designed for just what I wanted. Of course Sweetwater made my decision easy with their great customer service. I'm very happy with it.
Ive always played clean sound Fender twins or Music man now playing Messa Bogie tried this it weigh is next to nothing and to me its in a class of its own !
The build quality of the amp is excellent and it is very light weight and portable.

Fender Blues Junior III 15-Watt 12-Inch Guitar Combo Amp

Relatively Light Weight and easy to use.
All the great string dynamics and tone of a pure tube amp, in a small lightweight, easy to use package.
Sounds great, lightweight portable and doesn't take up much room.
It's not heavy. this thing is portable and we can get on our concerts.

Features

Type

Guitar Amplifier

Number Of Speakers

Speaker Size

12 in.

Compatible With Footswitch

BOSS FS-5L, BOSS FS-6, BOSS FS-7

1-Button ("Fat" ON/Off)

Carry Handle(s)

Yes

Input(s)

1/4" (instrument), 1/4" Phones

1/4"

Output(s)

1/4" Foot SW, 1/4" Line, USB type B

Foot switch

Extras

Roland’s comprehensive Tube Logic design, Four-way Power Control (0.5 W, 5 W, 15 W, Max) allows for cranked-up tones at any volume, Classic open-back design, Stylish, modern look with a vintage vibe, USB output for high-quality direct recording to a computer

Fender spring reverb, Single channel and input, Preamp tube overdrive, FAT boost switch

What customers say about "Features"

Roland Blues Cube Hot 30W 1x12" Guitar Combo Amplifier with Tube Tone

If I designed an amp, this would be it. Simple controls (unlike godforsaken, built for 12 year-olds, modeling amps), reasonable weight (saved my back), loud as hell, or soft as you need it, loves pedals, and most important solid tone. I'm happy all round.
This amp puts out the cleanest cleans and just the right amount of dirt (I do mostly blues and some country). I play plugged straight in and often go hours before making a single adjustment on the amp's settings.
The power attenuator allows you to dial a great tone at lower volumes. You can dial in a good clean tones. The drive button gives a pretty good distortion sound too.
The amp at 15 or 30 watt selection can easily play over a heavy drummer. It has amazing volume for such a small amp. It is a great value and tone wise is superior to it's closest tube competitor.
The 12" speaker gives me all of the range that I've been looking for with full deep bass and excellent clarity. The noise level is minimal even at 30 watts. This is a great amp.

Fender Blues Junior III 15-Watt 12-Inch Guitar Combo Amp

This amp takes all my pedals real well and the Celestion speaker is a big plus.I own five Fender tube amps but this one is my favorite.
The Volume control acting as a "gain" control for the master volume, and the fat switch acting as a boosted second channel to funnel just enough oomph to make lead breaks soar.
This little amplifier has a great fat tone for rock and blues with 12" speaker. Surprising power loud enough to be heard in a large music store.
My problem is the tone of this amp. It has a fat boost switch, however there is no jack for a pedal switcher. This is needed very bad, as for clean you need one and dirty you need another on this amp. I tried many different kinds of overdrive as well. Just doesn't sound as good as it should.
I have tried two of these amps. The first one exhibited an intermittent "crackling noise" like a short in a connection or a tube issue. This amp was exchanged for another one that has a constant "buzz" that seems to be associated with the reverb (it disappears when I turn the reverb completely off).

Warranty / Certifications

Certifications

FCC, CE

Manufacturer Warranty

2 year(s)

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

Download

MSRP

529.99 $