20 Best Amp For Acoustic And Electric Guitar (2023 Updated)

It seems that Fender makes an amp for every use, want and need, and this one satisfies on numerous levels. I’m setting up a studio in my one car garage/mancave, I’ve already warned my neighbors, who so far seem amenable, and I have placed a Marshal MG15 series DFX (a gift from a friend) and now this Fender Acoustasonic 40 which can get quite loud for the space involved.

The Fender is, so far, strictly for practice and the fact that I can add a mic is both impressive and very handy in such a small and handy amp. I brought it home only last week and have explored several tonal settings and, having just scratched the surface, I can’t wait to see what else it can do.

And it is, so far, obviously perfect for small venues. So, as it happens, it seems I’m more than a bit of a Fender fan. In 2006 I bought a Fender Sunburst Stratocaster (a primary must have guitar. ) and a Blues Jr.

amp; and then a few years later, I added a Butterscotch Blond Telecaster (a longtime dream realized) and eventually, a Fender 200, 200W acoustic amp to complement my Taylor 614ce for in house use [all bought through Guitar Center with the help of Nick], (Neither of which have made it to the man cave.

Yet. ) So, do your due diligence, read the reviews, go to Guitar center and ask to try one out, and if they don’t have one on site, I’m sure that, if they have a manager as good as Nick Giordano at the store in Murrieta, Ca.

, they will order one for your trial pleasure and you won’t be sorry.

I was unsure about buying this as the internet is filled with reviews and comparisons between this and the mini loudbox. I have had this amp for 24 hours now and would say at the price it is a very nice piece of gear.

I own several acoustic guitars and have a nice tube amp, a couple small solid state practice amps and two PA systems/mixing boards, one of them a nice behringer setup I use to record at home. Does this match the sound of the high end behringer speakers? Not quite, but for a plug and play for small gatherings and just practicing playing while singing through a microphone, this thing is awesome.

You really get the feel and sound of singing through a PA with this so it is really good for practice. The only downside I have seen is when I crank the volume up I get horrible string swipe that I don’t get on my nicer amps.

This is partly my fault, but it is noticeable at higher volumes. I have been practicing with the guitar at about 10 oclock and vocals at about 9 and it sounds amazing. I absolutely do not regret buying this and would recommend it to others.

Since Fender has a good rep, I thought it would be a good amp. When I play my acoustic electric guitars through this amp the sound is distorted. I have tried several replacement speakers with the same results.

It acts like it is going into saturation as if the input signal is too great. It sounds like a very cheap amp. If I play very, very lightly it does a little better. Maybe it works better with an acoustic electric that does not have a preamp.

I don’t know. My Acoustic 15 watt amp is by far the better product. Clear as a bell.

Having 2 completely identical channels that can take any instrument or microphone you plug in is great! Having separate DI outputs on XLR connectors for each channel, plus a 3rd mix channel gives you all the signals you need to send to the PA.

Sound is fantastic for such a small and portable package. However, Bass response is lacking if you have a Bass or other signal that goes below a Guitar (or Male voice) range. That’s fine. It isn’t marketed as a Bass amp.

I have the Pro LBX-600 (The Artist model). Unfortunately, the 2nd channel started intermittently not working. Eventually, it stopped working all together. But, and this is huge, Fishman is fixing it for the mere price of 50 USD, and the thing is way out of warranty.

I do have to pay for shipping both ways, but wow! How many manufacturers will even offer to fix it at any price? This fix for 50 USD policy sets Fishman way above most other companies!.

First: Fishman amps are great, I know this amp is solid because we already have a Loudbox Mini and wanted to get the battery-powered version as well, for more gigging flexibility. This review is about Sam Ash, not Fishman.

This item was listed as “New” (at the corresponding price point), but what I ended up getting was a poorly-packed floor model from a random store location that didn’t even work. I plugged it in for 2 days and it never even started to take a charge.

I sent it back and am still waiting to get my refund. I should have known this would be a bad experience, every other time I’ve dealt with Sam Ash it’s been horrible in some way. Save yourself the time and trouble and go look on another site!!!.

A fantastic little portable electro acoustic guitar amp. A great full stereo sound with a clear and warm tone, no hiss or noise. The built in mic simulations and effects are top notch. Plenty loud enough as a home practise amp.

I doubt it would be loud enough for gigs, but it isn’t designed for that purpose. It gives your electro acoustic a lovely warm ambient tone and is just great fun. Solidly built, looks high quality and very retro and vintage.

Has an inbuilt warm glow to simulate a tube glow, which I really love. It is Portable with a very compact size and runs on mains or batteries. I would highly recommend it. PMT are a really great company to deal with, their prices are excellent, delivery service is second to none.

I have purchased a few instruments from PMT and would highly recommend them to anyone.

I have a large Marshall amp already but needed something more portable, ideally with effects built in, that I can take with me when I’m away or move around the house with easily. I’d had this little baby recommended to me as a great acoustic guitar amp by a friend and what an excellent recommendation it was.

Firstly let’s talk size. It’s the size of radio and weighs just 2kg. It’s mains or battery powered so truly portable and useable outside. You can take it on holiday with you it’s so small! It has quite a nice retro look as well with a nice orange glow coming out of the front grille when you switch it on.

Enough of all that. Let’s move on to what really matters in an amp. The sounds you get from this little baby are simply amazing with 4 different microphone emulations along with a combo amp setting (for a more electric sound) to choose from.

Most of these can then be altered with the Blend/Gain, Master and Tone dials. That’s quite a range of sound. On top of that though you then have a range of effects you can apply including compressor and chorus, which can also be combined, as well as delay and several reverb settings.

There is also a tuner cleverly built in. In terms of other inputs and outputs besides your trusty guitar there is a headphone socket (which my partner rather likes!) and an Aux socket for plugging in an external sound source.

A lead is supplied for that. So, want to play along to some tunes from your phone. plug it in and away you go. On top of all that there is a USB socket (lead, again, supplied) so you can plug into your PC and make use of the CuBase AI software that is also provided.

I’ve not used the software yet but from what I can see it’s home studio software so you can record your guitar playing and mix your own music. Quite a few people who have used it think it’s amazing. So in short, do I recommend this.

Absolutely. Very portable, great looks, and most important great sounds. At a very good price too in my view. Yamaha have done a great job! I’m so blown away by it I may get it’s brother the THR5 so I have something equally portable for my electric guitars.

I played with a Fishman SA220 Solo Amp for years, so I knew going in that the sound quality was going to be awesome with the Loudbox Mini. But nothing prepared me for just how good the sound would be.

It really took me by surprise. As with any amp, you have to take some time to get the EQ settings right for the guitar you’re playing, but the super-response 3-band EQ makes it incredibly easy to dial in your sound.

I played a gig over the weekend and used my Taylor T5z and Gibson J-45 Avant Garde with the amp. They both sounded incredible through the amp! I was so jazzed. For that gig, I used the amp mainly as a reference monitor that I plugged into the FOH.

It worked perfectly in that application. But truth be told, the amp really doesn’t come into its own until the speaker’s pushing some air. While it sounds great at lower volumes, there’s something special that happens at higher volumes that’s a little hard to articulate.

There’s a depth to the sound that isn’t apparent at lower volumes, and you really don’t get the full effect of the onboard reverb and chorus until you start pushing air. So I actually upped my stage volume a bit so I could hear/feel that effect.

🙂 Truth be told, I haven’t used a microphone with it, but based on my experience with the SA220 and the general quality of the sound from my guitars, I have no doubt that this will be a great performer for vocals as well! What’s really cool is that each channel has its own EQ and individual reverb.

These are musts for a solo performance amp as far as I’m concerned. All that said, combine that great sound with incredible portability (it’s about the size of a truck battery), and you’ve got a winner! But let’s be honest here, it’s not an AER.

The bass response is not nearly as good as on those units. But it’s close; close enough that if you’re plugged into a FOH or DAW, you can compensate for the lower bass on the EQ panel of the mixer. It’s also a fraction of the price of an AER.

The value proposition of the Loudbox Mini far exceeds what it may lack in terms of sound quality as compared to a high-end system. Finally, what I love about having this unit is that for solo gigs, I now have options.

I can use this unit for small cafe or private residential parties, then use my JBL Eon One for larger venues. Pretty cool!.

I use this amp with my Telecaster acoutasonic guitar. I was using a Fender DSP and Crate which I use for my electric guitars and was just not liking the sound and not getting the “real” acoustic sound I wanted from those amps so decided to try a Fishman.

The power is great, the telecaster is a hollow body with a piezo and I did not experience any hum, or noticeable feedback even in a small room. Love the phase feature. It’s small but powerful, light enough to move easily.

Still getting used to it and granted I am using this for one specific guitar so opted for the mini but do like the features of the Professional and may also purchase that in time. Very clean sound and most of all fun to play with.

Lots of options here without overkill for acoustic delivery.

I’m a Praise/Worship leader playing weekly as solo instrument or with varied vocalists & instruments. I also play instrumentals, and use a custom shop Ovation 12 string and an older Custom Legend 12 into an Allen & Heath 32 Channel Analog Board.

After more than 4 decades, I hold this belief- any plugged in guitar sounds better through an amp before sending to a larger system. This amp fills the room on it’s own & with excellent sound integrity, but the XLR out is wonderful.

We’re not noisy like a bar or pub, but we have up to 80 people singing out. –READ ON for More Detail– Covid19? No problem. We can mix a mic/guitar from the amp & send it on, despite a lack of sound/tech folks, or add a power module to run 2-3 vocalists via condenser mic along with my guitar.

At 20lbs & a 6. 5 speaker it goes anywhere you want, from your deck to community events. Seems very well made. People who write about limits of small amps often have limited placement options which does affect sound in a given room.

The reverb is OK, Chorus more a tone enhancer than effect. As with any amp, your instrument has it’s own strengths & weaknesses and the amp will mostly reflect that. I bought the cream version & really like the look.

My previous amplifier wasn’t up to my new gig at an outdoor patio. I was concerned this one might be too small and underpowered but it’s actually excellent. It does a really good job with my acoustic guitar my Martin sounds wonderful on it.

And the vocals are great. No issues at all and I love hearing ability to fine-tune the equalizer on both channels Very happy with I am very happy with it and would buy it again.

The weight of the Singer Pro is the main negative point, so much so, I’ve had to buy an additional lighter amplifier (a Roland Chorus AC40) for busking which was under half the Singer Pro price and about one third of the weight.

The sound of this twin-speaker AC40 amp was at least as good as the Singer Pro. Sadly, the AC40 has been phased out. Singer Pro weight around 15Kg and AC40 5Kg. To be fair, the Singer Pro has a Loop function and a Harmony funtion (both of which I haven’t used).

Audio Output seems very similar volume. Interestingly the Chorus effect on the Roland AC40 feels more effective and its manual says the Chorus is fed to one speaker with the raw ouput diverted to the other speaker.

The manual says this allows mixing of sound outside of the amplifier. I agree. BUT both Boss/Roland. amplifiers are truly excellent but the AC40 has become my favourite. One last thing; the Singer Pro comes with a plastic footswitch.

not mentioned so I bought an additional one.

Great amp and features which you would expect for the price, but the footswitch add ons is where it will really hurt your pocket! pay attention to u-tube tutorials from Roland/Boss before u buy. The expensive footswitch GA-fc at £80+ extra only seems to switch Chorus +Reverb on Gtr channel and Echo/Delay/Harmony + Reverb on Mic Channel plus Mute Amp output.

I had to use an old FS5u I had lying around to control the looper. Wish i had known this before I budgeted for the purchase. If there is a way to control everything on the GA-fc footswitch please let me know! otherwise its £80+ for the GA-fc and another £25 (Fs5u) or £50+ for newer FS6 or the FS7 dual switch so more like £700+ in reality.

One review on line said Boss don’t supply them with the amp as not everyone will use/need them but trust me, if you are a solo performer you will need the switches to get the most out of this amp and operate the looper and vocal harmony functions effectively.

Love my Fender 15, got it a Thrift store for much less than a new one, it was in great shape and sounds awesome, with rich deep sound. Alot louder than I figured on before I got home to try it out. Its very well Builth box and high-end knobs with a vintage Fender look.

I highly recommend this little amp for convenient practice or when on the go to jam with friends. The separate Mic input and volume knobs are nice when you want to sing and play at the same time. I have a huge 4 speaker Yamaha Amp that is huge, but this little amp rivals it when both are set at lower volumes.

Also, this one is easier to carry on the go, and mine sets in my living room next to my guitar for easy practicing while my huge one takes up too much space in there, so I only roll it out when needed.

I came down to Florida to visit family, I flew my semi hollow but didn’t have an amp I could travel with. I ended picking up this one in Tampa and so far I love it. I use it for clean jazz tones with my electric and its really great sound for the price.

I know some people would rather like reverb than chorus but I’m a 90s kid so I LOVE chorus. Its only 12 lbs or so, I was able to fly it home easily and hook it up to my regular rig at home and also use it with my mic and acoustic guitar.

It sounds even better with actual acoustic instruments. My friend and I did a little street jam with my old Guild and a Remo djembe mic’d up to this little amp and it sounded GREAT for under $100. I also got a $6 cable to connect a jam track input to the mic input and it works wonderfully (for when you don’t need a mic.

) Lots of people are getting battery powered or rechargeable amps, but honestly those batteries are kinda bunk. You are better off getting one of these and a real portable battery pack for an extra $100 (which you can use for anything) than get an amp with built in recharageables.

This is a great buy, if you need an acoustic amp and want something small and cheap but with good sound and versatile – snag one of these.

I made this purchase for my Daughter. She has just picked up the music bug. She wants to learn guitar, but also sing. I searched and searched and decided to go with the 15w Fender Acoustasonic Amplifier.

She is young or I would have went with the 40W. I think this is the perfect gift for Christmas with her new Guitar and microphone. It is great quality. Its loud enough to jam, but not so loud her ears hurt.

I think it sounds great and she loves it! Plays on it everyday and gets to sing along with music. Everything a new musician needs to get started. I would even use this amp, but I love playing loud! I may purchase another for my son to use with his Acoustic guitar.

I Definitely recommend to any beginner or pro that just needs a little more volume for a room.

Small, but mighty for what it is. Tons of tones, good sound, decent volume (louder than my wife is willing to put up with), and the app is nice so I don’t have to physically go to the amp to change things.

This is extra handy thanks to the wireless capabilities. Being able to just pick up and play is really nice, and I find the convenience of this amp to be top-notch. I am a very novice player, but also very open minded.

I like this amp, and it was cheaper than the Yamaha THR30 ii wireless by almost $150 (after you add in the, not-included wireless transmitter). I’m taking off 1 star for the following reasons. 1. This is very expensive for what it is, especially considering the amount of plastic used in the body and the cheap chromed handle.

There are amps that are better at most anything the Katana Air can do at a cheaper price point. but no cheaper amps that do everything this does. This isn’t a “one amp to rule them all” solution, but it just might be the amp you use most.

depending on your needs. 2. There’s no pre-amp line out, other than the “recording/Headphones” 3. 5mm port. I would have really liked to have been able to run this to another Amp, or maybe a Realtone cable for Rocksmith.

Also. being able to hook up a looper pedal would have been nice. 3. The wireless (which may be due to location in my house with a nearby 2. 4Ghz router) will have an audio crackle that shows up when I first start using it.

I read in the manual that the Katana Air will monitor the 2. 4Ghz radio band, and change it’s frequency in that range to get best performance. I don’t know if that’s what’s happening or not, but about 30 seconds in or so, the crackle disappears and it’s smooth, wireless, no-lag playing from then on.

Bonus Note: There’s a certain youtube video about the Boss Katana Air that shows how one might add some powered speaker out ports, so you can run larger cab speakers (in the 4-8 Ohm range). I’ve not done this, but it’s on my list to do.

Having two popular competing models (small size/form factor modeling amps), I can confidently say I prefer the Boss Katana-Air. It just sounds great! It does not have the fullness and bass response of my Spark nor the cool factor and ultra-spacious reverb of my THR30 (MK1) but, to me, offers the best and most satisfying sound experience with different guitars/types.

I love the wireless connectivity but always experience static noise during around the first minute of operation. Then it goes away. Could be interference with something in my house. The phone app (interface) is not great (I prefer the Spark) but it is adequate and always connects without issue.

The good: small, portable, can run off batteries. The wireless connectivity is really nice. Sounds decent for what it is. The bad: The interface on the unit itself and the app are confusing to say the least, and you are pretty limited in the use of effects.

The ugly: all those free Katana patches being posted on the Boss site? Incompatible. All the patches for regular Boss Katana amps WILL NOT WORK on this unit. Thanks for that Boss.

When I buy something that does so much but I don’t need to read any manuals to operate it I know I’ve made the right choice. Sounds are fantastic, my favourite amp so far is the boutique, it feels very natural, not boomy like my previous desktop type amp.

The effects are great, particularly the reverbs. I find myself taking it out of our little ‘work from home office’ while my wife or the kids are in there and noodling in the living room or the kitchen with it because I haven’t had to faff around with power cables 🙂 It has a flat setting so I use that when I’m playing around with modeller settings for gigs rather than dragging out my powercab at home.

The app is really easy to use and opens up a nice compressor plus cab options etc. The clincher for me over the smaller units is the 1/4 inch line outs, I can chuck it in the car and it’s there as a back up incase my gigging amp packs up.

I’m no bass player but I play a bit at home and this sounds way better than going into a guitar amp or using a bass amp on amplitube on my pc. This is easily the best music purchase I’ve made in recent years and I’m playing more music because of it :).

Started using an old Spider IV 120 (2 10’s) last summer, when my HRD continued to have cap problems (still debugging). I dialed in a few patches and got it to do what I needed it to do for gigs in a new band.

I bought this Spider V MKII 120 to allow me to leave my old amp at the rehearsal space AND to benefit with moving a lighter amp. I am very happy I did. The updated amp model choices are outstanding. At every turn, from hooking it up to my PC to dial in the settings, then to have the PC redirect its audio to the amp automatically (yup.

I am old school). I am dialing in settings for tunes like a surgeon now. The 12″ speaker is a huge improvement. And the balanced line outs, completely independent of the Master volume, makes playing in a full mixed band flawless.

Saving a few minutes of set up time is a pretty big thing and being able to adjust my stage volume with zero affect on the sound board is great. So far, any negative settings that I encountered (through my own dialing) I am certain I can find what works with some investment in time on the editing software on my PC.

Very happy woth this amp.

I bought this amp at my local Guitar Center a few months back, while picking up a Les Paul. It was the display amp that I tested the Gibson on and it was fun. For this price point it’s certainly not a terrible investment for someone looking to play at home and try different sounds.

The problem with this amp is that every tone on it is very “fake” sounding. Higher end modeling amps give more true versions of the various sounds. This amp also produces nothing that sounds true to any instrument you are plugging into it.

Every tone sounds the same regardless of whether you have a Telecaster or a Les Paul or a PRS plugged into it. The cleans are satisfactory and the reverb and delay can be played with to make a sound that is certainly acceptable.

The distortion is bad. It’s a very flat “computer-y” vibe, and that is just fine for a new guitarist/child/someone who doesn’t actually care about tone/etc. , but please do not attempt to use this amp outside of your home, for any sort of recording, or in front of strangers.

PLEASE. There are tons of better modeling amps out there, and many at this same price point. You can snag a Positive Grid Spark amp for about the same cost, and it will actually produce sounds worthy of live performance and recording.

Line 6 has been surpassed by nearly every other amplification company at this point, so my best advice is to look elsewhere. That being said, this amp is currently being used by my 10 year old (and his Jackson hair metal guitar) and he loves it.

Maybe I’m just old.

This is a quality amp, it looks good, is well built and sounds fantastic. The presets are functional and very usable. A beginner would be able to use the presets to get different sounds and experiment without messing with any other adjustments or settings.

The display is bright and very legible. When you select FX, the knob light labels turn to different colors which make for easy identification and is a nice touch to just one color. The App/pc program offered with this amp is very intuitive with a nice user interface and is very simple to use.

This modeling amp sounds much better than my Fender Mustang GT 100. If I had one request to make this amp better, that would be to add bluetooth or wifi enabled. You can hook it directly to a PC, but you usually don’t have a PC near your amp.

This amp is also loud and clear when loud. I originally ordered the Peavey Vypyr Pro 100 but it became discontinued. I spoke with Eric V. and he recommended this amp after speaking with me for a few minutes.

He didn’t just spout off different amps, he took the time to listen to what I had to say after asking me a few questions. Thank you Eric V. who is now my “go to” for new equipment. Make no mistake, if you purchase this amp, you will not be disappointed.

This amp will work best with an external powered speaker, bigger the better. 2×8 combo is not going to get you there if you want to project and disperse with authority. A/E guitars must run with volume way down, like at 2-3, or it will sound like you have overdrive.

Yes, the direct out is dry only. You would not want wet only because then you would not have the choice of dry out, wet mic’d. A switch for wet/dry Direct Out would have been ideal. This is first day, first impression.

First gig review to follow. Purchased for small gigs with one extension speaker. However, there is no mono out so ideally this would work with two external powered speakers, one for your guitar and one for your vocals.

if you want both channels to come out of both external speakers you are out of luck. You could put guitar and vocals on one channel as a workaround I guess. Still figuring this out will need a Y adapter of some kind into my powered Kustom 15.

Or msybe just try two powered 12s or 10s and “keep em seperated. “? Effects are good, easy to implrment and adjust and save. So easy to align the delay time of vocals and guitar to the millesecond. which is vital to clear sound.

Looking forward to quick easy setups at galleries and pubs. 200 off on SDoTD was pennies from heaven !.

I’m very happy with this amp. I wanted an acoustic amp for my new acoustic-electric guitar with a Fishman preamp/pickup. I’ve played in bands and have gone through my share of waste where you buy a piece of gear only to realize it’s not powerful enough or doesn’t have enough features for live use.

So I wanted an amp that sounds good and has enough power and connections for stage, while also being great for the living room or parlor. I like that it can stand vertically like a guitar amp or be kicked back like a wedge monitor.

In fact, my little PA system only has 2 front speakers and no floor monitors, so another use for this was going to be as a floor monitor for vocals. I love that it can accommodate 4 mics/instruments and that each channel has dedicated controls, EQ and effects.

I only played with effects just a little and found very musically sounding chorus and reverb sounds, very useable to make even a singer and single acoustic guitar performance into a “concert”. Sounds is very clear and full, I always knew that 2 speakers sound BETTER than 1, regardless of loudness.

This amp has enough power to fill any size room in any house and is easy to use with the additional XLR-outs to run into a PA for stage use. I love that each channel has a separate XLR-out and can be switched to be pre/post EQ.

Someone was really thinking about all of us when designing this amp.

If you are looking for an acoustic amp on a budget, look no further. The Acoustic A1000 is well made, sounds great and has the bells and epistles of a much more expensive amp. I have compared this to the Fender Acoustasonic 40 and there is no contest.

I even play my Strat on a few songs in Channel 2 and use a Behringer DI to the PA. It doesnt sound like a Twin Reverb but it is also very acceptable. However, it makes my Martin GPCPA1 sound fantastic! I added a Boss Acoustic pre-amp pedal and the sound is so authentic! Cant beat the price at Guitar Center either.

Do yourself a favor and try it out. It deserves recognition!!!!.

Just received my Loudbox Performer a couple of days ago. Spent 30 min one night dialing it in for my Gibson Hummingbird, then tried it with the full band last night. It sounded great, and was plenty loud for an Americana band with a full kit, bass, electric guitar, keys, and 2-3 vocals.

Previously I’d been running my guitar direct through the PA, and it sounded good. Switching to the Loudbox balanced our live sound better with the acoustic opposite the electric on either side, and it added weight & dimension to my acoustic sound.

It made for a marked improvement in our live sound. I could hear and feel it better, it had more definition, and as a result I got into a groove right away. Originally I’d intended to buy a higher end acoustic amp and tried a couple.

They sounded really nice, but maybe too hifi “nice”. Pretty/slick/etc. What I wanted was an amp that sounded exactly like my Hummingbird but louder. I’d heard a friend play his $4k+ Taylor through a Loudbox live and was impressed with the tone, and when I tried it I was really drawn to the sound.

The Loudbox comes very, very close to replicating the sound of my guitar exactly (after dialing in eq) – most importantly, it stays true to the voice of my guitar. It also has a weight/warmth to it that I really like.

*Btw- I’d been concerned about the covering tearing because there are a lot of reviews noting that. I checked the covering on floor models at my local stores and it was a mess – but I believe Fishman took care of this some time ago.

Not sure exactly when, but the model I received has a more sturdy covering. No issues there.

I was able to purchase this amp at 20% off the regular price here at Musicians Friend! So I want to say thanks to them for such a great price and quick delivery!! I will be a customer again. I have owned multiple types of acoustic amplifiers and powered pa speakers over the years trying to find the perfect solution for my guitars.

Everything from Yamaha, Bose, Beringher, Roland, Marshall, even a Henriksen Bud and others I’m probably forgetting. This amazing amplifier tops them all. I read all the positive reviews before on the entire amp lineup but had purchased one of their acoustic pedals many years ago and didn’t like it so I returned it.

So I was hesitant to buy from Fishman again. I took a leap of faith and also took advantage of the unbeatable price and and beyond pleased that I did. I can sit for hours with my Taylor 324, Takamine, and once I turn down the tweeter my electric guitar has never sounded better.

It’s a perfect size and is light enough for anyone to handle comfortably. All the features and effects work great. If you need an acoustic amp don’t waste your time and money on anything else.

I plan to use this amp for live performances in small venues. So far I have plugged a Martin acoustic guitar with a Seymour Duncan Woody sound hole P/U into this amp, a tele and strat, and a microphone, and everything I plug into it sounds very impressive.

I got this amp because it has the midrange speaker and the Artist doesn’t. They midrange was important to me for vocal production. I am not disappointed so far. I have played professionally since I was 13 years old, I am currently 67 years old.

I don’t remember every being more impressed with an amplifier than I am with this one. I didn’t expect the great sound from my Fender American tele and strat that I get this this amp. This is my first Fishman product.

My brother has the Loudbox Mini and it sounds great, just not enough amp for what I need. Great product!.

I have been playing at the same venue for 5 years–a small wine bar with upscale clientele–and once in a while someone in the audience asks me to play a private party or a get-together. I used this amp 2 weeks ago and 4 people booked me that night to play in the next two months.

It was the Boss amp that gets most of the credit. I was able to use the harmony feature and it was amazing. I accompanied myself on several songs, and was able to play leads that I had to leave out before, since I am a solo guitarist (I have a percussionist and harmonica player).

The Boss amp had clean sound and the effects were easy to use and sounded great. I am so happy to have purchased this amp, since it makes me sound like the Boss!.

Went to the Birmimgham Branch. Served by Jay, excellent costomer service from him. Sorted us out on what we required when we had little knowldge of the equipment. Explained everything really well without bombarding us with technical jargon.

It all has fittted the bill for what I needed. Would deffinately go back. This amp, mic combo excellent for vocalists who need something easily transportable but still offers a sound, used with backing tracks from digital input.

I did a tremendous amount of research selecting a new Acoustic amp. Considered many different ones. I am a big fan of Fender amps. Have 2 (one for electric and one for bass). They are great. But the Boss Acoustic Live had a true to form authentic guitar sound.

When you add in the Harmony function for the mic input, you have a real winner. I narrowed my choice to two. Fishman and Boss. Boss won! I would suggest you try out different amps with your own guitar and decide on the sound yourself.

This really helped me finalize my choice. The Harmony function was a great “icing on the cake”. The Boss Acoustic Live Pro has a limited, but effective number of effects on both the guitar and mic input.

It is easy to set up. The looper is also a nice feature and you can overdub many times if you like to do that. I highly recommend this amp to anyone looking for a superb Acoustic amp. It just sounds NATURAL.

I am 53 years old and blessed to have owned dozens of different acoustic guitar amps over the past three decades. I have owned much more expensive amps and a few less costly. This amp model is already several years old but still relevant.

That says a lot folks. In my experienced opinion this is THE best value amp for a solo performer on the market. It may not be as popular as another current well priced competitor but I have owned them both and this is my clear winner.

It should be noted that this amp is NOT powerful enough to actually work alone in most noisy venues other then very quiet settings. However, when you add powered speakers and a sub-woofer to these direct xlr outs you have an excellent sounding system that could handle most solo adventures.

This amp has a slightly processed acoustic sound however it is most pleasant and actually hides mistake a little bit. There are definitely clearer and more pristine acoustic amps on the market. I would argue that most acoustic acts would be happier with this system that actually hides some little boo boos.

I currently us it for numerous steel stringed guitars with various pick ups. Some pick ups sound better in this amp than others. They all are very acceptable. I go out to twoQSC K8s. On the front end of my vocals I go with a cheap Mic Mechanic and Sennheisser E945 mic.

A bigger show would definitely require two more K8s and a powered sub. I don’t feel the need for a sub with my current set up. Great amp that can be a very solid building block for a great PA system.

There was a reason for this review being called Lucky Find. I had been looking at this amp in the Musician’s Friend Web site,,Cannot have enough Acoustic amps,,when one afternoon I was in a local Music (Candy) Store and spotted this thing used.

I couldn’t believe it,,,lots less than new, so most likely there is something wrong cosmetically or from a operational standpoint. I am an Acoustic Solo Musician in Buffalo NY, and over the years for my inside and outside GIGS at Wine Bars, Pizza Houses, Coffee Shops and some of the Larger Bars, I have used the following Acoustic Amps: Fishman LoudBox Mini, Bugera Ac-60, Vox aga 70, Marshall ASD50, and Boss Acoustic Singer Live, and at inside and outside venues, I have run at least one or two Alto Powered Speakers on speaker stands depending on the situation.

I had currently settled on the Boss, because of the excellent VE-8 Voice and looper and harmonizer. After checking out the Roland at the store, I immediately decided to buy after a complete check of the amp.

First gig with it was an eye opener,,,I didn’t really need the DI out,,,Amazing number of controls for both Channels and great sound when put on a stand. Now I bring the Alto’s, but most of the time they are not needed.

I have added a 15 watt Hartke Bass amp to the Subwoffer out and this really does it! An Amazing amp.

I cannot fault this Amplifier, one of the many great features on this unit is the special pick up selection switch that is ideal for magnetic pick ups or for my use Classical Guitar tranducer pick up.

It also features an anti feedback circuit that is fully adjustable for all types of acoustic guitars. The sounds achieved are very clear and natural, nylon strung guitar friendly indeed. The second Channel for voice is super with reverb and chorus if required plus all the usual controlls.

The unit is everything the manufacturers claim, reading the full spec is recomended, the content of which is much more than I can show here. I highly recomend this Acoustic Amplifier, it is not the cheapest but probably the best.

Small, compact, light weight, and GREAT sounding. Tried several other brands and either didn’t like the sound, or didn’t like the price. I actually got this for free as part of a promotion when I bought a Cole Clark guitar.

I figured if I didn’t like it I’d just sell it, but so far I’ve been very impressed. Excellent options for connectivity. 1/4” and combo jacks allow me to plug in my guitar and a mic, and use this as a very compact PA for small shows, or as a mixer/monitor lined out to powered PA cabs for larger rooms.

Great, clean, full spectrum sound. So many acoustic amps in this size and power class (including one really, really popular model that rhymes with dishman) sound like garbage to me. They are so bright and shrill, and lack any kind of real low end response.

The ported cab on the Sonnet really gives it a juicy bass response for guitar, and seriously beefs up the vocal channel performance. The USB out is a wonderful feature, and really helped me up my live streaming game.

I just wish there wasn’t so much latency. Watching the video is like watching old school kung fu movies with dubbed dialogue. The audio and video just doesn’t sync. The audio via USB does sound great though.

Much better than just using the camera mic. All in all I think it’s a brilliant little package. If it were lost or stolen I’d definitely replace it, as I think for $399 USD it’s got a pretty ridiculous $$$:performance ratio.

Oh, and it also makes a dandy Bluetooth speaker.

Bought a Sonnet 60 second hand and been using it to play (and sing) in a wine bar. It’s ideal for a small venue. Acoustic guitar sounds fantastic and it handles vocals with ease. Plenty of volume for a small pub or bar.

Seems solid enough but can’t comment on its long term reliability – although it’s much better built than the smaller 30 watt acoustic amp (which I bought and returned from another seller as it was plasticy and the plastic was cracked in several places).

Unusually for a music product the advertising claims seem to me to be borne out.

This amplifier has all that one would expect: an instrument channel with three band EQ and a vocal/instrument channel with two band EQ; a good reverb that can be applied at different levels to each channel, plus phase-flip switch to reduce feedback problems.

The ported enclosure gives an excellent clean sound from the tweeter plus 6. 5″ speaker combination. Traditionally, an electric guitar would sound poor through such a full-range speaker, but I got a good clean sound from my daughter’s cheap Strat copy, and even from a bass guitar! My six and twelve string electro-acoustics sound great with a bit of knob-twiddling, even though peizo pickups are usually considered to give a rather un-natural sound.

With all controls set to maximum there is a bit of hiss and hum audible, but one wouldn’t normally use this kind of amplifier with everything on 10, and as a solid state amp it has much lower background noise than most valve powered (electric) guitar amps.

Downsides are few and not significant: the tilt back device is a central pole that can be screwed out, leaving the amplifier tilted up on three anchor points (two rear feet and the pole) which is less stable than setting it flat on all four feet; the instruction manual is a single page in “quick start” style with no more detailed manual available from Blackstar’s website – I would have liked a technical details section; the footswitch (switches reverb and mutes the amp) is an optional extra at about £35 (over-priced) and I think it’s stingy not to include it.

I haven’t yet tried the direct output, but based upon my use so far this is a quality product at a fair price. I like it very much, despite having listed a few negatives above.

Pairs nicely with Epiphone Masterbilt acoustic-electric. I bought this to be heard at a small local bar where I occasionally play in a wood-paneled alcove that absorbs sound. This amp is highly portable and is adequate for a living room party or for the small audience I bought this for.

The sound seems fine even cranked up, which isn’t going to make the walls shake but loud enough to annoy the neighbors if you play late at night. It is sensitive enough to play at low volume in your bedroom and has a headphone jack.

I play a variety of styles, flatpicking and finger-style, and am able to hear the effect of playing with the ridges of my fingerprints. (Not really a performance technique, but a gauge of how much sonic detail gets reproduced.

) Not a gigging amp, it is good for when you want a small, battery-operated way to boost your sound. The reverb is a nice feature. The chorus is a heavy effect with no way to adjust it and I probably won’t use it much.

The “Wide” button seems to change the direction of the sound, but I haven’t played with it enough to know how to take advantage of that feature. Optimized for acoustic guitar, I’ve played my Les Paul and D’Angelico hollowbody through it with fine results, obviously playing clean.

I commented that this amp has good warmth, but I want to qualify that by saying it has good warmth for a low-powered amp with small speakers. Trebles are emphasized and lows are not prominent; still the sound reproduction seems faithful and not at all tinny.

It sounds good. I am happy with my purchase and will keep this amp.

Is this going to be a cheap plastic box with some tinny sounding little speakers? All the positive reviews must be over rated. I noticed the shipping box was kind of on the heavier side. The little amp is kinda heavy.

The sound and tone is really nice. The weight must be in the speakers. I also have the Roland 5 watt Cube Street. Other than the Street has bigger speakers the quality of sound out of the AC is all as good and can get loud.

The EQ tone knob does a lot more than expected. The chorus is either on or off. A bit much but useable. The reverb is nice nothing weird. Reverbs all the channels at once. I plugged in a mic into the vocal channel and only did a few words.

It seems it would be fine. I plugged in my phone and tried the aux input. Nice. The stereo button works very noticeable. I can see using this easily at outdoor low volume gigs. Farmers markets, busking, acoustic jams, and even quiet coffee house set ups.

Overall I really like the portability and the nice sounds out of it for a little package. I mainly wanted it for my lap steel guitars where I just need a decent reverb. It works perfectly.

Overall: For great, try the Roland Mobile AC—it just rules. No fault-disguising accessories or unnecessary digital junk—in fact it doesn’t even come with a (*sigh*) obligatory proprietary Roland power adaptor, but get one, it’ll be worth it to have it for life, works great w/the Cube, too—to hide unsatisfactory sound, but best of all: Roland’s great, they totally took the mini size into account, and IT’S ENGINEERED TO SOUND LIKE A REAL GUITAR AMP, not just a poor mosquito-in-jar (not my term but it’s a good one, means nothing-but-fuzzy) substitute like all the other minis.

These amps are absolute beasts for thier size and price. USB direct recording and digital interface. The “5150” or 6505 is a gain monster along with the xxx , put a tube screamer and watch it go. also Handel’s bass and acoustic.

Very cool little amp. Don’t expect tube amp sound out of something this small and cheap it is a practice amp and a modeler. not a mesa dual or high end tube amp. Definitely better than your average spider or I.

d core. Etc. It is what it states and does a great job for the price higly recommend.

I bought this new at a local music shop. I had a tight budget and I wanted something with built in effects. I regretfully was willing to sacrifice fidelity for fun extras. I thought that I might play with the different amp models and effects combos to get a better idea for future purchases.

I was wrong. Buying a digital amp like this was a mistake. It has a very low ceiling on its sound. To much bass muddies everything up and completely ruined the sound, which is ridiculous considering that this thing is advertised as a bass and acoustic amp.

It handles bass catastrophically bad. The app makes things a little fun, since the physical interface is a bit intimidating. You get used to it very quickly, but it’s no fun to navigate. Using the app allows for much easier adjustments, until it inevitably crashes, over and over.

I thought my old guitars just weren’t up to scratch with this new amp, until I got a new Les Paul, and realized the amp was making everything sound terrible. I pulled my old solid state Traynor TS-15 out of storage to compare, and there was no doubt.

This old, scratchy, falling apart, 15 watt solid state amp blew this new thing out of the water. It was night and day. I’m selling this one and saving up for a tube amp. Maybe a Blackstar or Laney.

I have been playing guitar for at least 24 years, and this amp is very useful for my purposes. I already had bigger amps and a very nice multi-effects pedal, but I needed something easier to travel with than my home studio rig.

This amp has a wide range of capability in terms of having effects, good amp models, stereo headphones capability, USB connectivity for PC recording, Aux In capability, built in tuner, and last but not least: It’s the only amp series I know of that is actually designed and marketed as an amp to play electric, acoustic-electric, and bass guitars.

I play all 3 types of guitars, so this amp series was the perfect travel amp for me. I will say though that the acoustic-electric amp models were the least impressive to me as the sound is not as loud and powerful sounding as it is when using electric or bass guitar.

Also another thing is that when the bass or acoustic-electric input preset bank is selected, it locks you into just those types of amp models depending on which input you’ve selected, where as when electric is selected everything is available.

I also find that some of the effects are limited for the bass and acoustic-electric guitars. This amp is best with electric guitar, but it does ok with acoustic-electric, and when playing bass guitar this little 20 watt/8″ speaker really puts out nice, thick, and powerful bass sound.

The amp’s cabinet does have a rattle on certain notes sometimes when you have your bass guitar’s volume cranked. It will rattle sometimes with electric guitar as well. It may just be that I have a factory defect with my amp, but I almost kind of like the rattle with the bass so I’m not worried about it personally.

This amp was very reasonably priced to the point that I would highly recommend it to anyone who needs a nice travel sized practice/recording amp for various types of instruments. I would also highly recommend it for anyone looking for a beginner’s practice amp especially for electric guitar.

I bought & use this AMP specifically for playing music outdoors where no power/PA is present. Im amazed at how good it sounds. I dont need my pedal – its built-in effects do a great job for me. Plus, the vocal reverb adds an extra touch I dont normally have either.

I have only had this a week and used it live one time. My associate has had his for over a year and Im so impressed with how good he sounds that I picked myself up one as well. Get yourself one. It is on backorder likely – it often is.

Its worth the wait. I dont think youll find something quite on par with this for this price.

The Fishman Loudbox Mini was already a great amp, with faithful and transparent acoustic guitar sound and vocal output, and subtle reverb and chorus. Where other amps I’ve played through produce a midrange-heavy sound that obliterates much of the nuance of acoustic guitar and vocal, the Fishman is both sophisticated and easy to use.

It’s also very portable. With the Charge, I can play anywhere I want, haunting parks and spaces without outlets to my heart’s content, until the authorities or the grumpy neighborhood denizens show up – they haven’t, so far.

Fishman did well to add texture to their Tolex, which previously picked up nicks and scratches if you so much as breathed on it. This little amp is real godsend for the pop-up musician. Not inexpensive, but worth it.

The Ibanez Troubador TSII 30 Watt Acoustic/Electric Guitar Combo Amplifier which I purchased from Manny’s Melbourne Store recently is nothing short of Delightful in every way. The ease of operation, the relative light weight, the compact , neat shape, and the powerful , truly lovely, clear amplification provided by this wonderful little box, in a large variety of locations and situations is truly fabulous.

I have had so many interested musician friends and people from audiences at markets and smaller indoor performance venues, comment and ask questions about this great little box. I love the tonal qualities, the reverb functions, the adjustable balances, , the clarity and the amazing powerful output for such a relatively small piece of equipment.

I have recommended it to evey musician I know who works in similar types of venues( markets, small local country halls, Nursing Homes,Cafes restaurants, busking, etc) it’s such a versatile ,compact ,easy to use piece of equipment- it’s my new best friend.

!I’ve plugged in my mic tech voice Modulator as well and feel like a superstar when ever I perform with the Troubadour. When I’m ready for a more powerful amp- I’ll be looking for larger sizes of Troubadour – the bigger brother.

The staff at Manny’s are to be complimented on their wonderful customer service, their willingness to bend over backwards to be of assistance, their terrific knowledge of their products, and their all round professionalism and xpertise on matters of musical equipment.

Love those guys. Im A loyal and happy customer. Gabrielle Gwynne.

Very nice compact tabletop practice amp. Guitar input has a usable chorus and the mic input has a usable reverb. both have low, mid, & high settings. Amp comes with a master output. Loud enough for a room in your house but would not be enough to gig anywhere with.

Headphone jack kills the amp output. (I wish they would add a switch where the amp would have duel control for this function).

Don’t waste your money. Distorts at low volume (1/3 gain), hollow reverb. Could barely hear the microphone under headphones. Had it out of the box for one evening, packed it up and sent it back. I was looking for a small gig combo but this isn’t it.

Musician’s Friend customer service and return policy first rate.

Having used these AC-60’s in various venues as a loner, I was presold before I bought my own. I’ve used it with various acoustic/electric guitars with great results. It really highlights the tonal differences between my Taylor 514CE and Martin 00-18.

Then I decided try try the D’Angelico EXL1 through it and it’s now going to replace my Fender amp for that gig duty. Really clear, plenty loud (for jazz), especially pole mounted and the delay/reverb feature is just right without making me bring pedals.

In a guitar duet, we hoist two of them onto poles and using a subwoofer and mixer run vocals and guitars through the pair, panning left and right. Perfection!.

Sound: Customer service from Roland is an issues that need to be worked on. Features: The looper is cool and the aux. Input is great Ease of Use: overall sound is very good Quality: Had problems with the delay/reverb and had problems with Roland getting the shipping information for service repair Value: I wish that it was a little les pricey less the Street Cube Amplifier that I purchased a few years ago and I still love that amplifier to this day Manufacturer Support: I have other Roland and Boss products abd never gad any problem with those The Wow Factor: It handy and compact for traveling Overall: The built-in looper is handy and fun to use.

The battery powered is handy for many reasons You use it anywhere anytime. A little bit over priced but still worth it.

Overall: This has been my favorite acoustic amp to gig with from the jump. It does not have much power but the tone is honest and un hyped. I have several other acoustic amps but pound for pound, this is the most natural sounding with nylon.

It’s 2×5” speakers don’t require a tweeter and because of that, the highs are not brittle (which is an issue with many similar products. In the time I’ve been using this since around 2004 I have gone through 2 Crate limos, a Crate Taxi, Loudbox mini and a Cube Street EX and a ZT Lunchbox Acoustic.

I’ve used the Roland AC33 on big stages with sound reinforcement as a monitor and many small rooms, medium venues through PA, outside, on boats, golf course ceremony’s. The battery operation is brilliant.

I have run tracks through it also and done one man solo gigs. The volume is not impressive but you can work around that in a pro venue. It’s a natural for moving around at a wedding on a large property.

The best feature is the natural tone, balanced and easy to listen to, it does not fight me with strident sounds. Many new amps have come out but I won’t ever get rid of this. The looper is a nice perc also!.