Fishman Loudbox Mini

Off the hook?

Ah, Fishman, they’re acoustic experts, right?

Pickups, preamps, pedals and amps: Fishman has a lot of experience when it comes to providing acoustic players the means to play live. The Loudbox series is their core amp series with the 60-watt Mini being the smallest, alongside the 120-watt Artist and 180-watt Performer models.

What features does it offer?

Input one offers a ¼ " jack for guitars, while the second is designed for XLRs (usually your vocal mic or a second source mic’ing your guitar). Alongside gain and a three-band EQ (low, mid, high) there’s digital reverb and chorus effects for the instrument channel and another reverb for the mic channel.

It looks like the smallest too…

Yes but this 8.6kg combo is punchy enough to handle gigs, especially if you use the DI out to get to the mixing board. The amp effectively becomes a dedicated monitor for your guitar if you want and it’s subtly angled too – with the DI output in use you could place it in front of you on stage.