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ricdoug
`Olu`olu
USA
513 Posts |
 Posted - 12/13/2009 : 1:37:31 PM
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I headed over to Guitar Center after work yesterday, to see if they had
a Roland BA330 battery powered P.A. I could test out. They had not
even heard of them yet and were as curious about it's claimed efficiency
as I was... BUT, they did have another piece of technology that sparked
my interest. Introducing the ZT Lunchbox:
http://www.ztamplifiers.com/products/lunchbox.html
It's a 200 watt musical instrument combo amplifier in a cabinet the size
of a lunchbox. I started jamming through it with some space aged
looking axe they had on display close by. Then, one at a time I tried a
Telecaster, Stratocaster and a Les Paul Standard. I played Dust in the
Wind, Zep's Rock 'n Roll, House of the Rising Sun and Maybelle
Carter's Carter Scratch Wildwood Flower to test the dynamics and
articulation of the Lunchbox. Then for the ultimate test, I went out to my
car and brought my Ovation Applause UAE20 acoustic/electric soprano
ukulele inside and played Sophisticated Hula and Hanale Moon. That really
drew a crowd. Several of the employees grabbed ukes of the wall and
asked me to teach them the basics (Guitar Center is starting to carry
severalmodels of ukuleles locally). I showed them the relationship, where
the uke is like putting a capo on the 5th fret of a guitar - half of them
started jamming instantly with that knowledge. Then I explained the
reentrant octave tuning of the first string, followed by showing them
several vamp progressions. This tiny amp will hold it's own with much
larger 65 watt combos on a stage. If you ever need an amp to sit in with
a band for a couple of songs, this is the ticket. The Gain is used to
control the clarity and crunch and the Volume is used to control the sound
level. The Tone is subtle and varies the bass and treble balance slightly.
The Ambience is like a mild Reverb. There is a Speaker Out and a
Speaker On/Off switch, which allows you to use several combinations of
internal and external speakers. There's also a 1/4" headphone output
with it's own volume control, for headphones or as a send to the P.A.. A
1/8" stereo input can be used to play music from an I-Pod or other stereo
device.
This also is a great setup for traveling. At 9.5 pounds, it won't take a lot
away from your baggage weight limit. It has a switch on the back above
the AC power plug for 115 volt/230 volt power, which is ideal for my
travels to the Philippines and other countries where the higher voltage is
standard. The small size won't take up much of the luggage space,
either. Don't just take my word for it, get out and try one! Ric
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200 watt super compact combo amp...
