ZT Lunchbox Alternatives

**woyvel** · 10-11-2012, 08:19 PM

Fender came out with a redesigned Acoustasonic series. I tried one and found it quite nice. Made for acoustic with voicings for electric also. Versatile, small, light, but not as loud as a Lunchbox. You may also want to try a Fishman Loudbox Pro or Mini.

**RoboTom** · 04-05-2019, 12:05 PM

@Gabe I know that this thread is years-old now but I don't suppose you know what your settings were/are with the Behringer added to your set-up?

Originally Posted by Gabe

So a quick update. I decided to go for a cheap preamp/eq to see if I could improve the tone of my ZT. I went for the Behringer ADI21 as its cheap and has good reviews. The preamp came today and I'll be honest, so far I'm very impressed. The tone with my Larrivee is very natural and is a good representation of it's acoustic sound, however with my Eastman is where it really shines - giving me a rich valve-like response. For £30 I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking to fatten up the tone of their ZT.

**Gitterbug** · 04-05-2019, 02:24 PM

... a TOOB cab from Yours Truly. A 4.5 kg/10 lbs, 12" rig! Or 10" telescopic, same weight but under 8" deep when pressed together. Over 100 sold, to 13 countries. A 6.5", 4 lbs Baby TOOB is in final testing stages and likely to be introduced soon. Sounds incredible, but I've had to tame the bass end. The photo shows a Custom prototype which weighs a tad more.

**rpjazzguitar** · 04-05-2019, 05:17 PM

I just traded up from an LB to a DV Mark Little Jazz.

To me this was a dramatic improvement. At the time, the LJ was selling for less. It weighs about 5 lbs more, which is the only negative. But, it's still pretty light.

Usable volume is probably no worse and probably a lot better with the LJ despite the difference in reported wattage.

disclosure: I never liked my LB and never could get a sound out of it that I could stand. Others, clearly, liked it better. So, I imagine they'd have a different viewpoint.

One other point -- the Amazon price on the LJ is, for some reason, about double the GC price. I paid the GC price so I know it's a real price. Ordinarily, Amazon seems to have competitive pricing, but not on this item, as far as I can tell.