Fishman Loudbox artist vs Phil Jones AG 100

[ksargent]

For me my Cube 80 on the JC Clean setting sounds great w/ my Eastman 810CE (w/ handmade Kent Armstrong Alnico p/up) My Quilter Aviator also sounds excellent as well

No doubt - the Rolands are great. But keep in mind that they are not acoustic amps - they are conventional guitar amps and really are in a different category than the Fishman.

Ken

[uburoibob]

I have a Steve Andersen Little Archie with a KA 12 pole floater. I also have a Quilter MicroPro 200 (8"), a Fishman Loudbox Mini, owned a Fishman Loudbox Artist, a Fender Champ XD, two ZT Lunchboxes and have played through a variety of amps, including a couple of Phil Jones, some Clarus rigs, Polytones, etc.

I have settled on the Quilter as my go-to amp for almost everything. Once the speaker is played in a bit on the Quilter, it's an exceptional amp for warmth, clarity and natural sound. I find the Phil Jones amps tend to sound a little anemic in a combo setting even when you think they sound good. You need to make them louder than you should be for adequate balance with other musicians. The Fishmans are both fine amps and are serviceable in this setting. Champ XD sounds a tad harsh. Lunchboxes lack a bit of that bottom end warmth but make for a nice, lightweight stereo setup.

On my pedalboard, I have three stages of preamplification - a Distillery (which truly is a secret weapon for getting almost any voice you want from most amps, and an Earthquaker Devices Tone Job EQ.

For a completely stripped down gig, I'd grab the Quilter and the Distillery.

Bob