The new Loudbox Micro packs 40 watts of clean acoustic power into a lunchbox-sized acoustic combo.
When Fishman released its first Loudbox acoustic amplifier in 2003, it revolutionized the world of plugged-in acoustic tones, allowing players a clean, powerful solution. Fishman has remained dedicated to designing amplification products that satisfy the unique needs of acoustic players without coloring their tone or adding unnecessary bulk. Now in its third generation, the Loudbox line catapulted to fame with the venerable Loudbox Mini which went on to become the best-selling acoustic amplifier of all time. The Loudbox line of products remains the undisputed category leader in acoustic amplifiers throughout the world.
Now, players looking for something even smaller and lighter for practice, recording, and incorporating effects will have something new from Fishman.
The new Loudbox Micro packs 40 watts of clean acoustic power into a lunchbox-sized acoustic combo. A sealed cabinet design paired with a bi-amplified driver configuration generates rich, full tones from your acoustic instruments. The amp features a dedicated microphone channel along an instrument channel with a Master Volume knob and Fishman’s legendary preamp and tone control design.
Use the high-quality digital reverb and chorus on the instrument channel to create space and textures while the reverb is there for the ready on the microphone channel. Loudbox Micro also includes an auxiliary input, a balanced XLR D.I. output, and a 3.5mm headphone jack when you want to play quietly.
Measuring just 8.1” D x 10.4” W x 9.5” H (206mm D x 264mm W x 242mm H), this tiny 9 lb. powerhouse is all Loudbox with the tone, features, and quality that players have come to expect from Fishman.
With Loudbox Micro, aspiring acoustic musicians are finally able to experience the dynamics and quality sound of more expensive Loudbox models in an easy-to-use amp that’s inspiring to practice and record with.
Senior Product Manager David Fournier, who has overseen the Loudbox family of products for almost 20 years, stated “We're very proud to offer Loudbox performance in an incredibly small size. The workmanship, price, and performance are as inspiring as the sound you'll achieve from your acoustic guitar.”
For more information, please visit fishman.com
Fishman Loudbox Micro 40-watt 1 x 5.25-inch Acoustic Combo Amp
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The 2018 CCL Deco Custom, in all its Pelham blue glory.
Anyway, we became friends and I started working on him pretty early—my 40th birthday was approaching, and that meant it was time for us to start designing his first solidbody build. If you stopped on this page, it’s because the photo of the finished product caught your eye. Beautiful, right? The 2018 CCL Deco Custom: Never shall there be another.
Old National Glenwood guitars were my design inspiration, but I wanted a slim waist like a PRS and the like. We used a solid block of korina to start, routed like MacGyver to get the knobs and switches where I wanted them. Dale builds all his own lathes and machines (usually out of lumber, y’all), as the task requires. This beast took some creativity—it’s tight wiring under that custom-steel pickguard. Many were the preliminary sketches. Four coats of Pelham blue, 11 coats of nitro. Honduran mahogany neck, Madagascar ebony fretboard with Dale’s signature not-quite-Super-400 inlays. He designed the logo; I just said, “Make it art deco.”
We sourced all the bits and bobs from StewMac and Allparts and Reverb and the like, mostly to get that chrome look I so adore. Graph Tech Ratio tuners, Duesenberg Radiator trem (had to order that one from Germany), TonePros TP6R-C roller bridge. The pickups were a genius suggestion from the builder, Guitarfetish plug ’n’ play 1/8" solderless swappable, which means I have about 10 pickups in the case to choose from: rockabilly to metal. And both slots are tapped, with the tone knobs serving as single- to double-coil switches. I put the selector on the lower horn to accommodate my tendency to accidentally flip the thing on Les Pauls—definite lifesaver.
Reader and guitar enthusiast, Cody Lindsey.
Dale offered to chamber this monster, but I said what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It weighs in at 11 pounds, if it’s an ounce. We carved the neck to match a ’60s SG, so it’s like the mini bat you get at the ballpark on little kids’ day. Easy peasy. 1 11/16" nut, 25" scale, jumbo frets, just 2 1/8" at the 12th fret.
Delivery in its lovely, hygrometer-equipped Cedar Creek case actually happened a month or two shy of my 41st, but hey, you can’t rush these things. We ended up with a studio Swiss Army knife; it does a bit of everything and does it effortlessly. A looker, too. Dale didn’t spend his career doing this kind of thing—he was in IT or some such—and I imagine he’s winding this “hobby” of his down these days, enjoying retirement with a bottle of Killian’s and a lawn chair at Duluth Blues Fest. But this guitar will live on as a marker of his skill and otherworldly patience. It sits at the head of the class in my practice room, welcoming any visitors and bringing a smile to my face every day. And Dale, my friend, I’ll be 50 before you know it....
Cody requested that Dale design an art deco logo for the guitar’s headstock.