Acoustic Amp Shootout! Fender Acoustic Junior vs. Fishman Loudbox Mini - Which One Should You Buy?
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2021
- These are both great amps for what they do. I think the Fender has a lot of super cool features, it's lightweight, and looks really classy and sharp. The Fishman Loudbox is a hoss and feels like it could survive a plane crash. Which one do you like best?
Thanks to Willis Music in Lexington, KY. They didn't sponsor this video, but they were kind enough to allow me to borrow this amp for a review. You can get this amp at a great price on their website if you're not local. They will ship it to your front door.
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I've owned both amps and I play acoustic gigs every weekend. They are both great amps but I prefer the Fender Acoustic Jr. I just think it sounds better. The vocals and guitar to me sound better than the Fishman but you can't go wrong with either one.
Thanks for the demo. I picked a Junior 100 up this past week and your audio works just fine on bluetooth with it! Im in agreement with Tom. I had a choice between the two and the fender is waaaay more versitile and sounds better to me. I am referring to the mini. Thanks again, nice demo.
Thanks for taking the time and energy to put this together and for sharing your experience/opinion, its takes a lot of work to do these, edit them and post them. I'm not sure what I'm going to do but you gave me food for thought.
Thanks for watching! Truly appreciate it!
Another benefit of the Fender Junior is that it has many more D.I. options. It has two D.I. outputs which can be configured as separate outputs for the individual inputs, stereo mix (the FX are in stereo) or mono mix. Gives many more options when using the amp as a monitor and going through a house PA. Did a gig the other day where I used the Junior for my FX on vocals and guitar, used the looper, and sent the individual outputs to the board so that the sound engineer would have individual mix control. We also tried the guitar through a D.I. alone and the microphone straight through the house PA. Both outputs sounded much better through the Junior than they did straight into the system. Straight through the system the EQ didn’t sound very good, when we plugged it through the Junior, the outputs sounded wonderful without any extra EQ tweaking on the board. And worked as an excellent monitor onstage for me. I haven’t used it for a stand alone gig yet where I depend entirely on the volume of the amp alone, but for the busking and small concerts I do that don’t have a PA available it’s more than enough. The looper (with the footswitch), the tuner (with the footswitch), the selection of effects, the ability to mute the FX (from the footswitch) while talking, the tilt up stand on the bottom…I love this amp (GET THE FOOTSWITCH!!!)
Is there a specific foot switch for the acoustic junior or use the same as the mustang?
Thank you very much for sharing your experience and Adam for the honest review. Lately it is difficult in Germany to test things in a store due to delivery issues in these days. Do you think it would sound fairly well if I run my electric guitar through an iridium and plug it in the AUX? Mainly I play acoustic guitar and use the mic for singing in the living room. In order to avoid issues with my wife I’m looking for a solution with a minimum of cables and boxes 😅
Yeah, but need the magnet overlay
The addition of the foot switch with the Junior is a must! If you’re going to buy or try the Fender Junior go the extra 60+ dollars for the footswitch. Control over effects selection and effects muting, control of the looper, built in tuner (which works really well) that mutes the guitar while tuning. The footswitch is definitely worth the extra bucks.
Good, well thought out review. For my current needs I would go Fender as well. Thanks.
Thank you! It's hard to beat the acoustic sound of the Fishman amps, but that Fender sounds okay and has some nice features.
Was comparing these excact amps and found this really helpful :)
Thanks! That’s awesome. I’m glad it was helpful for you!
I’m a gig player. Very happy with my Fishman Loudbox Performer. 180 watts, zero distortion, plenty loud and versatile for sending out to a PA or other powered speakers/amps.
Eu quero um amplificador desse para meu violão aqui no Brasil. É um sonho de consumo fishman loudbox performer 127 watts.
I think your analysis was spot on.
Based on your comments, I bought the Fender and I am very pleased with it! Thanks…
I have a Fender Acoustic Junior, a Loudbox Mini, and 2 Bose S1 Pros.
The Fender is my favorite. Easy setup, light. I use it for practice and gigging.
First class outstanding wonderful review. Personally since I am a singer and I own a loudbox performer and I don’t think I would use anything else because I love it. But this fender it’s very interesting and hey we can always have more than one amplifier I might want to get it and see how my guitar sounds with it. I know that my D 18 Martin sounds absolutely knockdown fabulous ooohh yesss through my loudbox performer. But I might want to try it through his fender just to see.How the guitar sounds. But I don’t think the fender would ever ever ever ever match the loud box for vocals.
I think you’re spot on. The loud box is just such a performer. If I were a gigging musician, it would be the loud box 100/100 times.
No doubt the Loudbox Mini is a better overall amp (construction, head room, platform for pedals, etc.) but I can see that the Fender model is really great if you are at home and don't want to invest in pedals. You are absolutely right; it depends what your use of acoustic amplification.....
Yup. They definitely do different things.
Thank you.
I didn't had the chance to test the loud box mini, I trust you they are better indeed. But I was so impressed by the Fender acoustic junior go and I bought it. It has one advantage to the loud box I think.The fender has a built in battery that is rechargeable and is lasting 5‐12 hours depending on the volume settings. And it has a tilt stand at the bottom. I think it is satisfying enough to do decent outdoor gigs with.
That’s great. I was impressed with the acoustic Junior for sure.
@@adamsacousticarsenal6573 Got one question left tho. Is the volume button on the fender basically the same principle as the gain button on the Fishman?
I think that’s a fair assessment, yes.
@@adamsacousticarsenal6573 Thanks Adam. And maybe you could make another video of the fender amp with some pointers how to set the bass, mids and treble knobs? From what I've gathered bass is for your Low E and A strings, Mids for the D and G strings and Treble for your B and high E strings. And that it is best to start all knobs at noon, and then cut off slightly the bass and treble and boost your mids slightly to get a sincere natural sounding acoustic.
I honestly can’t believe this many people have watched these amp videos, I will most certainly do more of them in the near future. Thanks for watching and providing feedback, it truly is a great help!
Good review. I don't care about additional effects on amps, just a pure great acoustic guitar sound. the microphone channel is less of a concern. Far too many amps boast effects and looping while not delivering quality acoustic tone. I already have a Roland ac60, Shertler jam 100, Fender Acoustasonic and a Crate CA125. I want a better amp with amazing tone.
Buy AER
@@drphilgee6430 the shertler jam 100 is a bomb! I play the harmonica on it but I seriously miss the effects so this Fender Acoustic Junior interests me for the effects and the foot control it must be great! AER very good for the voice it sounds clear but for the guitar it's cold compared to the jam 100
Thanks for the review. I would suggest improving your audio. Speaking level low, guitar over driven. Switching from just left or right ch is really hard for me to listen to because my hearing varies greatly from one ear to the other.
How is the quality of the line out to PA for the JR?
I have a Fishman amp its awesome acoustically high end middle in low none to compare to it 😊
Thanks for the demo! Wow, I'm impressed by the guitar and vocal quality of the Fender! I'm looking for a busking/small venue amp.; something I could use as a monitor while running it into a PA, if needed.I used to own a Fishman Mini-Charge, but didn't like the boxy vocals and, more importantly, the weight. The acoustic guitar sounded great through it, though. Anyway, thanks again. I think I'll try the Fender out. I just got a Cube Street to try and I it'll be going back tomorrow (basically sounds like ass).
Thanks! It was impressed by the Fender. It was also considerably lighter, which for busking would be great.
What did you end up with?
@@burritobrosvideos8060 I ended up with a JBL Eon One Compact - Is good on both guitar and vocals - very nice EQ on the app helps with this. About the same loudness in the real word as the Fishman too, but with better I/O . I'd say it's about the best in its class for the money.
Load box mini is the best amp ever made for acoustic I’ve player it out for yrs
I own the loud box pro. Fender Go, ARE 60, Roland AC 60 and boss Singer. However the best sounding and loudest is California Blondes SWR. I have Two the Sun valley made and Mexico made. This is what I only gig with. The down side is reverb only and 50 pounds of pain. There simply is no tin as the others produce. The only other way I found to get the True Nature and Natural sound process from my Martins is with a expensive condenser mic. The blonde come close and zero problems with full band. Old school as they are they cannot be beat.
I think the Fender Acoustic Junior amp is vry gd. I’m a professional player and like the solid sound of it.
I have the Fender, and it sounds fantastic, but I regret buying because of having the controls on the top at the back.
Impossible too see at the gig. I will be changing it for the Fishman because of that. Seems it doesn't bother everyone, but when I look at the amp, I wanna see the controls
Then never buy a VOX.
What is the song mate?
I've had the Fishmen... this is not a fair comparison the Fender is much better. I just did 4hrs on the Fender go... used the battery... so much louder than the Fishman... had a great gig trouble free... very happy.with this Fender... forget the street cubes ...
I checked your song on the fender go, absolutely cool how you use the looper in the song great. This amp sound loud and good vocals come through. I’m considering getting your videos convinced me this is the one.
The Fender is a great amp. I have a lot of Acoustic amps. The Fishman does not measure up.
What are your settings on the amp? I have had people telling me that they couldn't hear me.
the Fishman sound miles better! A headphone jack is not the deciding factor. Everybody use interface anyway, which have a headphone jack. Why don't you get a Orange amp on your show as well
I have had two Fishman LB minis take a dump. I'm done with them.
Yup. Happens a lot
Mine bought the Farm as well.
Can u stack Effects ? Like i like Compression then Reveb then Delay ??
I don’t believe you can. It’s a selector from one to the other. That would be a super cool feature though. And it’s the main reason why I love my boss katana.
Audio only in left
Isn’t the Fender 100 watts? And isn’t there a foot switch for it, too?
It is 100-watts. But it doesn’t have the headroom that the Fishman does simply because of the design. But it’s plenty loud!
I believe you said the Fender and the Fishman were the same wattage. Are you sure? The specs say the Fender Acoustic Junior is 100 watts and the Fishman mini is 60 watts. I think the Fender is likely to offer more power.
MUCH MORE POWER !!!
The specsheet says it's 50 watts per channel for the Fender. So while it's technically 100watts, it's only amplifying either source using 50 watts.
I'm not sure about the Fishman though - whether both channels are mixed and then amplified by a single 60 watt amp, or two 30W amps in fashion similar to the fender.
That would be a useful comparison. If the loudbox is both channels running through one amplifier, I'd expect the Fender would actually sound cleaner when both channels run close to their max volume - better dynamics and attack and less overall distortion compared to the loudbox in same situation. I'd watch a followup video that compared them in more of a situation like you're trying to get the most volume from both channels in a noisy coffee shop or rehearsal space - my usual use case lol.
Wattage 'volume' increases by a factor of 10, so 60 versus 100 is not as significant as it sounds. Tons of other factors matter as well, like speaker sensitivity.
Yes i am able to confirm this comparation. As a gigging and busking acoustic player, i prefer ( and i use ) the loudbox charge after side-by-side comparation.
Loudbox Charge is easy to use, has a nicer guitar tone, nicer reverb, nicer chorus, is louder, has enough batteriepower for the event and never let me down.
If just for home-use, i whould think about a change to Fender Go.
I just bought a Fender Acoustic Junior, and the bass is just so boomy, even with the bass knob on 0? Anyone have this issue or have a solution?
how did you solve it boy
I use mine for open tuning. Only amp with some balls
For those with the Fender Acoustic Junior....do you notice that the volume seems louder when you are playing back a looping track? I know the vol knob won't work during the playback of the looper but unless I'm going crazy, the playback is a smidge louder than me playing/recording. Any thoughts or fixes? Thank you
To be honest I didn't notice this. The looper is not very usable since it has a very limited recording time.
There is a lot you can do with 90 seconds
Am I the only one who puts on headphones for a sound shootout? We all make mistakes but this is tough to listen to, which sorta defeats the purpose. Is it impossible to strip out the left channel and send the right to both?
It’s not, but at the time of recording I couldn’t figure out how to get it square. I’ve since fixed it and will re-record a shootout in the near future.
@@adamsacousticarsenal6573 Nice, I'll try to keep an eye out for that. I actually had a chance to compare the two in a store this past weekend and came away particularly impressed with the Fender. Plus the dual outputs that can both take a patch cord or mic strikes me as a real game changer. It just opens up so many possibilities
Wait why am i only hearing your voice in the right side
Fender for me! Thanks 👍
mono?
Have both amps both are good. The Fender better.
The left headphone is all static.
Show me the fender sounds way better, but the Fishman has more power but if you’re running a speaker out then you don’t need a power
Am I going deaf in my left hear?
You are not. For some reason this recorded in stereo, but only output through one side. Most people don’t notice because they play it through phone speakers or one ear bud. I’ll eventually update the review with my Maton guitar, but as I don’t own the amps, it takes a good bit of planning and organizing.
once again ... poor audio. try a clip-on mic. otherwise good info.
fishman 6:34
fender 7:10
I bought the Fender but I wish I had a fishman instead
Why?
Yeah why?
@@kevinowens6010 Yeah cause it's better
@@sebdesklich cause it's better
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7:04
The fender is best for all use, home or the gigs. Its not even close.
He incorrectly said the Fender was 60 watts ... it is 100 watts.
I trust fender products, they been doing it since the beginning. The other amp sounds really great though . I want it then i will own both. Mine I s 80 watts and has kick back legs and vintage look to it. Mine is a older model , but same amp really .
Have you tried an electric guitar on it?
Boss acoustic singer live beats them both out
Bro… still too quiet.