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So I pulled the trigger on one of these today just to see what it sounds like. I recently picked up a Roland AC-33 used for a good price in great condition (perfect). I did a review here. It's a decent little system and sounds pretty good. The dual 5" speakers can only throw so much bass though and that is where it seems to come up short.
My plan is to A/B the two head-to-head to see how they stack up. At the severe price difference if the Muqiq is even remotely close it will be a winner. I'll have it early next week, Tuesday, I think. So expect a full review later that week or early the next. |
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Yep, I referred the Mugig and Roland as similar but I was mainly talking about size and design, Can't wait for an sound comparison
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Guess what? I already have a looper (X2). And for better EQ I have the K&K preamp which I've been using anyway on the Roland to get more power/volume out of the guitar channel. So if the Muqiq sounds at least as good - never mind better - than the Roland we'll have ourselves a fair fight. Just got the shipping notice, due to arrive Tuesday. Stay tuned... |
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Not sure when I will get the opportunity to fully try out my Mugig, I just wanted to hop on the deal in the event I ever need a battery-operated combo amp. I was surprised that there was no EQ on the guitar channel, which would be a real drawback if you were using a guitar without preamp controls. Funny also how the 'gain' on the guitar channel is actually an FX blend control. I was dialing it up expecting some grit or at least more volume ...
The operating manual reads like a badly translated Chinese menu.
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No Eq???? Mine has eq
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The Roland is actually giggable for small venues and has a pretty good deal of power. I will be interested to hear how they compare, but my guess is that it's gonna be apples and raisins. We'll see.
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Would I be scared to gig it in a busking/ coffee setting, nope plenty of volume, using is as a mic'd monitor in a band not sure it could get loud enough to hear, maybe but then again anything can be mic'd. I'm surely waiting on a review with it up against the street cube |
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My Passport is every bit the amp that the Cube Street is at 1/2 the price and has a durable metal chassis. I a/b'ed it against my Roland Mobile Cube yesterday and the Roland sounded like a toy. Hopefully. Methos will share his findings with us next week.
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The EQ is on the vocal channel. I only experimented quickly, but it seemed the EQ controls only affected the mic, not the guitar.
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I got my flashlight out..and your totally right.. Only one EQ section I guess I never noticed it because I've only played my Yamaha A3M through it and I've got all the adjustments I need on the guitar... Still a great deal... At the $100 and less pricing.. When you get closer to the $150 area there are better options |
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Had a few minutes to plug in and try out the Mugig amp this afternoon. To get some volume, definitely need to crank the channel volumes up. On battery power I ended up with both guitar and mic at about 3 o'clock, and the master at about 1 o'clock gave it quite a bit of volume in my living room. I think at this level it would be fine for busking.
Tone-wise I had to fiddle with the guitar EQ a bit,but having it alost flat seemed to be best for both guitars I tried - Fender CD140SCE, which is what I'd use for outdoor busking, and my new Taylor 114cd-N. There's a fair amount of harmonic distortion at this volume level - acoustic guitarists will be sure to notice it, but casual listeners (non-musicians) are not likely to make note of it. I didn't play around a lot with it, but suspect that turning channel volumes down would reduce the distortion, at the expense of overall volume, of course. There are no separate gain controls, obviously. Here are a few clips:
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Decided to purchase this Mugig amp today
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XY...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 When I put it in the cart price dropped from $129.99 to $70 and some change
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