Bose L1 Compact vs Fishman SoloAmp?

tonesweettone · #1 08-25-2009, 11:29 AM

Curious if anyone has had a chance to demo the newer L1 (compact model) with integrated bass speaker in the base. Price is now exactly the same as the SoloAmp. Anxious to see how it compares.

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/...tems/index.jsp

btdvox · #2 08-25-2009, 01:54 PM

there are quite a few posts on this topic, just put in soloamp as a search query.

Herb Hunter · #3 08-25-2009, 02:17 PM

Here is my impression of the two:

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Originally Posted by Herb Hunter

A few weeks ago I had the acoustic guitar room at the local Guitar Center to myself and I compared the SoloAmp to the Bose L1 Compact using a Taylor 414ce. I had all controls set flat, both on the guitar and the SoloAmp and found that the amplified sound through the Bose more closely matched that of the 414ce unplugged than did the sound through the SoloAmp. It also had better sound dispersion. On the basis of those two advantages, I preferred the Bose. However, not having effects or any tone controls at all is a drawback.

A couple of previous threads on the subject:

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...hlight=SoloAmp

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...hlight=SoloAmp