UltraSound Dean Markley AG15 15W 1x8 Acoustic Combo Amp

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• Active and passive inputs 3-band EQ section Presence boost 15W RMS at 8 ohms 8" coaxial speaker 1/4" headphone jack

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I'm a serious guitarist, and own an UltraSound AG-50 (2 speakers, 50 watts of power, 2 channels and multiple output options) which is the big brother of this. I've also owned an AG-30 which a friend ended up with and he loves it as well.

This little guy (the AG-15) blew me away. I got this for 3 reasons: I'm restricted to how much weight I can lift, and this is light, for small venues, and for the RV when we travel (so I can pickup Open Night and Coffee House gigs when on the road). Not only is it light, and a space saver, it's equal in tone to my AG-50s. For expanded use, I bought an UltraDI Max so I can expand it to two channels, use a singing mic with it, and pull an output to a PA.

The AG-15 has 3 way tone controls (instead of the 2 way tone on other UltraSound amps), and it has a presence adjustment as well. The overall volume blew me away, and whereas most of the small amps in this category are very brittle sounding and thin (even more so as they get louder,) the tone is robust, warm and full. I only have cranked it up to 5 because I cannot stay in the room with it any hotter.

It has a headphone jack which kills the speaker when engaged, which means for output to a PA one needs a preamp going into the amp (guitar-->pre-amp-->amp/PA).

This one surprised me how good it is...I'd recommend it for practice, small venue use, and as a stage monitor with a group.

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I use this amp with my K&K equipped acoustic guitar. The four tone controls (bass, midrange, treble, and 'presence' upper treble) give tremendous control over the sound. I run my passive K&K pickups without a preamp, as the Ultrasound amp's input impedance is a good match for the pickups. The AG15 has a very clean and natural sound. I purchased mine from Woodwind and Brasswind. The unit that arrived is actually the updated AG15M, which features an XLR direct out, a line out, and a second channel XLR input for a mic. This was a pleasant surprise! I am able to connect directly to my church's mixer through the amp, and I had expected to need a DI box for this task.